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We present the imaging observations made with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph of the Hubble Deep Field - South. The field was imaged in 4 bandpasses: a clear CCD bandpass for 156 ksec, a long-pass filter for 22-25 ksec per pixel…

We describe the scheme and design features of the new IFU unit (Integral Field Unit) meant to perform integral-field spectroscopy as a part of SCORPIO-2 focal reducer, which is mounted in the prime focus of the 6-m telescope of the Special…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-20 V. L. Afanasiev , O. V. Egorov , A. E. Perepelitsyn

The success of the Hubble Deep Field (HDF) data in identifying galaxies at redshifts up to ~3 has been quite spectacular. It is possible to extend this to even higher redshifts using infrared techniques, several of which are briefly…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Thompson

A quarter of a century has passed since the observing technique of integral field spectroscopy (IFS) was first applied to planetary nebulae (PNe). Progress after the early experiments was relatively slow, mainly because of the limited…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-10-08 Martin M. Roth , George Jacoby , Robin Ciardullo , Azlizan Soemitro , Peter M. Weilbacher , Magda Arnaboldi

Past millimeter-wave galaxy surveys have primarily probed the brightest starburst galaxies only and suffered heavily from confusion. The interpretation of existing surveys has also been hindered by the lack of reliable redshift indicators…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-05 Attila Kovács , Garrett K. Keating , Thomas R. Greve , Timothy Norton

Surveys with ISO (Kessler et al 1996), in particular with the CAM (Cesarsky et al 1996) and PHOT (Lemke et al 1996) instruments, will greatly extend our understanding of extra-galactic populations and their cosmological evolution. The main…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Seb Oliver

A new generation of wide-field emission-line surveys based on integral field units (IFU) is allowing us to obtain spatially resolved information of the gas-phase emission in nearby late-type galaxies, based on large samples of HII regions…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-11-18 F. F. Rosales-Ortega

The Hubble space telescope observations of the northern Hubble deep field, and more recently its counterpart in the south, provide detections and photometry for stars and field galaxies to the faintest levels currently achievable, reaching…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Henry C. Ferguson , Mark Dickinson , Robert Williams

In this short survey of the applications of wide-field, multi-object spectroscopy to galaxy evolution, large-scale structure and cosmology, I interleave summaries of the general goals and state of play in these fields with specific examples…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-27 Matthew Colless

An Integral Field Unit (IFU) based on image-slicers has been added to the GREGOR Infrared Spectrograph (GRIS). This upgrade to the instrument makes possible 2D spectropolarimetry in the near-infrared by simultaneously recording the full…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-06-30 C. Dominguez-Tagle , M. Collados , R. Lopez , J. J. Vaz Cedillo , M. A. Esteves , O. Grassin , N. Vega , A. Mato , J. Quintero , H. Rodriguez , S. Regalado , F. Gonzalez

We describe MIFS, a second generation integral-field spectrograph for the VLT, operating in the visible wavelength range. It combines a 1'x1' field of view with the improved spatial resolution provided by multi-conjugate adaptive optics and…

Integral field spectroscopy allows for spectral mapping of extended sources in a time efficient manner. An integral field unit (IFU) in the ultraviolet on Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) could be used to quickly map extended objects like…

We propose and explore the potential of a method to extract high signal-to-noise (S/N) integrated spectra related to physical and/or morphological regions on a 2-dimensional field using Integral Field Spectroscopy (IFS) observations by…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 F. F. Rosales-Ortega , S. Arribas , L. Colina

Observations at far-infrared and submillimeter wavelengths promise to revolutionize the study of high redshift galaxies and AGN by providing a unique probe of the conditions within heavily extinguished regions of star formation and nuclear…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 David A. Neufeld

The fields of view of Extremely Large Telescopes will contain vast numbers of spatial sampling elements (spaxels) as their Adaptive Optics systems approach the diffraction limit over wide fields. Since this will exceed the detection…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 G. J. Murray , J. R. Allington-Smith

The Hubble Deep Field-South (HDF-S) was chosen to have a QSO (RA 22:33:37.6 Dec -60:33:29 J2000 and B=17.5) in the field to allow for studies of absorption systems intersecting the sight line to the QSO. To assist in the planning of HDF-S…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Katrina M. Sealey , Michael. J. Drinkwater , John K. Webb , Brian J. Boyle

We describe a project to study the state of the ISM in ~20 low redshift (z<0.3) QSO host galaxies observed with the PMAS integral field spectrograph. We describe method developement to access the stellar and gas component of the spectrum…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 K. Jahnke , L. Wisotzki , S. F. Sanchez , L. Christensen , T. Becker , A. Kelz , M. M. Roth

LSST will open new vistas for cosmology in the next decade, but it cannot reach its full potential without data from other telescopes. Cosmological constraints can be greatly enhanced using wide-field ($>20$ deg$^2$ total survey area),…

SPIFFI is the near-infrared integral-field spectrometer for the VLT. Assisted by the SINFONI adaptive optics module, the instrument will be offered to the astronomical community in 2004. We outline the scientific rationale for infrared…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 F. Eisenhauer , P. van der Werf , N. Thatte , T. de Zeeuw , M. Tecza , M. Franx , C. Iserlohe

We present the method of multiplexed imaging designed for astronomical observations of large sky areas in the IR, visible and UV frequencies. Our method relies on the sparse nature of astronomical observations. The method consists of an…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-03-11 Barak Zackay , Avishay Gal-Yam