The MUSE project face to face with reality

P. Caillier; M. Accardo; L. Adjali; H. Anwand; Roland Bacon; D. Boudon; L. Brotons; L. Capoani; E. Daguisé; M. Dupieux; C. Dupuy; M. François; A. Glindemann; D. Gojak; G. Hansali; T. Hahn; A. Jarno; A. Kelz; C. Koehler; J. Kosmalski; F. Laurent; M. Le Floch; J.-L. Lizon; M. Loupias; A. Manescau; J. E. Migniau; C. Monstein; H. Nicklas; L. Parès; A. Pécontal-Rousset; L. Piqueras; R. Reiss; A. Remillieux; E. Renault; G. Rupprecht; O. Streicher; R. Stuik; H. Valentin; J. Vernet; P. Weilbacher; G. Zins

doi:10.1117/12.925968

25 September 2012 The MUSE project face to face with reality

P. Caillier, M. Accardo, L. Adjali, H. Anwand, Roland Bacon, D. Boudon, L. Brotons, L. Capoani, E. Daguisé, M. Dupieux, C. Dupuy, M. François, A. Glindemann, D. Gojak, G. Hansali, T. Hahn, A. Jarno, A. Kelz, C. Koehler, J. Kosmalski, F. Laurent, M. Le Floch, J.-L. Lizon, M. Loupias, A. Manescau, J. E. Migniau, C. Monstein, H. Nicklas, L. Parès, A. Pécontal-Rousset, L. Piqueras, R. Reiss, A. Remillieux, E. Renault, G. Rupprecht, O. Streicher, R. Stuik, H. Valentin, J. Vernet, P. Weilbacher, G. Zins

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Proceedings Volume 8449, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy V; 844910 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925968
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

MUSE (Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer) is a second generation instrument built for ESO (European Southern Observatory) to be installed in Chile on the VLT (Very Large Telescope). The MUSE project is supported by a European consortium of 7 institutes. After the critical turning point of shifting from the design to the manufacturing phase, the MUSE project has now completed the realization of its different sub-systems and should finalize its global integration and test in Europe. To arrive to this point many challenges had to be overcome, many technical difficulties, non compliances or procurements delays which seemed at the time overwhelming. Now is the time to face the results of our organization, of our strategy, of our choices. Now is the time to face the reality of the MUSE instrument. During the design phase a plan was provided by the project management in order to achieve the realization of the MUSE instrument in specification, time and cost. This critical moment in the project life when the instrument takes shape and reality is the opportunity to look not only at the outcome but also to see how well we followed the original plan, what had to be changed or adapted and what should have been.

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P. Caillier, M. Accardo, L. Adjali, H. Anwand, Roland Bacon, D. Boudon, L. Brotons, L. Capoani, E. Daguisé, M. Dupieux, C. Dupuy, M. François, A. Glindemann, D. Gojak, G. Hansali, T. Hahn, A. Jarno, A. Kelz, C. Koehler, J. Kosmalski, F. Laurent, M. Le Floch, J.-L. Lizon, M. Loupias, A. Manescau, J. E. Migniau, C. Monstein, H. Nicklas, L. Parès, A. Pécontal-Rousset, L. Piqueras, R. Reiss, A. Remillieux, E. Renault, G. Rupprecht, O. Streicher, R. Stuik, H. Valentin, J. Vernet, P. Weilbacher, and G. Zins "The MUSE project face to face with reality", Proc. SPIE 8449, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy V, 844910 (25 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925968

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