A multi-object multi-field spectrometer and imager for a European ELT

Chris Evans; Colin Cunningham; Eli Atad-Ettedgui; Jeremy Allington-Smith; Francois Assémat; Gavin Dalton; Peter Hastings; Timothy Hawarden; Isobel Hook; Rob Ivison; Simon Morris; Suzanne Ramsay Howat; Mel Strachan; Stephen Todd

doi:10.1117/12.671086

30 June 2006 A multi-object multi-field spectrometer and imager for a European ELT

Chris Evans, Colin Cunningham, Eli Atad-Ettedgui, Jeremy Allington-Smith, Francois Assémat, Gavin Dalton, Peter Hastings, Timothy Hawarden, Isobel Hook, Rob Ivison, Simon Morris, Suzanne Ramsay Howat, Mel Strachan, Stephen Todd

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Proceedings Volume 6269, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy; 62692V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671086
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

One of the highlights of the European ELT Science Case book is the study of resolved stellar populations, potentially out to the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. A European ELT would enable such studies in a wide range of unexplored, distant environments, in terms of both galaxy morphology and metallicity. As part of a small study, a revised science case has been used to shape the conceptual design of a multi-object, multi-field spectrometer and imager (MOMSI). Here we present an overview of some key science drivers, and how to achieve these with elements such as multiplex, AO-correction, pick-off technology and spectral resolution.

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Chris Evans, Colin Cunningham, Eli Atad-Ettedgui, Jeremy Allington-Smith, Francois Assémat, Gavin Dalton, Peter Hastings, Timothy Hawarden, Isobel Hook, Rob Ivison, Simon Morris, Suzanne Ramsay Howat, Mel Strachan, and Stephen Todd "A multi-object multi-field spectrometer and imager for a European ELT", Proc. SPIE 6269, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy, 62692V (30 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671086

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