Design of the observation queue scheduler for WEAVE on the WHT

Cecilia Fariña; Lilian Domínguez-Palmero; Chris Benn; Steve Guest; Huw Morris; Sergio Picó; Don Carlos Abrams; J. Alfonso L. Aguerri; Piercarlo Bonifacio; Esperanza Carrasco; Gavin Dalton; Kevin Middleton; Scott Trager; Antonella Vallenari

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Design of the observation queue scheduler for WEAVE on the WHT

Cecilia Fariña, Lilian Domínguez-Palmero, Chris Benn, Steve Guest, Huw Morris, Sergio Picó, Don Carlos Abrams, J. Alfonso L. Aguerri, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Esperanza Carrasco, Gavin Dalton, Kevin Middleton, Scott Trager, Antonella Vallenari

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The Observation Queue Scheduler (OQS) for WEAVE is described in this paper, with particular emphasis on the scheduling algorithm. WEAVE is the new 2-deg field of view multi-object (1000 multiplex) spectroscopy facility (R5000 and R20000) at the 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope. The OQS helps to maximize the scientific impact of WEAVE observations by optimising the schedule of the observing blocks, taking into account the science priority, required instrument configuration and observing constraints. On a nightly basis the OQS will assist the observer in creating a flexible queue of suitable observing blocks to be executed. It will be also possible to run a version of the OQS for extended periods of time to provide guidance on the longer-term planning of WEAVE surveys.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings Volume 10704, Observatory Operations
Subtitle of host publication	Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII
Publisher	SPIE.Digital Library
Pages	107040W
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312538
Publication status	Published - 10-Jul-2018
Event	SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018 - Austin, Texas, United States Duration: 10-Jun-2018 → 15-Jun-2018

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Volume	10704
ISSN (Print)	0361-0748

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Conference	SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin, Texas
Period	10/06/2018 → 15/06/2018

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Fariña, C., Domínguez-Palmero, L., Benn, C., Guest, S., Morris, H., Picó, S., Abrams, D. C., L. Aguerri, J. A., Bonifacio, P., Carrasco, E., Dalton, G., Middleton, K., Trager, S., & Vallenari, A. (2018). Design of the observation queue scheduler for WEAVE on the WHT. In Proceedings Volume 10704, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII (pp. 107040W). (Proceedings of the SPIE; Vol. 10704). SPIE.Digital Library. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312538

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Design of the observation queue scheduler for WEAVE on the WHT. / Fariña, Cecilia; Domínguez-Palmero, Lilian; Benn, Chris et al.
Proceedings Volume 10704, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII. SPIE.Digital Library, 2018. p. 107040W (Proceedings of the SPIE; Vol. 10704).

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