First lab results of the WEAVE fibre positioner system

Ellen Schallig; Ian J. Lewis; Gavin Dalton; Matthew Brock; David Terrett; Don Carlos Abrams; Kevin Middleton; Georgia Bishop; J. Alfonso L. Aguerri; Piercarlo Bonifacio; Esperanza Carrasco Licea; Scott C. Trager; Antonella Vallenari

doi:10.1117/12.2312703

First lab results of the WEAVE fibre positioner system

Ellen Schallig, Ian J. Lewis, Gavin Dalton, Matthew Brock, David Terrett, Don Carlos Abrams, Kevin Middleton, Georgia Bishop, J. Alfonso L. Aguerri, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Esperanza Carrasco Licea, Scott C. Trager, Antonella Vallenari

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WEAVE is the new wide-field spectroscopy facility for the prime focus of the William Herschel Telescope on La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is a multi-object “pick-and-place” fibre-fed spectrograph with a 960 fibre multiplex behind a new dedicated 2° prime focus corrector. We provide an update on the fibre positioner's technical progress. The hardware has been fully assembled and integrated with its control system for testing. We have made initial calibrations and are starting to move test fibres. In the near future we will dismantle for final modifications and surface anodising, before final reassembly and full fibre installation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
Publisher	SPIE.Digital Library
Volume	10702
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312703
Publication status	Published - 1-Jul-2018
Event	SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States - Austin, Texas, United States Duration: 10-Jun-2018 → 15-Jun-2018

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

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Schallig, E., Lewis, I. J., Dalton, G., Brock, M., Terrett, D., Abrams, D. C., Middleton, K., Bishop, G., Aguerri, J. A. L., Bonifacio, P., Carrasco Licea, E., Trager, S. C., & Vallenari, A. (2018). First lab results of the WEAVE fibre positioner system. In Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series (Vol. 10702). Article 107027X SPIE.Digital Library. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312703

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