Samenvatting
Over the past 18 months we have revisited the science requirements for a
multi-object spectrograph (MOS) for the European Extremely Large
Telescope (E-ELT). These efforts span the full range of E-ELT science
and include input from a broad cross-section of astronomers across the
ESO partner countries. In this contribution we summarise the key cases
relating to studies of high-redshift galaxies, galaxy evolution, and
stellar populations, with a more expansive presentation of a new case
relating to detection of exoplanets in stellar clusters. A general
requirement is the need for two observational modes to best exploit the
large (>=40 arcmin2) patrol field of the E-ELT. The first
mode (`high multiplex') requires integrated-light (or coarsely resolved)
optical/near-IR spectroscopy of >100 objects simultaneously. The
second (`high definition'), enabled by wide-field adaptive optics,
requires spatially-resolved, near-IR of >10 objects/sub-fields.
Within the context of the conceptual study for an ELT-MOS called MOSAIC,
we summarise the toplevel requirements from each case and introduce the
next steps in the design process.
Originele taal-2 | English |
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Titel | Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series |
Subtitel | Proceedings Volume 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V |
Uitgeverij | SPIE |
Volume | 914796 |
DOI's | |
Status | Published - jul.-2014 |
Evenement | SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Montréal in Quebec, Canada Duur: 22-jun.-2014 → 27-jun.-2014 |
Conference
Conference | SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada |
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Land/Regio | Canada |
Stad | Montréal in Quebec |
Periode | 22/06/2014 → 27/06/2014 |