MOONS – multi object spectroscopy for the VLT: overview and instrument integration update

Oscar Gonzalez; Michele Cirasuolo; William Taylor; Martin Black; Philip Rees; Ian Bryson; Stephen Chittick; Jose Afonso; Simon Lilly; Hector Flores; Roberto Maiolino; Ernesto Oliva; Stephane Paltani; Leonardo Vanzi; Manuel Abreu; Jean-Philippe Amans; David Atkinson; Steven Beard; Andrea Belfiore; Ciaran Breen; Amelia Bayo; Andy Born; Alexandre Cabral; Lee Chapman; William Cochrane; João Coelho; Miriam Colling; Ralf Conzelmann; Francesco Dalessio; George Davidson; Françoise Delplancke-Ströbele; Martin Fisher; Vincenzo Forchi; Paolo Franzetti; Bianca Garilli; Adriana Gargiulo; Isabelle Guinouard; Pablo Gutierrez; Régis Haigron; Peter Hammersley; Valentin Ivanov; Derek Ives; Olaf Iwert; David King; Suzanne Kovacz; Philippe Laporte; David Lee; Gianluca Li Causi; Alastair Macleod; Domingo Alvarez Mendez; António Oliveira; Ralf Palsa; Manuel Parra; Fernando Pedichini; Vicente Peña; Monika Petr-Gotzens; Myriam Rodrigues; Frédéric Royer; Pedro Santos; Jorge Sepulveda; Robyn Sharman; Tzu-Chiang Shen; Michael Sordet; Jonathan Strachan; Graham Tait; Alexis Tejeda; Andrea Tozzi; Norman O'Malley; Chris Waring; Stephen Watson; Bart Willemse; Xiaofeng Gao; Yanbin Yang; Manuela Zoccali

doi:10.1117/12.2629932

29 August 2022 MOONS – multi object spectroscopy for the VLT: overview and instrument integration update

Oscar Gonzalez, Michele Cirasuolo, William Taylor, Martin Black, Philip Rees, Ian Bryson, Stephen Chittick, Jose Afonso, Simon Lilly, Hector Flores, Roberto Maiolino, Ernesto Oliva, Stephane Paltani, Leonardo Vanzi, Manuel Abreu, Jean-Philippe Amans, David Atkinson, Steven Beard, Andrea Belfiore, Ciaran Breen, Amelia Bayo, Andy Born, Alexandre Cabral, Lee Chapman, William Cochrane, João Coelho, Miriam Colling, Ralf Conzelmann, Francesco Dalessio, George Davidson, Françoise Delplancke-Ströbele, Martin Fisher, Vincenzo Forchi, Paolo Franzetti, Bianca Garilli, Adriana Gargiulo, Isabelle Guinouard, Pablo Gutierrez, Régis Haigron, Peter Hammersley, Valentin Ivanov, Derek Ives, Olaf Iwert, David King, Suzanne Kovacz, Philippe Laporte, David Lee, Gianluca Li Causi, Alastair Macleod, Domingo Alvarez Mendez, António Oliveira, Ralf Palsa, Manuel Parra, Fernando Pedichini, Vicente Peña, Monika Petr-Gotzens, Myriam Rodrigues, Frédéric Royer, Pedro Santos, Jorge Sepulveda, Robyn Sharman, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Michael Sordet, Jonathan Strachan, Graham Tait, Alexis Tejeda, Andrea Tozzi, Norman O'Malley, Chris Waring, Stephen Watson, Bart Willemse, Xiaofeng Gao, Yanbin Yang, Manuela Zoccali

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Proceedings Volume 12184, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX; 1218412 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629932
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2022, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Abstract

The Multi Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph (MOONS) instrument is the next generation multi-object spectrograph for the Very Large Telescope (VLT). The instrument combines the high multiplexing capability offered by 1000 optical fibres deployed by individual robotic positioners with a novel spectrograph able to provide both low- and high-resolution spectroscopy simultaneously across the wavelength range 0.64μm - 1.8μm. Powered by the collecting area of the 8-m VLT, MOONS will provide the astronomical community with a world-leading facility able to serve a wide range of Galactic, Extragalactic and Cosmological studies. This paper provides an updated overview of the instrument and its construction progress, reporting on the ongoing integration phase.

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Oscar Gonzalez, Michele Cirasuolo, William Taylor, Martin Black, Philip Rees, Ian Bryson, Stephen Chittick, Jose Afonso, Simon Lilly, Hector Flores, Roberto Maiolino, Ernesto Oliva, Stephane Paltani, Leonardo Vanzi, Manuel Abreu, Jean-Philippe Amans, David Atkinson, Steven Beard, Andrea Belfiore, Ciaran Breen, Amelia Bayo, Andy Born, Alexandre Cabral, Lee Chapman, William Cochrane, João Coelho, Miriam Colling, Ralf Conzelmann, Francesco Dalessio, George Davidson, Françoise Delplancke-Ströbele, Martin Fisher, Vincenzo Forchi, Paolo Franzetti, Bianca Garilli, Adriana Gargiulo, Isabelle Guinouard, Pablo Gutierrez, Régis Haigron, Peter Hammersley, Valentin Ivanov, Derek Ives, Olaf Iwert, David King, Suzanne Kovacz, Philippe Laporte, David Lee, Gianluca Li Causi, Alastair Macleod, Domingo Alvarez Mendez, António Oliveira, Ralf Palsa, Manuel Parra, Fernando Pedichini, Vicente Peña, Monika Petr-Gotzens, Myriam Rodrigues, Frédéric Royer, Pedro Santos, Jorge Sepulveda, Robyn Sharman, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Michael Sordet, Jonathan Strachan, Graham Tait, Alexis Tejeda, Andrea Tozzi, Norman O'Malley, Chris Waring, Stephen Watson, Bart Willemse, Xiaofeng Gao, Yanbin Yang, and Manuela Zoccali "MOONS – multi object spectroscopy for the VLT: overview and instrument integration update", Proc. SPIE 12184, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX, 1218412 (29 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629932

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