ERASMUS-F: pathfinder for an E-ELT 3D instrumentation

Andreas Kelz; Martin M. Roth; Roland Bacon; Joss Bland-Hawthorn; Harald E. Nicklas; Julia J. Bryant; Matthew Colless; Scott Croom; Simon Ellis; Andreas Fleischmann; Peter Gillingham; Roger Haynes; Andrew Hopkins; Johan Kosmalski; John W. O'Byrne; Jean-Christophe Olaya; William N. Rambold; Gordon Robertson

doi:10.1117/12.857007

20 July 2010 ERASMUS-F: pathfinder for an E-ELT 3D instrumentation

Andreas Kelz, Martin M. Roth, Roland Bacon, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Harald E. Nicklas, Julia J. Bryant, Matthew Colless, Scott Croom, Simon Ellis, Andreas Fleischmann, Peter Gillingham, Roger Haynes, Andrew Hopkins, Johan Kosmalski, John W. O'Byrne, Jean-Christophe Olaya, William N. Rambold, Gordon Robertson

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Proceedings Volume 7739, Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation; 77394N (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857007
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

ERASMUS-F is a pathfinder study for a possible E-ELT 3D-instrumentation, funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF). The study investigates the feasibility to combine a broadband optical spectrograph with a new generation of multi-object deployable fibre bundles. The baseline approach is to modify the spectrograph of the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE), which is a VLT integral-field instrument using slicers, with a fibre-fed input. Taking advantage of recent developments in astrophotonics, it is planed to equip such an instrument with fused fibre bundles (hexabundles) that offer larger filling factors than dense-packed classical fibres. The overall project involves an optical and mechanical design study, the specifications of a software package for 3Dspectrophotometry, based upon the experiences with the P3d Data Reduction Software and an investigation of the science case for such an instrument. As a proof-of-concept, the study also involves a pathfinder instrument for the VLT, called the FIREBALL project.

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Andreas Kelz, Martin M. Roth, Roland Bacon, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Harald E. Nicklas, Julia J. Bryant, Matthew Colless, Scott Croom, Simon Ellis, Andreas Fleischmann, Peter Gillingham, Roger Haynes, Andrew Hopkins, Johan Kosmalski, John W. O'Byrne, Jean-Christophe Olaya, William N. Rambold, and Gordon Robertson "ERASMUS-F: pathfinder for an E-ELT 3D instrumentation", Proc. SPIE 7739, Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation, 77394N (20 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857007

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