Science requirements and trade-offs for the MOSAIC instrument for the European ELT

Authors
  • C.J. Evans
  • M. Puech
  • M. Rodrigues
  • B. Barbuy
  • J.-G. Cuby
  • G. Dalton
  • E. Fitzsimons
  • F. Hammer
  • P. Jagourel
  • L. Kaper
  • S.L. Morris
  • T.J. Morris
  • MOSAIC Science Team
Publication date 2016
Host editors
  • C.J. Evans
  • L. Simard
  • H. Takami
Book title Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI
Book subtitle 26-30 June 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
  • 9781510601956
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9781510601963
Series Proceedings of the SPIE
Event Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI
Article number 99089J
Volume | Issue number 5
Number of pages 12
Publisher Bellingham, WA: SPIE
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract
Building on the comprehensive White Paper on the scientific case for multi-object spectroscopy on the European ELT, we present the top-level instrument requirements that are being used in the Phase A design study of the MOSAIC concept. The assembled cases span the full range of E-ELT science and generally require either ‘high multiplex' or 'high definition' observations to best exploit the excellent sensitivity and spatial performance of the telescope. We highlight some of the science studies that are now being used in trade-off studies to inform the capabilities of MOSAIC and its technical design
Document type Conference contribution
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231675
Other links https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016SPIE.9908E..9JE/abstract
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