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Paper Abstract
We present an overview of and status report on the WEAVE next-generation spectroscopy facility for the William
Herschel Telescope (WHT). WEAVE principally targets optical ground-based follow up of upcoming ground-based
(LOFAR) and space-based (Gaia) surveys. WEAVE is a multi-object and multi-IFU facility utilizing a new 2-degree
prime focus field of view at the WHT, with a buffered pick-and-place positioner system hosting 1000 multi-object
(MOS) fibres, 20 integral field units, or a single large IFU for each observation. The fibres are fed to a single
spectrograph, with a pair of 8k(spectral) x 6k (spatial) pixel cameras, located within the WHT GHRIL enclosure on the
telescope Nasmyth platform, supporting observations at R~5000 over the full 370-1000nm wavelength range in a single
exposure, or a high resolution mode with limited coverage in each arm at R~20000. The project is now in the final
design and early procurement phase, with commissioning at the telescope expected in 2017.
Paper Details
Date Published: 8 July 2014
PDF: 11 pages
Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 91470L (8 July 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2055132
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9147:
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V
Suzanne K. Ramsay; Ian S. McLean; Hideki Takami, Editor(s)
PDF: 11 pages
Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 91470L (8 July 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2055132
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Gavin Dalton, STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab. (United Kingdom)
Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom)
Scott Trager, Univ. of Groningen (Netherlands)
Don Carlos Abrams, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Piercarlo Bonifacio, GEPI, Observatoire de Paris à Meudon (France)
J. Alfonso López Aguerri, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain)
Kevin Middleton, STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab. (United Kingdom)
Chris Benn, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Kevin Dee, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Frédéric Sayède, GEPI, Observatoire de Paris à Meudon (France)
Ian Lewis, Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom)
Johan Pragt, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
Sergio Pico, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Nic Walton, Institute of Astronomy, Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Juerg Rey, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Carlos Allende Prieto, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain)
José Peñate, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain)
Emilie Lhome, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Tibor Agócs, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
José Alonso, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (Spain)
David Terrett, STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab. (United Kingdom)
Matthew Brock, Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom)
James Gilbert, Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom)
Andy Ridings, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Isabelle Guinouard, GEPI, Observatoire de Paris à Meudon (France)
Mark Verheijen, Univ. of Groningen (Netherlands)
Ian Tosh, STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab. (United Kingdom)
Kevin Rogers, STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab. (United Kingdom)
Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom)
Scott Trager, Univ. of Groningen (Netherlands)
Don Carlos Abrams, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Piercarlo Bonifacio, GEPI, Observatoire de Paris à Meudon (France)
J. Alfonso López Aguerri, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain)
Kevin Middleton, STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab. (United Kingdom)
Chris Benn, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Kevin Dee, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Frédéric Sayède, GEPI, Observatoire de Paris à Meudon (France)
Ian Lewis, Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom)
Johan Pragt, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
Sergio Pico, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Nic Walton, Institute of Astronomy, Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Juerg Rey, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Carlos Allende Prieto, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain)
José Peñate, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain)
Emilie Lhome, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Tibor Agócs, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
José Alonso, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (Spain)
David Terrett, STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab. (United Kingdom)
Matthew Brock, Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom)
James Gilbert, Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom)
Andy Ridings, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Isabelle Guinouard, GEPI, Observatoire de Paris à Meudon (France)
Mark Verheijen, Univ. of Groningen (Netherlands)
Ian Tosh, STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab. (United Kingdom)
Kevin Rogers, STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab. (United Kingdom)
Iain Steele, Liverpool John Moores Univ. (United Kingdom)
Remko Stuik, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
Neils Tromp, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
Attila Jasko, Konkoly Observatory (Hungary)
Jan Kragt, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
Dirk Lesman, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
Chris Mottram, Liverpool John Moores Univ. (United Kingdom)
Stuart Bates, Liverpool John Moores Univ. (United Kingdom)
Frank Gribbin, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Luis Fernando Rodriguez, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain)
José Miguel Delgado, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain)
Carlos Martin, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Diego Cano, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Ramón Navarro, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
Mike Irwin, Institute of Astronomy, Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Jim Lewis, Institute of Astronomy, Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Eduardo Gonzalez Solares, Institute of Astronomy, Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Neil O'Mahony, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Andrea Bianco, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (Italy)
Christina Zurita, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (Spain)
Rik ter Horst, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
Emilio Molinari, INAF - Fundación Galileo Galilei (Spain)
Marcello Lodi, INAF - Fundación Galileo Galilei (Spain)
José Guerra, INAF - Fundación Galileo Galilei (Spain)
Antonella Vallenari, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (Italy)
Andrea Baruffolo, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (Italy)
Remko Stuik, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
Neils Tromp, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
Attila Jasko, Konkoly Observatory (Hungary)
Jan Kragt, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
Dirk Lesman, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
Chris Mottram, Liverpool John Moores Univ. (United Kingdom)
Stuart Bates, Liverpool John Moores Univ. (United Kingdom)
Frank Gribbin, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Luis Fernando Rodriguez, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain)
José Miguel Delgado, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain)
Carlos Martin, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Diego Cano, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Ramón Navarro, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
Mike Irwin, Institute of Astronomy, Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Jim Lewis, Institute of Astronomy, Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Eduardo Gonzalez Solares, Institute of Astronomy, Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Neil O'Mahony, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (Spain)
Andrea Bianco, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (Italy)
Christina Zurita, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (Spain)
Rik ter Horst, NOVA ASTRON (Netherlands)
Emilio Molinari, INAF - Fundación Galileo Galilei (Spain)
Marcello Lodi, INAF - Fundación Galileo Galilei (Spain)
José Guerra, INAF - Fundación Galileo Galilei (Spain)
Antonella Vallenari, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (Italy)
Andrea Baruffolo, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (Italy)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9147:
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V
Suzanne K. Ramsay; Ian S. McLean; Hideki Takami, Editor(s)
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