MOONS - multi object spectroscopy for the VLT: overview and instrument integration update - Observatoire de Paris
Conference Papers Year : 2022

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

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

Dates and versions

obspm-04009871 , version 1 (01-03-2023)

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Oscar Gonzalez, Michele Cirasuolo, William Taylor, Martin Black, Philip Rees, et al.. MOONS - multi object spectroscopy for the VLT: overview and instrument integration update. Proceedings of the SPIE, 2022, à renseigner, Unknown Region. ⟨10.1117/12.2629932⟩. ⟨obspm-04009871⟩
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