MOSAIC at the ELT
- Author(s)
- , Roser Pelló, Mathieu Puech, Eric Prieto, Myriam Rodrigues, Rubén Sanchez-Janssen, Gavin B. Dalton, Franck Ducret, Kacem El Hadi, María L. García-Vargas, Jeff Lynn, Nazim A. Bharmal, Diane Chapuis, Michel Dupieux, Clément Hottier, Marie Larrieu, Laurent Martin, Meghna Mohamed, Tim Morris, Ana Pérez, Walter Seifert, Wenli Xu, Simon Morris, Lex Kaper, Jesús Gallego, Jose Afonso, Beatriz Barbuy, Thierry Contini, Alexis Finoguenov, Susan Kassin, Christopher Miller, Göran Ostlin, Laura Pentericci, Daniel Schaerer, Matthias Steinmetz, Bodo Ziegler, Ricardo Araujo, Joar Brynnel, Bruno Castilho, Christopher J. Conselice, Nick Cvetojevic, Christopher Davison, Julien Dejonghe, Mirka Dessauges-Zavadsky, Kjetil Dohlen, Décio Ferreira, Armando Gil de Paz, Thiago S. Gonçalves, Isabelle Guinouard, Kieran Leschinski, Werner Zeilinger
- Abstract
MOSAIC is the Multi-Object Spectrograph (MOS) for the 39m Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), with unique capabilities in terms of multiplex, wavelength coverage and spectral resolution.It is a versatile multi-object spectrograph working in both the Visible and NIR domains, designed to cover the largest possible area (∼40 arcmin2) on the focal plane, and optimized to achieve the best possible signal-to-noise ratio on the faintest sources, from stars in our Galaxy to galaxies at the epoch of the reionization.In this paper we describe the main characteristics of the instrument, including its expected performance in the different observing modes.The status of the project will be briefly presented, together with the positioning of the instrument in the landscape of the ELT instrumentation.We also review the main expected scientific contributions of MOSAIC, focusing on the synergies between this instrument and other major ground-based and space facilities.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Astrophysics
- External organisation(s)
- Aix-Marseille Université, Paris Observatory, The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, University of Oxford, Science and Technology Facilities Council, FRACTAL S.L.N.E., Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON), Durham University, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, University of Toulouse, Landessternwarte Königstuhl (LSW), Optical System Engineering (XU-OSE), University of Amsterdam (UvA), Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto Oceanográfico, University of Helsinki, Space Telescope Science Institute, University of Michigan, Oskar Klein Centre, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Université de Genève, Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica, University of Manchester, Université Côte d'Azur, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
- Volume
- 13096
- No. of pages
- 10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019047
- Publication date
- 07-2024
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103003 Astronomy, 103021 Optics
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, Computer Science Applications, Applied Mathematics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/60b6c3a7-91b0-422e-ba39-8ef38178c124