MOONS: A multi-object optical and near-infrared spectrograph for the VLT

Michele Cirasuolo; J. Afonso; R. Bender; P. Bonifacio; C. Evans; L. Kaper; E. Oliva; L. Vanzi; M. Abreu; E. Atad-Ettedgui; C. Babusiaux; F. Bauer; P. Best; N. Bezawada; I. Bryson; A. Cabral; K. Caputi; M. Centrone; F. Chemla; A. Cimatti; M. R. Cioni; G. Clementini; J. Coelho; E. Daddi; J. Dunlop; S. Feltzing; A. Ferguson; H. Flores; A. Fontana; J. Fynbo; B. Garilli; A. Glauser; I. Guinouard; F. Hammer; P. Hastings; A. Hess; R. Ivison; P. Jagourel; M. Jarvis; G. Kauffman; A. Lawrence; D. Lee; G. Licausi; S. Lilly; D. Lorenzetti; R. Maiolino; F. Mannucci; R. McLure; D. Minniti; D. Montgomery; B. Muschielok; K. Nandra; R. Navarro; P. Norberg; L. Origlia; N. Padilla; J. Peacock; F. Pedicini; L. Pentericci; J. Pragt; M. Puech; S. Randich; A. Renzini; N. Ryde; M. Rodrigues; F. Royer; R. Saglia; A. Sanchez; H. Schnetler; D. Sobral; R. Speziali; S. Todd; E. Tolstoy; M. Torres; L. Venema; F. Vitali; M. Wegner; M. Wells; V. Wild; G. Wright

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MOONS: A multi-object optical and near-infrared spectrograph for the VLT

Michele Cirasuolo, J. Afonso, R. Bender, P. Bonifacio, C. Evans, L. Kaper, E. Oliva, L. Vanzi, M. Abreu, E. Atad-Ettedgui, C. Babusiaux, F. Bauer, P. Best, N. Bezawada, I. Bryson, A. Cabral, K. Caputi, M. Centrone, F. Chemla, A. CimattiM. R. Cioni, G. Clementini, J. Coelho, E. Daddi, J. Dunlop, S. Feltzing, A. Ferguson, H. Flores, A. Fontana, J. Fynbo, B. Garilli, A. Glauser, I. Guinouard, F. Hammer, P. Hastings, A. Hess, R. Ivison, P. Jagourel, M. Jarvis, G. Kauffman, A. Lawrence, D. Lee, G. Licausi, S. Lilly, D. Lorenzetti, R. Maiolino, F. Mannucci, R. McLure, D. Minniti, D. Montgomery, B. Muschielok, K. Nandra, R. Navarro, P. Norberg, L. Origlia, N. Padilla, J. Peacock, F. Pedicini, L. Pentericci, J. Pragt, M. Puech, S. Randich, A. Renzini, N. Ryde, M. Rodrigues, F. Royer, R. Saglia, A. Sanchez, H. Schnetler, D. Sobral, R. Speziali, S. Todd, E. Tolstoy, M. Torres, L. Venema, F. Vitali, M. Wegner, M. Wells, V. Wild, G. Wright

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MOONS is a new conceptual design for a Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph for the Very Large Telescope (VLT), selected by ESO for a Phase A study. The baseline design consists of ∼1000 fibers deployable over a field of view of ∼500 square arcmin, the largest patrol field offered by the Nasmyth focus at the VLT. The total wavelength coverage is 0.8μm-1.8μm and two resolution modes: medium resolution and high resolution. In the medium resolution mode (R∼4,000-6,000) the entire wavelength range 0.8μm-1.8μm is observed simultaneously, while the high resolution mode covers simultaneously three selected spectral regions: one around the CaII triplet (at R∼8,000) to measure radial velocities, and two regions at R∼20,000 one in the J-band and one in the H-band, for detailed measurements of chemical abundances. The grasp of the 8.2m Very Large Telescope (VLT) combined with the large multiplex and wavelength coverage of MOONS - extending into the near-IR - will provide the observational power necessary to study galaxy formation and evolution over the entire history of the Universe, from our Milky Way, through the redshift desert and up to the epoch of re-ionization at z>8-9. At the same time, the high spectral resolution mode will allow astronomers to study chemical abundances of stars in our Galaxy, in particular in the highly obscured regions of the Bulge, and provide the necessary follow-up of the Gaia mission. Such characteristics and versatility make MOONS the long-awaited workhorse near-IR MOS for the VLT, which will perfectly complement optical spectroscopy performed by FLAMES and VIMOS.

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Título de la publicación alojada	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925871
Estado	Publicada - 2012
Evento	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV - Amsterdam, Países Bajos Duración: 1 jul. 2012 → 6 jul. 2012

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Nombre	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volumen	8446
ISSN (versión impresa)	0277-786X

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País/Territorio	Países Bajos
Ciudad	Amsterdam
Período	1/07/12 → 6/07/12

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Cirasuolo, M., Afonso, J., Bender, R., Bonifacio, P., Evans, C., Kaper, L., Oliva, E., Vanzi, L., Abreu, M., Atad-Ettedgui, E., Babusiaux, C., Bauer, F., Best, P., Bezawada, N., Bryson, I., Cabral, A., Caputi, K., Centrone, M., Chemla, F., ... Wright, G. (2012). MOONS: A multi-object optical and near-infrared spectrograph for the VLT. En Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV Artículo 84460S (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8446). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925871

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MOONS: A multi-object optical and near-infrared spectrograph for the VLT. / Cirasuolo, Michele; Afonso, J.; Bender, R. et al.
Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV. 2012. 84460S (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8446).

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