Concepts for a high-resolution multi-object spectrograph for galactic archeology on the Anglo-Australian Telescope

Date

2008

Authors

Barden, Samuel Charles
Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
Churilov, Vladimir
Ellis, S
Farrell, Tony
Freeman, Kenneth
Haynes, Roger
Horton, Anthony
Jones, Damian
Knight, Greg

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SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Abstract

Mapping out stellar families to trace the evolutionary star formation history of the Milky Way requires a spectroscopic facility able to deliver high spectral resolution (R 30k) with both good wavelength coverage (~400 Ang) and target multiplex advantage

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Keywords: Anamorphic collimator; Anglo-australian observatories; Aperture telescope; Dispersion modes; Double pass; Echelle; High resolution; High spectral resolution; Milky ways; Multi-object; Multi-object spectrograph; Star formations; VPH gratings; Wavelength co Echelle; High resolution; Multi-object; Spectrograph; White pupil

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Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy II

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Conference paper

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