4MOST: The 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope project at preliminary design review

R.S. De Jong; S.C. Barden; O. Bellido-Tirado; J.G. Brynnel; S. Frey; D. Giannone; R. Haynes; D. Johl; D. Phillips; O. Schnurr; J.C. Walcher; R. Winkler; W.R. Ansorge; S. Feltzing; R.G. McMahon; G. Baker; P. Caillier; T. Dwelly; W. Gaessler; O. Iwert; H.G. Mandel; N.A. Piskunov; J.H. Pragt; N.A. Walton; T. Bensby; M. Bergemann; C. Chiappini; N. Christlieb; M.R.L. Cioni; Simon Driver; A. Finoguenov; A. Helmi; M.J. Irwin; F.S. Kitaura; J.P. Kneib; J. Liske; A. Merloni; I. Minchev; J. Richard; E. Starkenburg

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4MOST: The 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope project at preliminary design review

R.S. De Jong, S.C. Barden, O. Bellido-Tirado, J.G. Brynnel, S. Frey, D. Giannone, R. Haynes, D. Johl, D. Phillips, O. Schnurr, J.C. Walcher, R. Winkler, W.R. Ansorge, S. Feltzing, R.G. McMahon, G. Baker, P. Caillier, T. Dwelly, W. Gaessler, O. IwertH.G. Mandel, N.A. Piskunov, J.H. Pragt, N.A. Walton, T. Bensby, M. Bergemann, C. Chiappini, N. Christlieb, M.R.L. Cioni, Simon Driver, A. Finoguenov, A. Helmi, M.J. Irwin, F.S. Kitaura, J.P. Kneib, J. Liske, A. Merloni, I. Minchev, J. Richard, E. Starkenburg

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© 2016 SPIE.We present an overview of the 4MOST project at the Preliminary Design Review. 4MOST is a major new wide-field, high-multiplex spectroscopic survey facility under development for the VISTA telescope of ESO. 4MOST has a broad range of science goals ranging from Galactic Archaeology and stellar physics to the high-energy physics, galaxy evolution, and cosmology. Starting in 2021, 4MOST will deploy 2436 fibres in a 4.1 square degree field-of-view using a positioner based on the tilting spine principle. The fibres will feed one high-resolution (R~20,000) and two medium resolution (R~5000) spectrographs with fixed 3-channel designs and identical 6k x 6k CCD detectors. 4MOST will have a unique operations concept in which 5-year public surveys from both the consortium and the ESO community will be combined and observed in parallel during each exposure. The 4MOST Facility Simulator (4FS) was developed to demonstrate the feasibility of this observing concept, showing that we can expect to observe more than 25 million objects in each 5-year survey period and will eventually be used to plan and conduct the actual survey.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE: Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI
Editors	Luc Simard, Christopher J. Evans, Hideki Takami
Publisher	S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9908
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510601956
ISBN (Print)	9781510601956
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232832
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 26 Jun 2016 → 30 Jun 2016

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9908
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	26/06/16 → 30/06/16

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De Jong, R. S., Barden, S. C., Bellido-Tirado, O., Brynnel, J. G., Frey, S., Giannone, D., Haynes, R., Johl, D., Phillips, D., Schnurr, O., Walcher, J. C., Winkler, R., Ansorge, W. R., Feltzing, S., McMahon, R. G., Baker, G., Caillier, P., Dwelly, T., Gaessler, W., ... Starkenburg, E. (2016). 4MOST: The 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope project at preliminary design review. In L. Simard, C. J. Evans, & H. Takami (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE: Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI (Vol. 9908). Article 99081O (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9908). S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232832

De Jong, R.S. ; Barden, S.C. ; Bellido-Tirado, O. et al. / 4MOST: The 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope project at preliminary design review. Proceedings of SPIE: Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI. editor / Luc Simard ; Christopher J. Evans ; Hideki Takami. Vol. 9908 S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering, 2016. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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4MOST: The 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope project at preliminary design review. / De Jong, R.S.; Barden, S.C.; Bellido-Tirado, O. et al.
Proceedings of SPIE: Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI. ed. / Luc Simard; Christopher J. Evans; Hideki Takami. Vol. 9908 S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering, 2016. 99081O (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9908).

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De Jong RS, Barden SC, Bellido-Tirado O, Brynnel JG, Frey S, Giannone D et al. 4MOST: The 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope project at preliminary design review. In Simard L, Evans CJ, Takami H, editors, Proceedings of SPIE: Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI. Vol. 9908. S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. 2016. 99081O . (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2232832

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