@inproceedings{feb4cad9be8f4ceeacfb0416f99bbbda,
title = "Developments in fiber-positioning technology for the WEAVE instrument at the William Herschel Telescope",
abstract = "WEAVE is the next-generation wide-field optical spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope (WHT) on La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is a multi-object {"}pick-and-place{"} fibre-fed spectrograph with a 1000 fibre multiplex behind a new dedicated 2° prime focus corrector. The WEAVE positioner concept uses two robots working in tandem in order to reconfigure a fully populated field within the expected 1 hour dwell-time for the instrument (a good match between the required exposure times and the limit of validity for a given configuration due to the effects of differential refraction). In this paper we describe some of the final design decisions arising from the prototyping phase of the instrument design and provide an update on the current manufacturing status of the fibre positioner system.",
keywords = "Fibre Spectroscopy, High Multiplex Spectroscopy, Robotic Positioners, WEAVE, WHT",
author = "Ellen Schallig and Lewis, {Ian J.} and James Gilbert and Gavin Dalton and Matthew Brock and Abrams, {Don Carlos} and Kevin Middleton and Aguerri, {J. Alfonso L.} and Piercarlo Bonifacio and Esperanza Carrasco and Trager, {Scott C.} and Antonella Vallenari",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 SPIE.; Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI ; Conference date: 26-06-2016 Through 30-06-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1117/12.2231626",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Luc Simard and Evans, {Christopher J.} and Hideki Takami",
booktitle = "Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI",
address = "United States",
}