TY - GEN
T1 - Enhancing astronomical exploration with the GMT/MANIFEST
AU - Zafar, Tayyaba
AU - Ahmed, Ummee Tania
AU - Goodwin, Michael
AU - Ji, Alexander
AU - Croom, Scott
AU - Martell, Sarah
AU - Finkelstein, Steven L.
AU - Mailvaganam, Anilkumar
AU - Mukherjee, Tamal
AU - Lawrence, Jon
AU - Zheng, Jessica
AU - Neves-Hartmann, Vitor
AU - Santos-Silva, Thais
AU - Oh, Sree
AU - Martinez, Jose Luis Carrillo
AU - Colless, Matthew
AU - Hopkins, Andrew M.
AU - Arnaboldi, Magda
AU - Péroux, Céline
AU - Brown, Warren R.
AU - Conroy, Charlie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 SPIE.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - MANIFEST is a fibre-fed positioning system designed to enhance the capabilities of the 24.5m Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT).For the first light 14 arcmin field-of-view (FoV), MANIFEST will use the GMT's current planned instruments: G-CLEF (an echelle resolution spectrograph) and GMACS (low/mid resolution spectrograph).MANIFEST will connect with these existing optical spectrographs and offer three multiplexing and deployable integral field unit (IFU) modes.In the future, a full 20′ FoV mode will be offered using a near-infrared spectrograph.Its unique features include high multiplexing, deployable IFUs, increased spectral resolution, and the potential for simultaneous observations with multiple instruments.MANIFEST will support four key science cases: galactic archaeology, dynamical masses of local dwarf galaxies, galaxy stellar kinematics, and unveiling the reionisation epoch with Lyα.In addition, simulations comparing Starbugs, pick-and-place, Starspines, and Theta-phi positioning technologies determined that the pick-and-place robotic solution offers optimal performance, reliability, and adaptability while minimising technical risk with off-the-shelf components.MANIFEST's advanced capabilities will ensure efficient survey operations and maximise scientific output, making it a pivotal tool for the GMT.
AB - MANIFEST is a fibre-fed positioning system designed to enhance the capabilities of the 24.5m Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT).For the first light 14 arcmin field-of-view (FoV), MANIFEST will use the GMT's current planned instruments: G-CLEF (an echelle resolution spectrograph) and GMACS (low/mid resolution spectrograph).MANIFEST will connect with these existing optical spectrographs and offer three multiplexing and deployable integral field unit (IFU) modes.In the future, a full 20′ FoV mode will be offered using a near-infrared spectrograph.Its unique features include high multiplexing, deployable IFUs, increased spectral resolution, and the potential for simultaneous observations with multiple instruments.MANIFEST will support four key science cases: galactic archaeology, dynamical masses of local dwarf galaxies, galaxy stellar kinematics, and unveiling the reionisation epoch with Lyα.In addition, simulations comparing Starbugs, pick-and-place, Starspines, and Theta-phi positioning technologies determined that the pick-and-place robotic solution offers optimal performance, reliability, and adaptability while minimising technical risk with off-the-shelf components.MANIFEST's advanced capabilities will ensure efficient survey operations and maximise scientific output, making it a pivotal tool for the GMT.
KW - fibre-fed positioning system
KW - G-CLEF
KW - GMACS
KW - IFU
KW - MANIFEST
KW - multiplexing
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85199325386
U2 - 10.1117/12.3016836
DO - 10.1117/12.3016836
M3 - Conference Paper
AN - SCOPUS:85199325386
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X
A2 - Bryant, Julia J.
A2 - Motohara, Kentaro
A2 - Vernet, Joel R.
PB - SPIE
T2 - Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X 2024
Y2 - 16 June 2024 through 21 June 2024
ER -