ERASMUS-F: Pathfinder for an E-ELT 3D-instrumentation

Andreas Kelz; Martin M. Roth; Roland Bacon; Joss Bland-Hawthorn; Harald E. Nicklas; Julia J. Bryant; Matthew Colless; Scott Croom; Simon Ellis; Andreas Fleischmann; Peter Gillingham; Roger Haynes; Andrew Hopkins; Johan Kosmalski; John W. O'Byrne; Jean Christophe Olaya; William N. Rambold; Gordon Robertson

doi:10.1117/12.857007

ERASMUS-F: Pathfinder for an E-ELT 3D-instrumentation

Andreas Kelz^*, Martin M. Roth, Roland Bacon, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Harald E. Nicklas, Julia J. Bryant, Matthew Colless, Scott Croom, Simon Ellis, Andreas Fleischmann, Peter Gillingham, Roger Haynes, Andrew Hopkins, Johan Kosmalski, John W. O'Byrne, Jean Christophe Olaya, William N. Rambold, Gordon Robertson

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Abstract

ERASMUS-F is a pathfinder study for a possible E-ELT 3D-instrumentation, funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF). The study investigates the feasibility to combine a broadband optical spectrograph with a new generation of multi-object deployable fibre bundles. The baseline approach is to modify the spectrograph of the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE), which is a VLT integral-field instrument using slicers, with a fibre-fed input. Taking advantage of recent developments in astrophotonics, it is planed to equip such an instrument with fused fibre bundles (hexabundles) that offer larger filling factors than dense-packed classical fibres. The overall project involves an optical and mechanical design study, the specifications of a software package for 3Dspectrophotometry, based upon the experiences with the P3d Data Reduction Software and an investigation of the science case for such an instrument. As a proof-of-concept, the study also involves a pathfinder instrument for the VLT, called the FIREBALL project.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-Based Telescopes and Instrumentation
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857007
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-Based Telescopes and Instrumentation - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 27 Jun 2010 → 2 Jul 2010

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7739
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Conference	Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-Based Telescopes and Instrumentation
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	27/06/10 → 2/07/10

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Kelz, A., Roth, M. M., Bacon, R., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Nicklas, H. E., Bryant, J. J., Colless, M., Croom, S., Ellis, S., Fleischmann, A., Gillingham, P., Haynes, R., Hopkins, A., Kosmalski, J., O'Byrne, J. W., Olaya, J. C., Rambold, W. N., & Robertson, G. (2010). ERASMUS-F: Pathfinder for an E-ELT 3D-instrumentation. In Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-Based Telescopes and Instrumentation Article 77394N (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7739). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857007

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ERASMUS-F: Pathfinder for an E-ELT 3D-instrumentation. / Kelz, Andreas; Roth, Martin M.; Bacon, Roland et al.
Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-Based Telescopes and Instrumentation. 2010. 77394N (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7739).

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