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4MOST (4-metre Multi-Object Spectrograph Telescope) is a wide field and high multiplex fibre-fed spectroscopic
facility continuously running a public survey on one of ESO's 4-metre telescopes (NTT or VISTA). It is currently
undergoing a concept study and comprises a multi-object (300) high resolution (20 000) spectrograph whose purpose is
to provide detailed chemical information in two wavelength ranges (395-456.5 nm and 587-673 nm). It will complement
the data produced by ESA's space mission Gaia to form an unprecedented galactic-archaeology picture of the Milky Way
as the result of the public survey. Building on the developments carried out for the GYES1 instrument on the Canada-
France-Hawaii Telescope in 2010, the spectrograph is intended as being athermal and not featuring any motorised parts
for high reliability and minimum maintenance, thereby allowing it to operate every night for five years. In addition to the
fixed configuration which allows fine-tuning the spectrograph to a precise need, it features a dual-arm architecture with
volume-phase holographic gratings to achieve the required dispersion at a maximum efficiency in each channel. By
combining high yield time-wise and photon-wise, the spectrograph is expected to deliver more than a million spectra and
make the most out of the selected 4-metre telescope.
Shan Mignot,Jean-Philippe Amans,Mathieu Cohen,David Horville, andPascal Jagourel
"High resolution spectrograph for the 4MOST facility", Proc. SPIE 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV, 84464X (24 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925958
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Shan Mignot, Jean-Philippe Amans, Mathieu Cohen, David Horville, Pascal Jagourel, "High resolution spectrograph for the 4MOST facility," Proc. SPIE 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV, 84464X (24 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925958