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Publications (11)

astro-ph.IM2026

WST, the Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope: dispersing elements

Andrea Bianco, Michele Frangiamore, Anna Brucalassi +7

The Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST) is a proposed 12-m class facility entirely dedicated to spectroscopic surveys, combining a high-multiplex multi-object spectrograph ope…

astro-ph.IM2024

WST -- Widefield Spectroscopic Telescope: addressing the instrumentation challenges of a new 12m class telescope dedicated to widefield Multi-object and Integral Field Spectroscopy

David Lee, Joel D. R. Vernet, Roland Bacon +23

WST - Widefield Spectroscopic Telescope: We summarise the design challenges of instrumentation for a proposed 12m class Telescope that aims to provide a large (>2.5 square degree)…

astro-ph.IM2020

HIRES, the high-resolution spectrograph for the ELT

Alessandro Marconi, Manuel Abreu, Vardan Adibekyan +99

HIRES will be the high-resolution spectrograph of the European Extremely Large Telescope at optical and near-infrared wavelengths. It consists of three fibre-fed spectrographs prov…

astro-ph.IM2026

Current status of the High-Resolution Multi-Object Spectrograph (MOS-HR) for the Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope

Andrea Tozzi, Anna Brucalassi, Matteo Munari +10

The Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST) is a planned 12-meter class dedicated spectroscopic facility for massive spectroscopic surveys. This paper presents the current status…

astro-ph.IM2026

HRMOS: A High-Resolution Multi-Object Spectrograph for the VLT

Laura Magrini, Thomas Bensby, Sofia Randich +174

This White Paper presents the scientific rationale and instrument concept for HRMOS (High-Resolution Multi-Object Spectrograph), a next-generation instrument proposed for the ESO V…

astro-ph.EP2021

Five carbon- and nitrogen-bearing species in a hot giant planet's atmosphere

Paolo Giacobbe, Matteo Brogi, Siddharth Gandhi +40

The atmospheres of gaseous giant exoplanets orbiting close to their parent stars (hot Jupiters) have been probed for nearly two decades. They allow us to investigate the chemical a…

astro-ph.IM2023

HRMOS White Paper: Science Motivation

Laura Magrini, Thomas Bensby, Anna Brucalassi +52

The High-Resolution Multi-Object Spectrograph (HRMOS) is a facility instrument that we plan to propose for the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO)…

astro-ph.IM2016

GIARPS: the unique VIS-NIR high precision radial velocity facility in this world

Riccardo Claudi, Serena Benatti, Ilaria Carleo +30

GIARPS (GIAno & haRPS) is a project devoted to have on the same focal station of the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) both the high resolution spectrographs HARPS-N (VIS) and GIA…

astro-ph.IM2026

WST, the Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope: Mechanical Design and FE Analyses for the High Resolution Spectrograph

Simone D'Auria, Andrea Tozzi, Anna Brucalassi +5

The Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST) is a planned 12-meter-class dedicated spectroscopic facility designed to address key scientific challenges through large spectroscopic…

astro-ph.IM2021

Ariel: Enabling planetary science across light-years

Giovanna Tinetti, Paul Eccleston, Carole Haswell +313

Ariel, the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey, was adopted as the fourth medium-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision programme to be launched in 2029. Durin…

astro-ph.IM2026

WST, the wide-field spectroscopic telescope: progress on the design of the instruments

David Lee, Joel Vernet, Elizabeth George +47

WST, the Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope is a proposed new facility that will provide a transformational gain in spectroscopic survey capability over existing facilities. The WS…