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The development status of the NIR Arm of the new SoXS instrument at the ESO/NTT telescope
F. Vitali, M. Aliverti, G. Capasso +45
We present here the development status of the NIR spectrograph of the Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) instrument, for the ESO/NTT telescope at La Silla (Chile). SOXS is a R~4,500 mean reso…
Development status of the UV-VIS detector system of SOXS for the ESO-NTT telescope
Rosario Cosentino, Marcos Hernandez, Hector Ventura +47
SOXS will be the new spectroscopic facility for the ESO NTT telescope able to cover the optical and NIR bands by using two different arms: the UV-VIS (350-850 nm), and the NIR (800…
Operational modes and efficiency of SOXS
R. Claudi, F. Biondi, N. Elias-Rosa +45
Son of X-Shooter (SOXS) will be a high-efficiency spectrograph with a mean Resolution-Slit product of over the entire band capable of simultaneously observing the compl…
Progress and tests on the Instrument Control Electronics for SOXS
M. Colapietro, G. Capasso, S. D'Orsi +46
The forthcoming SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) will be a new spectroscopic facility for the ESO New Technology Telescope in La Silla, focused on transient events and able to cover both th…
Development status of the SOXS spectrograph for the ESO-NTT telescope
P. Schipani, S. Campana, R. Claudi +51
SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a single object spectrograph, characterized by offering a wide simultaneous spectral coverage from U- to H-band, built by an international consortium for…
Manufacturing, integration, and mechanical verification of SOXS
M. Aliverti, L. Oggioni, M. Genoni +46
SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a medium resolution (~4500) wide-band (0.35 - 2.0 μm) spectrograph which passed the Final Design Review in 2018. The instrument is planned to be installe…
Design and development of the SOXS calibration unit
Hanindyo Kuncarayakti, Jani Achren, Sergio Campana +43
SOXS is a new spectrograph for the New Technology Telescope (NTT), optimized for transient and variable objects, covering a wide wavelength range from 350 to 2000 nm. SOXS is equip…
SOXS End-to-End simulator: development and applications for pipeline design
M. Genoni, M. Landoni, G. Li Causi +44
We present the development of the End-to-End simulator for the SOXS instrument at the ESO-NTT 3.5-m telescope. SOXS will be a spectroscopic facility, made by two arms high efficien…
Development status of the SOXS instrument control software
Davide Ricci, Andrea Baruffolo, Bernardo Salasnich +43
SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a forthcoming instrument for ESO-NTT, mainly dedicated to the spectroscopic study of transient events and is currently starting the AIT (Assembly, Integr…
Final design and development status of the acquisition and guiding system for SOXS
A. Brucalassi, G. Pignata, J. A. Araiza Duran +43
SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) will be the new medium resolution (R~4500 for 1'' slit), high-efficiency, wide band spectrograph for the ESO NTT at La Silla, optimized for classification a…
Progress on the UV-VIS arm of SOXS
Adam Rubin, Sagi Ben-Ami, Ofir Hershko +45
We present our progress on the UV-VIS arm of Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS), a new spectrograph for the NTT. Our design splits the spectral band into four sub-bands that are imaged onto a…
SOXS: Effects on optical performances due to gravity flexures, temperature variations, and subsystems alignment
Ricardo Zanmar Sanchez, Matteo Aliverti, Matteo Munari +43
SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is the new medium resolution wide-band spectrograph to be installed at the 3.6m New Technology Telescope (NTT) in La Silla. SOXS will offer simultaneous wav…
The AIV strategy of the Common Path of Son of X-Shooter
Federico Biondi, Kalyan Kumar Radhakrishnan Santhakumari, Riccardo Claudi +48
Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) is a double-armed (UV-VIS, NIR) spectrograph designed to be mounted at the ESO-NTT in La Silla, now in its Assembly Integration and Verification (AIV) phase…
The SOXS Data-Reduction Pipeline
David R. Young, Marco Landoni, Stephen J. Smartt +43
The SOXS is a dual-arm spectrograph (UV-VIS & NIR) and AC due to mounted on the ESO 3.6m NTT in La Silla. Designed to simultaneously cover the optical and NIR wavelength range from…
The SOXS scheduler for remote operation at LaSilla:Concept and design
Marco Landoni, Dave Young, Laurent Marty +46
In this paper we present the SOXS Scheduler, a web-based application aimed at optimising remote observations at the NTT-ESO in the context of scientific topics of both the SOXS Con…
Fundamental physics with Espresso: Towards an accurate wavelength calibration for a precision test of the fine-structure constant
Tobias M. Schmidt, Paolo Molaro, Michael T. Murphy +56
Observations of metal absorption systems in the spectra of distant quasars allow to constrain a possible variation of the fine-structure constant throughout the history of the Univ…
Cerberus: A three-headed instrument for the OARPAF telescope
Lorenzo Cabona, Davide Ricci, Anna Marini +5
We present the preliminary design of Cerberus, a new scientific instrument for the alt-az, 80cm OARPAF telescope in the Ligurian mountains above Genoa, Italy. Cerberus will provide…
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…
ESPRESSO high resolution transmission spectroscopy of WASP-76b
H. M. Tabernero, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, R. Allart +87
Aims. We report on ESPRESSO high-resolution transmission spectroscopic observations of two primary transits of the highly-irradiated, ultra-hot Jupiter-size planet WASP-76b. We inv…
ESPRESSO@VLT -- On-sky performance and first results
F. Pepe, S. Cristiani, R. Rebolo +97
ESPRESSO is the new high-resolution spectrograph of ESO's Very-Large Telescope (VLT). It was designed for ultra-high radial-velocity precision and extreme spectral fidelity with th…
A precise architecture characterization of the Men planetary system
M. Damasso, A. Sozzetti, C. Lovis +97
The bright star Men was chosen as the first target for a radial velocity follow-up to test the performance of ESPRESSO, the new high-resolution spectrograph at the ESO's Very-L…
Characterization of the K2-38 planetary system. Unraveling one of the densest planets known to date
B. Toledo-Padrón, C. Lovis, A. Suárez Mascareño +90
We characterized the transiting planetary system orbiting the G2V star K2-38 using the new-generation echelle spectrograph ESPRESSO. We carried out a photometric analysis of the av…
Revisiting Proxima with ESPRESSO
A. Suárez Mascareño, J. P. Faria, P. Figueira +88
We aim to confirm the presence of Proxima b using independent measurements obtained with the new ESPRESSO spectrograph, and refine the planetary parameters taking advantage of its…
Nightside condensation of iron in an ultra-hot giant exoplanet
David Ehrenreich, Christophe Lovis, Romain Allart +94
Ultra-hot giant exoplanets receive thousands of times Earth's insolation. Their high-temperature atmospheres (>2,000 K) are ideal laboratories for studying extreme planetary climat…