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MOONS: a Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph for the VLT
M. Cirasuolo, J. Afonso, R. Bender +77
MOONS is a new conceptual design for a Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph for the Very Large Telescope (VLT), selected by ESO for a Phase A study. The baseline des…
Ground-based search for the brightest transiting planets with the Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA - MASCARA
Ignas Snellen, Remko Stuik, Ramon Navarro +6
The Multi-site All-sky CAmeRA MASCARA is an instrument concept consisting of several stations across the globe, with each station containing a battery of low-cost cameras to monito…
Design of a Full-Stokes Polarimeter for VLT/X-shooter
Frans Snik, Gerard van Harten, Ramon Navarro +3
X-shooter is one of the most popular instruments at the VLT, offering instantaneous spectroscopy from 300 to 2500 nm. We present the design of a single polarimetric unit at the pol…
Multi-Object Spectroscopy with the European ELT: Scientific synergies between EAGLE & EVE
C. J. Evans, B. Barbuy, P. Bonifacio +29
The EAGLE and EVE Phase A studies for instruments for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) originated from related top-level scientific questions, but employed different…
4MOST - 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope
Roelof S. de Jong, Olga Bellido-Tirado, Cristina Chiappini +82
The 4MOST consortium is currently halfway through a Conceptual Design study for ESO with the aim to develop a wide-field (>3 square degree, goal >5 square degree), high-multiplex (…