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most citedThe wide-field, multiplexed, spectroscopic facility WEAVE: Survey design, overview, and simulated implementation

211 citations · 227 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

MOSAIC at ELT: Design and First Prototyping of Novel Robotic Optical-Relay Positioners

Maxime Rombach, Markus Thurneysen, Lucas Ortolani +27

The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is, to date, the most ambitious ground-based telescope under construction. MOSAIC is a multi-objects spectrograph (MOS) that aims to make full u…

astro-ph.SR2026

WEAVE imaging spectroscopy of NGC 6720: an iron bar in the Ring

R. Wesson, J. E. Drew, M. J. Barlow +23

We present spatially resolved spectroscopic observations of the planetary nebula NGC 6720, the Ring Nebula, taken during the science verification phase of WEAVE, a new instrument m…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 1 cited

The WEAVE-TwiLight-Survey: Expanding WEAVE's Reach to Bright and Low-Surface-Density Targets with a Novel Observing Mode

Thomas Hajnik, Nicholas A. Walton, Giuseppe D'Ago +28

Current-day multi-object spectroscopic surveys are often limited in their ability to observe bright stars due to their low surface densities, resulting in increased observational o…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 9 cited

WEAVE First Light Observations: Origin and Dynamics of the Shock Front in Stephan's Quintet

M. I. Arnaudova, S. Das, D. J. B. Smith +62

We present a detailed study of the large-scale shock front in Stephan's Quintet, a byproduct of past and ongoing interactions. Using integral-field spectroscopy from the new Willia…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 211 cited

The wide-field, multiplexed, spectroscopic facility WEAVE: Survey design, overview, and simulated implementation

Shoko Jin, Scott C. Trager, Gavin B. Dalton +212

WEAVE, the new wide-field, massively multiplexed spectroscopic survey facility for the William Herschel Telescope, will see first light in late 2022. WEAVE comprises a new 2-degree…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 6 cited

Final assembly, metrology, and testing of the WEAVE fibre positioner

Sarah Hughes, Ellen Schallig, Ian J. Lewis +11

WEAVE is the new wide-field spectroscopy facility for the prime focus of the William Herschel Telescope at La Palma, Spain. Its fibre positioner is essential for the accurate place…