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astro-ph.IM2022★ 197 cited
The Robotic Multi-Object Focal Plane System of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)
Joseph Harry Silber, Parker Fagrelius, Kevin Fanning +97
A system of 5,020 robotic fiber positioners was installed in 2019 on the Mayall Telescope, at Kitt Peak National Observatory. The robots automatically re-target their optical fiber…
astro-ph.IM2014★ 19 cited
An 8-mm diameter Fiber Robot Positioner for Massive Spectroscopy Surveys
N. Fahim, F. Prada, J. P. Kneib +22
Massive spectroscopic survey are becoming trendy in astrophysics and cosmology, as they can address new fundamental knowledge such as Galactic Archaeology and probe the nature of t…