R. Sánchez-Janssen, F. Hammer, S. Morris, J.-G. Cuby, L. Kaper, M. Steinmetz, J. Afonso, B. Barbuy, E. Bergin, A. Finoguenov, J. Gallego, S. Kassin, C. J. Miller, G. Östlin, L. Pentericci, D. Schaerer, B. Ziegler, F. Chemla, G. B. Dalton, F. De Frondat, C. J. Evans, D. Le Mignant, M. Puech, M. Rodrigues, S. Taburet, L. A. M. Tasca, Y. Yang, S. Zanchetta, T. Butterley, J.-M. Conan, K. Dohlen, M. Dubbledam, K. El Hadi, A. Janssen, T. Fusco, A. Kelz, M. Larrieu, I. J. Lewis, M. Macintosh, T. Morris, R. Navarro, W. Seifert
Abstract
MOSAIC is the planned multi-object spectrograph for the 39m Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Conceived as a multi-purpose instrument, it offers both high multiplex and multi-IFU capabilities at a range of intermediate to high spectral resolving powers in the visible and the near-infrared. MOSAIC will enable unique spectroscopic surveys of the faintest sources, from the oldest stars in the Galaxy and beyond to the first populations of galaxies that completed the reionisation of the Universe--while simultaneously opening up a wide discovery space. In this contribution we present the status of the instrument ahead of Phase B, showcasing the key science cases as well as introducing the updated set of top level requirements and the adopted architecture. The high readiness level will allow MOSAIC to soon enter the construction phase, with the goal to provide the ELT community with a world-class MOS capability as soon as possible after the telescope first light.
Keywords
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII
Christopher J. Evans, Julia J. Bryant, Kentaro Motohara
SPIE
Proceedings of the SPIE
Volume 11447
2020 December
