The SOXS consortium : Data Flow Architecture Work Package
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen's University of Belfast
Department Name: Sch of Mathematics and Physics
Abstract
In the era of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, new high energy experiments, radio surveys and gravitational wave searches, we will be flooded with transients from both photonic and non-photonic regimes. A major challenge is to determine distances, energies and physical origins. Optical spectra provide the most robust way to quantify transients and dedicated spectroscopic facilities are essential. ESO selected the spectrometer SOXS as a new instrument to be installed on the New Technology Telescope. This wide wavelength, high efficiency, medium resolution spectrometer will be dedicated to real time follow-up.
Our UK consortium team have world leadership in spectroscopic surveys combined with physical modelling to provide rapid science discoveries. We will built this new instrument for the NTT that will follow-up new discoveries in the explosive Universe.
We will combine our expertise to discover and physically model the most exotic stellar explosions. These include superluminous supernovae, black hole and magnetar powered explosions, long and ultra-long gamma ray bursts. Our ultimate goal is to spectroscopically discover and confirm the sources of gravitational waves expected from advanced LIGO/VIRGO - the first kilonovae has been discovered and we will build on this breakthrough in physics to determine how frequently these collisions occur and what powers their luminosity.
Our UK consortium team have world leadership in spectroscopic surveys combined with physical modelling to provide rapid science discoveries. We will built this new instrument for the NTT that will follow-up new discoveries in the explosive Universe.
We will combine our expertise to discover and physically model the most exotic stellar explosions. These include superluminous supernovae, black hole and magnetar powered explosions, long and ultra-long gamma ray bursts. Our ultimate goal is to spectroscopically discover and confirm the sources of gravitational waves expected from advanced LIGO/VIRGO - the first kilonovae has been discovered and we will build on this breakthrough in physics to determine how frequently these collisions occur and what powers their luminosity.
Planned Impact
We are committed to outreach and public engagement. Stellar explosions, gamma-ray bursts, solar system bodies and the dynamic Universe enthuse the public and school children and we involve the amateur astronomy community in observing. A recent example is PESSTO's link with the BBC's Stargazing live to confirm public supernova discoveries and the SOXS project has great potential to engage further.
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Publications
Aliverti M.
(2018)
The mechanical design of SOXS for the NTT
in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Aliverti Matteo
(2020)
Manufacturing, integration, and mechanical verification of SOXS
in Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
Biondi F.
(2018)
The assembly integration and test activities for the new SOXS instrument at NTT
in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Biondi Federico
(2020)
The AIV strategy of the common path of Son Of X-Shooter
in Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
Brucalassi A.
(2018)
The acquisition camera system for SOXS at NTT
in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Brucalassi Anna
(2020)
Final design and development status of the acquisition and guiding system for SOXS
in Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
Capasso G.
(2018)
SOXS control electronics design
in Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy V
Claudi R.
(2018)
The common path of SOXS (Son of X-Shooter)
in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Claudi R.
(2020)
Operational modes and efficiency of SOXS
in Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
Colapietro M.
(2020)
Progress and tests on the Instrument Control Electronics for SOXS
in arXiv e-prints
Cosentino Rosario
(2020)
Development status of the UV-VIS detector system of SOXS for the ESO-NTT telescope
in Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
Cosentino Rosario
(2018)
The VIS detector system of SOXS
in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
De Jong R. S.
(2019)
4MOST: Project overview and information for the First Call for Proposals
in The Messenger
Genoni M.
(2020)
SOXS end-to-end simulator: development and applications for pipeline design
in Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
Landoni Marco
(2020)
The SOXS scheduler for remote operation at LaSilla:Concept and design
in arXiv e-prints
Ricci Davide
(2018)
Architecture of the SOXS instrument control software
in Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy V
Ricci Davide
(2020)
Development status of the SOXS instrument control software
in arXiv e-prints
Rubin Adam
(2018)
MITS: the multi-imaging transient spectrograph for SOXS
in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Rubin Adam
(2020)
Progress on the UV-VIS arm of SOXS
in Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
Schipani P.
(2018)
SOXS: a wide band spectrograph to follow up transients
in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Schipani P.
(2020)
Development status of the SOXS spectrograph for the ESO-NTT telescope
in Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
Schipani Pietro
(2019)
The SOXS instrument and its significance in the future of La Silla
in The La Silla Observatory - From the Inauguration to the Future
Swann E.
(2019)
4MOST Consortium Survey 10: The Time-Domain Extragalactic Survey (TiDES)
in The Messenger
Vitali F.
(2020)
The development status of the NIR Arm of the new SoXS instrument at the ESO/NTT telescope
in Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
Vitali F.
(2018)
The NIR spectrograph for the new SOXS instrument at the NTT
in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Young David R.
(2020)
The SOXS Data-Reduction Pipeline
in arXiv e-prints
Zanmar Sanchez Ricardo
(2018)
Optical design of the SOXS spectrograph for ESO NTT
in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Zanmar Sanchez Ricardo
(2020)
SOXS: effects on optical performances due to gravity flexures, temperature variations, and subsystems alignment
in Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series