WEAVE: The next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the WHT (Cambridge Element: 2013/14)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Institute of Astronomy
Abstract
This is a joint proposal and this section is completed on the Lead Institution application
Planned Impact
This is a joint proposal and this section is completed on the Lead Institution application
Publications
Aguado D
(2020)
The S2 Stream: the shreds of a primitive dwarf galaxy.*
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Description | The grant supported initial development work of the data management system for the WEAVE spectrograph. |
Exploitation Route | Data analysis techniques have relevance in fields such as medical imaging. |
Sectors | Environment,Healthcare |
Description | This grant supported the development of the early stage design of the WEAVE spectrograph. During this period, approval for the full build of the system was granted. Pipeline development work proceeded to plan. Development continued supported by a follow on grant. |
First Year Of Impact | 2013 |
Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Healthcare |
Description | CASU Equipment 2016/17 |
Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/R000433/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2017 |
End | 03/2017 |
Description | CASU Equipment 2017/18 |
Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/R006881/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2018 |
End | 03/2018 |
Description | Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit (CASU): Filling the Astronomical Data Lake (2020-2024) |
Amount | £1,222,752 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/T003081/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2020 |
End | 03/2023 |
Description | WEAVE |
Organisation | Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING) |
Country | Spain |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | WEAVE is a new instrument under development and construction for the ING's William Herschel Telescope. We are responsible for the development of the Data Analysis system for the instrument - and also participate in the WEAVE Science Team. |
Collaborator Contribution | The page at http://www.ing.iac.es/weave/consortium.html gives a list of the partners in the WEAVE consortium. |
Impact | The consortium is responsible for the development of the WEAVE spectrograph. This will be commissioned on the ING's WHT late 2017. |
Start Year | 2010 |