WEAVE: The next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the WHT (Cambridge Element: 2017/18)
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 (Oxford) Institution application
Planned Impact
This is a joint proposal and this section is completed on the Lead Institution application
Publications
Walton Nick
(2019)
Pipelines and Data Products
in Preparing for 4MOST
Lewis J.
(2019)
The WEAVE Core Processing System at CASU
in Highlights on Spanish Astrophysics X
Peralta De Arriba L.
(2019)
The WEAVE Quick-Look GUI
in Highlights on Spanish Astrophysics X
Description | This work enabled the continued development of the data analysis system for the WEAVE spectrograph. See http://www.ing.iac.es/weave for details. |
Exploitation Route | Science users will have access to calibrated data from the WEAVE spectrograph once it commences community surveys Q4 2020. |
Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Healthcare Other |
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 | 03/2020 |
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 |