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
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
Walton Nick
(2019)
Pipelines and Data Products
in Preparing for 4MOST
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 | 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 |