WEAVE Detectors Completion
Lead Research Organisation:
Liverpool John Moores University
Department Name: Astrophysics Research Institute
Abstract
This grant is to complete the production and commissioning of the detector system for the WEAVE spectrograph.
Planned Impact
ARI has a long tradition of strong industrial and PUS engagement. For this particular project we will continue our policy of engagement with engineering firms who will be commissioned to manufacture the structure of the instrument. In the past this has allowed firms working with us to upgrade their skills and machinery to deliver the high precision needed for astronomical instrumentation, allowing them to received grants and R&D tax credits in order to upgrade their precision machining capability and safeguarding a number of jobs at the time. In addition such firms have been able to use their work on astronomical instrumentation to enhance their reputation with other customers and has assisted them in gaining access to new markets (for example contracts with ING and CERN).
Publications
Thévenin F
(2017)
Modern Geometric Methods of Distance Determination
in Space Science Reviews
Koppelman H
(2019)
Multiple retrograde substructures in the Galactic halo: A shattered view of Galactic history
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Kumari N
(2018)
O/H-N/O: the curious case of NGC 4670
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kalfountzou E
(2017)
Observational evidence that positive and negative AGN feedback depends on galaxy mass and jet power
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Casamiquela L
(2019)
OCCASO - III. Iron peak and a elements of 18 open clusters. Comparison with chemical evolution models and field stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jean-Baptiste I
(2017)
On the kinematic detection of accreted streams in the Gaia era: a cautionary tale
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Williams A
(2017)
On the run: mapping the escape speed across the Galaxy with SDSS
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Carrera R.
(2019)
Open clusters through the eyes of WEAVE
in Highlights on Spanish Astrophysics X
Hughes S
(2022)
Optimisation of the WEAVE target assignment algorithm
Walsh S
(2019)
Optimizing the choice of analysis method for all-sky searches for continuous gravitational waves with Einstein@Home
in Physical Review D
Bosma A
(2017)
Outskirts of Galaxies
Figueras F
(2017)
Outskirts of Galaxies
Crnojevic D
(2017)
Outskirts of Galaxies
Childress M
(2017)
OzDES multifibre spectroscopy for the Dark Energy Survey: 3-yr results and first data release
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smith D
(2018)
Panchromatic SED modelling of spatially resolved galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
González M
(2017)
Phase-space structures and stellar populations in the star-forming region NGC 2264
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Duncan K
(2018)
Photometric redshifts for the next generation of deep radio continuum surveys - I. Template fitting
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Miglio A
(2017)
PLATO as it is : A legacy mission for Galactic archaeology
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Lagarde N
(2017)
Population synthesis to constrain Galactic and stellar physics I. Determining age and mass of thin-disc red-giant stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Mateu C
(2017)
Predictions for the detection of tidal streams with Gaia using great-circle methods
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Morrison S
(2019)
Probing inhomogeneity in the helium ionizing UV background
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Salvadori S
(2019)
Probing the existence of very massive first stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Shipp N
(2019)
Proper Motions of Stellar Streams Discovered in the Dark Energy Survey
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ting Y
(2017)
Prospects for Measuring Abundances of >20 Elements with Low-resolution Stellar Spectra
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hardcastle M
(2019)
Radio-loud AGN in the first LoTSS data release The lifetimes and environmental impact of jet-driven sources
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
| Description | The WEAVE detector system was successfully built to specification and is now in use at the WHT. |
| Exploitation Route | Scientific Exploitation of WEAVE |
| Sectors | Other |
| URL | https://www.ing.iac.es/astronomy/instruments/weave/weaveinst.html |