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WEAVE Detectors Main Grant

Lead Research Organisation: Liverpool John Moores University
Department Name: Astrophysics Research Institute

Abstract

This grant is to produce 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 a 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

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Elswijk E (2018) Thermal and mechanical design and test of the CCD mount for the WEAVE spectrograph cryostats

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Ortiz R (2018) Antireflective coatings for the red camera of WEAVE spectrograph

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Canchado M (2018) The WEAVE prime focus correction: from design to integration

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Middleton K (2018) The polishing of WEAVE spectrograph collimator mirror

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Sharma S (2019) The K2-HERMES Survey: age and metallicity of the thick disc in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Howes L (2019) Estimating stellar ages and metallicities from parallaxes and broadband photometry: successes and shortcomings in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Thomas G (2019) Dwarfs or Giants? Stellar Metallicities and Distances from ugrizG Multiband Photometry in The Astrophysical Journal

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GentileĀ Fusillo N (2019) A Gaia Data Release 2 catalogue of white dwarfs and a comparison with SDSS in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Vos J (2019) Gaia Data Release 2 catalogue of extremely low-mass white dwarf candidates in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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ManceraĀ PiƱa P (2019) The evolution of ultra-diffuse galaxies in nearby galaxy clusters from the Kapteyn IAC WEAVE INT Clusters Survey in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

 
Description The WEAVE detector system was successfully built to specification and is now in use at the WHT.
Exploitation Route Science exploitation
Sectors Other
URL https://www.ing.iac.es/astronomy/instruments/weave/weaveinst.html
 
Description Collaboration with Isaac Newton Group 
Organisation Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING)
Country Spain 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Joint development of detector systems
Collaborator Contribution Expertise in operations and use
Impact Development in ongoing, with completion of the new system due in 2018.
Start Year 2014
 
Description Collaboration with University of Oxford 
Organisation University of Oxford
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Scientific Expertise, Access to telescope time
Collaborator Contribution Scientific Expertise, Financial Contribution
Impact Collaboration on followup of LOFAR radio transients starting in early 2014.
Start Year 2014