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
Arnaudova M
(2024)
WEAVE First Light Observations: Origin and Dynamics of the Shock Front in Stephan's Quintet
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jin S
(2024)
The wide-field, multiplexed, spectroscopic facility WEAVE: Survey design, overview, and simulated implementation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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 N
(2019)
Pipelines and Data Products
| 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 |