Developments in fiber-positioning technology for the WEAVE instrument at the William Herschel Telescope
WEAVE is the next-generation wide-field optical spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope (WHT) on La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is a multi-object "pick-and-place" fibre-fed spectrograph with a 1000 fibre multiplex behind a new dedicated 2° prime focus corrector. The WEAVE positioner concept uses two robots working in
Schallig, E. et al.
Fecha de publicación:
8
2016