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A multi-object, multi-field spectrometer and imager for a European ELT

Chris Evans·Colin Cunningham·Eli Atad-Ettedgui·Jeremy Allington-Smith·Francois Assemat·Gavin Dalton·Peter Hastings·Timothy Hawarden·Isobel Hook·Rob Ivison·Simon Morris·Suzanne Ramsay Howat·Mel Strachan·Stephen Todd
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One of the highlights of the European ELT Science Case book is the study of resolved stellar populations, potentially out to the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. A European ELT would enable such studies in a wide range of unexplored distant environments, in terms of both galaxy morphology and metallicity. As part of a small study, a revised science case has been used to shape the conceptual design of a multi-object, multi-field spectrometer and imager (MOMSI). Here we present an overview of some key science drivers, and how to achieve these with elements such as multiplex, AO-correction, pick-off technology and spectral resolution.

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Chris Evans, Colin Cunningham, Eli Atad-Ettedgui, Jeremy Allington-Smith, Francois Assemat, Gavin Dalton, Peter Hastings, Timothy Hawarden, Isobel Hook, Rob Ivison, Simon Morris, Suzanne Ramsay Howat, Mel Strachan, Stephen Todd. 2006-05-19. A multi-object, multi-field spectrometer and imager for a European ELT. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671086

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