2015/12/02 by Andreas Kelz, Francois Hammer, Kelz, Andreas +6
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #FOS: Physical sciences #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Space Technology and Applications #astro-ph.IM
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1512.00777
4 pages, 1 figure, 2 tables, conference: Multi-Object Spectroscopy in the Next Decade, La Palma, 2015, to be published in Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series (ASPCS)
arxiv created 2015/12/02 · openalex publication_date 2015/12/02 · arxiv updated 2015/12/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The instrumentation plan for the European-Extremely Large Telescope foresees a Multi-Object Spectrograph (E-ELT MOS). The MOSAIC project is proposed by a European-Brazilian consortium, to provide a unique MOS facility for astrophysics, studies of the inter-galactic medium and for cosmology. The science cases range from spectroscopy of the most distant galaxies, mass assembly and evolution of galaxies, via resolved stellar populations and galactic archaeology, to planet formation studies. A further strong driver are spectroscopic follow-up observations of targets that will be discovered with the James Webb Space Telescope.