2026/07/01 by David Lee, Joel Vernet, Elizabeth George +46 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #astro-ph.IM
11 pages, 6 figures, SPIE conference Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy XI
arxiv created 2026/07/30 · arxiv updated 2026/07/31
WST, the Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope is a proposed new facility that will provide a transformational gain in spectroscopic survey capability over existing facilities. The WST is a 12 metre class telescope equipped with instrumentation to provide simultaneous observations in both multiple-object spectroscopy and integral field spectroscopy modes. This paper will describe the status of the instruments being designed for the WST, the fibre positioner module, the low and high-resolution multiple object spectrographs, the integral field spectrograph, disperser technology, sustainable detector and cryostat technology, and the calibration system. An overview of the overall layout of the instruments within the WST facility will be provided.