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Basic principle of Multi-Object Spectroscopy
Basic principle of Multi-Object Spectroscopy

A multi-object spectrometer is a type of optical spectrometer capable of simultaneously acquiring the spectra of multiple separate objects in its field of view.[1] It is used in astronomical spectroscopy and is related to long-slit spectroscopy.[2] This technique became available in the 1980s.[3]

Description

The term multi-object spectrograph is commonly used for spectrographs using a bundle of fibers to image part of the field. The entrance of the fibers is at the focal plane of the imaging instrument. The bundle is then reshaped; the individual fibers are aligned at the entrance slit of a spectrometer, dispersing the light on a detector.[1]

This technique is closely related to integral field spectrography (IFS), more specifically to fiber-IFS. It is a form of snapshot hyperspectral imaging, itself a part of imaging spectroscopy.

Apertures

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image icon Photographs of the Configurable Slit Unit on MOSFIRE Left: full picture, in a configuration for imaging. Right: close-up on the knife-edge slits.[4][5]

Typically, the apertures of multi-object spectrographs can be modified to fit the needs of the given observation.[6]

For example, the MOSFIRE[7] instrument on the W. M. Keck Observatory contains the Configurable Slit Unit (CSU)

Uses in telescopes

Ground-based instruments

Instruments with multi-object spectrometry capabilities are available on most 8-10 meter-class ground-based observatories.[6] For example, the Large Binocular Telescope,[8] W. M. Keck Observatory,[9] Gran Telescopio Canarias,[10] Gemini Observatory,[11] New Technology Telescope,[12] William Herschel Telescope,[13] UK Schmidt Telescope[14] and LAMOST[3] include such system.

Four instruments in the Very Large Telescope, including the KMOS (K-band multi-object spectrograph)[15] and the VIMOS (Visible Multi Object Spectrograph)[16] instruments, have multi-object spectroscopic capabilities.

Space-based instruments

The Hubble Space Telescope has been operating the NICMOS (Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer)[17] from 1997 to 1999 and from 2002 to 2008.

The James Webb Space Telescope's NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument is a multi-object spectrometer.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "multi-object spectrograph". astro.vaporia.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  2. ^ "Multi Object Spectroscopy (decommissioned)". eso.org. European Southern Observatory. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  3. ^ a b Chu, Yaoquan. The Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fibre Spectroscopy Telescope ( LAMOST) Project. Conference of the Working Group of IAU Commission 9 on “Wide-Field Imaging” held in Athens, Greece, May 20–25, 1996. Springer Dordrecht. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-5722-3_9.
  4. ^ "Director's Introduction : Taft Armandroff, Director, WMKO". Keck Observers' Newsletter. 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  5. ^ "Design and development of MOSFIRE: the multi-object spectrometer for infrared exploration at the Keck Observatory" (PDF). SPIE Conference Proceedings. 7735. SPIE. 2010-07-20. doi:10.1117/12.856715.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ^ a b "JWST Multi-Object Spectroscopy". JWST User Documentation. 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  7. ^ "MOSFIRE Home Page". www2.keck.hawaii.edu. 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  8. ^ "Instruments - an overview". Large Binocular Telescope Observatory. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  9. ^ "Keck I And Keck II Telescopes". W. M. Keck Observatory. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  10. ^ "MEGARA". Gran Telescopio CANARIAS. 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  11. ^ "The GMOS (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph) project at the ATC". 2003-09-12. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  12. ^ "EFOSC Overview". eso.org. European Southern Observatory. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  13. ^ "WEAVE - instrumental overview". ing.iac.es. 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  14. ^ "The UK Schmidt Telescope". aat.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  15. ^ "KMOS - K-band Multi Object Spectrograph". eso.org. European Southern Observatory. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  16. ^ "VIMOS - VIsible MultiObject Spectrograph". eso.org. European Southern Observatory. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  17. ^ "Hubble's Instruments: NICMOS - Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer". esahubble.org. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  18. ^ "NIRSpec Multi-Object Spectroscopy". JWST User Documentation. 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
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