The Future of Stellar Populations with the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE)
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| author | Frinchaboy, Peter Sheinis, Andy Barden, Sam Khatu, Viraja |
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| contents | The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) ia a massively multiplexed spectroscopic survey facility that is proposed to replace the Canada-France-Hawai'i-Telescope in the 2040s. Since 2019, due to the uncertainty for new facilities on Maunakea, the project has been focused on new technology enabling greater capabilities beyond the concept design reviewed facility plan. Enhanced fiber density, and thereby survey speed, is made possible by using a new quad mirror (QM) 11.5-meter telescope design with 18,000+ fibers and a 1.5 square degree field-of-view. The MSE spectrographs will be moderate-resolution (360 nm through H-band at R=7,000) and high-resolution (R=40,000). MSE's baseline NIR capabilities will enable studies of highly-reddened regions in the Local Group, unlike other proposed next generation facilities. The MSE large-scale survey instrument suite will enable the equivalent to a full SDSS Legacy Survey every several weeks. This work presents the current status of the project after the Fall 2024 MSE science Workshop. |
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| spellingShingle | The Future of Stellar Populations with the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) Frinchaboy, Peter Sheinis, Andy Barden, Sam Khatu, Viraja Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) ia a massively multiplexed spectroscopic survey facility that is proposed to replace the Canada-France-Hawai'i-Telescope in the 2040s. Since 2019, due to the uncertainty for new facilities on Maunakea, the project has been focused on new technology enabling greater capabilities beyond the concept design reviewed facility plan. Enhanced fiber density, and thereby survey speed, is made possible by using a new quad mirror (QM) 11.5-meter telescope design with 18,000+ fibers and a 1.5 square degree field-of-view. The MSE spectrographs will be moderate-resolution (360 nm through H-band at R=7,000) and high-resolution (R=40,000). MSE's baseline NIR capabilities will enable studies of highly-reddened regions in the Local Group, unlike other proposed next generation facilities. The MSE large-scale survey instrument suite will enable the equivalent to a full SDSS Legacy Survey every several weeks. This work presents the current status of the project after the Fall 2024 MSE science Workshop. |
| title | The Future of Stellar Populations with the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.15553 |