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18 July 2024 Enhancing astronomical exploration with the GMT/MANIFEST
Tayyaba Zafar, Umme Tania Ahmed, Michael Goodwin, Alexandar Ji, Scott Croom, Sarah Martell, Steven L. Finkelstein, Anilkumar Mailvaganam, Tamal Mukherjee, Jon Lawrence, Jessica Zheng, Vitor Neves-Hartmann, Thais Santos-Silva, Sree Oh, Jose Luis Carrillo-Martinez, Matthew Colless, Andrew M. Hopkins, Magda Arnaboldi, Céline Péroux, Warren R. Brown, Charlie Conroy
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Abstract
MANIFEST is a fibre-fed positioning system designed to enhance the capabilities of the 24.5m Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). For the first light 14 arcmin field-of-view (FoV), MANIFEST will use the GMT’s current planned instruments: G-CLEF (an echelle resolution spectrograph) and GMACS (low/mid resolution spectrograph). MANIFEST will connect with these existing optical spectrographs and offer three multiplexing and deployable integral field unit (IFU) modes. In the future, a full 20′ FoV mode will be offered using a near-infrared spectrograph. Its unique features include high multiplexing, deployable IFUs, increased spectral resolution, and the potential for simultaneous observations with multiple instruments. MANIFEST will support four key science cases: galactic archaeology, dynamical masses of local dwarf galaxies, galaxy stellar kinematics, and unveiling the reionisation epoch with Lyα. In addition, simulations comparing Starbugs, pick-and-place, Starspines, and Theta-phi positioning technologies determined that the pick-and-place robotic solution offers optimal performance, reliability, and adaptability while minimising technical risk with off-the-shelf components. MANIFEST’s advanced capabilities will ensure efficient survey operations and maximise scientific output, making it a pivotal tool for the GMT.
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(2024) Published by SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Tayyaba Zafar, Umme Tania Ahmed, Michael Goodwin, Alexandar Ji, Scott Croom, Sarah Martell, Steven L. Finkelstein, Anilkumar Mailvaganam, Tamal Mukherjee, Jon Lawrence, Jessica Zheng, Vitor Neves-Hartmann, Thais Santos-Silva, Sree Oh, Jose Luis Carrillo-Martinez, Matthew Colless, Andrew M. Hopkins, Magda Arnaboldi, Céline Péroux, Warren R. Brown, and Charlie Conroy "Enhancing astronomical exploration with the GMT/MANIFEST", Proc. SPIE 13096, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X, 1309610 (18 July 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3016836
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KEYWORDS
Galactic astronomy

Simulations

Stars

Equipment

Spectrographs

Astronomy

Kinematics

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