The SAURON project - I. The panoramic integral-field spectrograph

A new integral-field spectrograph, SAURON, is described. It is based on the TIGER principle, and uses a lenslet array. SAURON has a large field of view and high throughput, and allows simultaneous sky subtraction. Its design is optimized for studies of the stellar kinematics, gas kinematics, and lin...

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Autors principals: Bacon, R, Copin, Y, Monnet, G, Miller, B, Allington-Smith, JR, Bureau, M, Carollo, C, Davies, R, Emsellem, E, Kuntschner, H, Peletier, R, Verolme, E, de Zeeuw, P
Format: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicat: 2001