WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

We present the preliminary design of the WEAVE next generation spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope (WHT), principally targeting optical ground-based follow up of upcoming ground-based (LOFAR) and space-based (Gaia) surveys. WEAVE is a multi-object and multi-IFU facility utilizin...

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Main Authors: Dalton, G, Trager, S, Abrams, D, Carter, D, Bonifacio, P, Aguerri, J, MacIntosh, M, Evans, C, Lewis, I, Navarro, R, Agocs, T, Dee, K, Rousset, S, Tosh, I, Middleton, K, Pragt, J, Terrett, D, Brock, M, Benn, C, Verheijen, M, Cano, D, Bevil, C, Steele, I, Mottram, C, Bates, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012