Developments in fibre positioning technology for the WEAVE instrument for the William Herschel Telescope

WEAVE is the next-generation wide-field optical spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope (WHT) on La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is a multi-object "pick-and-place" fibre-fed spectrograph with a 1000 fibre multiplex behind a new dedicated 2° prime focus corrector....

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Main Authors: Schallig, E, Lewis, I, Gilbert, J, Dalton, G, Brock, M, Abrams, D, Middleton, K, Aguerri, J, Bonifacio, P, Carrasco, E, Trager, S, Vallenari, A
Format: Conference item
Published: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers ( 2016