Giant Magellan Telescope Multi-object Astronomical and Cosmological Spectrograph (GMACS): conceptual design

Soojong Pak; Darren L. DePoy; Jennifer L. Marshall; Luke M. Schmidt; Casey Papovich; Cynthia Froning; D. M. Faes; Claudia Mendes de Oliveira; A. Souza; Rafael Ribeiro; Keith Taylor; Damien Jones; Travis Prochaska; Erika Cook; Hye-In Lee; Tae-Geun Ji; Paul A. Scowen

doi:10.1117/12.2547889

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3 January 2020 Giant Magellan Telescope Multi-object Astronomical and Cosmological Spectrograph (GMACS): conceptual design

Soojong Pak, Darren L. DePoy, Jennifer L. Marshall, Luke M. Schmidt, Casey Papovich, Cynthia Froning, D. M. Faes, Claudia Mendes de Oliveira, A. Souza, Rafael Ribeiro, Keith Taylor, Damien Jones, Travis Prochaska, Erika Cook, Hye-In Lee, Tae-Geun Ji, Paul A. Scowen

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Proceedings Volume 11203, Advances in Optical Astronomical Instrumentation 2019; 1120308 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2547889
Event: ANZCOP, 2019, Melbourne, Australia

Abstract

The Giant Magellan Telescope Multi-object Astronomical and Cosmological Spectrograph (GMACS) is a first light instrument for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). It will provide multi-object spectroscopy in wide wavelength coverage and wide field of view. The scientific objectives include exoplanet atmospheres, star formation and chemical evolution studies, galaxy assembly histories, and intergalactic medium tomography. The optical layouts are optimized to have high throughput in the natural seeing limit. In this presentation, we report the current status of the instrument development.

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Soojong Pak, Darren L. DePoy, Jennifer L. Marshall, Luke M. Schmidt, Casey Papovich, Cynthia Froning, D. M. Faes, Claudia Mendes de Oliveira, A. Souza, Rafael Ribeiro, Keith Taylor, Damien Jones, Travis Prochaska, Erika Cook, Hye-In Lee, Tae-Geun Ji, and Paul A. Scowen "Giant Magellan Telescope Multi-object Astronomical and Cosmological Spectrograph (GMACS): conceptual design", Proc. SPIE 11203, Advances in Optical Astronomical Instrumentation 2019, 1120308 (3 January 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2547889

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