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The MUSE second-generation VLT instrument
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2010 · Vol. 7735 · pp. 773508–773508
Roland Bacon✉(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)M. AccardoL. Adjali(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)H. Anwand(University of Göttingen)Svend‐Marian Bauer(Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam)Iman Biswas(Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam)J. Blaizot(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)Didier Boudon(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Sylvie Brau-Nogué(Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées)J. Brinchmann(Leiden University)Patrick Caillier(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)L. Capoani(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)C. M. Carollo(ETH Zurich)T. Contini(Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier)Paul Couderc(Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier)Eric Daguisé(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)S. DeiriesBernard DélabreS. Dreizler(University of Göttingen)Julien Dubois(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)M. Dupieux(Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier)Christophe DupuyÉric Emsellem(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)Thomas Fechner(Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam)A. Fleischmann(University of Göttingen)Manuel François(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)G. Gallou(Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier)T. Gharsa(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Andreas GlindemannD. GojakB. Guiderdoni(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)G. Hansali(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)T. Hahn(Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam)Aurélien Jarno(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)Andreas Kelz(Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam)C. Koehler(University of Göttingen)Johan Kosmalski(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)Florence Laurent(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)M. Le Floc’h(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)S. J. Lilly(ETH Zurich)Jean-Louis LizonMagali Loupias(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)A. ManescauC. Monstein(ETH Zurich)H. Nicklas(University of Göttingen)J.-C. Olaya(Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam)L. Parès(Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées)L. PasquiniArlette Pécontal-Rousset(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)R. Pelló(Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées)C. Petit(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Emil Popow(Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam)Roland ReissA Remillieux(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)Edgard Renault(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)M. M. Roth(Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam)G. RupprechtDenis Serre(Leiden University)Joop Schaye(Leiden University)G. Soucail(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Matthias Steinmetz(Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam)O. Streicher(Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam)R. Stuik(Leiden University)Hervé Valentín(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)J. Vernet(Leiden University)P. Weilbacher(Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam)L. Wisotzki(Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam)N. Yerle(Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées)
Abstract
Summary: The Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) is a second-generation VLT panoramic integral-field spectrograph currently in manufacturing, assembly and integration phase. MUSE has a field of 1x1 arcmin<sup>2</sup> sampled at 0.2x0.2 arcsec<sup>2</sup> and is assisted by the VLT ground layer adaptive optics ESO facility using four laser guide stars. The instrument is a large assembly of 24 identical high performance integral field units, each one composed of an advanced image slicer, a spectrograph and a 4kx4k detector. In this paper we review the progress of the manufacturing and report the performance achieved with the first integral field unit.
Astronomy and Astrophysical ResearchAdaptive optics and wavefront sensingStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesIntegral field spectrographSpectrographAdaptive opticsDetectorVery Large TelescopePhysicsField (mathematics)Computer scienceOpticsStars
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