Optimal scheduling and science delivery of spectra for millions of targets in thousands of fields: the operational concept of the Maunakea spectroscopic explorer (MSE)
Nicolas Flagey, Alan McConnachie, Kei Seto, Patrick Hall, Alexis Hill, Calum Hervieu
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Proceedings of SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2018; Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII
The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) will each year obtain millions of spectra in the optical to near-infrared, at low (R~3000) to high (R~40000) spectral resolution by observing >3000 spectra per pointing via a highly multiplexed fiber-fed system. Key science programs for MSE include black hole reverberation mapping, stellar population analysis of faint galaxies at high redshift, and sub-km/s velocity accuracy for stellar astrophysics. The architecture of MSE is an assembly of subsystems designed to meet the science requirements and describes what MSE will look like. In this paper we focus on the operations concept of MSE, which describes how to operate a fiber fed, highly multiplexed, dedicated observatory given its architecture and the science requirements. The operations concept details the phases of operations, from selecting proposals within the science community to distributing back millions of spectra to this community. For each phase, the operations concept describes the tools required to support the science community in their analyses and the operations staff in their work. It also highlights the specific needs related to the complexity of MSE with millions of targets to observe, thousands of fibers to position, and different spectral resolution to use. Finally, the operations concept shows how the science requirements on calibration and observing efficiency can be met.
Transforming the Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) into the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE): A Conceptual Observatory Building and Facilities Design
Maximising the sensitivity of next generation multi-object spectroscopy: system budget development and design optimizations for the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer
这是Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer 2018图书。它旨在为国际天文学和工程界以及相关机构提供MSE科学和技术设计的所有方面的简明参考指南。当前版本是MSE科学目标及其实际实施的状态报告，继2018年1月举行的系统概念设计审查之后。MSE是一个计划中的10米级、宽视场、光学和近红外设施，旨在实现变革性科学，同时填补新兴的国际大型天文设施网络中的一个关键空白。MSE完全致力于数千至数百万天体样本的多目标光谱学。由于其独特的设计能力，它将在这一领域引领世界：它将拥有大口径（11.25米）和宽（1.52平方米）。度）视野;它将有能力以从R2500到R40,000的宽范围的光谱分辨率进行观测，具有大规模的多路复用（每次曝光4332个光谱，所有光谱分辨率在任何时候都可用），并且对目标观测效率超过80%。MSE将揭示微弱宇宙的组成和动力学，旨在精确研究微弱的天体物理现象。它还将为多波长成像调查提供关键的后续行动，例如大型综合巡天望远镜，盖亚，欧几里得，宽视场红外巡天望远镜，平方公里阵列和下一代甚大阵列。
