The Very Large Telescope Visible Multi-Object Spectrograph Mask Preparation Software

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作者：
Bottini, D
Garilli, B
Maccagni, D
Tresse, L
Le Brun, V
Le Fèvre, O
Picat, JP
Scaramella, R
Scodeggio, M
Vettolani, G
Zanichelli, A
Adami, C
Arnaboldi, M
Arnouts, S
Bardelli, S
Bolzonella, M
Cappi, A
Charlot, S
Ciliegi, P
Contini, T
Foucaud, S
Franzetti, P
Guzzo, L
Ilbert, O
Iovino, A
McCracken, HJ
Marano, B
Marinoni, C
Mathez, G
Mazure, A
Meneux, B
Merighi, R
Paltani, S
Pollo, A
Pozzetti, L
Radovich, M
Zamorani, G
Zucca, E
机构：
[1] IASF INAF, I-20133 Milan, Italy
[2] Univ Aix Marseille 1, CNRS, UMR 6110, Lab Astrophys Marseille, F-13376 Marseille, France
[3] Observ Midi Pyrenees, UMR 5572, Astrophys Lab, F-31400 Toulouse, France
[4] IRA INAF, I-40129 Bologna, Italy
[5] Osserv Astron Capodimonte, INAF, I-80131 Naples, Italy
[6] Osservatorio Astron Bologna, INAF, I-40127 Bologna, Italy
[7] Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Astron, I-40127 Bologna, Italy
[8] Max Planck Inst Astrophys, D-85741 Garching, Germany
[9] Inst Astrophys Paris, UMR 7095, F-75014 Paris, France
[10] Osserv Astron Brera, INAF, Milan, Italy
[11] Observ Paris, LERMA, F-75014 Paris, France
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC | 2005年 / 117卷 / 835期
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10.1086/432150
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P1 [天文学];
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摘要：
VIMOS ( Visible Multi- Object Spectrograph) is a multiobject imaging spectrograph installed at the VLT ( Very large Telescope) at the ESO ( European Southern Observatory) Paranal Observatory that is especially suited for survey work. VIMOS is characterized by its very high multiplexing factor: it is possible to take up to 800 spectra with 10 " long slits in a single exposure. To fully exploit its multiplexing potential, we designed and implemented a dedicated software tool: the VIMOS Mask Preparation Software ( VMMPS), which allows the astronomer to select the objects to be spectroscopically observed, and provides for automatic slit positioning and slit number maximization within the instrumental constraints. The output of VMMPS is used to manufacture the slit masks to be mounted in the instrument for spectroscopic observations.
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页码：996 / 1003
页数：8
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