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1. ANDES, the high resolution spectrograph for the ELT:science goals, project overview, and future developments

Author: Vernet, Joël R., Bryant, Julia J., Motohara, Kentaro, Marconi, Alessandro, Abreu, Artur R., Adibekyan, Vardan, Alberti, Valentina, Albrecht, Simon, Alcaniz, Jailson, Aliverti, Matteo, Allende Prieto, Carlos, Alvarado-gomez, Julian, Alves, Catarina, Amado, Pedro J., Amate, Manuel, Andersen, Michael, Antoniucci, Simone, Artigau, E., Bailet, Christophe, Baker, Clark E., Baldini, Veronica, Balestra, Andrea, Barnes, S.a., Baron, Frédérique, Barros, Susana, Bauer, Svend-marian, Beaulieu, Mathilde, Bellido-tirado, Olga, Benneke, Björn, Bensby, Thomas, Bergin, Edwin, Berio, P., Biazzo, Katia, Bigot, Laurent, Bik, Arjan, Birkby, Jayne L., Blind, Nicolas, Boebion, Olivier, Boisse, Isabelle, Bolmont, Emeline, Bolton, J. S., Bonaglia, Marco, Bonfils, Xavier, Bonhomme, Lea, Borsa, Francesco, Bouret, Jean-claude, Brandeker, Alexis, Brandner, Wolfgang, Broeg, Christopher H., Brogi, Matteo, Brousseau, Denis, Brucalassi, Anna, Brynnel, Joar G., Buchhave, Lars A., Buscher, David F., Cabona, Lorenzo, Cabral, Alexandre, Calderone, Giorgio, Calvo-ortega, Rocío, Cantalloube, Faustine, Canto Martins, Bruno L., Carbonaro, Luca, Caujolle, Yan, Chauvin, Gaël, Chazelas, Bruno, Cheffot, Anne-laure L., Cheng, Yuk Shan, Chiavassa, Andrea, Christensen, Lise B., Cirami, Roberto, Cirasuolo, Michele, Cook, Neil J., Cooke, Ryan, Coretti, Igor, Covino, Stefano, Cowan, Nicolas B., Cresci, Giovanni, Cristiani, Stefano, Parro, Vanderlei Cunha, Cupani, Guido, D'odorico, Valentina, Dadi, Kamalesh, De Castro Leão, Izan C., De Cia, Annalisa, De Medeiros, Jose R., Debras, Florian, Debus, Michael, Delorme, Alain, Demangeon, Olivier, Derie, Frederic, Dessauges-zavadsky, M., Di Marcantonio, Paolo, Di Stefano, Simona, Dionies, Frank, Domiciano De Souza, Armando, Doyon, René, Dunn, Jennifer S., Egner, Sébastien E., Ehrenreich, David, Faria, Joao P., Ferruzzi, Debora, Feruglio, Chiara, Fisher, Martin, Fontana, Adriano, Frank, B S., Fuesslein, C., Fumagalli, M., Fusco, Thierry, Fynbo, Johan P. U., Gabella, O., Gaessler, W., Gallo, E., Gao, X., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Giacobbe, P., Giro, E., Gonçalves, R. S., Gonzalez, O. A., González-hernández, J. I., Gouvret, C., Gracia Témich, F., Haehnelt, M. G., Haniff, C., Hatzes, A., Helled, R., Hoeijmakers, H. J., Hughes, I., Huke, Philipp, Ivanisenko, Y., Järvinen, A. S., Järvinen, S. P., Kaminski, A., Kern, J., Knoche, J., Kordt, A., Korhonen, H., Korn, A., Kouach, D., Kowzan, G., Kreidberg, L., Landoni, M., Lanotte, A. A., Lavail, A., Lavie, B., Lee, D., Lehmitz, M., Li, J., Li, W., Liske, J., Lovis, C., Lucatello, S., Lunney, D., Macintosh, M. J., Madhusudhan, N., Magrini, L., Maiolino, R., Maldonado, J., Malo, L., Man, A. W. S., Marquart, T., Marques, C. M. J., Marques, E. L., Martinez, P., Martins, A. M., Martins, C. J. A. P., Martins, J. H. C., Maslowski, P., Mason, C., Mason, E., Mccracken, R. A., Melo E Sousa, M. A. F., Mergo, P., Micela, G., Milaković, D., Mollière, P., Monteiro, M. A., Montgomery, D., Mordasini, C., Morin, J., Mucciarelli, A., Murphy, M. T., N'diaye, M., Nardetto, N., Neichel, B., Neri, N., Niedzielski, A. T., Niemczura, E., Nisini, B., Nortmann, L., Noterdaeme, P., Nunes, N. J., Oggioni, L., Olchewsky, F., Oliva, E., Önel, H., Origlia, L., Östlin, G., Ouellette, N. N.-q., Pallé, Enric, Papaderos, P., Pariani, G., Pasquini, L., Peñate Castro, J., Pepe, F., Peroux, C., Perreault Levasseur, L., Perruchot, Sandrine, Petit, P., Pfuhl, Oliver, Pino, L., Piqueras, Javier, Piskunov, N., Pollo, A., Poppenhaeger, K., Porru, M., Puschnig, J., Quirrenbach, A., Rauscher, Emily, Rebolo, R., Redaelli, E. M. A., Reffert, S., Reid, D. T., Reiners, A., Richter, P., Riva, M., Rivoire, S., Rodríguez-lópez, C., Roederer, I. U., Romano, D., Roth, M., Rousseau, S., Rowe, J., Saccardi, A., Salvadori, S., Sanna, N., Santos, N. C., Santos Diaz, P., Sanz-forcada, Jorge, Sarajlic, M., Sauvage, J.-f., Savio, D., Scaudo, A., Schäfer, S., Schiavon, R. P., Schmidt, T. M., Selmi, C., Simoes, R., Simonnin, A., Sivanandam, S., Sordet, M., Sordo, R., Sortino, F., Sosnowska, D., Sousa, S. G., Spang, A., Spiga, R., Stempels, E., Stevenson, J. R. Y., Strassmeier, Klaus G., Suárez Mascareño, A., Sulich, A., Sun, X., Tanvir, N. R., Tenegi-sanginés, F., Thibault, S., Thompson, S. J., Tisserand, P., Tozzi, A., Turbet, M., Véran, J.-p., Vallée, P., Vanni, I., Varas, R., Vega-moreno, A., Venn, K. A., Verma, A., Vernet, J., Viel, M., Wade, G., Waring, C., Weber, M., Weder, J., Wehbé, B., Weingrill, J., Woche, M., Xompero, M., Zackrisson, E., Zanutta, A., Zapatero Osorio, M. R., Zechmeister, M., Zimara, J., Vernet, Joël R., Bryant, Julia J., Motohara, Kentaro, Marconi, Alessandro, Abreu, Artur R., Adibekyan, Vardan, Alberti, Valentina, Albrecht, Simon, Alcaniz, Jailson, Aliverti, Matteo, Allende Prieto, Carlos, Alvarado-gomez, Julian, Alves, Catarina, Amado, Pedro J., Amate, Manuel, Andersen, Michael, Antoniucci, Simone, Artigau, E., Bailet, Christophe, Baker, Clark E., Baldini, Veronica, Balestra, Andrea, Barnes, S.a., Baron, Frédérique, Barros, Susana, Bauer, Svend-marian, Beaulieu, Mathilde, Bellido-tirado, Olga, Benneke, Björn, Bensby, Thomas, Bergin, Edwin, Berio, P., Biazzo, Katia, Bigot, Laurent, Bik, Arjan, Birkby, Jayne L., Blind, Nicolas, Boebion, Olivier, Boisse, Isabelle, Bolmont, Emeline, Bolton, J. S., Bonaglia, Marco, Bonfils, Xavier, Bonhomme, Lea, Borsa, Francesco, Bouret, Jean-claude, Brandeker, Alexis, Brandner, Wolfgang, Broeg, Christopher H., Brogi, Matteo, Brousseau, Denis, Brucalassi, Anna, Brynnel, Joar G., Buchhave, Lars A., Buscher, David F., Cabona, Lorenzo, Cabral, Alexandre, Calderone, Giorgio, Calvo-ortega, Rocío, Cantalloube, Faustine, Canto Martins, Bruno L., Carbonaro, Luca, Caujolle, Yan, Chauvin, Gaël, Chazelas, Bruno, Cheffot, Anne-laure L., Cheng, Yuk Shan, Chiavassa, Andrea, Christensen, Lise B., Cirami, Roberto, Cirasuolo, Michele, Cook, Neil J., Cooke, Ryan, Coretti, Igor, Covino, Stefano, Cowan, Nicolas B., Cresci, Giovanni, Cristiani, Stefano, Parro, Vanderlei Cunha, Cupani, Guido, D'odorico, Valentina, Dadi, Kamalesh, De Castro Leão, Izan C., De Cia, Annalisa, De Medeiros, Jose R., Debras, Florian, Debus, Michael, Delorme, Alain, Demangeon, Olivier, Derie, Frederic, Dessauges-zavadsky, M., Di Marcantonio, Paolo, Di Stefano, Simona, Dionies, Frank, Domiciano De Souza, Armando, Doyon, René, Dunn, Jennifer S., Egner, Sébastien E., Ehrenreich, David, Faria, Joao P., Ferruzzi, Debora, Feruglio, Chiara, Fisher, Martin, Fontana, Adriano, Frank, B S., Fuesslein, C., Fumagalli, M., Fusco, Thierry, Fynbo, Johan P. U., Gabella, O., Gaessler, W., Gallo, E., Gao, X., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Giacobbe, P., Giro, E., Gonçalves, R. S., Gonzalez, O. A., González-hernández, J. I., Gouvret, C., Gracia Témich, F., Haehnelt, M. G., Haniff, C., Hatzes, A., Helled, R., Hoeijmakers, H. J., Hughes, I., Huke, Philipp, Ivanisenko, Y., Järvinen, A. S., Järvinen, S. P., Kaminski, A., Kern, J., Knoche, J., Kordt, A., Korhonen, H., Korn, A., Kouach, D., Kowzan, G., Kreidberg, L., Landoni, M., Lanotte, A. A., Lavail, A., Lavie, B., Lee, D., Lehmitz, M., Li, J., Li, W., Liske, J., Lovis, C., Lucatello, S., Lunney, D., Macintosh, M. J., Madhusudhan, N., Magrini, L., Maiolino, R., Maldonado, J., Malo, L., Man, A. W. S., Marquart, T., Marques, C. M. J., Marques, E. L., Martinez, P., Martins, A. M., Martins, C. J. A. P., Martins, J. H. C., Maslowski, P., Mason, C., Mason, E., Mccracken, R. A., Melo E Sousa, M. A. F., Mergo, P., Micela, G., Milaković, D., Mollière, P., Monteiro, M. A., Montgomery, D., Mordasini, C., Morin, J., Mucciarelli, A., Murphy, M. T., N'diaye, M., Nardetto, N., Neichel, B., Neri, N., Niedzielski, A. T., Niemczura, E., Nisini, B., Nortmann, L., Noterdaeme, P., Nunes, N. J., Oggioni, L., Olchewsky, F., Oliva, E., Önel, H., Origlia, L., Östlin, G., Ouellette, N. N.-q., Pallé, Enric, Papaderos, P., Pariani, G., Pasquini, L., Peñate Castro, J., Pepe, F., Peroux, C., Perreault Levasseur, L., Perruchot, Sandrine, Petit, P., Pfuhl, Oliver, Pino, L., Piqueras, Javier, Piskunov, N., Pollo, A., Poppenhaeger, K., Porru, M., Puschnig, J., Quirrenbach, A., Rauscher, Emily, Rebolo, R., Redaelli, E. M. A., Reffert, S., Reid, D. T., Reiners, A., Richter, P., Riva, M., Rivoire, S., Rodríguez-lópez, C., Roederer, I. U., Romano, D., Roth, M., Rousseau, S., Rowe, J., Saccardi, A., Salvadori, S., Sanna, N., Santos, N. C., Santos Diaz, P., Sanz-forcada, Jorge, Sarajlic, M., Sauvage, J.-f., Savio, D., Scaudo, A., Schäfer, S., Schiavon, R. P., Schmidt, T. M., Selmi, C., Simoes, R., Simonnin, A., Sivanandam, S., Sordet, M., Sordo, R., Sortino, F., Sosnowska, D., Sousa, S. G., Spang, A., Spiga, R., Stempels, E., Stevenson, J. R. Y., Strassmeier, Klaus G., Suárez Mascareño, A., Sulich, A., Sun, X., Tanvir, N. R., Tenegi-sanginés, F., Thibault, S., Thompson, S. J., Tisserand, P., Tozzi, A., Turbet, M., Véran, J.-p., Vallée, P., Vanni, I., Varas, R., Vega-moreno, A., Venn, K. A., Verma, A., Vernet, J., Viel, M., Wade, G., Waring, C., Weber, M., Weder, J., Wehbé, B., Weingrill, J., Woche, M., Xompero, M., Zackrisson, E., Zanutta, A., Zapatero Osorio, M. R., Zechmeister, M., and Zimara, J.
Published: 2024

2. ANDES, the high resolution spectrograph for the ELT:science goals, project overview and future developments

Author: Bryant, Julia J., Motohara, Kentaro, Vernet, Joel R., Marconi, A., Abreu, M., Adibekyan, V., Alberti, V., Albrecht, S., Alcaniz, J., Aliverti, M., Prieto, C. Allende, Gómez, J. D.Alvarado, Alves, C. S., Amado, P. J., Amate, M., Andersen, M. I., Antoniucci, S., Artigau, E., Bailet, C., Baker, C., Baldini, V., Balestra, A., Barnes, S. A., Baron, F., Barros, S. C.C., Bauer, S. M., Beaulieu, M., Bellido-Tirado, O., Benneke, B., Bensby, T., Bergin, E. A., Berio, P., Biazzo, K., Bigot, L., Bik, A., Birkby, J. L., Blind, N., Boebion, O., Boisse, I., Bolmont, E., Bolton, J. S., Bonaglia, M., Bonfils, X., Bonhomme, L., Borsa, F., Bouret, J. C., Brandeker, A., Brandner, W., Broeg, C. H., Brogi, M., Brousseau, D., Brucalassi, A., Brynnel, J., Buchhave, L. A., Buscher, D. F., Cabona, L., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Calvo-Ortega, R., Cantalloube, F., Martins, B. L.Canto, Carbonaro, L., Caujolle, Y., Chauvin, G., Chazelas, B., Cheffot, A. L., Cheng, Y. S., Chiavassa, A., Christensen, L., Cirami, R., Cirasuolo, M., Cook, N. J., Cooke, R. J., Coretti, I., Covino, S., Cowan, N., Cresci, G., Cristiani, S., Parro, V. Cunha, Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Dadi, K., de Castro Leão, I., De Cia, A., De Medeiros, J. R., Debras, F., Debus, M., Delorme, A., Demangeon, O., Derie, F., Dessauges-Zavadsky, M., Di Marcantonio, P., Di Stefano, S., Dionies, F., de Souza, A. Domiciano, Doyon, R., Dunn, J., Egner, S., Ehrenreich, D., Faria, J. P., Ferruzzi, D., Feruglio, C., Fisher, M., Fontana, A., Frank, B. S., Fuesslein, C., Fumagalli, M., Fusco, T., Fynbo, J., Gabella, O., Gaessler, W., Gallo, E., Gao, X., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Giacobbe, P., Giro, E., Gonçalves, R. S., Gonzalez, O. A., Hernández, J. I.González, Gouvret, C., Témich, F. Gracia, Haehnelt, M. G., Haniff, C., Hatzes, A., Helled, R., Hoeijmakers, H. J., Hughes, I., Huke, P., Ivanisenko, Y., Järvinen, A. S., Järvinen, S. P., Kaminski, A., Kern, J., Knoche, J., Kordt, A., Korhonen, H., Korn, A. J., Kouach, D., Kowzan, G., Kreidberg, L., Landoni, M., Lanotte, A. A., Lavail, A., Lavie, B., Lee, D., Lehmitz, M., Li, J., Li, W., Liske, J., Lovis, C., Lucatello, S., Lunney, D., MacIntosh, M. J., Madhusudhan, N., Magrini, L., Maiolino, R., Maldonado, J., Malo, L., Man, A. W.S., Marquart, T., Marques, C. M.J., Marques, E. L., Martinez, P., Martins, A., Martins, C. J.A.P., Martins, J. H.C., Maslowski, P., Mason, C. A., Mason, E., McCracken, R. A., Melo e Sousa, M. A.F., Mergo, P., Micela, G., Milaković, D., Mollière, P., Monteiro, M. A., Montgomery, D., Mordasini, C., Morin, J., Mucciarelli, A., Murphy, M. T., N'Diaye, M., Nardetto, N., Neichel, B., Neri, N., Niedzielski, A. T., Niemczura, E., Nisini, B., Nortmann, L., Noterdaeme, P., Nunes, N. J., Oggioni, L., Olchewsky, F., Oliva, E., Önel, H., Origlia, L., Östlin, G., Ouellette, N. N.Q., Palle, E., Papaderos, P., Pariani, G., Pasquini, L., Castro, J. Peñate, Pepe, F., Peroux, C., Levasseur, L. Perreault, Perruchot, S., Petit, P., Pfuhl, O., Pino, L., Piqueras, J., Piskunov, N., Pollo, A., Poppenhaeger, K., Porru, M., Puschnig, J., Quirrenbach, A., Rauscher, E., Rebolo, R., Redaelli, E. M.A., Reffert, S., Reid, D. T., Reiners, A., Richter, P., Riva, M., Rivoire, S., Rodríguez-López, C., Roederer, I. U., Romano, D., Roth, M., Rousseau, S., Rowe, J., Saccardi, A., Salvadori, S., Sanna, N., Santos, N. C., Diaz, P. Santos, Sanz-Forcada, J., Sarajlic, M., Sauvage, J. F., Savio, D., Scaudo, A., Schäfer, S., Schiavon, R. P., Schmidt, T. M., Selmi, C., Simoes, R., Simonnin, A., Sivanandam, S., Sordet, M., Sordo, R., Sortino, F., Sosnowska, D., Sousa, S. G., Spang, A., Spiga, R., Stempels, E., Stevenson, J. R.Y., Strassmeier, K. G., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Sulich, A., Sun, X., Tanvir, N. R., Tenegi-Sanginés, F., Thibault, S., Thompson, S. J., Tisserand, P., Tozzi, A., Turbet, M., Véran, J. P., Vallée, P., Vanni, I., Varas, R., Vega-Moreno, A., Venn, K. A., Verma, A., Vernet, J., Viel, M., Wade, G., Waring, C., Weber, M., Weder, J., Wehbe, B., Weingrill, J., Woche, M., Xompero, M., Zackrisson, E., Zanutta, A., Osorio, M. R.Zapatero, Zechmeister, M., Zimara, J., Bryant, Julia J., Motohara, Kentaro, Vernet, Joel R., Marconi, A., Abreu, M., Adibekyan, V., Alberti, V., Albrecht, S., Alcaniz, J., Aliverti, M., Prieto, C. Allende, Gómez, J. D.Alvarado, Alves, C. S., Amado, P. J., Amate, M., Andersen, M. I., Antoniucci, S., Artigau, E., Bailet, C., Baker, C., Baldini, V., Balestra, A., Barnes, S. A., Baron, F., Barros, S. C.C., Bauer, S. M., Beaulieu, M., Bellido-Tirado, O., Benneke, B., Bensby, T., Bergin, E. A., Berio, P., Biazzo, K., Bigot, L., Bik, A., Birkby, J. L., Blind, N., Boebion, O., Boisse, I., Bolmont, E., Bolton, J. S., Bonaglia, M., Bonfils, X., Bonhomme, L., Borsa, F., Bouret, J. C., Brandeker, A., Brandner, W., Broeg, C. H., Brogi, M., Brousseau, D., Brucalassi, A., Brynnel, J., Buchhave, L. A., Buscher, D. F., Cabona, L., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Calvo-Ortega, R., Cantalloube, F., Martins, B. L.Canto, Carbonaro, L., Caujolle, Y., Chauvin, G., Chazelas, B., Cheffot, A. L., Cheng, Y. S., Chiavassa, A., Christensen, L., Cirami, R., Cirasuolo, M., Cook, N. J., Cooke, R. J., Coretti, I., Covino, S., Cowan, N., Cresci, G., Cristiani, S., Parro, V. Cunha, Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Dadi, K., de Castro Leão, I., De Cia, A., De Medeiros, J. R., Debras, F., Debus, M., Delorme, A., Demangeon, O., Derie, F., Dessauges-Zavadsky, M., Di Marcantonio, P., Di Stefano, S., Dionies, F., de Souza, A. Domiciano, Doyon, R., Dunn, J., Egner, S., Ehrenreich, D., Faria, J. P., Ferruzzi, D., Feruglio, C., Fisher, M., Fontana, A., Frank, B. S., Fuesslein, C., Fumagalli, M., Fusco, T., Fynbo, J., Gabella, O., Gaessler, W., Gallo, E., Gao, X., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Giacobbe, P., Giro, E., Gonçalves, R. S., Gonzalez, O. A., Hernández, J. I.González, Gouvret, C., Témich, F. Gracia, Haehnelt, M. G., Haniff, C., Hatzes, A., Helled, R., Hoeijmakers, H. J., Hughes, I., Huke, P., Ivanisenko, Y., Järvinen, A. S., Järvinen, S. P., Kaminski, A., Kern, J., Knoche, J., Kordt, A., Korhonen, H., Korn, A. J., Kouach, D., Kowzan, G., Kreidberg, L., Landoni, M., Lanotte, A. A., Lavail, A., Lavie, B., Lee, D., Lehmitz, M., Li, J., Li, W., Liske, J., Lovis, C., Lucatello, S., Lunney, D., MacIntosh, M. J., Madhusudhan, N., Magrini, L., Maiolino, R., Maldonado, J., Malo, L., Man, A. W.S., Marquart, T., Marques, C. M.J., Marques, E. L., Martinez, P., Martins, A., Martins, C. J.A.P., Martins, J. H.C., Maslowski, P., Mason, C. A., Mason, E., McCracken, R. A., Melo e Sousa, M. A.F., Mergo, P., Micela, G., Milaković, D., Mollière, P., Monteiro, M. A., Montgomery, D., Mordasini, C., Morin, J., Mucciarelli, A., Murphy, M. T., N'Diaye, M., Nardetto, N., Neichel, B., Neri, N., Niedzielski, A. T., Niemczura, E., Nisini, B., Nortmann, L., Noterdaeme, P., Nunes, N. J., Oggioni, L., Olchewsky, F., Oliva, E., Önel, H., Origlia, L., Östlin, G., Ouellette, N. N.Q., Palle, E., Papaderos, P., Pariani, G., Pasquini, L., Castro, J. Peñate, Pepe, F., Peroux, C., Levasseur, L. Perreault, Perruchot, S., Petit, P., Pfuhl, O., Pino, L., Piqueras, J., Piskunov, N., Pollo, A., Poppenhaeger, K., Porru, M., Puschnig, J., Quirrenbach, A., Rauscher, E., Rebolo, R., Redaelli, E. M.A., Reffert, S., Reid, D. T., Reiners, A., Richter, P., Riva, M., Rivoire, S., Rodríguez-López, C., Roederer, I. U., Romano, D., Roth, M., Rousseau, S., Rowe, J., Saccardi, A., Salvadori, S., Sanna, N., Santos, N. C., Diaz, P. Santos, Sanz-Forcada, J., Sarajlic, M., Sauvage, J. F., Savio, D., Scaudo, A., Schäfer, S., Schiavon, R. P., Schmidt, T. M., Selmi, C., Simoes, R., Simonnin, A., Sivanandam, S., Sordet, M., Sordo, R., Sortino, F., Sosnowska, D., Sousa, S. G., Spang, A., Spiga, R., Stempels, E., Stevenson, J. R.Y., Strassmeier, K. G., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Sulich, A., Sun, X., Tanvir, N. R., Tenegi-Sanginés, F., Thibault, S., Thompson, S. J., Tisserand, P., Tozzi, A., Turbet, M., Véran, J. P., Vallée, P., Vanni, I., Varas, R., Vega-Moreno, A., Venn, K. A., Verma, A., Vernet, J., Viel, M., Wade, G., Waring, C., Weber, M., Weder, J., Wehbe, B., Weingrill, J., Woche, M., Xompero, M., Zackrisson, E., Zanutta, A., Osorio, M. R.Zapatero, Zechmeister, M., and Zimara, J.
Abstract: The first generation of ELT instruments includes an optical-infrared high resolution spectrograph, indicated as ELT-HIRES and recently christened ANDES (ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph).ANDES consists of three fibre-fed spectrographs ([U]BV, RIZ, YJH) providing a spectral resolution of ∼100,000 with a minimum simultaneous wavelength coverage of 0.4-1.8 µm with the goal of extending it to 0.35-2.4 µm with the addition of an U arm to the BV spectrograph and a separate K band spectrograph.It operates both in seeing- and diffraction-limited conditions and the fibre-feeding allows several, interchangeable observing modes including a single conjugated adaptive optics module and a small diffraction-limited integral field unit in the NIR.Modularity and fibre-feeding allows ANDES to be placed partly on the ELT Nasmyth platform and partly in the Coudé room.ANDES has a wide range of groundbreaking science cases spanning nearly all areas of research in astrophysics and even fundamental physics.Among the top science cases there are the detection of biosignatures from exoplanet atmospheres, finding the fingerprints of the first generation of stars, tests on the stability of Nature's fundamental couplings, and the direct detection of the cosmic acceleration.The ANDES project is carried forward by a large international consortium, composed of 35 Institutes from 13 countries, forming a team of almost 300 scientists and engineers which include the majority of the scientific and technical expertise in the field that can be found in ESO member states.
Published: 2024

3. ANDES, the high resolution spectrograph for the ELT : science case, baseline design and path to construction

Author: Marconi, A., Abreu, M., Adibekyan, V., Alberti, V., Albrecht, S., Alcaniz, J., Aliverti, M., Allende Prieto, C., Gomez, J. D. Alvarado, Amado, P. J., Amate, M., Andersen, M. I., Artigau, E., Baker, C., Baldini, V., Balestra, A., Barnes, S. A., Baron, F., Barros, S. C. C., Bauer, S. M., Beaulieu, M., Bellido-Tirado, O., Benneke, B., Bensby, T., Bergin, E. A., Biazzo, K., Bik, A., Birkby, J. L., Blind, N., Boisse, I., Bolmont, E., Bonaglia, M., Bonfils, X., Borsa, F., Brandeker, A., Brandner, W., Broeg, C. H., Brogi, M., Brousseau, D., Brucalassi, A., Brynnel, J., Buchhave, L. A., Buscher, D. F., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Calvo-Ortega, R., Cantalloube, F., Canto Martins, B. L., Carbonaro, L., Chauvin, G., Chazelas, B., Cheffot, A. -L, Cheng, Y. S., Chiavassa, A., Christensen, L., Cirami, R., Cook, N. J., Cooke, R. J., Coretti, I., Covino, S., Cowan, N., Cresci, G., Cristiani, S., Cunha Parro, V., Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., de Castro Leao, I., De Cia, A., De Medeiros, J. R., Debras, F., Debus, M., Demangeon, O., Dessauges-Zavadsky, M., Di Marcantonio, P., Dionies, F., Doyon, R., Dunn, J., Ehrenreich, D., Faria, J. P., Feruglio, C., Fisher, M., Fontana, A., Fumagalli, M., Fusco, T., Fynbo, J., Gabella, O., Gaessler, W., Gallo, E., Gao, X., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Giacobbe, P., Giro, E., Goncalves, R. S., Gonzalez, O. A., Gonzalez Hernandez, J. I., Gracia Temich, F., Haehnelt, M. G., Haniff, C., Hatzes, A., Helled, R., Hoeijmakers, H. J., Huke, P., Jaervinen, A. S., Jaervinen, S. P., Kaminski, A., Korn, Andreas, Kouach, D., Kowzan, G., Kreidberg, L., Landoni, M., Lanotte, A., Lavail, Alexis, Li, J., Liske, J., Lovis, C., Lucatello, S., Lunney, D., MacIntosh, M. J., Madhusudhan, N., Magrini, L., Maiolino, R., Malo, L., Man, A. W. S., Marquart, Thomas, Marques, E. L., Martins, C. J. A. P., Martins, A. M., Maslowski, P., Mason, E., Mason, C. A., McCracken, R. A., Mergo, P., Micela, G., Mitchell, T., Molliere, P., Monteiro, M. A., Montgomery, D., Mordasini, C., Morin, J., Mucciarelli, A., Murphy, M. T., N'Diaye, M., Neichel, B., Niedzielski, A. T., Niemczura, E., Nortmann, L., Noterdaeme, P., Nunes, N. J., Oggioni, L., Oliva, E., Onel, H., Origlia, L., Ostlin, G., Palle, E., Papaderos, P., Pariani, G., Penate Castro, J., Pepe, F., Levasseur, L. Perreault, Petit, P., Pino, L., Piqueras, J., Pollo, A., Poppenhaeger, K., Quirrenbach, A., Rauscher, E., Rebolo, R., Redaelli, E. M. A., Reffert, S., Reid, D. T., Reiners, A., Richter, P., Riva, M., Rivoire, S., Rodriguez-Lopez, C., Roederer, I. U., Romano, D., Rousseau, S., Rowe, J., Salvadori, S., Sanna, N., Santos, N. C., Diaz, P. Santos, Sanz-Forcada, J., Sarajlic, M., Sauvage, J. -F, Schaefer, S., Schiavon, R. P., Schmidt, T. M., Selmi, C., Sivanandam, S., Sordet, M., Sordo, R., Sortino, F., Sosnowska, D., Sousa, S. G., Stempels, Eric, Strassmeier, K. G., Suarez Mascareno, A., Sulich, A., Sun, X., Tanvir, N. R., Tenegi-Sangines, F., Thibault, S., Thompson, S. J., Tozzi, A., Turbet, M., Vallee, P., Varas, R., Venn, K. A., Veran, J. -P, Verma, A., Viel, M., Wade, G., Waring, C., Weber, M., Weder, J., Wehbe, B., Weingrill, J., Woche, M., Xompero, M., Zackrisson, Erik, Zanutta, A., Zapatero Osorio, M. R., Zechmeister, M., Zimara, J., Marconi, A., Abreu, M., Adibekyan, V., Alberti, V., Albrecht, S., Alcaniz, J., Aliverti, M., Allende Prieto, C., Gomez, J. D. Alvarado, Amado, P. J., Amate, M., Andersen, M. I., Artigau, E., Baker, C., Baldini, V., Balestra, A., Barnes, S. A., Baron, F., Barros, S. C. C., Bauer, S. M., Beaulieu, M., Bellido-Tirado, O., Benneke, B., Bensby, T., Bergin, E. A., Biazzo, K., Bik, A., Birkby, J. L., Blind, N., Boisse, I., Bolmont, E., Bonaglia, M., Bonfils, X., Borsa, F., Brandeker, A., Brandner, W., Broeg, C. H., Brogi, M., Brousseau, D., Brucalassi, A., Brynnel, J., Buchhave, L. A., Buscher, D. F., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Calvo-Ortega, R., Cantalloube, F., Canto Martins, B. L., Carbonaro, L., Chauvin, G., Chazelas, B., Cheffot, A. -L, Cheng, Y. S., Chiavassa, A., Christensen, L., Cirami, R., Cook, N. J., Cooke, R. J., Coretti, I., Covino, S., Cowan, N., Cresci, G., Cristiani, S., Cunha Parro, V., Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., de Castro Leao, I., De Cia, A., De Medeiros, J. R., Debras, F., Debus, M., Demangeon, O., Dessauges-Zavadsky, M., Di Marcantonio, P., Dionies, F., Doyon, R., Dunn, J., Ehrenreich, D., Faria, J. P., Feruglio, C., Fisher, M., Fontana, A., Fumagalli, M., Fusco, T., Fynbo, J., Gabella, O., Gaessler, W., Gallo, E., Gao, X., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Giacobbe, P., Giro, E., Goncalves, R. S., Gonzalez, O. A., Gonzalez Hernandez, J. I., Gracia Temich, F., Haehnelt, M. G., Haniff, C., Hatzes, A., Helled, R., Hoeijmakers, H. J., Huke, P., Jaervinen, A. S., Jaervinen, S. P., Kaminski, A., Korn, Andreas, Kouach, D., Kowzan, G., Kreidberg, L., Landoni, M., Lanotte, A., Lavail, Alexis, Li, J., Liske, J., Lovis, C., Lucatello, S., Lunney, D., MacIntosh, M. J., Madhusudhan, N., Magrini, L., Maiolino, R., Malo, L., Man, A. W. S., Marquart, Thomas, Marques, E. L., Martins, C. J. A. P., Martins, A. M., Maslowski, P., Mason, E., Mason, C. A., McCracken, R. A., Mergo, P., Micela, G., Mitchell, T., Molliere, P., Monteiro, M. A., Montgomery, D., Mordasini, C., Morin, J., Mucciarelli, A., Murphy, M. T., N'Diaye, M., Neichel, B., Niedzielski, A. T., Niemczura, E., Nortmann, L., Noterdaeme, P., Nunes, N. J., Oggioni, L., Oliva, E., Onel, H., Origlia, L., Ostlin, G., Palle, E., Papaderos, P., Pariani, G., Penate Castro, J., Pepe, F., Levasseur, L. Perreault, Petit, P., Pino, L., Piqueras, J., Pollo, A., Poppenhaeger, K., Quirrenbach, A., Rauscher, E., Rebolo, R., Redaelli, E. M. A., Reffert, S., Reid, D. T., Reiners, A., Richter, P., Riva, M., Rivoire, S., Rodriguez-Lopez, C., Roederer, I. U., Romano, D., Rousseau, S., Rowe, J., Salvadori, S., Sanna, N., Santos, N. C., Diaz, P. Santos, Sanz-Forcada, J., Sarajlic, M., Sauvage, J. -F, Schaefer, S., Schiavon, R. P., Schmidt, T. M., Selmi, C., Sivanandam, S., Sordet, M., Sordo, R., Sortino, F., Sosnowska, D., Sousa, S. G., Stempels, Eric, Strassmeier, K. G., Suarez Mascareno, A., Sulich, A., Sun, X., Tanvir, N. R., Tenegi-Sangines, F., Thibault, S., Thompson, S. J., Tozzi, A., Turbet, M., Vallee, P., Varas, R., Venn, K. A., Veran, J. -P, Verma, A., Viel, M., Wade, G., Waring, C., Weber, M., Weder, J., Wehbe, B., Weingrill, J., Woche, M., Xompero, M., Zackrisson, Erik, Zanutta, A., Zapatero Osorio, M. R., Zechmeister, M., and Zimara, J.
Abstract: The first generation of ELT instruments includes an optical-infrared high resolution spectrograph, indicated as ELT-HIRES and recently christened ANDES (ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph). ANDES consists of three fibre-fed spectrographs (UBV, RIZ, YJH) providing a spectral resolution of similar to 100,000 with a minimum simultaneous wavelength coverage of 0.4-1.8 mu m with the goal of extending it to 0.35-2.4 mu m with the addition of a K band spectrograph. It operates both in seeing- and diffraction-limited conditions and the fibre-feeding allows several, interchangeable observing modes including a single conjugated adaptive optics module and a small diffraction-limited integral field unit in the NIR. Its modularity will ensure that ANDES can be placed entirely on the ELT Nasmyth platform, if enough mass and volume is available, or partly in the Coude room. ANDES has a wide range of groundbreaking science cases spanning nearly all areas of research in astrophysics and even fundamental physics. Among the top science cases there are the detection of biosignatures from exoplanet atmospheres, finding the fingerprints of the first generation of stars, tests on the stability of Nature's fundamental couplings, and the direct detection of the cosmic acceleration. The ANDES project is carried forward by a large international consortium, composed of 35 Institutes from 13 countries, forming a team of more than 200 scientists and engineers which represent the majority of the scientific and technical expertise in the field among ESO member states.
Published: 2022
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4. ANDES, the high resolution spectrograph for the ELT: science case, baseline design and path to construction

Author: Evans, Christopher J., Bryant, Julia J., Motohara, Kentaro, Marconi, A., Abreu, M., Adibekyan, V., Alberti, V., Albrecht, S., Alcaniz, J., Aliverti, M., Prieto, C. Allende, Gómez, J. D. Alvarado, Amado, P. J., Amate, M., Andersen, M. I., Artigau, E., Baker, C., Baldini, V., Balestra, A., Barnes, S. A., Baron, F., Barros, S. C. C., Bauer, S. M., Beaulieu, M., Bellido-Tirado, O., Benneke, B., Bensby, T., Bergin, E. A., Biazzo, K., Bik, A., Birkby, J. L., Blind, N., Boisse, I., Bolmont, E., Bonaglia, M., Bonfils, X., Borsa, F., Brandeker, A., Brandner, W., Broeg, C. H., Brogi, M., Brousseau, D., Brucalassi, A., Brynnel, J., Buchhave, L. A., Buscher, D. F., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Calvo-Ortega, R., Martins, B. L. Canto, Cantalloube, F., Carbonaro, L., Chauvin, G., Chazelas, B., Cheffot, A.-L., Cheng, Y. S., Chiavassa, A., Christensen, L., Cirami, R., Cook, N. J., Cooke, R. J., Coretti, I., Covino, S., Cowan, N., Cresci, G., Cristiani, S., Parro, V. Cunha, Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Leão, I. de Castro, Cia, A. De, Medeiros, J. R. De, Debras, F., Debus, M., Demangeon, O., Dessauges-Zavadsky, M., Marcantonio, P. Di, Dionies, F., Doyon, R., Dunn, J., Ehrenreich, D., Faria, J. P., Feruglio, C., Fisher, M., Fontana, A., Fumagalli, M., Fusco, T., Fynbo, J., Gabella, O., Gaessler, W., Gallo, E., Gao, X., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Giacobbe, P., Giro, E., Gonçalves, R. S., Gonzalez, O., Hernández, J. I. González, Témich, F. Gracia, Haehnelt, M. G., Haniff, C., Hatzes, A., Helled, R., Hoeijmakers, H.J., Huke, P., Järvinen, S., Järvinen, A., Kaminski, A., Korn, A., Kouach, D., Kowzan, G., Kreidberg, L., Landoni, M., Lanotte, A., Lavail, A., Li, J., Liske, J., Lovis, C., Lucatello, S., Lunney, D., MacIntosh, M., Madhusudhan, N., Magrini, L., Maiolino, R., Malo, L., Man, A., Marquart, T., Marques, E. L., Martins, A. M., Martins, C. J. A. P., Maslowski, P., Mason, C., Mason, E., McCracken, R. A., Mergo, P., Micela, G., Mitchell, T., Mollière, P., Monteiro, M., Montgomery, D., Mordasini, C., Morin, J., Mucciarelli, A., Murphy, M. T., N'Diaye, M., Neichel, B., Niedzielski, A. T., Niemczura, E., Nortmann, L., Noterdaeme, P., Nunes, N., Oggioni, L., Oliva, E., Önel, H., Origlia, L., Östlin, G., Palle, E., Papaderos, P., Pariani, G., Castro, J. Peñate, Pepe, F., Levasseur, L. Perreault, Petit, P., Pino, L., Piqueras, J., Pollo, A., Poppenhaeger, K., Quirrenbach, A., Rauscher, E., Rebolo, R., Redaelli, E. M. A., Reffert, S., Reid, D. T., Reiners, A., Richter, P., Riva, M., Rivoire, S., Rodríguez-López, C., Roederer, I. U., Romano, D., Rousseau, S., Rowe, J., Salvadori, S., Santos, N., Diaz, P. Santos, Sanz-Forcada, J., Sarajlic, M., Sauvage, J.-F., Schäfer, S., Schiavon, R. P., Schmidt, T. M., Selmi, C., Sivanandam, S., Sordet, M., Sordo, R., Sortino, F., Sosnowska, D., Sousa, S. G., Stempels, E., Strassmeier, K. G., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Sulich, A., Sun, X., Tanvir, N.R., Tenegi-Sanginés, F., Thibault, S., Thompson, S. J., Tozzi, A., Turbet, M., Vallée, P., Varas, R., Venn, K., Véran, J.-P., Verma, A., Viel, M., Wade, G., Waring, C., Weber, M., Weder, J., Wehbe, B., Weingrill, J., Woche, M., Xompero, M., Zackrisson, E., Zanutta, A., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Zechmeister, M., Zimara, J., Evans, Christopher J., Bryant, Julia J., Motohara, Kentaro, Marconi, A., Abreu, M., Adibekyan, V., Alberti, V., Albrecht, S., Alcaniz, J., Aliverti, M., Prieto, C. Allende, Gómez, J. D. Alvarado, Amado, P. J., Amate, M., Andersen, M. I., Artigau, E., Baker, C., Baldini, V., Balestra, A., Barnes, S. A., Baron, F., Barros, S. C. C., Bauer, S. M., Beaulieu, M., Bellido-Tirado, O., Benneke, B., Bensby, T., Bergin, E. A., Biazzo, K., Bik, A., Birkby, J. L., Blind, N., Boisse, I., Bolmont, E., Bonaglia, M., Bonfils, X., Borsa, F., Brandeker, A., Brandner, W., Broeg, C. H., Brogi, M., Brousseau, D., Brucalassi, A., Brynnel, J., Buchhave, L. A., Buscher, D. F., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Calvo-Ortega, R., Martins, B. L. Canto, Cantalloube, F., Carbonaro, L., Chauvin, G., Chazelas, B., Cheffot, A.-L., Cheng, Y. S., Chiavassa, A., Christensen, L., Cirami, R., Cook, N. J., Cooke, R. J., Coretti, I., Covino, S., Cowan, N., Cresci, G., Cristiani, S., Parro, V. Cunha, Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Leão, I. de Castro, Cia, A. De, Medeiros, J. R. De, Debras, F., Debus, M., Demangeon, O., Dessauges-Zavadsky, M., Marcantonio, P. Di, Dionies, F., Doyon, R., Dunn, J., Ehrenreich, D., Faria, J. P., Feruglio, C., Fisher, M., Fontana, A., Fumagalli, M., Fusco, T., Fynbo, J., Gabella, O., Gaessler, W., Gallo, E., Gao, X., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Giacobbe, P., Giro, E., Gonçalves, R. S., Gonzalez, O., Hernández, J. I. González, Témich, F. Gracia, Haehnelt, M. G., Haniff, C., Hatzes, A., Helled, R., Hoeijmakers, H.J., Huke, P., Järvinen, S., Järvinen, A., Kaminski, A., Korn, A., Kouach, D., Kowzan, G., Kreidberg, L., Landoni, M., Lanotte, A., Lavail, A., Li, J., Liske, J., Lovis, C., Lucatello, S., Lunney, D., MacIntosh, M., Madhusudhan, N., Magrini, L., Maiolino, R., Malo, L., Man, A., Marquart, T., Marques, E. L., Martins, A. M., Martins, C. J. A. P., Maslowski, P., Mason, C., Mason, E., McCracken, R. A., Mergo, P., Micela, G., Mitchell, T., Mollière, P., Monteiro, M., Montgomery, D., Mordasini, C., Morin, J., Mucciarelli, A., Murphy, M. T., N'Diaye, M., Neichel, B., Niedzielski, A. T., Niemczura, E., Nortmann, L., Noterdaeme, P., Nunes, N., Oggioni, L., Oliva, E., Önel, H., Origlia, L., Östlin, G., Palle, E., Papaderos, P., Pariani, G., Castro, J. Peñate, Pepe, F., Levasseur, L. Perreault, Petit, P., Pino, L., Piqueras, J., Pollo, A., Poppenhaeger, K., Quirrenbach, A., Rauscher, E., Rebolo, R., Redaelli, E. M. A., Reffert, S., Reid, D. T., Reiners, A., Richter, P., Riva, M., Rivoire, S., Rodríguez-López, C., Roederer, I. U., Romano, D., Rousseau, S., Rowe, J., Salvadori, S., Santos, N., Diaz, P. Santos, Sanz-Forcada, J., Sarajlic, M., Sauvage, J.-F., Schäfer, S., Schiavon, R. P., Schmidt, T. M., Selmi, C., Sivanandam, S., Sordet, M., Sordo, R., Sortino, F., Sosnowska, D., Sousa, S. G., Stempels, E., Strassmeier, K. G., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Sulich, A., Sun, X., Tanvir, N.R., Tenegi-Sanginés, F., Thibault, S., Thompson, S. J., Tozzi, A., Turbet, M., Vallée, P., Varas, R., Venn, K., Véran, J.-P., Verma, A., Viel, M., Wade, G., Waring, C., Weber, M., Weder, J., Wehbe, B., Weingrill, J., Woche, M., Xompero, M., Zackrisson, E., Zanutta, A., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Zechmeister, M., and Zimara, J.
Abstract: The first generation of ELT instruments includes an optical-infrared high resolution spectrograph, indicated as ELT-HIRES and recently christened ANDES (ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph). ANDES consists of three fibre-fed spectrographs (UBV, RIZ, YJH) providing a spectral resolution of ∼100,000 with a minimum simultaneous wavelength coverage of 0.4-1.8 µm with the goal of extending it to 0.35-2.4 µm with the addition of a K band spectrograph. It operates both in seeing- and diffraction-limited conditions and the fibre-feeding allows several, interchangeable observing modes including a single conjugated adaptive optics module and a small diffraction-limited integral field unit in the NIR. Its modularity will ensure that ANDES can be placed entirely on the ELT Nasmyth platform, if enough mass and volume is available, or partly in the Coudé room. ANDES has a wide range of groundbreaking science cases spanning nearly all areas of research in astrophysics and even fundamental physics. Among the top science cases there are the detection of biosignatures from exoplanet atmospheres, finding the fingerprints of the first generation of stars, tests on the stability of Nature’s fundamental couplings, and the direct detection of the cosmic acceleration. The ANDES project is carried forward by a large international consortium, composed of 35 Institutes from 13 countries, forming a team of more than 200 scientists and engineers which represent the majority of the scientific and technical expertise in the field among ESO member states.
Published: 2022

5. CUBES: a UV spectrograph for the future

Author: Covino, S., Cristiani, S., Alcala', J. M., Alencar, S. H. P., Balashev, S. A., Barbuy, B., Bastian, N., Battino, U., Bissell, L., Bristow, P., Calcines, A., Calderone, G., Cambianica, P., Carini, R., Carter, B., Cassisi, S., Castilho, B. V., Cescutti, G., Christlieb, N., Cirami, R., Conzelmann, R., Coretti, I., Cooke, R., Cremonese, G., Cunha, K., Cupani, G., da Silva, A. R., D'Auria, D., De Caprio, V., De Cia, A., Dekker, H., D'Elia, V., De Silva, G., Diaz, M., Di Marcantonio, P., D'Odorico, V., Ernandes, H., Evans, C., Fitzsimmons, A., Franchini, M., Gaensicke, B., Genoni, M., Giribaldi, R. E., Gneiding, C., Grazian, A., Hansen, C. J., Hopgood, J., Kosmalski, J., La Forgia, F., La Penna, P., Landoni, M., Lazzarin, M., Lunney, D., Maciel, W., Marcolino, W., Marconi, M., Migliorini, A., Miller, C., Modigliani, A., Noterdaeme, P., Oggioni, L., Opitom, C., Pariani, G., Pilecki, B., Piranomonte, S., Quirrenbach, A., Redaelli, E. M. A., Pereira, C. B., Randich, S., Rossi, S., Sanchez-Janssen, R., Schoeller, M., Seifert, W., Smiljanic, R., Snodgrass, C., Squalli, O., Stilz, I., Stuermer, J., Trost, A., Vanzella, E., Ventura, P., Verducci, O., Waring, C., Watson, S., Wells, M., Wright, D., Zafar, T., Zanutta, A., Zins, G., Covino, S., Cristiani, S., Alcala', J. M., Alencar, S. H. P., Balashev, S. A., Barbuy, B., Bastian, N., Battino, U., Bissell, L., Bristow, P., Calcines, A., Calderone, G., Cambianica, P., Carini, R., Carter, B., Cassisi, S., Castilho, B. V., Cescutti, G., Christlieb, N., Cirami, R., Conzelmann, R., Coretti, I., Cooke, R., Cremonese, G., Cunha, K., Cupani, G., da Silva, A. R., D'Auria, D., De Caprio, V., De Cia, A., Dekker, H., D'Elia, V., De Silva, G., Diaz, M., Di Marcantonio, P., D'Odorico, V., Ernandes, H., Evans, C., Fitzsimmons, A., Franchini, M., Gaensicke, B., Genoni, M., Giribaldi, R. E., Gneiding, C., Grazian, A., Hansen, C. J., Hopgood, J., Kosmalski, J., La Forgia, F., La Penna, P., Landoni, M., Lazzarin, M., Lunney, D., Maciel, W., Marcolino, W., Marconi, M., Migliorini, A., Miller, C., Modigliani, A., Noterdaeme, P., Oggioni, L., Opitom, C., Pariani, G., Pilecki, B., Piranomonte, S., Quirrenbach, A., Redaelli, E. M. A., Pereira, C. B., Randich, S., Rossi, S., Sanchez-Janssen, R., Schoeller, M., Seifert, W., Smiljanic, R., Snodgrass, C., Squalli, O., Stilz, I., Stuermer, J., Trost, A., Vanzella, E., Ventura, P., Verducci, O., Waring, C., Watson, S., Wells, M., Wright, D., Zafar, T., Zanutta, A., and Zins, G.
Abstract: In spite of the advent of extremely large telescopes in the UV/optical/NIR range, the current generation of 8-10m facilities is likely to remain competitive at ground-UV wavelengths for the foreseeable future. The Cassegrain U-Band Efficient Spectrograph (CUBES) has been designed to provide high-efficiency (>40%) observations in the near UV (305-400 nm requirement, 300-420 nm goal) at a spectral resolving power of R>20,000, although a lower-resolution, sky-limited mode of R ~ 7,000 is also planned. CUBES will offer new possibilities in many fields of astrophysics, providing access to key lines of stellar spectra: a tremendous diversity of iron-peak and heavy elements, lighter elements (in particular Beryllium) and light-element molecules (CO, CN, OH), as well as Balmer lines and the Balmer jump (particularly important for young stellar objects). The UV range is also critical in extragalactic studies: the circumgalactic medium of distant galaxies, the contribution of different types of sources to the cosmic UV background, the measurement of H2 and primordial Deuterium in a regime of relatively transparent intergalactic medium, and follow-up of explosive transients. The CUBES project completed a Phase A conceptual design in June 2021 and has now entered the Phase B dedicated to detailed design and construction. First science operations are planned for 2028. In this paper, we briefly describe the CUBES project development and goals, the main science cases, the instrument design and the project organization and management., Comment: Proceedings for the HACK100 conference, Trieste, June 2022. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2208.01672
Published: 2022

6. The vacuum and cryogenics system of the SOXS spectrograph

Author: Scuderi, S., Bellassai, G., Di Benedetto, R., Martinetti, E., Micciché, A., Nicotra, G., Occhipinti, G., Sciré, C., Aliverti, M., Genoni, M., Vitali, F., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Schipani, P., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Landoni, M., Munari, M., Pignata, G., Radhakrishnan, K., Rubin, A., Young, D., Achren, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Battaini, F., Brucalassi, A., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., D'Orsi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Diaz, M. Hernandez, Kotilainen, J., Causi, G. Li, Marty, L., Mattila, S., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Stritzinger, M., Ventura, H. Perez, Scuderi, S., Bellassai, G., Di Benedetto, R., Martinetti, E., Micciché, A., Nicotra, G., Occhipinti, G., Sciré, C., Aliverti, M., Genoni, M., Vitali, F., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Schipani, P., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Landoni, M., Munari, M., Pignata, G., Radhakrishnan, K., Rubin, A., Young, D., Achren, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Battaini, F., Brucalassi, A., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., D'Orsi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Diaz, M. Hernandez, Kotilainen, J., Causi, G. Li, Marty, L., Mattila, S., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Stritzinger, M., and Ventura, H. Perez
Abstract: SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a single object spectrograph built by an international consortium for the ESO NTT telescope. SOXS is based on the heritage of the X-Shooter at the ESO-VLT with two arms (UV-VIS and NIR) working in parallel, with a Resolution-Slit product of about 4500, capable of simultaneously observing over the entire band the complete spectral range from the U- to the H-band. SOXS will carry out rapid and long-term Target of Opportunity requests on a variety of astronomical objects. The SOXS vacuum and cryogenic control system has been designed to evacuate, cool down and maintain the UV-VIS detector and the entire NIR spectrograph to their operating temperatures. The design chosen allows the two arms to be operated independently. This paper describes the final design of the cryo-vacuum control system, its functionalities and the tests performed in the integration laboratories., Comment: 12 pages, 6 figures, SPIE proceedings of the conference Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV
Published: 2022

7. Progress on the simulation tools for the SOXS spectrograph: Exposure time calculator and End-to-End simulator

Author: Genoni, M., Scaudo, A., Causi, G. Li, Cabona, L., Landoni, M., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Claudi, R., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Pignata, G., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Achren, J., Araiza-Duranq, J. A., Arcavi, I., Battaini, F., Brucalassi, A., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Hernandez, M., Kotilainen, J., Marty, L., Mattila, S., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Stritzinger, M., Ventura, H., Genoni, M., Scaudo, A., Causi, G. Li, Cabona, L., Landoni, M., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Claudi, R., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Pignata, G., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Achren, J., Araiza-Duranq, J. A., Arcavi, I., Battaini, F., Brucalassi, A., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Hernandez, M., Kotilainen, J., Marty, L., Mattila, S., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Stritzinger, M., and Ventura, H.
Abstract: We present the progresses of the simulation tools, the Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) and End-to-End simulator (E2E), for the Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) instrument at the ESO-NTT 3.58-meter telescope. The SOXS will be a single object spectroscopic facility, made by a two-arms high-efficiency spectrograph, able to cover the spectral range 350-2000 nanometer with a mean resolving power R$\approx$4500. While the purpose of the ETC is the estimate, to the best possible accuracy, of the Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR), the E2E model allows us to simulate the propagation of photons, starting from the scientific target of interest, up to the detectors. We detail the ETC and E2E architectures, computational models and functionalities. The interface of the E2E with external simulation modules and with the pipeline are described, too. Synthetic spectral formats, related to different seeing and observing conditions, and calibration frames to be ingested by the pipeline are also presented., Comment: Accepted for publication in SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation conference proceedings (Montreal, Canada July 2022)
Published: 2022

8. Progress on the SOXS transients chaser for the ESO-NTT

Author: Schipani, P., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Landoni, M., Munari, M., Pignata, G., Radhakrishnan, K., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Achrén, J., Araiza-Durán, J. A., Arcavi, I., Battaini, F., Brucalassi, A., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Díaz, M. Hernandez, Kotilainen, J., Causi, G. Li, Lessio, L., Marty, L., Mattila, S., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Savarese, S., Smartt, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Stritzinger, M., Umbriaco, G., Ventura, H. Pérez, Pasquini, L., Schöller, M., Kaüfl, H. -U., Accardo, M., Mehrgan, L., Pompei, E., Saviane, I., Schipani, P., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Landoni, M., Munari, M., Pignata, G., Radhakrishnan, K., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Achrén, J., Araiza-Durán, J. A., Arcavi, I., Battaini, F., Brucalassi, A., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Díaz, M. Hernandez, Kotilainen, J., Causi, G. Li, Lessio, L., Marty, L., Mattila, S., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Savarese, S., Smartt, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Stritzinger, M., Umbriaco, G., Ventura, H. Pérez, Pasquini, L., Schöller, M., Kaüfl, H. -U., Accardo, M., Mehrgan, L., Pompei, E., and Saviane, I.
Abstract: SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a single object spectrograph offering a simultaneous spectral coverage from U- to H-band, built by an international consortium for the 3.58-m ESO New Technology Telescope at the La Silla Observatory. It is designed to observe all kind of transients and variable sources discovered by different surveys with a highly flexible schedule maintained by the consortium, based on the Target of Opportunity concept. SOXS is going to be a fundamental spectroscopic partner for any kind of imaging survey, becoming one of the premier transient follow-up instruments in the Southern hemisphere. This paper gives an updated status of the project, when the instrument is in the advanced phase of integration and testing in Europe, prior to the activities in Chile., Comment: Proc. SPIE 12184, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX, 121840O (2022)
Published: 2022
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9. The internal alignment and validation of a powered ADC for SOXS

Author: Battaini, F., Radhakrishnan, K., Claudi, R., Munari, M., Sànchez, R. Z., Aliverti, M., Colapietro, M., Ricci, D., Lessio, L., Dima, M., Biondi, F., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershkod, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Landoni, M., Pignata, G., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Brucalassi, A., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hernandez, M., Kotilainen, J., Causi, G. Li, Marty, L., Mattila, S., Rappaportd, M., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Stritzingerv, M., Venturae, H., Battaini, F., Radhakrishnan, K., Claudi, R., Munari, M., Sànchez, R. Z., Aliverti, M., Colapietro, M., Ricci, D., Lessio, L., Dima, M., Biondi, F., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershkod, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Landoni, M., Pignata, G., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Brucalassi, A., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hernandez, M., Kotilainen, J., Causi, G. Li, Marty, L., Mattila, S., Rappaportd, M., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Stritzingerv, M., and Venturae, H.
Abstract: The Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) is a two-channel spectrograph along with imaging capabilities, characterized by a wide spectral coverage (350nm to 2000nm), designed for the NTT telescope at the La Silla Observatory. Its main scientific goal is the spectroscopic follow-up of transients and variable objects. The UV-VIS arm, of the Common Path sub-system, is characterized by the presence of a powered Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector composed (ADC) by two counter-rotating quadruplets, two prisms, and two lenses each. The presence of powered optics in both the optical groups represents an additional challenge in the alignment procedures. We present the characteristics of the ADC, the analysis after receiving the optics from the manufacturer, the emerging issues, the alignment strategies we followed, and the final results of the ADC in dispersion and optical quality.
Published: 2022
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10. SOXS mechanical integration and verification in Italy

Author: Aliverti, M., Battaini, F., Radhakrishnan, K., Genoni, M., Pariani, G., Oggioni, L., Hershko, O., Colapietro, M., D'Orsi, S., Brucalassi, A ., Pignata, G., Kuncarayakti, H., Campana, S ., Claudi, R., Schipani, P., Achrén, J ., Duranm, J. A. Araiza, Arcavi, I., Baruffolo, A., Ami, S. Ben, Bruch, R ., Capasso, G., Cappellaro, E., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Della Valle, M ., De Pascale, M ., Di Benedetto, R., Yam, A . Gal, Hernandez, M., Kotilainen, J., Landoni, M., Causi, G . Li, Mattila, S., Munari, M., Rappaport, M., Redaelli, K. E. M. A., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Rubin, A., Salasnich, B ., Smartt, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Scuderi, S., Stritzinger, M ., Ventura, E., Vitali, F., Young, D., Aliverti, M., Battaini, F., Radhakrishnan, K., Genoni, M., Pariani, G., Oggioni, L., Hershko, O., Colapietro, M., D'Orsi, S., Brucalassi, A ., Pignata, G., Kuncarayakti, H., Campana, S ., Claudi, R., Schipani, P., Achrén, J ., Duranm, J. A. Araiza, Arcavi, I., Baruffolo, A., Ami, S. Ben, Bruch, R ., Capasso, G., Cappellaro, E., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Della Valle, M ., De Pascale, M ., Di Benedetto, R., Yam, A . Gal, Hernandez, M., Kotilainen, J., Landoni, M., Causi, G . Li, Mattila, S., Munari, M., Rappaport, M., Redaelli, K. E. M. A., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Rubin, A., Salasnich, B ., Smartt, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Scuderi, S., Stritzinger, M ., Ventura, E., Vitali, F., and Young, D.
Abstract: SOXS (SOn of X-Shooter) is a medium resolution (~4500) wide-band (0.35 - 2.0 {\mu}m) spectrograph which passed the Final Design Review in 2018. The instrument is in the final integration phase and it is planned to be installed at the NTT in La Silla by next year. It is mainly composed of five different optomechanical subsystems (Common Path, NIR spectrograph, UV-VIS spectrograph, Camera, and Calibration) and other mechanical subsystems (Interface flange, Platform, cable corotator, and cooling system). A brief overview of the optomechanical subsystems is presented here as more details can be found in the specific proceedings while a more comprehensive discussion is dedicated to the other mechanical subsystems and the tools needed for the integration of the instrument. Moreover, the results obtained during the acceptance of the various mechanical elements are presented together with the experiments performed to validate the functionality of the subsystems. Finally, the mechanical integration procedure is shown here, along with all the modifications applied to correct the typical problems happening in this phase., Comment: arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2012.12693
Published: 2022
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11. CUBES, the Cassegrain U-Band Efficient Spectrograph

Author: Cristiani, S., Alcalá, J. M., Alencar, S. H. P., Balashev, S. A., Bastian, N., Barbuy, B., Battino, U., Calcines, A., Calderone, G., Cambianica, P., Carini, R., Carter, B., Cassisi, S., Castilho, B. V., Cescutti, G., Christlieb, N., Cirami, R., Coretti, I., Cooke, R., Covino, S., Cremonese, G., Cunha, K., Cupani, G., da Silva, A. R., De Caprio, V., De Cia, A., Dekker, H., D'Elia, V., De Silva, G., Diaz, M., Di Marcantonio, P., D'Auria, D., D'Odorico, V., Fitzsimmons, A., Ernandes, H., Evans, C., Franchini, M., Genoni, M., Gänsicke, B., Giribaldi, R. E., Gneiding, C., Grazian, A., Hansen, C. J., La Forgia, F., Landoni, M., Lazzarin, M., Lunney, D., Maciel, W., Marcolino, W., Marconi, M., Migliorini, A., Miller, C., Noterdaeme, P., Opitom, C., Pariani, G., Pilecki, B., Piranomonte, S., Quirrenbach, A., Redaelli, E. M. A., Pereira, C. B., Randich, S., Rossi, S., Sanchez-Janssen, R., Seifert, W., Smiljanic, R., Snodgrass, C., Stilz, I., Stürmer, J., Vanzella, E., Ventura, P., Verducci, O., Waring, C., Watson, S., Wells, M., Wright, D., Zafar, T., Zanutta, A., Cristiani, S., Alcalá, J. M., Alencar, S. H. P., Balashev, S. A., Bastian, N., Barbuy, B., Battino, U., Calcines, A., Calderone, G., Cambianica, P., Carini, R., Carter, B., Cassisi, S., Castilho, B. V., Cescutti, G., Christlieb, N., Cirami, R., Coretti, I., Cooke, R., Covino, S., Cremonese, G., Cunha, K., Cupani, G., da Silva, A. R., De Caprio, V., De Cia, A., Dekker, H., D'Elia, V., De Silva, G., Diaz, M., Di Marcantonio, P., D'Auria, D., D'Odorico, V., Fitzsimmons, A., Ernandes, H., Evans, C., Franchini, M., Genoni, M., Gänsicke, B., Giribaldi, R. E., Gneiding, C., Grazian, A., Hansen, C. J., La Forgia, F., Landoni, M., Lazzarin, M., Lunney, D., Maciel, W., Marcolino, W., Marconi, M., Migliorini, A., Miller, C., Noterdaeme, P., Opitom, C., Pariani, G., Pilecki, B., Piranomonte, S., Quirrenbach, A., Redaelli, E. M. A., Pereira, C. B., Randich, S., Rossi, S., Sanchez-Janssen, R., Seifert, W., Smiljanic, R., Snodgrass, C., Stilz, I., Stürmer, J., Vanzella, E., Ventura, P., Verducci, O., Waring, C., Watson, S., Wells, M., Wright, D., Zafar, T., and Zanutta, A.
Abstract: In the era of Extremely Large Telescopes, the current generation of 8-10m facilities are likely to remain competitive at ground-UV wavelengths for the foreseeable future. The Cassegrain U-Band Efficient Spectrograph (CUBES) has been designed to provide high-efficiency (>40%) observations in the near UV (305-400 nm requirement, 300-420 nm goal) at a spectral resolving power of R>20,000 (with a lower-resolution, sky-limited mode of R ~ 7,000). With the design focusing on maximizing the instrument throughput (ensuring a Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) ~20 per high-resolution element at 313 nm for U ~18.5 mag objects in 1h of observations), it will offer new possibilities in many fields of astrophysics, providing access to key lines of stellar spectra: a tremendous diversity of iron-peak and heavy elements, lighter elements (in particular Beryllium) and light-element molecules (CO, CN, OH), as well as Balmer lines and the Balmer jump (particularly important for young stellar objects). The UV range is also critical in extragalactic studies: the circumgalactic medium of distant galaxies, the contribution of different types of sources to the cosmic UV background, the measurement of H2 and primordial Deuterium in a regime of relatively transparent intergalactic medium, and follow-up of explosive transients. The CUBES project completed a Phase A conceptual design in June 2021 and has now entered the detailed design and construction phase. First science operations are planned for 2028., Comment: SPIE proceedings, SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2022, Montr\'eal, Canada; 20 pages, 13 figures, 2 tables
Published: 2022

12. Compressive sampling for multispectral imaging in the vis-NIR-TIR: Optical design of space telescopes

Author: Fazio, GG, MacEwen, HA, Lystrup, M, Pariani, G, Zanutta, A, Genoni, M, Basso, S, Bianco, A, Benetti, M, Freddi, R, Striano, V, Cilia, G, Sanguinetti, S, Colombo, R, Pariani G., Zanutta A., Genoni M., Basso S., Bianco A., Benetti M., Freddi R., Striano V., Cilia G., Sanguinetti S., Colombo R., Fazio, GG, MacEwen, HA, Lystrup, M, Pariani, G, Zanutta, A, Genoni, M, Basso, S, Bianco, A, Benetti, M, Freddi, R, Striano, V, Cilia, G, Sanguinetti, S, Colombo, R, Pariani G., Zanutta A., Genoni M., Basso S., Bianco A., Benetti M., Freddi R., Striano V., Cilia G., Sanguinetti S., and Colombo R.
Abstract: Micro-satellites equipped with multispectral payloads are now under development to acquire information on the radiation reflected and emitted from the earth in the vis-NIR-TIR bands. In this framework, we are studying different approaches based on the compressive sampling technique supported by innovative multispectral detectors, where the image sampling is performed on the telescope focal plane with a Digital Micromirror Device (DMD). We will describe in the paper the possibilities and the constraints given by the use of the DMD in the focal plane. The optical design of the telescope, relay system and detector in two different application cases will be provided.
Published: 2018

13. Compressive sampling for multispectral imaging in the vis-NIR-TIR: Optical design of space telescopes

Author: Fazio, GG, MacEwen, HA, Lystrup, M, Pariani, G, Zanutta, A, Genoni, M, Basso, S, Bianco, A, Benetti, M, Freddi, R, Striano, V, Cilia, G, Sanguinetti, S, Colombo, R, Pariani G., Zanutta A., Genoni M., Basso S., Bianco A., Benetti M., Freddi R., Striano V., Cilia G., Sanguinetti S., Colombo R., Fazio, GG, MacEwen, HA, Lystrup, M, Pariani, G, Zanutta, A, Genoni, M, Basso, S, Bianco, A, Benetti, M, Freddi, R, Striano, V, Cilia, G, Sanguinetti, S, Colombo, R, Pariani G., Zanutta A., Genoni M., Basso S., Bianco A., Benetti M., Freddi R., Striano V., Cilia G., Sanguinetti S., and Colombo R.
Abstract: Micro-satellites equipped with multispectral payloads are now under development to acquire information on the radiation reflected and emitted from the earth in the vis-NIR-TIR bands. In this framework, we are studying different approaches based on the compressive sampling technique supported by innovative multispectral detectors, where the image sampling is performed on the telescope focal plane with a Digital Micromirror Device (DMD). We will describe in the paper the possibilities and the constraints given by the use of the DMD in the focal plane. The optical design of the telescope, relay system and detector in two different application cases will be provided.
Published: 2018

14. A precise architecture characterization of the $\pi$ Men planetary system

Author: Damasso, M., Sozzetti, A., Lovis, C., Barros, S. C. C., Sousa, S. G., Demangeon, O. D. S., Faria, J. P., Lillo-Box, J., Cristiani, S., Pepe, F., Rebolo, R., Santos, N. C., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Hernández, J. I. González, Amate, M., Pasquini, L., Zerbi, F. M., Adibekyan, V., Abreu, M., Affolter, M., Alibert, Y., Aliverti, M., Allart, R., Prieto, C. Allende, Álvarez, D., Alves, D., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandy, T., Benz, W., Bianco, A., Borsa, F., Bossini, D., Bourrier, V., Bouchy, F., Broeg, C., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, J., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Deiries, S., Dekker, H., Delabre, B., Di Marcantonio, P., Dumusque, X., Ehrenreich, D., Figueira, P., Fragoso, A., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Santos, R. Génova, Hughes, I., Iwert, O., Kerber, F., Knudstrup, J., Landoni, M., Lavie, B., Lizon, J. -L., Curto, G. Lo, Maire, C., Martins, C. J . A. P., Mégevand, D., Mehner, A., Micela, G., Modigliani, A., Molaro, P., Monteiro, M. A., Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G., Moschetti, M., Mueller, E., Murphy, M. T., Nunes, N., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Oshagh, M., Pallé, E., Pariani, G., Poretti, E., Rasilla, J. L., Rebordão, J., Redaelli, E. M., Riva, M., Tschudi, S. Santana, Santin, P., Santos, P., Ségransan, D., Schmidt, T. M., Segovia, A., Sosnowska, D., Spanò, P., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Tabernero, H., Tenegi, F., Udry, S., Zanutta, A., Damasso, M., Sozzetti, A., Lovis, C., Barros, S. C. C., Sousa, S. G., Demangeon, O. D. S., Faria, J. P., Lillo-Box, J., Cristiani, S., Pepe, F., Rebolo, R., Santos, N. C., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Hernández, J. I. González, Amate, M., Pasquini, L., Zerbi, F. M., Adibekyan, V., Abreu, M., Affolter, M., Alibert, Y., Aliverti, M., Allart, R., Prieto, C. Allende, Álvarez, D., Alves, D., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandy, T., Benz, W., Bianco, A., Borsa, F., Bossini, D., Bourrier, V., Bouchy, F., Broeg, C., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, J., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Deiries, S., Dekker, H., Delabre, B., Di Marcantonio, P., Dumusque, X., Ehrenreich, D., Figueira, P., Fragoso, A., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Santos, R. Génova, Hughes, I., Iwert, O., Kerber, F., Knudstrup, J., Landoni, M., Lavie, B., Lizon, J. -L., Curto, G. Lo, Maire, C., Martins, C. J . A. P., Mégevand, D., Mehner, A., Micela, G., Modigliani, A., Molaro, P., Monteiro, M. A., Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G., Moschetti, M., Mueller, E., Murphy, M. T., Nunes, N., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Oshagh, M., Pallé, E., Pariani, G., Poretti, E., Rasilla, J. L., Rebordão, J., Redaelli, E. M., Riva, M., Tschudi, S. Santana, Santin, P., Santos, P., Ségransan, D., Schmidt, T. M., Segovia, A., Sosnowska, D., Spanò, P., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Tabernero, H., Tenegi, F., Udry, S., and Zanutta, A.
Abstract: The bright star $\pi$ Men was chosen as the first target for a radial velocity follow-up to test the performance of ESPRESSO, the new high-resolution spectrograph at the ESO's Very-Large Telescope (VLT). The star hosts a multi-planet system (a transiting 4 M$_\oplus$ planet at $\sim$0.07 au, and a sub-stellar companion on a $\sim$2100-day eccentric orbit) which is particularly appealing for a precise multi-technique characterization. With the new ESPRESSO observations, that cover a time span of 200 days, we aim to improve the precision and accuracy of the planet parameters and search for additional low-mass companions. We also take advantage of new photometric transits of $\pi$ Men c observed by TESS over a time span that overlaps with that of the ESPRESSO follow-up campaign. We analyse the enlarged spectroscopic and photometric datasets and compare the results to those in the literature. We further characterize the system by means of absolute astrometry with Hipparcos and Gaia. We used the spectra of ESPRESSO for an independent determination of the stellar fundamental parameters. We present a precise characterization of the planetary system around $\pi$ Men. The ESPRESSO radial velocities alone (with typical uncertainty of 10 cm/s) allow for a precise retrieval of the Doppler signal induced by $\pi$ Men c. The residuals show an RMS of 1.2 m/s, and we can exclude companions with a minimum mass less than $\sim$2 M$_\oplus$ within the orbit of $\pi$ Men c). We improve the ephemeris of $\pi$ Men c using 18 additional TESS transits, and in combination with the astrometric measurements, we determine the inclination of the orbital plane of $\pi$ Men b with high precision ($i_{b}=45.8^{+1.4}_{-1.1}$ deg). This leads to the precise measurement of its absolute mass $m_{b}=14.1^{+0.5}_{-0.4}$ M$_{Jup}$, and shows that the planetary orbital planes are highly misaligned., Comment: Accepted for publication on A&A
Published: 2020
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15. Characterization of the K2-38 planetary system. Unraveling one of the densest planets known to date

Author: Toledo-Padrón, B., Lovis, C., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Barros, S. C. C., Hernández, J. I. González, Sozzetti, A., Bouchy, F., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Rebolo, R., Cristiani, S., Pepe, F. A., Santos, N. C., Sousa, S. G., Tabernero, H. M., Lillo-Box, J., Bossini, D., Adibekyan, V., Allart, R., Damasso, M., D'Odorico, V., Figueira, P., Lavie, B., Curto, G. Lo, Mehner, A., Micela, G., Modigliani, A., Nunes, N. J., Pallé, E., Abreu, M., Affolter, M., Alibert, Y., Aliverti, M., Prieto, C. Allende, Alves, D., Amate, M., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandy, T., Benatti, S., Benz, W., Bianco, A., Broeg, C., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, J., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., Deiries, S., Dekker, H., Delabre, B., Demangeon, O., Di Marcantonio, P., Ehrenreich, D., Fragoso, A., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Santos, R. Génova, Hughes, I., Iwert, O., Knudstrup, J., Landoni, M., Lizon, J. L., Maire, C., Manescau, A., Martins, C. J. A. P., Mégevand, D., Molaro, P., Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G., Monteiro, M. A., Moschetti, M., Mueller, E., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Oshagh, M., Pariani, G., Pasquini, L., Poretti, E., Rasilla, J. L., Redaelli, E., Riva, M., Tschudi, S. Santana, Santin, P., Santos, P., Segovia, A., Sosnowska, D., Spanò, P., Tenegi, F., Udry, S., Zanutta, A., Zerbi, F., Toledo-Padrón, B., Lovis, C., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Barros, S. C. C., Hernández, J. I. González, Sozzetti, A., Bouchy, F., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Rebolo, R., Cristiani, S., Pepe, F. A., Santos, N. C., Sousa, S. G., Tabernero, H. M., Lillo-Box, J., Bossini, D., Adibekyan, V., Allart, R., Damasso, M., D'Odorico, V., Figueira, P., Lavie, B., Curto, G. Lo, Mehner, A., Micela, G., Modigliani, A., Nunes, N. J., Pallé, E., Abreu, M., Affolter, M., Alibert, Y., Aliverti, M., Prieto, C. Allende, Alves, D., Amate, M., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandy, T., Benatti, S., Benz, W., Bianco, A., Broeg, C., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, J., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., Deiries, S., Dekker, H., Delabre, B., Demangeon, O., Di Marcantonio, P., Ehrenreich, D., Fragoso, A., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Santos, R. Génova, Hughes, I., Iwert, O., Knudstrup, J., Landoni, M., Lizon, J. L., Maire, C., Manescau, A., Martins, C. J. A. P., Mégevand, D., Molaro, P., Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G., Monteiro, M. A., Moschetti, M., Mueller, E., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Oshagh, M., Pariani, G., Pasquini, L., Poretti, E., Rasilla, J. L., Redaelli, E., Riva, M., Tschudi, S. Santana, Santin, P., Santos, P., Segovia, A., Sosnowska, D., Spanò, P., Tenegi, F., Udry, S., Zanutta, A., and Zerbi, F.
Abstract: We characterized the transiting planetary system orbiting the G2V star K2-38 using the new-generation echelle spectrograph ESPRESSO. We carried out a photometric analysis of the available K2 photometric light curve of this star to measure the radius of its two known planets. Using 43 ESPRESSO high-precision radial velocity measurements taken over the course of 8 months along with the 14 previously published HIRES RV measurements, we modeled the orbits of the two planets through a MCMC analysis, significantly improving their mass measurements. Using ESPRESSO spectra, we derived the stellar parameters, $T_{\rm eff}$=5731$\pm$66, $\log g$=4.38$\pm$0.11~dex, and $[Fe/H]$=0.26$\pm$0.05~dex, and thus the mass and radius of K2-38, $M_{\star}$=1.03 $^{+0.04}_{-0.02}$~M$_{\oplus}$ and $R_{\star}$=1.06 $^{+0.09}_{-0.06}$~R$_{\oplus}$. We determine new values for the planetary properties of both planets. We characterize K2-38b as a super-Earth with $R_{\rm P}$=1.54$\pm$0.14~R$_{\rm \oplus}$ and $M_{\rm p}$=7.3$^{+1.1}_{-1.0}$~M$_{\oplus}$, and K2-38c as a sub-Neptune with $R_{\rm P}$=2.29$\pm$0.26~R$_{\rm \oplus}$ and $M_{\rm p}$=8.3$^{+1.3}_{-1.3}$~M$_{\oplus}$. We derived a mean density of $\rho_{\rm p}$=11.0$^{+4.1}_{-2.8}$~g cm$^{-3}$ for K2-38b and $\rho_{\rm p}$=3.8$^{+1.8}_{-1.1}$~g~cm$^{-3}$ for K2-38c, confirming K2-38b as one of the densest planets known to date. The best description for the composition of K2-38b comes from an iron-rich Mercury-like model, while K2-38c is better described by a rocky model with a H2 envelope. The maximum collision stripping boundary shows how giant impacts could be the cause for the high density of K2-38b. The irradiation received by each planet places them on opposite sides of the radius valley. We find evidence of a long-period signal in the radial velocity time-series whose origin could be linked to a 0.25-3~M$_{\rm J}$ planet or stellar activity., Comment: 16 pages, 14 figures
Published: 2020
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16. Revisiting Proxima with ESPRESSO

Author: Mascareño, A. Suárez, Faria, J. P., Figueira, P., Lovis, C., Damasso, M., Hernández, J. I. González, Rebolo, R., Cristiano, S., Pepe, F., Santos, N. C., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Adibekyan, V., Hojjatpanah, S., Sozzetti, A., Murgas, F., Abreo, M., Affolter, M., Alibert, Y., Aliverti, M., Allart, R., Prieto, C. Allende, Alves, D., Amate, M., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandi, T., Barros, S. C. C., Bianco, A., Benz, W., Bouchy, F., Broeng, C., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, J., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Deiries, S., Delabre, B., Di Marcantonio, P., Dumusque, X., Ehrenreich, D., Fragoso, A., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Santos, R. Génova, Hughes, I., Iwert, O., Ferber, K., Knusdrtrup, J., Landoni, M., Lavie, B., Lillo-Box, J., Lizon, J., Curto, G. Lo, Maire, C., Manescau, A., Martins, C. J. A. P., Mégevand, D., Mehner, A., Micela, G., Modigliani, A., Molaro, P., Monteiro, M. A., Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G., Moschetti, M., Mueller, E., Nunes, N. J., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Pallé, E., Pariani, G., Pasquini, L., Poretti, E., Rasilla, J. L., Redaelli, E., Riva, M., Tschudi, S. Santana, Santin, P., Santos, P., Segovia, A., Sosnoswska, D., Sousa, S., Spanò, P., Tenegi, F., Udry, S., Zanutta, A., Zerbi, F., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Faria, J. P., Figueira, P., Lovis, C., Damasso, M., Hernández, J. I. González, Rebolo, R., Cristiano, S., Pepe, F., Santos, N. C., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Adibekyan, V., Hojjatpanah, S., Sozzetti, A., Murgas, F., Abreo, M., Affolter, M., Alibert, Y., Aliverti, M., Allart, R., Prieto, C. Allende, Alves, D., Amate, M., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandi, T., Barros, S. C. C., Bianco, A., Benz, W., Bouchy, F., Broeng, C., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, J., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Deiries, S., Delabre, B., Di Marcantonio, P., Dumusque, X., Ehrenreich, D., Fragoso, A., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Santos, R. Génova, Hughes, I., Iwert, O., Ferber, K., Knusdrtrup, J., Landoni, M., Lavie, B., Lillo-Box, J., Lizon, J., Curto, G. Lo, Maire, C., Manescau, A., Martins, C. J. A. P., Mégevand, D., Mehner, A., Micela, G., Modigliani, A., Molaro, P., Monteiro, M. A., Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G., Moschetti, M., Mueller, E., Nunes, N. J., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Pallé, E., Pariani, G., Pasquini, L., Poretti, E., Rasilla, J. L., Redaelli, E., Riva, M., Tschudi, S. Santana, Santin, P., Santos, P., Segovia, A., Sosnoswska, D., Sousa, S., Spanò, P., Tenegi, F., Udry, S., Zanutta, A., and Zerbi, F.
Abstract: We aim to confirm the presence of Proxima b using independent measurements obtained with the new ESPRESSO spectrograph, and refine the planetary parameters taking advantage of its improved precision. We analysed 63 spectroscopic ESPRESSO observations of Proxima taken during 2019. We obtained radial velocity measurements with a typical radial velocity photon noise of 26 cm/s. We ran a joint MCMC analysis on the time series of the radial velocity and full-width half maximum of the cross-correlation function to model the planetary and stellar signals present in the data, applying Gaussian process regression to deal with stellar activity. We confirm the presence of Proxima b independently in the ESPRESSO data. The ESPRESSO data on its own shows Proxima b at a period of 11.218 $\pm$ 0.029 days, with a minimum mass of 1.29 $\pm$ 0.13 Me. In the combined dataset we measure a period of 11.18427 $\pm$ 0.00070 days with a minimum mass of 1.173 $\pm$ 0.086 Me. We find no evidence of stellar activity as a potential cause for the 11.2 days signal. We find some evidence for the presence of a second short-period signal, at 5.15 days with a semi-amplitude of merely 40 cm/s. If caused by a planetary companion, it would correspond to a minimum mass of 0.29 $\pm$ 0.08 Me. We find that the FWHM of the CCF can be used as a proxy for the brightness changes and that its gradient with time can be used to successfully detrend the radial velocity data from part of the influence of stellar activity. The activity-induced radial velocity signal in the ESPRESSO data shows a trend in amplitude towards redder wavelengths. Velocities measured using the red end of the spectrograph are less affected by activity, suggesting that the stellar activity is spot-dominated. The data collected excludes the presence of extra companions with masses above 0.6 Me at periods shorter than 50 days., Comment: 25 pages, 26 figures
Published: 2020
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17. End to end simulators : a flexible and scalable cloud-based architecture Application to high resolution spectrographs ESPRESSO and ELT-HIRES

Author: Genoni, M., Landoni, M., Pariani, G., Riva, M., Bianco, A., Causi, G. Li, Marquart, Thomas, Pepe, F. A., Marconi, A., Oliva, E., Genoni, M., Landoni, M., Pariani, G., Riva, M., Bianco, A., Causi, G. Li, Marquart, Thomas, Pepe, F. A., Marconi, A., and Oliva, E.
Abstract: Simulations of frames from existing and upcoming high-resolution spectrographs, targeted for high accuracy radial velocity measurements, are computationally demanding (both in time and space). We present in this paper an innovative approach based on both parallelization and distribution of the workload. By using NVIDIA CUDA custom-made kernels and state-of-the-art cloud-computing architectures in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) approach, we implemented a modular and scalable end-to-end simulator that is able to render synthetic frames with an accuracy of the order of few cm/sec, while keeping the computational time low. We applied our approach to two spectrographs. For VLT-ESPRESSO we give a sound comparison between the actual data and the simulations showing the obtained spectral formats and the recovered instrumental profile. We also simulate data for the upcoming HIRES at the ELT and investigate the overall performance in terms of computational time and scalability against the size of the problem. In addition we demonstrate the interface with data-reduction systems and we preliminary show that the data can be reduced successfully by existing methods.
Published: 2020
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18. ELT-HIRES, the high resolution spectrograph for the ELT : Phase A study and path to construction

Author: Marconi, Alessandro, Abreu, M., Adibekyan, V, Aliverti, M., Allende Prieto, C., Amado, P., Amate, M., Artigau, E., Augusto, S., Barros, S., Becerril, S., Benneke, B., Bergin, E., Berio, P., Bezawada, N., Boisse, I, Bonfils, X., Bouchy, F., Broeg, C., Cabral, A., Calvo-Ortega, R., Canto Martins, B. L., Chazelas, B., Chiavassa, A., Christensen, L., Cirami, R., Coretti, I, Covino, S., Cresci, G., Cristiani, S., Parro, V. Cunha, Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V, Leao, I. de Castro, de Medeiros, J. R., de Souza, M., Di Marcantonio, P., Di Varano, I, Doyon, R., Drass, H., Figueira, P., Fragoso, A., Fynbo, J., Gallo, E., Genoni, M., Gonzalez Hernandez, J., Gratton, R., Haehnelt, M., Hansen, C., Hlavacek-Larrondo, J., Hughes, I, Huke, P., Humphrey, A., Kjeldsen, H., Korn, Andreas, Kouach, D., Landoni, M., Liske, J., Lovis, C., Lunney, D., Maiolino, R., Malo, L., Marquart, Thomas, Martins, C. J. A. P., Maslowski, P., Mason, E., Micela, G., Molaro, P., Monnier, J., Monteiro, M., Mordasini, C., Morris, T., Mucciarelli, A., Murray, G., Niedzielski, A., Niemczura, E., Nisini, B., Nunes, N., Oliva, E., Origlia, L., Palle, E., Pariani, G., Parr-Burman, P., Pasquini, L., Penate, J., Pepe, F., Pietrzynski, G., Pinna, E., Piskunov, Nikolai, Pollo, A., Rasilla, J., Rebolo, R., Rees, P., Reiners, A., Riva, M., Romano, D., Rousseau, S., Sanna, N., Santos, N., Sarajlic, M., Shen, T-C, Sortino, F., Sosnowska, D., Sousa, S., Stempels, Eric, Strassmeier, K., Tenegi, F., Tozzi, A., Udry, S., Valenziano, L., Vanzi, L., Weber, M., Woche, M., Xompero, M., Zackrisson, Erik, Zapatero Osorio, M. R., Marconi, Alessandro, Abreu, M., Adibekyan, V, Aliverti, M., Allende Prieto, C., Amado, P., Amate, M., Artigau, E., Augusto, S., Barros, S., Becerril, S., Benneke, B., Bergin, E., Berio, P., Bezawada, N., Boisse, I, Bonfils, X., Bouchy, F., Broeg, C., Cabral, A., Calvo-Ortega, R., Canto Martins, B. L., Chazelas, B., Chiavassa, A., Christensen, L., Cirami, R., Coretti, I, Covino, S., Cresci, G., Cristiani, S., Parro, V. Cunha, Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V, Leao, I. de Castro, de Medeiros, J. R., de Souza, M., Di Marcantonio, P., Di Varano, I, Doyon, R., Drass, H., Figueira, P., Fragoso, A., Fynbo, J., Gallo, E., Genoni, M., Gonzalez Hernandez, J., Gratton, R., Haehnelt, M., Hansen, C., Hlavacek-Larrondo, J., Hughes, I, Huke, P., Humphrey, A., Kjeldsen, H., Korn, Andreas, Kouach, D., Landoni, M., Liske, J., Lovis, C., Lunney, D., Maiolino, R., Malo, L., Marquart, Thomas, Martins, C. J. A. P., Maslowski, P., Mason, E., Micela, G., Molaro, P., Monnier, J., Monteiro, M., Mordasini, C., Morris, T., Mucciarelli, A., Murray, G., Niedzielski, A., Niemczura, E., Nisini, B., Nunes, N., Oliva, E., Origlia, L., Palle, E., Pariani, G., Parr-Burman, P., Pasquini, L., Penate, J., Pepe, F., Pietrzynski, G., Pinna, E., Piskunov, Nikolai, Pollo, A., Rasilla, J., Rebolo, R., Rees, P., Reiners, A., Riva, M., Romano, D., Rousseau, S., Sanna, N., Santos, N., Sarajlic, M., Shen, T-C, Sortino, F., Sosnowska, D., Sousa, S., Stempels, Eric, Strassmeier, K., Tenegi, F., Tozzi, A., Udry, S., Valenziano, L., Vanzi, L., Weber, M., Woche, M., Xompero, M., Zackrisson, Erik, and Zapatero Osorio, M. R.
Abstract: HIRES is the high-resolution spectrograph of the European Extremely Large Telescope at optical and near-infrared wavelengths. It consists of three fibre-fed spectrographs providing a wavelength coverage of 0.4-1.8 µm (goal 0.35-2.4 µm) at a spectral resolution of 100,000. The fibre-feeding allows HIRES to have several, interchangeable observing modes including a SCAO module and a small diffraction-limited IFU in the NIR. Therefore, it will be able to operate both in seeing- and diffraction-limited modes. Its modularity will ensure that HIRES can be placed entirely on the Nasmyth platform, if enough mass and volume is available, or part on the Nasmyth and part in the Coud`e room. ELT-HIRES has a wide range of science cases spanning nearly all areas of research in astrophysics and even fundamental physics. Among the top science cases there are the detection of biosignatures from exoplanet atmospheres, finding the fingerprints of the first generation of stars (PopIII), tests on the stability of Nature’s fundamental couplings, and the direct detection of the cosmic acceleration. The HIRES consortium is composed of more than 30 institutes from 14 countries, forming a team of more than 200 scientists and engineers.
Published: 2020
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19. Operational modes and efficiency of SOXS

Author: Claudi, R., Biondi, F., Elias-Rosa, N., Genoni, M., Munari, M., Radhakrishnan, K., Ricci, D., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Campana, S., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Landoni, M., Pignata, G., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bruch, Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Di Benedetto, R., De Pascale, M., D'Orsi, S., Hernandez, M., Gal-Yam, A., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Matila, S., Rappaport, M., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Stritzinger, M., Turatto, M., Ventura, H. Perez, Claudi, R., Biondi, F., Elias-Rosa, N., Genoni, M., Munari, M., Radhakrishnan, K., Ricci, D., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Campana, S., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Landoni, M., Pignata, G., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bruch, Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Di Benedetto, R., De Pascale, M., D'Orsi, S., Hernandez, M., Gal-Yam, A., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Matila, S., Rappaport, M., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Stritzinger, M., Turatto, M., and Ventura, H. Perez
Abstract: Son of X-Shooter (SOXS) will be a high-efficiency spectrograph with a mean Resolution-Slit product of $\sim 4500$ over the entire band capable of simultaneously observing the complete spectral range 350-2000 nm. It consists of three scientific arms (the UV-VIS Spectrograph, the NIR Spectrograph, and the Acquisition Camera) connected by the Common Path system to the NTT, and the Calibration Unit. The Common Path is the backbone of the instrument and the interface to the NTT Nasmyth focus flange. The instrument project went through the Final Design Review in 2018 and is currently in Assembly Integration and test (AIT) Phase. This paper outlines the observing modes of SOXS and the efficiency of each subsystem and the laboratory test plan to evaluate it., Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures. 2020 SPIE Conference. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1812.07401
Published: 2020

20. Development status of the SOXS spectrograph for the ESO-NTT telescope

Author: Schipani, P., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Landoni, M., Munari, M., Pignata, G., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Achren, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Brucalassi, A., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hernandez, M., Kotilainen, J., Causi, G. Li, Marty, L., Mattila, S., Radhakrishnan, K., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Savarese, S., Smartt, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Stritzinger, M., Ventura, H., Pasquini, L., Scholler, M., Kaufl, H. U., Accardo, M., Mehrgan, L., Pompei, E., Schipani, P., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Landoni, M., Munari, M., Pignata, G., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Achren, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Brucalassi, A., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hernandez, M., Kotilainen, J., Causi, G. Li, Marty, L., Mattila, S., Radhakrishnan, K., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Savarese, S., Smartt, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Stritzinger, M., Ventura, H., Pasquini, L., Scholler, M., Kaufl, H. U., Accardo, M., Mehrgan, L., and Pompei, E.
Abstract: SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a single object spectrograph, characterized by offering a wide simultaneous spectral coverage from U- to H-band, built by an international consortium for the 3.6-m ESO New Technology Telescope at the La Silla Observatory, in the Southern part of the Chilean Atacama Desert. The consortium is focussed on a clear scientific goal: the spectrograph will observe all kind of transient and variable sources discovered by different surveys with a highly flexible schedule, updated daily, based on the Target of Opportunity concept. It will provide a key spectroscopic partner to any kind of imaging survey, becoming one of the premier transient follow-up instruments in the Southern hemisphere. SOXS will study a mixture of transients encompassing all distance scales and branches of astronomy, including fast alerts (such as gamma-ray bursts and gravitational waves), mid-term alerts (such as supernovae and X-ray transients), and fixed-time events (such as the close-by passage of a minor planet or exoplanets). It will also have the scope to observe active galactic nuclei and blazars, tidal disruption events, fast radio bursts, and more. Besides of the consortium programs on guaranteed time, the instrument is offered to the ESO community for any kind of astrophysical target. The project has passed the Final Design Review and is currently in manufacturing and integration phase. This paper describes the development status of the project., Comment: Proc SPIE Volume 11447, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII, 1144709,2020
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21. SOXS End-to-End simulator: development and applications for pipeline design

Author: Genoni, M., Landoni, M., Causi, G. Li, Pariani, G., Aliverti, M., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Claudi, R., Munari, M., Rubin, A., D'Avanzo, P., Riva, M., Baruffolo, A., Biondi, F., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Pignata, G., Scuderi, S., Radhakrishnan, K., Ben-Ami, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Brucalassi, A., Achrėn, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Diaz, M. Hernandez, Kotilainen, J., Mattila, S., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Stritzinger, M., Ventura, H., Genoni, M., Landoni, M., Causi, G. Li, Pariani, G., Aliverti, M., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Claudi, R., Munari, M., Rubin, A., D'Avanzo, P., Riva, M., Baruffolo, A., Biondi, F., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Pignata, G., Scuderi, S., Radhakrishnan, K., Ben-Ami, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Brucalassi, A., Achrėn, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Diaz, M. Hernandez, Kotilainen, J., Mattila, S., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Stritzinger, M., and Ventura, H.
Abstract: We present the development of the End-to-End simulator for the SOXS instrument at the ESO-NTT 3.5-m telescope. SOXS will be a spectroscopic facility, made by two arms high efficiency spectrographs, able to cover the spectral range 350-2000 nm with resolving power R=4500. The E2E model allows to simulate the propagation of photons starting from the scientific target of interest up to the detectors. The outputs of the simulator are synthetic frames, which will be mainly exploited for optimizing the pipeline development and possibly assisting for proper alignment and integration phases in laboratory and at the telescope. In this paper, we will detail the architecture of the simulator and the computational model, which are strongly characterized by modularity and flexibility. Synthetic spectral formats, related to different seeing and observing conditions, and calibration frames to be ingested by the pipeline are also presented.
Published: 2020
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22. Final design and development status of the acquisition and guiding system for SOXS

Author: Brucalassi, A., Pignata, G., Duran, J. A. Araiza, Campana, S., Claudi, R., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ami, S. Ben, Biondi, F., Capasso, G., Colapietro, M., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Genoni, M., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Landoni, M., Munari, M., Radhakrishnan, K., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Sanchez, R. Z., Young, D., Achren, J., Arcavi, I., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Yam, A. Gal, Hernandez, M., Kotilainen, J., Causi, G. Li, Mattila, S., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Stritzinger, M., Ventura, H., Brucalassi, A., Pignata, G., Duran, J. A. Araiza, Campana, S., Claudi, R., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ami, S. Ben, Biondi, F., Capasso, G., Colapietro, M., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Genoni, M., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Landoni, M., Munari, M., Radhakrishnan, K., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Sanchez, R. Z., Young, D., Achren, J., Arcavi, I., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Yam, A. Gal, Hernandez, M., Kotilainen, J., Causi, G. Li, Mattila, S., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Stritzinger, M., and Ventura, H.
Abstract: SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) will be the new medium resolution (R~4500 for 1'' slit), high-efficiency, wide band spectrograph for the ESO NTT at La Silla, optimized for classification and follow-up of transient events. SOXS will simultaneously cover UV optical and NIR bands (0.35-2.00 micron) using two different arms and a pre-slit Common Path feeding system. The instrument will be also equipped by a Calibration Unit and an Acquisition Camera (AC) System. In this paper we present the final opto-mechanical design for the AC System and we describe its development status. The project is currently in manufacturing and integration phases., Comment: 8 pages, 8 figures, SPIE conference. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1809.01526
Published: 2020
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23. Manufacturing, integration, and mechanical verification of SOXS

Author: Aliverti, M., Oggioni, L., Genoni, M., Pariani, G., Hershko, O., Brucalassi, A., Pignata, G., Kuncarayakti, H., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Munari, M., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Claudi, R., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Landoni, M., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Hernandez, M., Kotilainen, J., Causi, G. Li, Mattila, S., Rappaport, M., Radhakrishnan, K., Redaelli, E. M. A., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Stritzinger, M., Ventura, E., Aliverti, M., Oggioni, L., Genoni, M., Pariani, G., Hershko, O., Brucalassi, A., Pignata, G., Kuncarayakti, H., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Munari, M., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Claudi, R., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Landoni, M., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Hernandez, M., Kotilainen, J., Causi, G. Li, Mattila, S., Rappaport, M., Radhakrishnan, K., Redaelli, E. M. A., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Stritzinger, M., and Ventura, E.
Abstract: SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a medium resolution (~4500) wide-band (0.35 - 2.0 {\mu}m) spectrograph which passed the Final Design Review in 2018. The instrument is planned to be installed at the NTT in La Silla and it is mainly composed by five different optomechanical subsystems (Common Path, NIR spectrograph, UV-VIS spectrograph, Camera, and Calibration) and other mechanical subsystems (Interface flange, Platform, cable corotator, and cooling). It is currently in the procurement and integration phase. In this paper we present the post-FDR modifications in the mechanical design due to the various iterations with the manufacturers and the actual procurement status. The last part describes the strategy used to keep under control the mechanical interfaces between the subsystems.
Published: 2020

24. Progress and tests on the Instrument Control Electronics for SOXS

Author: Colapietro, M., Capasso, G., D'Orsi, S., Schipani, P., Marty, L., Savarese, S., Coretti, I., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Landoni, M., Munari, M., Pignata, G., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Brucalassi, A., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hernandez, M., Kotilainen, J., Causi, G. Li, Mattila, S., Radhakrishnan, K., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Stritzinger, M., Ventura, H., Colapietro, M., Capasso, G., D'Orsi, S., Schipani, P., Marty, L., Savarese, S., Coretti, I., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Landoni, M., Munari, M., Pignata, G., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Young, D., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Brucalassi, A., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hernandez, M., Kotilainen, J., Causi, G. Li, Mattila, S., Radhakrishnan, K., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Stritzinger, M., and Ventura, H.
Abstract: The forthcoming SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) will be a new spectroscopic facility for the ESO New Technology Telescope in La Silla, focused on transient events and able to cover both the UV-VIS and NIR bands. The instrument passed the Final Design Review in 2018 and is currently in manufacturing and integration phase. This paper is focused on the assembly and testing of the instrument control electronics, which will manage all the motorized functions, alarms, sensors, and electric interlocks. The electronics is hosted in two main control cabinets, divided in several subracks that are assembled to ensure easy accessibility and transportability, to simplify test, integration and maintenance. Both racks are equipped with independent power supply distribution and have their own integrated cooling systems. This paper shows the assembly strategy, reports on the development status and describes the tests performed to verify the system before the integration into the whole instrument., Comment: 10 pages, 12 figures, presented at SPIE
Published: 2020

25. The development status of the NIR Arm of the new SoXS instrument at the ESO/NTT telescope

Author: Vitali, F., Aliverti, M., Capasso, G., D'Alessio, F., Munari, M., Riva, M., Scuderi, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Campana, S., Schipani, P., Claudi, R., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Cosentino, R., Ricci, D., D'Avanzo, P., Kuncarayakti, H., Rubin, A., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hernandez, M., Hershko, O., Kotilainen, J., Landoni, M., Causi, G. Li, Mattila, S., Pignata, G., Radhakrishnan, K., Rappaport, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Stritzinger, M., Ventura, E., Young, D., Vitali, F., Aliverti, M., Capasso, G., D'Alessio, F., Munari, M., Riva, M., Scuderi, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Campana, S., Schipani, P., Claudi, R., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Cosentino, R., Ricci, D., D'Avanzo, P., Kuncarayakti, H., Rubin, A., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Bruch, R., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., De Pascale, M., Di Benedetto, R., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hernandez, M., Hershko, O., Kotilainen, J., Landoni, M., Causi, G. Li, Mattila, S., Pignata, G., Radhakrishnan, K., Rappaport, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Stritzinger, M., Ventura, E., and Young, D.
Abstract: We present here the development status of the NIR spectrograph of the Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) instrument, for the ESO/NTT telescope at La Silla (Chile). SOXS is a R~4,500 mean resolution spectrograph, with a simultaneously coverage from about 0.35 to 2.00 micron. It will be mounted at the Nasmyth focus of the NTT. The two UV-VIS-NIR wavelength ranges will be covered by two separated arms. The NIR spectrograph is a fully cryogenic echelle-dispersed spectrograph, working in the range 0.80-2.00 micron, equipped with a Hawaii H2RG IR array from Teledyne. The whole spectrograph will be cooled down to about 150 K (but the array at 40 K), to lower the thermal background, and equipped with a thermal filter to block any thermal radiation above 2.0 micron. In this work, we will show the advanced phase of integration of the NIR spectrograph., Comment: 9 pages, 13 Figures, SPIE 2020 Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
Published: 2020

26. ESPRESSO high resolution transmission spectroscopy of WASP-76b

Author: Tabernero, H. M., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Allart, R., Borsa, F., Casasayas-Barris, N., Demangeon, O., Ehrenreich, D., Lillo-Box, J., Lovis, C., Pallé, E., Sousa, S. G., Rebolo, R., Santos, N. C., Pepe, F., Cristiani, S., Adibekyan, V., Prieto, C. Allende, Alibert, Yann, Barros, S. C. C., Bouchy, F., Bourrier, V., D'Odorico, V., Dumusque, X., Faria, J. P., Figueira, P., Santos, R. Génova, Hernández, J. I. González, Hojjatpanah, S., Curto, G. Lo, Lavie, B., Martins, C. J. A. P., Martins, J. H. C., Mehner, A., Micela, G., Molaro, P., Nunes, N. J., Poretti, E., Seidel, J. V., Sozzetti, A., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Udry, S., Aliverti, M., Affolter, M., Alves, D., Amate, M., Avila, G., Bandy, T., Benz, W., Bianco, A., Broeg, C., Cabral, A., Conconi, P., Coelho, J., Cumani, C., Deiries, S., Dekker, H., Delabre, B., Fragoso, A., Genoni, M., Genolet, L., Hughes, I., Knudstrup, J., Kerber, F., Landoni, M., Lizon, J. L., Maire, C., Manescau, A., Di Marcantonio, P., Mégevand, D., Monteiro, M., Moschetti, M., Mueller, E., Modigliani, A., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Pariani, G., Pasquini, L., Rasilla, J. L., Redaelli, E., Riva, M., Santana-Tschudi, S., Santin, P., Santos, P., Segovia, A., Sosnowska, D., Spanò, P., Tenegi, F., Iwert, O., Zanutta, A., Zerbi, F., Tabernero, H. M., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Allart, R., Borsa, F., Casasayas-Barris, N., Demangeon, O., Ehrenreich, D., Lillo-Box, J., Lovis, C., Pallé, E., Sousa, S. G., Rebolo, R., Santos, N. C., Pepe, F., Cristiani, S., Adibekyan, V., Prieto, C. Allende, Alibert, Yann, Barros, S. C. C., Bouchy, F., Bourrier, V., D'Odorico, V., Dumusque, X., Faria, J. P., Figueira, P., Santos, R. Génova, Hernández, J. I. González, Hojjatpanah, S., Curto, G. Lo, Lavie, B., Martins, C. J. A. P., Martins, J. H. C., Mehner, A., Micela, G., Molaro, P., Nunes, N. J., Poretti, E., Seidel, J. V., Sozzetti, A., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Udry, S., Aliverti, M., Affolter, M., Alves, D., Amate, M., Avila, G., Bandy, T., Benz, W., Bianco, A., Broeg, C., Cabral, A., Conconi, P., Coelho, J., Cumani, C., Deiries, S., Dekker, H., Delabre, B., Fragoso, A., Genoni, M., Genolet, L., Hughes, I., Knudstrup, J., Kerber, F., Landoni, M., Lizon, J. L., Maire, C., Manescau, A., Di Marcantonio, P., Mégevand, D., Monteiro, M., Moschetti, M., Mueller, E., Modigliani, A., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Pariani, G., Pasquini, L., Rasilla, J. L., Redaelli, E., Riva, M., Santana-Tschudi, S., Santin, P., Santos, P., Segovia, A., Sosnowska, D., Spanò, P., Tenegi, F., Iwert, O., Zanutta, A., and Zerbi, F.
Abstract: Aims. We report on ESPRESSO high-resolution transmission spectroscopic observations of two primary transits of the highly-irradiated, ultra-hot Jupiter-size planet WASP-76b. We investigate the presence of several key atomic and molecular features of interest that may reveal the atmospheric properties of the planet. Methods. We extracted two transmission spectra of WASP-76b with R approx 140,000 using a procedure that allowed us to process the full ESPRESSO wavelength range (3800-7880 A) simultaneously. We observed that at a high signal-to-noise ratio, the continuum of ESPRESSO spectra shows wiggles that are likely caused by an interference pattern outside the spectrograph. To search for the planetary features, we visually analysed the extracted transmission spectra and cross-correlated the observations against theoretical spectra of different atomic and molecular species. Results. The following atomic features are detected: Li I, Na I, Mg I, Ca II, Mn I, K I, and Fe I. All are detected with a confidence level between 9.2 sigma (Na I) and 2.8 sigma (Mg I). We did not detect the following species: Ti I, Cr I, Ni I, TiO, VO, and ZrO. We impose the following 1 sigma upper limits on their detectability: 60, 77, 122, 6, 8, and 8 ppm, respectively. Conclusions. We report the detection of Li I on WASP-76b for the first time. In addition, we found the presence of Na I and Fe I as previously reported in the literature. We show that the procedure employed in this work can detect features down to the level of ~ 0.1 % in the transmission spectrum and ~ 10 ppm by means of a cross-correlation method. We discuss the presence of neutral and singly ionised features in the atmosphere of WASP-76b., Comment: 20 pages, 19 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Published: 2020
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27. ESPRESSO@VLT -- On-sky performance and first results

Author: Pepe, F., Cristiani, S., Rebolo, R., Santos, N. C., Dekker, H., Cabral, A., Di Marcantonio, P., Figueira, P., Curto, G. Lo, Lovis, C., Mayor, M., Mégevand, D., Molaro, P., Riva, M., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Amate, M., Manescau, A., Pasquini, L., Zerbi, F. M., Adibekyan, V., Abreu, M., Affolter, M., Alibert, Y., Aliverti, M., Allart, R., Prieto, C. Allende, Álvarez, D., Alves, D., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandy, T., Barros, S. C. C., Benz, W., Bianco, A., Borsa, F., Bourrier, V., Bouchy, F., Broeg, C., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, J., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Damasso, M., Deiries, S., Delabre, B., Demangeon, O. D. S., Dumusque, X., Ehrenreich, D., Faria, J. P., Fragoso, A., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Santos, R. Génova, Hernández, J. I. González, Hughes, I., Iwert, O., Kerber, F., Knudstrup, J., Landoni, M., Lavie, B., Lillo-Box, J., Lizon, J. -L., Maire, C., Martins, C. J . A. P., Mehner, A., Micela, G., Modigliani, A., Monteiro, M. A., Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G., Moschetti, M., Murphy, M. T., Nunes, N., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Oshagh, M., Pallé, E., Pariani, G., Poretti, E., Rasilla, J. L., Rebordão, J., Redaelli, E. M., Tschudi, S. Santana, Santin, P., Santos, P., Ségransan, D., Schmidt, T. M., Segovia, A., Sosnowska, D., Sozzetti, A., Sousa, S. G., Spanò, P., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Tabernero, H., Tenegi, F., Udry, S., Zanutta, A., Pepe, F., Cristiani, S., Rebolo, R., Santos, N. C., Dekker, H., Cabral, A., Di Marcantonio, P., Figueira, P., Curto, G. Lo, Lovis, C., Mayor, M., Mégevand, D., Molaro, P., Riva, M., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Amate, M., Manescau, A., Pasquini, L., Zerbi, F. M., Adibekyan, V., Abreu, M., Affolter, M., Alibert, Y., Aliverti, M., Allart, R., Prieto, C. Allende, Álvarez, D., Alves, D., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandy, T., Barros, S. C. C., Benz, W., Bianco, A., Borsa, F., Bourrier, V., Bouchy, F., Broeg, C., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, J., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Damasso, M., Deiries, S., Delabre, B., Demangeon, O. D. S., Dumusque, X., Ehrenreich, D., Faria, J. P., Fragoso, A., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Santos, R. Génova, Hernández, J. I. González, Hughes, I., Iwert, O., Kerber, F., Knudstrup, J., Landoni, M., Lavie, B., Lillo-Box, J., Lizon, J. -L., Maire, C., Martins, C. J . A. P., Mehner, A., Micela, G., Modigliani, A., Monteiro, M. A., Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G., Moschetti, M., Murphy, M. T., Nunes, N., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Oshagh, M., Pallé, E., Pariani, G., Poretti, E., Rasilla, J. L., Rebordão, J., Redaelli, E. M., Tschudi, S. Santana, Santin, P., Santos, P., Ségransan, D., Schmidt, T. M., Segovia, A., Sosnowska, D., Sozzetti, A., Sousa, S. G., Spanò, P., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Tabernero, H., Tenegi, F., Udry, S., and Zanutta, A.
Abstract: ESPRESSO is the new high-resolution spectrograph of ESO's Very-Large Telescope (VLT). It was designed for ultra-high radial-velocity precision and extreme spectral fidelity with the aim of performing exoplanet research and fundamental astrophysical experiments with unprecedented precision and accuracy. It is able to observe with any of the four Unit Telescopes (UT) of the VLT at a spectral resolving power of 140,000 or 190,000 over the 378.2 to 788.7 nm wavelength range, or with all UTs together, turning the VLT into a 16-m diameter equivalent telescope in terms of collecting area, while still providing a resolving power of 70,000. We provide a general description of the ESPRESSO instrument, report on the actual on-sky performance, and present our Guaranteed-Time Observation (GTO) program with its first results. ESPRESSO was installed on the Paranal Observatory in fall 2017. Commissioning (on-sky testing) was conducted between December 2017 and September 2018. The instrument saw its official start of operations on October 1st, 2018, but improvements to the instrument and re-commissioning runs were conducted until July 2019. The measured overall optical throughput of ESPRESSO at 550 nm and a seeing of 0.65 arcsec exceeds the 10% mark under nominal astro-climatic conditions. We demonstrate a radial-velocity precision of better than 25 cm/s during one night and 50 cm/s over several months. These values being limited by photon noise and stellar jitter show that the performanceis compatible with an instrumental precision of 10 cm/s. No difference has been measured across the UTs neither in throughput nor RV precision. The combination of the large collecting telescope area with the efficiency and the exquisite spectral fidelity of ESPRESSO opens a new parameter space in RV measurements, the study of planetary atmospheres, fundamental constants, stellar characterisation and many other fields., Comment: 26 pages, 28 figures
Published: 2020
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28. End to end simulators: A flexible and scalable Cloud-Based architecture. Application to High Resolution Spectrographs ESPRESSO and ELT-HIRES

Author: Genoni, M., Landoni, M., Pariani, G., Riva, M., Bianco, A., Causi, G. Li, Marquart, T., Pepe, F. A., Marconi, A., Oliva, E., Genoni, M., Landoni, M., Pariani, G., Riva, M., Bianco, A., Causi, G. Li, Marquart, T., Pepe, F. A., Marconi, A., and Oliva, E.
Abstract: Simulations of frames from existing and upcoming high-resolution spectrographs, targeted for high accuracy radial velocity measurements, are computationally demanding (both in time and space). We present in this paper an innovative approach based on both parallelization and distribution of the workload. By using NVIDIA CUDA custom-made kernels and state-of-the-art cloud-computing architectures in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) approach, we implemented a modular and scalable end-to-end simulator that is able to render synthetic frames with an accuracy of the order of few cm/sec, while keeping the computational time low. We applied our approach to two spectrographs. For VLT-ESPRESSO we give a sound comparison between the actual data and the simulations showing the obtained spectral formats and the recovered instrumental profile. We also simulate data for the upcoming HIRES at the ELT and investigate the overall performance in terms of computational time and scalability against the size of the problem. In addition we demonstrate the interface with data-reduction systems and we preliminary show that the data can be reduced successfully by existing methods., Comment: Accepted for publication in Experimental Astronomy
Published: 2020

29. A precise architecture characterization of the $\pi$ Men planetary system

Author: Damasso, M., Sozzetti, A., Lovis, C., Barros, S. C. C., Sousa, S. G., Demangeon, O. D. S., Faria, J. P., Lillo-Box, J., Cristiani, S., Pepe, F., Rebolo, R., Santos, N. C., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Hernández, J. I. González, Amate, M., Pasquini, L., Zerbi, F. M., Adibekyan, V., Abreu, M., Affolter, M., Alibert, Y., Aliverti, M., Allart, R., Prieto, C. Allende, Álvarez, D., Alves, D., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandy, T., Benz, W., Bianco, A., Borsa, F., Bossini, D., Bourrier, V., Bouchy, F., Broeg, C., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, J., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Deiries, S., Dekker, H., Delabre, B., Di Marcantonio, P., Dumusque, X., Ehrenreich, D., Figueira, P., Fragoso, A., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Santos, R. Génova, Hughes, I., Iwert, O., Kerber, F., Knudstrup, J., Landoni, M., Lavie, B., Lizon, J. -L., Curto, G. Lo, Maire, C., Martins, C. J . A. P., Mégevand, D., Mehner, A., Micela, G., Modigliani, A., Molaro, P., Monteiro, M. A., Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G., Moschetti, M., Mueller, E., Murphy, M. T., Nunes, N., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Oshagh, M., Pallé, E., Pariani, G., Poretti, E., Rasilla, J. L., Rebordão, J., Redaelli, E. M., Riva, M., Tschudi, S. Santana, Santin, P., Santos, P., Ségransan, D., Schmidt, T. M., Segovia, A., Sosnowska, D., Spanò, P., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Tabernero, H., Tenegi, F., Udry, S., Zanutta, A., Damasso, M., Sozzetti, A., Lovis, C., Barros, S. C. C., Sousa, S. G., Demangeon, O. D. S., Faria, J. P., Lillo-Box, J., Cristiani, S., Pepe, F., Rebolo, R., Santos, N. C., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Hernández, J. I. González, Amate, M., Pasquini, L., Zerbi, F. M., Adibekyan, V., Abreu, M., Affolter, M., Alibert, Y., Aliverti, M., Allart, R., Prieto, C. Allende, Álvarez, D., Alves, D., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandy, T., Benz, W., Bianco, A., Borsa, F., Bossini, D., Bourrier, V., Bouchy, F., Broeg, C., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, J., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Deiries, S., Dekker, H., Delabre, B., Di Marcantonio, P., Dumusque, X., Ehrenreich, D., Figueira, P., Fragoso, A., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Santos, R. Génova, Hughes, I., Iwert, O., Kerber, F., Knudstrup, J., Landoni, M., Lavie, B., Lizon, J. -L., Curto, G. Lo, Maire, C., Martins, C. J . A. P., Mégevand, D., Mehner, A., Micela, G., Modigliani, A., Molaro, P., Monteiro, M. A., Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G., Moschetti, M., Mueller, E., Murphy, M. T., Nunes, N., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Oshagh, M., Pallé, E., Pariani, G., Poretti, E., Rasilla, J. L., Rebordão, J., Redaelli, E. M., Riva, M., Tschudi, S. Santana, Santin, P., Santos, P., Ségransan, D., Schmidt, T. M., Segovia, A., Sosnowska, D., Spanò, P., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Tabernero, H., Tenegi, F., Udry, S., and Zanutta, A.
Abstract: The bright star $\pi$ Men was chosen as the first target for a radial velocity follow-up to test the performance of ESPRESSO, the new high-resolution spectrograph at the ESO's Very-Large Telescope (VLT). The star hosts a multi-planet system (a transiting 4 M$_\oplus$ planet at $\sim$0.07 au, and a sub-stellar companion on a $\sim$2100-day eccentric orbit) which is particularly appealing for a precise multi-technique characterization. With the new ESPRESSO observations, that cover a time span of 200 days, we aim to improve the precision and accuracy of the planet parameters and search for additional low-mass companions. We also take advantage of new photometric transits of $\pi$ Men c observed by TESS over a time span that overlaps with that of the ESPRESSO follow-up campaign. We analyse the enlarged spectroscopic and photometric datasets and compare the results to those in the literature. We further characterize the system by means of absolute astrometry with Hipparcos and Gaia. We used the spectra of ESPRESSO for an independent determination of the stellar fundamental parameters. We present a precise characterization of the planetary system around $\pi$ Men. The ESPRESSO radial velocities alone (with typical uncertainty of 10 cm/s) allow for a precise retrieval of the Doppler signal induced by $\pi$ Men c. The residuals show an RMS of 1.2 m/s, and we can exclude companions with a minimum mass less than $\sim$2 M$_\oplus$ within the orbit of $\pi$ Men c). We improve the ephemeris of $\pi$ Men c using 18 additional TESS transits, and in combination with the astrometric measurements, we determine the inclination of the orbital plane of $\pi$ Men b with high precision ($i_{b}=45.8^{+1.4}_{-1.1}$ deg). This leads to the precise measurement of its absolute mass $m_{b}=14.1^{+0.5}_{-0.4}$ M$_{Jup}$, and shows that the planetary orbital planes are highly misaligned., Comment: Accepted for publication on A&A
Published: 2020
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30. Characterization of the K2-38 planetary system. Unraveling one of the densest planets known to date

Author: Toledo-Padrón, B., Lovis, C., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Barros, S. C. C., Hernández, J. I. González, Sozzetti, A., Bouchy, F., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Rebolo, R., Cristiani, S., Pepe, F. A., Santos, N. C., Sousa, S. G., Tabernero, H. M., Lillo-Box, J., Bossini, D., Adibekyan, V., Allart, R., Damasso, M., D'Odorico, V., Figueira, P., Lavie, B., Curto, G. Lo, Mehner, A., Micela, G., Modigliani, A., Nunes, N. J., Pallé, E., Abreu, M., Affolter, M., Alibert, Y., Aliverti, M., Prieto, C. Allende, Alves, D., Amate, M., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandy, T., Benatti, S., Benz, W., Bianco, A., Broeg, C., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, J., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., Deiries, S., Dekker, H., Delabre, B., Demangeon, O., Di Marcantonio, P., Ehrenreich, D., Fragoso, A., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Santos, R. Génova, Hughes, I., Iwert, O., Knudstrup, J., Landoni, M., Lizon, J. L., Maire, C., Manescau, A., Martins, C. J. A. P., Mégevand, D., Molaro, P., Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G., Monteiro, M. A., Moschetti, M., Mueller, E., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Oshagh, M., Pariani, G., Pasquini, L., Poretti, E., Rasilla, J. L., Redaelli, E., Riva, M., Tschudi, S. Santana, Santin, P., Santos, P., Segovia, A., Sosnowska, D., Spanò, P., Tenegi, F., Udry, S., Zanutta, A., Zerbi, F., Toledo-Padrón, B., Lovis, C., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Barros, S. C. C., Hernández, J. I. González, Sozzetti, A., Bouchy, F., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Rebolo, R., Cristiani, S., Pepe, F. A., Santos, N. C., Sousa, S. G., Tabernero, H. M., Lillo-Box, J., Bossini, D., Adibekyan, V., Allart, R., Damasso, M., D'Odorico, V., Figueira, P., Lavie, B., Curto, G. Lo, Mehner, A., Micela, G., Modigliani, A., Nunes, N. J., Pallé, E., Abreu, M., Affolter, M., Alibert, Y., Aliverti, M., Prieto, C. Allende, Alves, D., Amate, M., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandy, T., Benatti, S., Benz, W., Bianco, A., Broeg, C., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, J., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., Deiries, S., Dekker, H., Delabre, B., Demangeon, O., Di Marcantonio, P., Ehrenreich, D., Fragoso, A., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Santos, R. Génova, Hughes, I., Iwert, O., Knudstrup, J., Landoni, M., Lizon, J. L., Maire, C., Manescau, A., Martins, C. J. A. P., Mégevand, D., Molaro, P., Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G., Monteiro, M. A., Moschetti, M., Mueller, E., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Oshagh, M., Pariani, G., Pasquini, L., Poretti, E., Rasilla, J. L., Redaelli, E., Riva, M., Tschudi, S. Santana, Santin, P., Santos, P., Segovia, A., Sosnowska, D., Spanò, P., Tenegi, F., Udry, S., Zanutta, A., and Zerbi, F.
Abstract: We characterized the transiting planetary system orbiting the G2V star K2-38 using the new-generation echelle spectrograph ESPRESSO. We carried out a photometric analysis of the available K2 photometric light curve of this star to measure the radius of its two known planets. Using 43 ESPRESSO high-precision radial velocity measurements taken over the course of 8 months along with the 14 previously published HIRES RV measurements, we modeled the orbits of the two planets through a MCMC analysis, significantly improving their mass measurements. Using ESPRESSO spectra, we derived the stellar parameters, $T_{\rm eff}$=5731$\pm$66, $\log g$=4.38$\pm$0.11~dex, and $[Fe/H]$=0.26$\pm$0.05~dex, and thus the mass and radius of K2-38, $M_{\star}$=1.03 $^{+0.04}_{-0.02}$~M$_{\oplus}$ and $R_{\star}$=1.06 $^{+0.09}_{-0.06}$~R$_{\oplus}$. We determine new values for the planetary properties of both planets. We characterize K2-38b as a super-Earth with $R_{\rm P}$=1.54$\pm$0.14~R$_{\rm \oplus}$ and $M_{\rm p}$=7.3$^{+1.1}_{-1.0}$~M$_{\oplus}$, and K2-38c as a sub-Neptune with $R_{\rm P}$=2.29$\pm$0.26~R$_{\rm \oplus}$ and $M_{\rm p}$=8.3$^{+1.3}_{-1.3}$~M$_{\oplus}$. We derived a mean density of $\rho_{\rm p}$=11.0$^{+4.1}_{-2.8}$~g cm$^{-3}$ for K2-38b and $\rho_{\rm p}$=3.8$^{+1.8}_{-1.1}$~g~cm$^{-3}$ for K2-38c, confirming K2-38b as one of the densest planets known to date. The best description for the composition of K2-38b comes from an iron-rich Mercury-like model, while K2-38c is better described by a rocky model with a H2 envelope. The maximum collision stripping boundary shows how giant impacts could be the cause for the high density of K2-38b. The irradiation received by each planet places them on opposite sides of the radius valley. We find evidence of a long-period signal in the radial velocity time-series whose origin could be linked to a 0.25-3~M$_{\rm J}$ planet or stellar activity., Comment: 16 pages, 14 figures
Published: 2020
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31. Revisiting Proxima with ESPRESSO

Author: Mascareño, A. Suárez, Faria, J. P., Figueira, P., Lovis, C., Damasso, M., Hernández, J. I. González, Rebolo, R., Cristiano, S., Pepe, F., Santos, N. C., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Adibekyan, V., Hojjatpanah, S., Sozzetti, A., Murgas, F., Abreo, M., Affolter, M., Alibert, Y., Aliverti, M., Allart, R., Prieto, C. Allende, Alves, D., Amate, M., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandi, T., Barros, S. C. C., Bianco, A., Benz, W., Bouchy, F., Broeng, C., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, J., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Deiries, S., Delabre, B., Di Marcantonio, P., Dumusque, X., Ehrenreich, D., Fragoso, A., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Santos, R. Génova, Hughes, I., Iwert, O., Ferber, K., Knusdrtrup, J., Landoni, M., Lavie, B., Lillo-Box, J., Lizon, J., Curto, G. Lo, Maire, C., Manescau, A., Martins, C. J. A. P., Mégevand, D., Mehner, A., Micela, G., Modigliani, A., Molaro, P., Monteiro, M. A., Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G., Moschetti, M., Mueller, E., Nunes, N. J., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Pallé, E., Pariani, G., Pasquini, L., Poretti, E., Rasilla, J. L., Redaelli, E., Riva, M., Tschudi, S. Santana, Santin, P., Santos, P., Segovia, A., Sosnoswska, D., Sousa, S., Spanò, P., Tenegi, F., Udry, S., Zanutta, A., Zerbi, F., Mascareño, A. Suárez, Faria, J. P., Figueira, P., Lovis, C., Damasso, M., Hernández, J. I. González, Rebolo, R., Cristiano, S., Pepe, F., Santos, N. C., Osorio, M. R. Zapatero, Adibekyan, V., Hojjatpanah, S., Sozzetti, A., Murgas, F., Abreo, M., Affolter, M., Alibert, Y., Aliverti, M., Allart, R., Prieto, C. Allende, Alves, D., Amate, M., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandi, T., Barros, S. C. C., Bianco, A., Benz, W., Bouchy, F., Broeng, C., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, J., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Deiries, S., Delabre, B., Di Marcantonio, P., Dumusque, X., Ehrenreich, D., Fragoso, A., Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Santos, R. Génova, Hughes, I., Iwert, O., Ferber, K., Knusdrtrup, J., Landoni, M., Lavie, B., Lillo-Box, J., Lizon, J., Curto, G. Lo, Maire, C., Manescau, A., Martins, C. J. A. P., Mégevand, D., Mehner, A., Micela, G., Modigliani, A., Molaro, P., Monteiro, M. A., Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G., Moschetti, M., Mueller, E., Nunes, N. J., Oggioni, L., Oliveira, A., Pallé, E., Pariani, G., Pasquini, L., Poretti, E., Rasilla, J. L., Redaelli, E., Riva, M., Tschudi, S. Santana, Santin, P., Santos, P., Segovia, A., Sosnoswska, D., Sousa, S., Spanò, P., Tenegi, F., Udry, S., Zanutta, A., and Zerbi, F.
Abstract: We aim to confirm the presence of Proxima b using independent measurements obtained with the new ESPRESSO spectrograph, and refine the planetary parameters taking advantage of its improved precision. We analysed 63 spectroscopic ESPRESSO observations of Proxima taken during 2019. We obtained radial velocity measurements with a typical radial velocity photon noise of 26 cm/s. We ran a joint MCMC analysis on the time series of the radial velocity and full-width half maximum of the cross-correlation function to model the planetary and stellar signals present in the data, applying Gaussian process regression to deal with stellar activity. We confirm the presence of Proxima b independently in the ESPRESSO data. The ESPRESSO data on its own shows Proxima b at a period of 11.218 $\pm$ 0.029 days, with a minimum mass of 1.29 $\pm$ 0.13 Me. In the combined dataset we measure a period of 11.18427 $\pm$ 0.00070 days with a minimum mass of 1.173 $\pm$ 0.086 Me. We find no evidence of stellar activity as a potential cause for the 11.2 days signal. We find some evidence for the presence of a second short-period signal, at 5.15 days with a semi-amplitude of merely 40 cm/s. If caused by a planetary companion, it would correspond to a minimum mass of 0.29 $\pm$ 0.08 Me. We find that the FWHM of the CCF can be used as a proxy for the brightness changes and that its gradient with time can be used to successfully detrend the radial velocity data from part of the influence of stellar activity. The activity-induced radial velocity signal in the ESPRESSO data shows a trend in amplitude towards redder wavelengths. Velocities measured using the red end of the spectrograph are less affected by activity, suggesting that the stellar activity is spot-dominated. The data collected excludes the presence of extra companions with masses above 0.6 Me at periods shorter than 50 days., Comment: 25 pages, 26 figures
Published: 2020
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32. Revisiting Proxima with ESPRESSO

Author: Suárez Mascareño, A., Faria, J.P., Figueira, P., Lovis, C., Damasso, M., González Hernández, Jonay I., Rebolo López, Rafael, Cristiani, S., Pepe, F., Santos, N. C., Zapatero Osorio, María Rosa, Adibekyan, V., Hojjatpanah, Saeed, Sozzetti, Alessandro, Murgas, F., Abreu, M., Affolter, L., Alibert, Y, Aliverti, M., Allart, R, Allende Prieto, Carlos, Alves, F., Amate, M., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandi, T., Barros, Susana C.C., Bianco, A., Benz, W., Bouchy, F., Broeng, C., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, P., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Deiries, S., Delabre, B., Di Marcantonio, P., Dumusque, X., Ehrenreich, D., Fragoso, Ana, Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Génova-Santos, R., Lillo-Box, Jorge, Pallé, Enric, Rasilla, J. L., Santana Tschudi, S., Tenegi, F., Udry, Stephane, Zanutta, A., Zerbi, F., Suárez Mascareño, A., Faria, J.P., Figueira, P., Lovis, C., Damasso, M., González Hernández, Jonay I., Rebolo López, Rafael, Cristiani, S., Pepe, F., Santos, N. C., Zapatero Osorio, María Rosa, Adibekyan, V., Hojjatpanah, Saeed, Sozzetti, Alessandro, Murgas, F., Abreu, M., Affolter, L., Alibert, Y, Aliverti, M., Allart, R, Allende Prieto, Carlos, Alves, F., Amate, M., Avila, G., Baldini, V., Bandi, T., Barros, Susana C.C., Bianco, A., Benz, W., Bouchy, F., Broeng, C., Cabral, A., Calderone, G., Cirami, R., Coelho, P., Conconi, P., Coretti, I., Cumani, C., Cupani, G., D'Odorico, V., Deiries, S., Delabre, B., Di Marcantonio, P., Dumusque, X., Ehrenreich, D., Fragoso, Ana, Genolet, L., Genoni, M., Génova-Santos, R., Lillo-Box, Jorge, Pallé, Enric, Rasilla, J. L., Santana Tschudi, S., Tenegi, F., Udry, Stephane, Zanutta, A., and Zerbi, F.
Abstract: Context. The discovery of Proxima b marked one of the most important milestones in exoplanetary science in recent years. Yet the limited precision of the available radial velocity data and the difficulty in modelling the stellar activity calls for a confirmation of the Earth-mass planet. Aims. We aim to confirm the presence of Proxima b using independent measurements obtained with the new ESPRESSO spectrograph, and refine the planetary parameters taking advantage of its improved precision. Methods. We analysed 63 spectroscopic ESPRESSO observations of Proxima (Gl 551) taken during 2019. We obtained radial velocity measurements with a typical radial velocity photon noise of 26 cm s-1. We combined these data with archival spectroscopic observations and newly obtained photometric measurements to model the stellar activity signals and disentangle them from planetary signals in the radial velocity (RV) data. We ran a joint Markov chain Monte Carlo analysis on the time series of the RV and full width half maximum of the cross-correlation function to model the planetary and stellar signals present in the data, applying Gaussian process regression to deal with the stellar activity signals. Results. We confirm the presence of Proxima b independently in the ESPRESSO data and in the combined ESPRESSO+ HARPS+UVES dataset. The ESPRESSO data on its own shows Proxima b at a period of 11.218 ± 0.029 days, with a minimum mass of 1.29 ± 0.13 M? . In the combined dataset we measure a period of 11.18427 ± 0.00070 days with a minimum mass of 1.173 ± 0.086 M? . We get a clear measurement of the stellar rotation period (87 ± 12 d) and its induced RV signal, but no evidence of stellar activity as a potential cause for the 11.2 days signal. We find some evidence for the presence of a second short-period signal, at 5.15 days with a semi-amplitude of only 40 cm s-1. If caused by a planetary companion, it would correspond to a minimum mass of 0.29 ± 0.08 M? . We find that forthe case of Proxim
Published: 2020

33. ELT-HIRES, the high resolution spectrograph for the ELT : results from the Phase A study

Author: Marconi, A., Prieto, C. Allende, Amado, P. J., Amate, M., Augusto, S. R., Becerril, S., Bezawada, N., Boisse, I., Bouchy, F., Cabral, A., Chazelas, B., Cirami, R., Coretti, I., Cristiani, S., Cupani, G., Leao, I. de Castro, de Medeiros, J. R., de Souza, M. A. F., Di Marcantonio, P., Di Varano, I., D'Odorico, V., Drass, H., Figueira, P., Fragoso, A. B., Fynbo, J. P. U., Genoni, M., Gonzalez Hernandez, J. I., Haehnelt, M., Hughes, I., Huke, P., Kjeldsen, H., Korn, Andreas J., Landoni, M., Liske, J., Lovis, C., Maiolino, R., Marquart, Thomas, Martins, C. J. A. P., Mason, E., Monteiro, M. A., Morris, T., Murray, G., Niedzielski, A., Oliva, E., Origlia, L., Palle, E., Parr-Burman, P., Parro, V. C., Pepe, F., Piskunov, Nikolai, Rasilla, J. L., Rees, P., Rebolo, R., Riva, M., Rousseau, S., Sanna, N., Santos, N. C., Shen, T. -C, Sortino, F., Sosnowska, D., Sousa, S., Stempels, Eric, Strassmeier, K., Tenegi, F., Tozzi, A., Udry, S., Valenziano, L., Vanzi, L., Weber, M., Woche, M., Xompero, M., Zackrisson, Erik, Marconi, A., Prieto, C. Allende, Amado, P. J., Amate, M., Augusto, S. R., Becerril, S., Bezawada, N., Boisse, I., Bouchy, F., Cabral, A., Chazelas, B., Cirami, R., Coretti, I., Cristiani, S., Cupani, G., Leao, I. de Castro, de Medeiros, J. R., de Souza, M. A. F., Di Marcantonio, P., Di Varano, I., D'Odorico, V., Drass, H., Figueira, P., Fragoso, A. B., Fynbo, J. P. U., Genoni, M., Gonzalez Hernandez, J. I., Haehnelt, M., Hughes, I., Huke, P., Kjeldsen, H., Korn, Andreas J., Landoni, M., Liske, J., Lovis, C., Maiolino, R., Marquart, Thomas, Martins, C. J. A. P., Mason, E., Monteiro, M. A., Morris, T., Murray, G., Niedzielski, A., Oliva, E., Origlia, L., Palle, E., Parr-Burman, P., Parro, V. C., Pepe, F., Piskunov, Nikolai, Rasilla, J. L., Rees, P., Rebolo, R., Riva, M., Rousseau, S., Sanna, N., Santos, N. C., Shen, T. -C, Sortino, F., Sosnowska, D., Sousa, S., Stempels, Eric, Strassmeier, K., Tenegi, F., Tozzi, A., Udry, S., Valenziano, L., Vanzi, L., Weber, M., Woche, M., Xompero, M., and Zackrisson, Erik
Abstract: We present the results from the phase A study of ELT-HIRES, an optical-infrared High Resolution Spectrograph for ELT, which has just been completed by a consortium of 30 institutes from 12 countries forming a team of about 200 scientists and engineers. The top science cases of ELT-HIRES will be the detection of life signatures from exoplanet atmospheres, tests on the stability of Nature's fundamental couplings, the direct detection of the cosmic acceleration. However, the science requirements of these science cases enable many other groundbreaking science cases. The baseline design, which allows to fulfil the top science cases, consists in a modular fiber fed cross-dispersed echelle spectrograph with two ultra-stable spectral arms providing a simultaneous spectral range of 0.4-1.8 pm at a spectral resolution of 100, 000. The fiber-feeding allows ELT-HIRES to have several, interchangeable observing modes including a SCAO module and a small diffraction-limited IFU.
Published: 2018
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34. ELT High Resolution Spectrograph : Phase-A software architecture study

Author: Di Marcantonio, P., Cirami, R., Cupani, G., Di Varano, I, Drass, H., Figueira, P., de Souza, M. A. F., Genoni, M., Gonzalez, O. A., Landoni, M., Li Causi, G., Marquart, Thomas, Mason, E., Monteiro, M. A., Parro, V. C., Augusto, S. R., Rousseau, S., Sanna, N., Shen, T., Sosnowska, D., Sousa, S., Xompero, M., Boisse, I, Marconi, A., Di Marcantonio, P., Cirami, R., Cupani, G., Di Varano, I, Drass, H., Figueira, P., de Souza, M. A. F., Genoni, M., Gonzalez, O. A., Landoni, M., Li Causi, G., Marquart, Thomas, Mason, E., Monteiro, M. A., Parro, V. C., Augusto, S. R., Rousseau, S., Sanna, N., Shen, T., Sosnowska, D., Sousa, S., Xompero, M., Boisse, I, and Marconi, A.
Abstract: High resolution spectroscopy has been considered of a primary importance to exploit the main scientific cases foreseen for ESO ELT, the Extremely Large Telescope, the future largest optical-infrared telescope in the world. In this context ESO commissioned a Phase-A feasibility study for the construction of a high resolution spectrograph for the ELT, tentatively named HIRES. The study, which lasted 1.5 years, started on March 2016 and was completed with a review phase held at Garching ESO headquarters with the aim to assess the scientific and technical feasibility of the proposed instrument. One of the main tasks of the study is the architectural design of the software covering all the aspects relevant to control an astronomical instrument: from observation preparation through instrument hardware and detectors control till data reduction and analysis. In this paper we present the outcome of the Phase-A study for the proposed HIRES software design highlighting its peculiarities, critical areas and performance aspects for the whole data flow. The End-to-End simulator, a tool already capable of simulating HIRES end products and currently being used to drive some design decision, is also shortly described.
Published: 2018
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35. ELT -HIRES the High Resolution Spectrograph for the ELT : End to End simulator. Design approach and results

Author: Genoni, M., Landoni, M., Riva, M., Pariani, G., Mason, E., Di Marcantonio, P., Gonzalez, O. A., Huke, P., Korhonen, H., Xompero, M., Giordano, Christophe, Di Varano, I., Causi, Gianluca Li, Oliva, E., Marquart, Thomas, Marconi, A., Genoni, M., Landoni, M., Riva, M., Pariani, G., Mason, E., Di Marcantonio, P., Gonzalez, O. A., Huke, P., Korhonen, H., Xompero, M., Giordano, Christophe, Di Varano, I., Causi, Gianluca Li, Oliva, E., Marquart, Thomas, and Marconi, A.
Abstract: We present the updated design and architecture of the End-to-End simulator model of the high resolution spectrograph HIRES for the future Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). The model allows to simulate the propagation of photons starting from the scientific object of interest up to the detector, allowing to evaluate the performance impact of the different parameters in the spectrograph design. The model also includes a calibration light module, suitable to evaluate data reduction requirements. In this paper, we will detail the architecture of the simulator and the computational model which are strongly characterized by modularity and flexibility that will be crucial in the next generation instrumentation for projects such as the ELT due to of the high complexity and long-time design and development. We also highlight the Cloud Computing Architecture adopted for this software based on Amazon Web Services (AWS). We also present synthetic images obtained with the current version of the End-to-End simulator based on the requirements for ELT-HIRES (especially high radial velocity accuracy) that are then ingested in the Data reduction Software (DRS) of CRIRES+ as case study.
Published: 2018

36. Son of X--Shooter: a multi--band instrument for a multi--band universe

Author: Claudi, R., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achren, J., Araiza-Duran, J. Antonio, Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Riva, M., Ricci, D., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Kaufl, H. U., Accardo, M., Claudi, R., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achren, J., Araiza-Duran, J. Antonio, Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Riva, M., Ricci, D., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Kaufl, H. U., and Accardo, M.
Abstract: Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) will be a new instrument designed to be mounted at the Nasmyth--A focus of the ESO 3.5 m New Technology Telescope in La Silla site (Chile). SOXS is composed of two high-efficiency spectrographs with a resolution slit product 4500, working in the visible (350 -- 850 nm) and NIR (800 -- 2000 nm) range respectively, and a light imager in the visible (the acquisition camera usable also for scientific purposes). The science case is very broad, it ranges from moving minor bodies in the solar system, to bursting young stellar objects, cataclysmic variables and X-ray binary transients in our Galaxy, supernovae and tidal disruption events in the local Universe, up to gamma-ray bursts in the very distant and young Universe, basically encompassing all distance scales and astronomy branches. At the moment, the instrument passed the Preliminary Design Review by ESO (July 2017) and the Final Design (with FDR in July 2018)., Comment: 23 pages, 10 Figures, accepted to be published in Frontier Research in Astrophysics 2018 Conference proceedings in Proceeding of Science. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1807.08828
Published: 2018

37. SOXS: a wide band spectrograph to follow up transients

Author: Schipani, P., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Käufl, H. U., Accardo, M., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Gardiol, D., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. Antonio, Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Loreggia, D., Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Schipani, P., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Käufl, H. U., Accardo, M., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Gardiol, D., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. Antonio, Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Loreggia, D., Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Smartt, S., and Turatto, M.
Abstract: SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) will be a spectrograph for the ESO NTT telescope capable to cover the optical and NIR bands, based on the heritage of the X-Shooter at the ESO-VLT. SOXS will be built and run by an international consortium, carrying out rapid and longer term Target of Opportunity requests on a variety of astronomical objects. SOXS will observe all kind of transient and variable sources from different surveys. These will be a mixture of fast alerts (e.g. gamma-ray bursts, gravitational waves, neutrino events), mid-term alerts (e.g. supernovae, X-ray transients), fixed time events (e.g. close-by passage of minor bodies). While the focus is on transients and variables, still there is a wide range of other astrophysical targets and science topics that will benefit from SOXS. The design foresees a spectrograph with a Resolution-Slit product ~ 4500, capable of simultaneously observing over the entire band the complete spectral range from the U- to the H-band. The limiting magnitude of R~20 (1 hr at S/N~10) is suited to study transients identified from on-going imaging surveys. Light imaging capabilities in the optical band (grizy) are also envisaged to allow for multi-band photometry of the faintest transients. This paper outlines the status of the project, now in Final Design Phase., Comment: 12 pages, 14 figures, to be published in SPIE Proceedings 10702
Published: 2018
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38. SOXS Control Electronics Design

Author: Capasso, G., Colapietro, M., D'Orsi, S., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Kuncarayakti, H., Scuderi, S., Coretti, I., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Munari, M., Rubin, A., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. Antonio, Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Capasso, G., Colapietro, M., D'Orsi, S., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Kuncarayakti, H., Scuderi, S., Coretti, I., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Munari, M., Rubin, A., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. Antonio, Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Smartt, S., and Turatto, M.
Abstract: SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a unique spectroscopic facility that will operate at the ESO New Technology Telescope (NTT) in La Silla from 2020 onward. The spectrograph will be able to cover simultaneously the UV-VIS and NIR bands exploiting two different arms and a Common Path feeding system. We present the design of the SOXS instrument control electronics. The electronics controls all the movements, alarms, cabinet temperatures, and electric interlocks of the instrument. We describe the main design concept. We decided to follow the ESO electronic design guidelines to minimize project time and risks and to simplify system maintenance. The design envisages Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) industrial components (e.g. Beckhoff PLC and EtherCAT fieldbus modules) to obtain a modular design and to increase the overall reliability and maintainability. Preassembled industrial motorized stages are adopted allowing for high precision assembly standards and a high reliability. The electronics is kept off-board whenever possible to reduce thermal issues and instrument weight and to increase the accessibility for maintenance purpose. The instrument project went through the Preliminary Design Review in 2017 and is currently in Final Design Phase (with FDR in July 2018). This paper outlines the status of the work and is part of a series of contributions describing the SOXS design and properties after the instrument Preliminary Design Review., Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures, to be publised in SPIE Proceedings 10707-90
Published: 2018

39. The NIR Spectrograph for the new SOXS instrument at the NTT

Author: Vitali, F., Aliverti, M., Capasso, G., D'Alessio, F., Munari, M., Riva, M., Scuderi, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Campana, S., Schipani, P., Claudi, R., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Cosentino, R., Ricci, D., D'Avanzo, P., Diner, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Rubin, A., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Yam, A. Gal, Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Vitali, F., Aliverti, M., Capasso, G., D'Alessio, F., Munari, M., Riva, M., Scuderi, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Campana, S., Schipani, P., Claudi, R., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Cosentino, R., Ricci, D., D'Avanzo, P., Diner, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Rubin, A., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Yam, A. Gal, Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., and Turatto, M.
Abstract: We present the NIR spectrograph of the Son Of XShooter (SOXS) instrument for the ESO-NTT telescope at La Silla (Chile). SOXS is a R~4,500 mean resolution spectrograph, with a simultaneously coverage from about 0.35 to 2.00 {\mu}m. It will be mounted at the Nasmyth focus of the NTT. The two UV-VIS-NIR wavelength ranges will be covered by two separated arms. The NIR spectrograph is a fully cryogenic echelle-dispersed spectrograph, working in the range 0.80-2.00 {\mu}m, equipped with an Hawaii H2RG IR array from Teledyne, working at 40 K. The spectrograph will be cooled down to about 150 K, to lower the thermal background, and equipped with a thermal filter to block any thermal radiation above 2.0 {\mu}m. In this poster we will show the main characteristics of the instrument along with the expected performances at the telescope., Comment: SPIE Conference, Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
Published: 2018

40. The assembly integration and test activities for the new SOXS instrument at NTT

Author: Biondi, F., Claudi, R., Marafatto, L., Farinato, J., Magrin, D., Ragazzoni, R., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Araiza-Durán, J. Antonio, Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Riva, M., Ricci, D., Salasnich, B., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Biondi, F., Claudi, R., Marafatto, L., Farinato, J., Magrin, D., Ragazzoni, R., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Araiza-Durán, J. Antonio, Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Riva, M., Ricci, D., Salasnich, B., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Smartt, S., and Turatto, M.
Abstract: Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) is the new instrument for the ESO 3.5 m New Technology Telescope (NTT) in La Silla site (Chile) devised for the spectroscopic follow-up of transient sources. SOXS is composed by two medium resolution spectrographs able to cover the 350-2000 nm interval. An Acquisition Camera will provide a light imaging capability in the visible band. We present the procedure foreseen for the Assembly, Integration and Test activities (AIT) of SOXS that will be carried out at sub-systems level at various consortium partner premises and at system level both in Europe and Chile., Comment: 10 pages, 9 figures
Published: 2018

41. The Acquisition Camera System for SOXS at NTT

Author: Brucalassi, A., Araiza-Duran, A., Pignata, G., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Gardiol, D., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Rubin, A., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Loreggia, D., Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Rappaport, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Brucalassi, A., Araiza-Duran, A., Pignata, G., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Gardiol, D., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Rubin, A., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Loreggia, D., Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Rappaport, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., and Turatto, M.
Abstract: SOXS (Son of X-Shooter) will be the new medium resolution (R$\sim$4500 for a 1 arcsec slit), high-efficiency, wide band spectrograph for the ESO-NTT telescope on La Silla. It will be able to cover simultaneously optical and NIR bands (350-2000nm) using two different arms and a pre-slit Common Path feeding system. SOXS will provide an unique facility to follow up any kind of transient event with the best possible response time in addition to high efficiency and availability. Furthermore, a Calibration Unit and an Acquisition Camera System with all the necessary relay optics will be connected to the Common Path sub-system. The Acquisition Camera, working in optical regime, will be primarily focused on target acquisition and secondary guiding, but will also provide an imaging mode for scientific photometry. In this work we give an overview of the Acquisition Camera System for SOXS with all the different functionalities. The optical and mechanical design of the system are also presented together with the preliminary performances in terms of optical quality, throughput, magnitude limits and photometric properties., Comment: 9 pages, 7 figures, SPIE conference
Published: 2018

42. The mechanical design of SOXS for the NTT

Author: Aliverti, M, Hershko, O, Diner, O, Brucallassi, A, Pignata, G, Kuncarayakti, H, Bianco, A, Campana, S, Claudi, R, Schipani, P, Baruffolo, A, Ben-Ami, S, Biondi, F, Capasso, G, Cosentino, R, DAlessio, F, DAvanzo, P, Munari, M, Rubin, A, Scuderi, S, Vitali, F, Achrén, J, Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I, Cappellaro, E, Colapietro, M, Della Valle, M, DOrsi, S, Fantinel, D, Fynbo, J, Gal-Yam, A, Genoni, M, Hirvonen, M, Kotilainen, J, Kumar, T, Landoni, M, Lethi, J, Causi, G Li, Marafatto, L, Mattila, S, Pariani, G, Rappaport, M, Ricci, D, Riva, M, Salasnich, B, Smartt, S, Turatto, M, Sanchez, R Zanmar, Aliverti, M, Hershko, O, Diner, O, Brucallassi, A, Pignata, G, Kuncarayakti, H, Bianco, A, Campana, S, Claudi, R, Schipani, P, Baruffolo, A, Ben-Ami, S, Biondi, F, Capasso, G, Cosentino, R, DAlessio, F, DAvanzo, P, Munari, M, Rubin, A, Scuderi, S, Vitali, F, Achrén, J, Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I, Cappellaro, E, Colapietro, M, Della Valle, M, DOrsi, S, Fantinel, D, Fynbo, J, Gal-Yam, A, Genoni, M, Hirvonen, M, Kotilainen, J, Kumar, T, Landoni, M, Lethi, J, Causi, G Li, Marafatto, L, Mattila, S, Pariani, G, Rappaport, M, Ricci, D, Riva, M, Salasnich, B, Smartt, S, Turatto, M, and Sanchez, R Zanmar
Abstract: SOXS (Son of X-shooter) is a wide band, medium resolution spectrograph for the ESO NTT with a first light expected in 2021. The instrument will be composed by five semi-independent subsystems: a pre-slit Common Path, an Acquisition Camera, a Calibration Box, the NIR spectrograph, and the UV-VIS spectrograph. In this paper, we present the mechanical design of the subsystems, the kinematic mounts developed to simplify the final integration procedure and the maintenance. The concept of the CP and NIR optomechanical mounts developed for a simple pre-alignment procedure and for the thermal compensation of reflective and refractive elements will be shown.
Published: 2018

43. The Common Path of SOXS (Son of X-Shooter)

Author: Claudi, R., Aliverti, M., Biondi, F., Munari, M., Sanchez, R. Zanmar R., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Araiza--Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fynbo, D. Fantinel, Gal--Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Matila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Claudi, R., Aliverti, M., Biondi, F., Munari, M., Sanchez, R. Zanmar R., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Araiza--Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fynbo, D. Fantinel, Gal--Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Matila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., and Turatto, M.
Abstract: Son of X-Shooter (SOXS) will be a high-efficiency spectrograph with a mean Resolution-Slit product of $\sim 4500$ (goal 5000) over the entire band capable of simultaneously observing the complete spectral range 350-2000 nm. It consists of three scientific arms (the UV-VIS Spectrograph, the NIR Spectrograph and the Acquisition Camera) connected by the Common Path system to the NTT and the Calibration Unit. The Common Path is the backbone of the instrument and the interface to the NTT Nasmyth focus flange. The light coming from the focus of the telescope is split by the common path optics into the two different optical paths in order to feed the two spectrographs and the acquisition camera. The instrument project went through the Preliminary Design Review in 2017 and is currently in Final Design Phase (with FDR in July 2018). This paper outlines the status of the Common Path system and is accompanied by a series of contributions describing the SOXS design and properties after the instrument Preliminary Design Review., Comment: 11 pages, 10 figures, Telescope and Astronomical Instrumentation 2018, SPIE Conf. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1807.08828
Published: 2018

44. Son of X--Shooter: a multi--band instrument for a multi--band universe

Author: Claudi, R., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achren, J., Araiza-Duran, J. Antonio, Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Riva, M., Ricci, D., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Kaufl, H. U., Accardo, M., Claudi, R., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achren, J., Araiza-Duran, J. Antonio, Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Riva, M., Ricci, D., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Kaufl, H. U., and Accardo, M.
Abstract: Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) will be a new instrument designed to be mounted at the Nasmyth--A focus of the ESO 3.5 m New Technology Telescope in La Silla site (Chile). SOXS is composed of two high-efficiency spectrographs with a resolution slit product 4500, working in the visible (350 -- 850 nm) and NIR (800 -- 2000 nm) range respectively, and a light imager in the visible (the acquisition camera usable also for scientific purposes). The science case is very broad, it ranges from moving minor bodies in the solar system, to bursting young stellar objects, cataclysmic variables and X-ray binary transients in our Galaxy, supernovae and tidal disruption events in the local Universe, up to gamma-ray bursts in the very distant and young Universe, basically encompassing all distance scales and astronomy branches. At the moment, the instrument passed the Preliminary Design Review by ESO (July 2017) and the Final Design (with FDR in July 2018)., Comment: 23 pages, 10 Figures, accepted to be published in Frontier Research in Astrophysics 2018 Conference proceedings in Proceeding of Science. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1807.08828
Published: 2018

45. The mechanical design of SOXS for the NTT

Author: Aliverti, M, Hershko, O, Diner, O, Brucallassi, A, Pignata, G, Kuncarayakti, H, Bianco, A, Campana, S, Claudi, R, Schipani, P, Baruffolo, A, Ben-Ami, S, Biondi, F, Capasso, G, Cosentino, R, DAlessio, F, DAvanzo, P, Munari, M, Rubin, A, Scuderi, S, Vitali, F, Achrén, J, Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I, Cappellaro, E, Colapietro, M, Della Valle, M, DOrsi, S, Fantinel, D, Fynbo, J, Gal-Yam, A, Genoni, M, Hirvonen, M, Kotilainen, J, Kumar, T, Landoni, M, Lethi, J, Causi, G Li, Marafatto, L, Mattila, S, Pariani, G, Rappaport, M, Ricci, D, Riva, M, Salasnich, B, Smartt, S, Turatto, M, Sanchez, R Zanmar, Aliverti, M, Hershko, O, Diner, O, Brucallassi, A, Pignata, G, Kuncarayakti, H, Bianco, A, Campana, S, Claudi, R, Schipani, P, Baruffolo, A, Ben-Ami, S, Biondi, F, Capasso, G, Cosentino, R, DAlessio, F, DAvanzo, P, Munari, M, Rubin, A, Scuderi, S, Vitali, F, Achrén, J, Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I, Cappellaro, E, Colapietro, M, Della Valle, M, DOrsi, S, Fantinel, D, Fynbo, J, Gal-Yam, A, Genoni, M, Hirvonen, M, Kotilainen, J, Kumar, T, Landoni, M, Lethi, J, Causi, G Li, Marafatto, L, Mattila, S, Pariani, G, Rappaport, M, Ricci, D, Riva, M, Salasnich, B, Smartt, S, Turatto, M, and Sanchez, R Zanmar
Abstract: SOXS (Son of X-shooter) is a wide band, medium resolution spectrograph for the ESO NTT with a first light expected in 2021. The instrument will be composed by five semi-independent subsystems: a pre-slit Common Path, an Acquisition Camera, a Calibration Box, the NIR spectrograph, and the UV-VIS spectrograph. In this paper, we present the mechanical design of the subsystems, the kinematic mounts developed to simplify the final integration procedure and the maintenance. The concept of the CP and NIR optomechanical mounts developed for a simple pre-alignment procedure and for the thermal compensation of reflective and refractive elements will be shown.
Published: 2018

46. The assembly integration and test activities for the new SOXS instrument at NTT

Author: Biondi, F., Claudi, R., Marafatto, L., Farinato, J., Magrin, D., Ragazzoni, R., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Araiza-Durán, J. Antonio, Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Riva, M., Ricci, D., Salasnich, B., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Biondi, F., Claudi, R., Marafatto, L., Farinato, J., Magrin, D., Ragazzoni, R., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Araiza-Durán, J. Antonio, Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Riva, M., Ricci, D., Salasnich, B., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Smartt, S., and Turatto, M.
Abstract: Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) is the new instrument for the ESO 3.5 m New Technology Telescope (NTT) in La Silla site (Chile) devised for the spectroscopic follow-up of transient sources. SOXS is composed by two medium resolution spectrographs able to cover the 350-2000 nm interval. An Acquisition Camera will provide a light imaging capability in the visible band. We present the procedure foreseen for the Assembly, Integration and Test activities (AIT) of SOXS that will be carried out at sub-systems level at various consortium partner premises and at system level both in Europe and Chile., Comment: 10 pages, 9 figures
Published: 2018

47. The Acquisition Camera System for SOXS at NTT

Author: Brucalassi, A., Araiza-Duran, A., Pignata, G., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Gardiol, D., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Rubin, A., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Loreggia, D., Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Rappaport, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Brucalassi, A., Araiza-Duran, A., Pignata, G., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Gardiol, D., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Munari, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Rubin, A., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Loreggia, D., Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Rappaport, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., and Turatto, M.
Abstract: SOXS (Son of X-Shooter) will be the new medium resolution (R$\sim$4500 for a 1 arcsec slit), high-efficiency, wide band spectrograph for the ESO-NTT telescope on La Silla. It will be able to cover simultaneously optical and NIR bands (350-2000nm) using two different arms and a pre-slit Common Path feeding system. SOXS will provide an unique facility to follow up any kind of transient event with the best possible response time in addition to high efficiency and availability. Furthermore, a Calibration Unit and an Acquisition Camera System with all the necessary relay optics will be connected to the Common Path sub-system. The Acquisition Camera, working in optical regime, will be primarily focused on target acquisition and secondary guiding, but will also provide an imaging mode for scientific photometry. In this work we give an overview of the Acquisition Camera System for SOXS with all the different functionalities. The optical and mechanical design of the system are also presented together with the preliminary performances in terms of optical quality, throughput, magnitude limits and photometric properties., Comment: 9 pages, 7 figures, SPIE conference
Published: 2018

48. SOXS Control Electronics Design

Author: Capasso, G., Colapietro, M., D'Orsi, S., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Kuncarayakti, H., Scuderi, S., Coretti, I., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Munari, M., Rubin, A., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. Antonio, Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Capasso, G., Colapietro, M., D'Orsi, S., Schipani, P., Aliverti, M., Kuncarayakti, H., Scuderi, S., Coretti, I., Campana, S., Claudi, R., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Munari, M., Rubin, A., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. Antonio, Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Gal-Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Smartt, S., and Turatto, M.
Abstract: SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a unique spectroscopic facility that will operate at the ESO New Technology Telescope (NTT) in La Silla from 2020 onward. The spectrograph will be able to cover simultaneously the UV-VIS and NIR bands exploiting two different arms and a Common Path feeding system. We present the design of the SOXS instrument control electronics. The electronics controls all the movements, alarms, cabinet temperatures, and electric interlocks of the instrument. We describe the main design concept. We decided to follow the ESO electronic design guidelines to minimize project time and risks and to simplify system maintenance. The design envisages Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) industrial components (e.g. Beckhoff PLC and EtherCAT fieldbus modules) to obtain a modular design and to increase the overall reliability and maintainability. Preassembled industrial motorized stages are adopted allowing for high precision assembly standards and a high reliability. The electronics is kept off-board whenever possible to reduce thermal issues and instrument weight and to increase the accessibility for maintenance purpose. The instrument project went through the Preliminary Design Review in 2017 and is currently in Final Design Phase (with FDR in July 2018). This paper outlines the status of the work and is part of a series of contributions describing the SOXS design and properties after the instrument Preliminary Design Review., Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures, to be publised in SPIE Proceedings 10707-90
Published: 2018

49. The NIR Spectrograph for the new SOXS instrument at the NTT

Author: Vitali, F., Aliverti, M., Capasso, G., D'Alessio, F., Munari, M., Riva, M., Scuderi, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Campana, S., Schipani, P., Claudi, R., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Cosentino, R., Ricci, D., D'Avanzo, P., Diner, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Rubin, A., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Yam, A. Gal, Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Vitali, F., Aliverti, M., Capasso, G., D'Alessio, F., Munari, M., Riva, M., Scuderi, S., Sanchez, R. Zanmar, Campana, S., Schipani, P., Claudi, R., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Biondi, F., Brucalassi, A., Cosentino, R., Ricci, D., D'Avanzo, P., Diner, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Rubin, A., Achrén, J., Araiza-Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., D'Orsi, S., Fantinel, D., Fynbo, J., Yam, A. Gal, Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Mattila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., and Turatto, M.
Abstract: We present the NIR spectrograph of the Son Of XShooter (SOXS) instrument for the ESO-NTT telescope at La Silla (Chile). SOXS is a R~4,500 mean resolution spectrograph, with a simultaneously coverage from about 0.35 to 2.00 {\mu}m. It will be mounted at the Nasmyth focus of the NTT. The two UV-VIS-NIR wavelength ranges will be covered by two separated arms. The NIR spectrograph is a fully cryogenic echelle-dispersed spectrograph, working in the range 0.80-2.00 {\mu}m, equipped with an Hawaii H2RG IR array from Teledyne, working at 40 K. The spectrograph will be cooled down to about 150 K, to lower the thermal background, and equipped with a thermal filter to block any thermal radiation above 2.0 {\mu}m. In this poster we will show the main characteristics of the instrument along with the expected performances at the telescope., Comment: SPIE Conference, Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
Published: 2018

50. The Common Path of SOXS (Son of X-Shooter)

Author: Claudi, R., Aliverti, M., Biondi, F., Munari, M., Sanchez, R. Zanmar R., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Araiza--Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fynbo, D. Fantinel, Gal--Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Matila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., Turatto, M., Claudi, R., Aliverti, M., Biondi, F., Munari, M., Sanchez, R. Zanmar R., Campana, S., Schipani, P., Baruffolo, A., Ben-Ami, S., Brucalassi, A., Capasso, G., Cosentino, R., D'Alessio, F., D'Avanzo, P., Hershko, O., Kuncarayakti, H., Rubin, A., Scuderi, S., Vitali, F., Achrén, J., Araiza--Duran, J. A., Arcavi, I., Bianco, A., Cappellaro, E., Colapietro, M., Della Valle, M., Diner, O., D'Orsi, S., Fynbo, D. Fantinel, Gal--Yam, A., Genoni, M., Hirvonen, M., Kotilainen, J., Kumar, T., Landoni, M., Lehti, J., Causi, G. Li, Marafatto, L., Matila, S., Pariani, G., Pignata, G., Rappaport, M., Ricci, D., Riva, M., Salasnich, B., Smartt, S., and Turatto, M.
Abstract: Son of X-Shooter (SOXS) will be a high-efficiency spectrograph with a mean Resolution-Slit product of $\sim 4500$ (goal 5000) over the entire band capable of simultaneously observing the complete spectral range 350-2000 nm. It consists of three scientific arms (the UV-VIS Spectrograph, the NIR Spectrograph and the Acquisition Camera) connected by the Common Path system to the NTT and the Calibration Unit. The Common Path is the backbone of the instrument and the interface to the NTT Nasmyth focus flange. The light coming from the focus of the telescope is split by the common path optics into the two different optical paths in order to feed the two spectrographs and the acquisition camera. The instrument project went through the Preliminary Design Review in 2017 and is currently in Final Design Phase (with FDR in July 2018). This paper outlines the status of the Common Path system and is accompanied by a series of contributions describing the SOXS design and properties after the instrument Preliminary Design Review., Comment: 11 pages, 10 figures, Telescope and Astronomical Instrumentation 2018, SPIE Conf. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1807.08828
Published: 2018

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