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.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Proceedings of the SPIE |
Vol/bind | 10702 |
Antal sider | 12 |
ISSN | 0277-786X |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2018 |
Begivenhed | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII - Austin, United States Varighed: 10 jun. 2018 → 15 jun. 2018 |
Konference
Konference | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII |
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Lokation | Austin, United States |
Periode | 10/06/2018 → 15/06/2018 |