Abstract
| Language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Science with the VLT in the ELT era |
| Editors | Alan Moorwood |
| Place of Publication | Dordrecht ; London |
| Publisher | Springer, Springer Nature |
| Pages | 437-441 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781402091902 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781402091896 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Workshop on Science with the VLT in the ELT Era, 2007 - Garching, Germany Duration: 8 Oct 2007 → 12 Oct 2007 |
Publication series
| Name | Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings |
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| ISSN (Print) | 1570-6591 |
Conference
| Conference | Workshop on Science with the VLT in the ELT Era, 2007 |
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| Country | Germany |
| City | Garching |
| Period | 8/10/07 → 12/10/07 |
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Keywords
- Fibre Bragg Grating
- Near Infrared Spectroscopy
- Crucial Period
- Large Core Diameter
- Excite Hydroxyl Radical
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Flex (The first light explorer)—the science case for a fully OH suppressed IFU spectrograph. / Ellis, Simon; Bland-Hawthorn, Joss; Horton, Anthony; Haynes, Roger.
Science with the VLT in the ELT era. ed. / Alan Moorwood. Dordrecht ; London : Springer, Springer Nature, 2009. p. 437-441 (Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › Research › peer-review
TY - GEN
T1 - Flex (The first light explorer)—the science case for a fully OH suppressed IFU spectrograph
AU - Ellis,Simon
AU - Bland-Hawthorn,Joss
AU - Horton,Anthony
AU - Haynes,Roger
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The ability to achieve deep near infrared spectroscopy is of great importance to the future of astronomy. Our understanding of the early Universe depends on our ability to observe highly redshifted spectroscopic diagnostic features. Observations of H-α at wavelengths 0.9≤λ≤1.8 μm would allow accurate star-formation rates to be measured over the period 0.4≤z≤1.7—a crucial period in the formation of galaxies. Observations of Lyman-α at the same wavelengths would probe 6≤z≤13—the epoch at which the Universe underwent a major (and poorly understood) phase change from neutral to ionised. Similarly our understanding of low mass stars and unbound planets relies on NIR spectroscopy, since these objects emit most of their light at NIR wavelengths.
AB - The ability to achieve deep near infrared spectroscopy is of great importance to the future of astronomy. Our understanding of the early Universe depends on our ability to observe highly redshifted spectroscopic diagnostic features. Observations of H-α at wavelengths 0.9≤λ≤1.8 μm would allow accurate star-formation rates to be measured over the period 0.4≤z≤1.7—a crucial period in the formation of galaxies. Observations of Lyman-α at the same wavelengths would probe 6≤z≤13—the epoch at which the Universe underwent a major (and poorly understood) phase change from neutral to ionised. Similarly our understanding of low mass stars and unbound planets relies on NIR spectroscopy, since these objects emit most of their light at NIR wavelengths.
KW - Fibre Bragg Grating
KW - Near Infrared Spectroscopy
KW - Crucial Period
KW - Large Core Diameter
KW - Excite Hydroxyl Radical
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4020-9190-2_79
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4020-9190-2_79
M3 - Conference proceeding contribution
SN - 9781402091896
T3 - Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
SP - 437
EP - 441
BT - Science with the VLT in the ELT era
PB - Springer, Springer Nature
CY - Dordrecht ; London
ER -