MARVEL: an update on the four-telescope dedicated radial velocity facility at the Mercator Observatory

J. Pember; MARVEL Consortium; I. Argyriou; D. Atkinson; G. Ávila; L. Barrett; A. Brandeker; L. Buchhave; D. Coutts; W. De Meester; J. De Ridder; D. Defrère; A. Glasse; M. Güdel; M. Haidar; K. Hakim; S. Halverson; J. Harman; N. Jannsen; M. Janson; A. Kinney; S. Kovacs; R. Laugier; K. Missiaen; B. Montet; J. Morren; E. Palle; J. Pérez Padilla; W. Pessemier; D. Pollacco; B. Pope; S. Prins; A. Quirrenbach; G. Raskin; M. Reggiani; I. Ribas; H. Sana; C. Schwab; D. Seynaeve; R. Sharman; A. Stokes; J. Stürmer; A. Tkachenko; G. Tinetti; B. Vandenbussche; C. Waring; R. Wittenmyer; D. Wright; Y. Zhou; DOT-HRS Team; D. Adams; N. Binos; J. Brzeski; Z. Cai; T. Chin; S. Ellis; T. Farrell; T. Feger; A. Ghari Zadeh; Y. Kripak; N. Kunwar; C. Lacombe; J. Lawrence; H. McGregor; D. Robertson; L. Waller; R. Zhelem

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MARVEL: an update on the four-telescope dedicated radial velocity facility at the Mercator Observatory

J. Pember, MARVEL Consortium, I. Argyriou, D. Atkinson, G. Ávila, L. Barrett, A. Brandeker, L. Buchhave, D. Coutts, W. De Meester, J. De Ridder, D. Defrère, A. Glasse, M. Güdel, M. Haidar, K. Hakim, S. Halverson, J. Harman, N. Jannsen, M. JansonA. Kinney, S. Kovacs, R. Laugier, K. Missiaen, B. Montet, J. Morren, E. Palle, J. Pérez Padilla, W. Pessemier, D. Pollacco, B. Pope, S. Prins, A. Quirrenbach, G. Raskin, M. Reggiani, I. Ribas, H. Sana, C. Schwab, D. Seynaeve, R. Sharman, A. Stokes, J. Stürmer, A. Tkachenko, G. Tinetti, B. Vandenbussche, C. Waring, R. Wittenmyer, D. Wright, Y. Zhou, DOT-HRS Team, D. Adams, N. Binos, J. Brzeski, Z. Cai, T. Chin, S. Ellis, T. Farrell, T. Feger, A. Ghari Zadeh, Y. Kripak, N. Kunwar, C. Lacombe, J. Lawrence, H. McGregor, D. Robertson, L. Waller, R. Zhelem

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Abstract

MARVEL is a new facility at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (La Palma) which comprises an array of four 0.8m telescopes, each feeding via fibre link into a single high-resolution spectrograph. The facility will provide dedicated target vetting and follow-up capability to support large exoplanet surveys through radial velocity measurements with precision at the metre-per-second level. The observatory site, with four new domes and a standalone stabilised spectrograph building, will soon be complete and ready for hardware installation and commissioning. Here we present an overview of the facility and a status update on several component subsystems: the telescope hardware, control software, and scheduling software; the fibre injection units at each telescope; the optical and mechanical design and tolerances of the spectrograph and vacuum vessel; the calibration system hardware and calibration strategies; and the progress in development of the instrument’s data reduction pipeline.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X
Editors	Julia J. Bryant, Kentaro Motohara, Joël R. Vernet
Place of Publication	Bellingham, Washington
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	130966B-1-130966B-12
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	978151067516
ISBN (Print)	9781510675155
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021409
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X - Yokohama, Japan Duration: 16 Jun 2024 → 21 Jun 2024

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Volume	13096
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756

Conference

Conference	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Yokohama
Period	16/06/24 → 21/06/24

Keywords

MARVEL
spectrometer
Doppler spectroscopy
exoplanets
Mercator telescope

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Pember, J., MARVEL Consortium, Argyriou, I., Atkinson, D., Ávila, G., Barrett, L., Brandeker, A., Buchhave, L., Coutts, D., Meester, W. D., Ridder, J. D., Defrère, D., Glasse, A., Güdel, M., Haidar, M., Hakim, K., Halverson, S., Harman, J., Jannsen, N., ... Zhelem, R. (2024). MARVEL: an update on the four-telescope dedicated radial velocity facility at the Mercator Observatory. In J. J. Bryant, K. Motohara, & J. R. Vernet (Eds.), Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X (pp. 130966B-1-130966B-12). Article 130966B (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 13096). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021409

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Pember, J, MARVEL Consortium, Argyriou, I, Atkinson, D, Ávila, G, Barrett, L, Brandeker, A, Buchhave, L, Coutts, D, Meester, WD, Ridder, JD, Defrère, D, Glasse, A, Güdel, M, Haidar, M, Hakim, K, Halverson, S, Harman, J, Jannsen, N, Janson, M, Kinney, A, Kovacs, S, Laugier, R, Missiaen, K, Montet, B, Morren, J, Palle, E, Padilla, JP, Pessemier, W, Pollacco, D, Pope, B, Prins, S, Quirrenbach, A, Raskin, G, Reggiani, M, Ribas, I, Sana, H, Schwab, C, Seynaeve, D, Sharman, R, Stokes, A, Stürmer, J, Tkachenko, A, Tinetti, G, Vandenbussche, B, Waring, C, Wittenmyer, R, Wright, D, Zhou, Y, DOT-HRS Team, Adams, D, Binos, N, Brzeski, J, Cai, Z , Chin, T , Ellis, S , Farrell, T , Feger, T , Zadeh, AG , Kripak, Y , Kunwar, N, Lacombe, C, Lawrence, J , McGregor, H, Robertson, D, Waller, L & Zhelem, R 2024, MARVEL: an update on the four-telescope dedicated radial velocity facility at the Mercator Observatory. in JJ Bryant, K Motohara & JR Vernet (eds), Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X., 130966B, Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 13096, SPIE, Bellingham, Washington , pp. 130966B-1-130966B-12, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X, Yokohama, Japan, 16/06/24. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021409

MARVEL: an update on the four-telescope dedicated radial velocity facility at the Mercator Observatory. / Pember, J.; MARVEL Consortium; Argyriou, I. et al.
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X. ed. / Julia J. Bryant; Kentaro Motohara; Joël R. Vernet. Bellingham, Washington : SPIE, 2024. p. 130966B-1-130966B-12 130966B (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 13096).

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Pember J, MARVEL Consortium, Argyriou I, Atkinson D, Ávila G, Barrett L et al. MARVEL: an update on the four-telescope dedicated radial velocity facility at the Mercator Observatory. In Bryant JJ, Motohara K, Vernet JR, editors, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X. Bellingham, Washington : SPIE. 2024. p. 130966B-1-130966B-12. 130966B. (Proceedings of SPIE). doi: 10.1117/12.3021409

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