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The Science Performance of the Gemini High Resolution Optical Spectrograph Open

Alan W. McConnachie, Christian R. Hayes, J. G. Robertson, John Pazder, Michael Ireland , et al. · 2024

The Gemini High Resolution Optical Spectrograph (GHOST) is a fiber-fed spectrograph system on the Gemini South telescope that provides simultaneous wavelength coverage from 348 to 1061 nm, and is designed for optimal performance between 36…

The Science Performance of the Gemini High Resolution Optical Spectrograph Open

Alan W. McConnachie, Christian R. Hayes, J. G. Robertson, John Pazder, Michael Ireland , et al. · 2024

The Gemini High Resolution Optical Spectrograph (GHOST) is a fiber-fed spectrograph system on the Gemini South telescope that provides simultaneous wavelength coverage from 348 - 1061nm, and designed for optimal performance between 363 - 9…

GHOST Commissioning Science Results: Identifying a New Chemically Peculiar Star in Reticulum II Open

Christian R. Hayes, Kim A. Venn, Fletcher Waller, Jaclyn Jensen, Alan W. McConnachie , et al. · 2023

The Gemini High-resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST) is the newest high-resolution spectrograph to be developed for a large-aperture telescope, recently deployed and commissioned at the Gemini-South telescope. In this paper, we present …

GHOST Commissioning Science Results: Identifying a new chemically peculiar star in Reticulum II Open

Christian R. Hayes, Kim A. Venn, Fletcher Waller, Jaclyn Jensen, Alan W. McConnachie , et al. · 2023

The Gemini High-resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST) is the newest high resolution spectrograph to be developed for a large aperture telescope, recently deployed and commissioned at the Gemini-South telescope. In this paper, we present …

MSE: Instrumentation for a massively multiplexed spectroscopic survey facility Open

Alexis Hill, Kei Szeto, Samuel C. Barden, Jennifer Marshall, L. Tresse , et al. · 2022

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Opfi: A Python package for identifying gene clusters in large genomics and metagenomics data sets Open

Alexis Hill, James R. Rybarski, Kuang Hu, Ilya J. Finkelstein, Claus O. Wilke · 2021

Gene clusters are sets of co-localized, often contiguous genes that together perform specific functions, many of which are relevant to biotechnology. There is a need for software tools that can extract candidate gene clusters from vast amo…

Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Low Moderate Resolution Spectrograph: paths toward the Preliminary Design Phase Open

Alexandre Jeanneau, Éric Prieto, Nicolas Flagey, Alexis Hill, Kjetil Dohlen , et al. · 2020

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The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Open

Pat Hall, Michael L. Balogh, P. Barmby, John P. Blakeslee, Jo Bovy , et al. · 2019

<p>The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) is a project to design and construct a wide-field spectroscopic telescope at a site with excellent natural seeing, and in so doing to continue the tradition of Canadian leadership in wide-…

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Open

J. L. Marshall, A. Bolton, James S. Bullock, Adam J. Burgasser, K. C. Chambers , et al. · 2019

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer is a next-generation massively\nmultiplexed spectroscopic facility currently under development in Hawaii. It is\ncompletely dedicated to large-scale spectroscopic surveys and will enable\ntransformative …

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Open

J. L. Marshall, A. Bolton, James S. Bullock, Adam J. Burgasser, K. C. Chambers , et al. · 2019

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer is a next-generation massively multiplexed spectroscopic facility currently under development in Hawaii. It is completely dedicated to large-scale spectroscopic surveys and will enable transformative sci…

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Book 2018 Open

Alexis Hill, Nicolas Flagey, Alan W. McConnachie, Kei Szeto, André Anthony , et al. · 2018

(Abridged) This is the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer 2018 book. It is intended as a concise reference guide to all aspects of the scientific and technical design of MSE, for the international astronomy and engineering communities, and re…

Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Advancing from Conceptual Design Open

Kei Szeto, Doug Simons, Steven E. Bauman, Alexis Hill, Nicolas Flagey , et al. · 2018

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) project has completed its Conceptual Design Phase. This paper is a status report of the MSE project regarding its technical and programmatic progress. The technical status includes its conceptual d…

The science calibration challenges of next generation highly multiplexed optical spectroscopy: the case of the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Open

Alan W. McConnachie, Nicolas Flagey, Pat Hall, Will Saunders, Kei Szeto , et al. · 2018

MSE is an 11.25m telescope with a 1.5 sq.deg. field of view. It can simultaneously obtain 3249 spectra at R=3000 from 360-1800nm, and 1083 spectra at R=40000 in the optical. The large field of view, large number of targets, as well as the …

Optimal scheduling and science delivery of spectra for millions of\n targets in thousands of fields: the operational concept of the Maunakea\n spectroscopic explorer (MSE) Open

Nicolas Flagey, Alan W. McConnachie, Kei Seto, Patrick B. Hall, Alexis Hill , et al. · 2018

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) will each year obtain millions of\nspectra in the optical to near-infrared, at low (R~3000) to high (R~40000)\nspectral resolution by observing >3000 spectra per pointing via a highly\nmultiplexed …

Optimal scheduling and science delivery of spectra for millions of targets in thousands of fields: the operational concept of the Maunakea spectroscopic explorer (MSE) Open

Nicolas Flagey, Alan W. McConnachie, Kei Seto, Patrick B. Hall, Alexis Hill , et al. · 2018

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) will each year obtain millions of spectra in the optical to near-infrared, at low (R~3000) to high (R~40000) spectral resolution by observing >3000 spectra per pointing via a highly multiplexed fib…

Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) - The Prime Focus Subsystems: Requirements and Interfaces Open

Alexis Hill, Alexandre Blin, D. Horville, Shan Mignot, Kei Szeto · 2018

MSE will be a massively multiplexed survey telescope, including a segmented primary mirror which feeds fibers at the prime focus, including an array of approximately four thousand fibers, positioned precisely to feed banks of spectrographs…

Expected observing efficiency of the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) Open

Nicolas Flagey, Kei Seto, Kevin Ho, Billy Mahoney, Alan W. McConnachie , et al. · 2018

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) will obtain millions of spectra each year in the optical to near-infrared, at low (R ~ 3,000) to high (R ~ 40,000) spectral resolution by observing >4,000 spectra per pointing via a highly multiple…

Maximising the sensitivity of next generation multi-object spectroscopy:\n system budget development and design optimizations for the Maunakea\n Spectroscopic Explorer Open

Alan W. McConnachie, Nicolas Flagey, Kei Seto, Shan Mignon, Alexis Hill , et al. · 2018

MSE is an 11.25m telescope with a 1.5 sq.deg. field of view. It can\nsimultaneously obtain 3249 spectra at R=3000 from 360-1800nm, and 1083 spectra\nat R=40000 in the optical. Absolutely critical to the scientific success of MSE\nis to eff…

Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) Instrumentation Suite Open

Alexis Hill, Nicolas Flagey, Alan W. McConnachie, Rick Murowinski, Kei Szeto · 2018

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) is replacement of the existing 3.6-m Canada France Hawaii Telescope into a dedicated wide field highly multiplexed fiber fed spectroscopic facility. MSE is capable of observing over four thousand s…

Maximising the sensitivity of next generation multi-object spectroscopy: system budget development and design optimizations for the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Open

Alan W. McConnachie, Nicolas Flagey, Kei Seto, Shan Mignon, Alexis Hill , et al. · 2018

MSE is an 11.25m telescope with a 1.5 sq.deg. field of view. It can simultaneously obtain 3249 spectra at R=3000 from 360-1800nm, and 1083 spectra at R=40000 in the optical. Absolutely critical to the scientific success of MSE is to effici…

Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE): Implementing systems engineering methodology for the development of a new facility Open

Kei Szeto, Alexis Hill, Nicolas Flagey, Calum Hervieu, Mick Edgar , et al. · 2018

Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer will be a 10-m class highly multiplexed survey telescope, including a segmented primary mirror and robotic fiber positioners at the prime focus. MSE will replace the Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) on …

Modeling and budgeting fiber injection efficiency for the Maunakea spectroscopic explorer (MSE) Open

Nicolas Flagey, Kei Seto, Shan Mignon, Alexis Hill, Alan W. McConnachie , et al. · 2018

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) will each year obtain millions of spectra in the optical to near-infrared, at low (R ~ 3,000) to high (R ~ 40,000) spectral resolution by observing >4,000 spectra per pointing via a highly multiple…

MSE FiTS: the ultimate multi-fiber optic transmission system Open

Kim A. Venn, Darren Erickson, D. Crampton, Rafal Pawluczyk, P. G. Fournier , et al. · 2018

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) is a next-generation observatory, designed to provide highly multiplexed, multi-object spectroscopy over a wide field of view. The observatory will consist of (1) a telescope with an 11.25 m apertu…

Expected observing efficiency of the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer\n (MSE) Open

Nicolas Flagey, Kei Seto, Kevin K.W. Ho, Billy Mahoney, Alan W. McConnachie , et al. · 2018

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) will obtain millions of spectra\neach year in the optical to near-infrared, at low (R ~ 3,000) to high (R ~\n40,000) spectral resolution by observing >4,000 spectra per pointing via a\nhighly multi…

Modeling and budgeting fiber injection efficiency for the Maunakea\n spectroscopic explorer (MSE) Open

Nicolas Flagey, Kei Seto, Shan Mignon, Alexis Hill, Alan W. McConnachie , et al. · 2018

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) will each year obtain millions of\nspectra in the optical to near-infrared, at low (R ~ 3,000) to high (R ~\n40,000) spectral resolution by observing >4,000 spectra per pointing via a\nhighly multi…

Transforming the Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) into the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE): A Conceptual Observatory Building and Facilities Design Open

Steven E. Bauman, Greg Barrick, Tom Benedict, Armando Bilbao, Alexis Hill , et al. · 2018

The Canada France Hawaii Telescope Corporation (CFHT) plans to repurpose its observatory on the summit of Maunakea and operate a new wide field spectroscopic survey telescope, the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE). MSE will upgrade the…

Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) - The Prime Focus Subsystems:\n Requirements and Interfaces Open

Alexis Hill, Alexandre Blin, D. Horville, Shan Mignot, Kei Szeto · 2018

MSE will be a massively multiplexed survey telescope, including a segmented\nprimary mirror which feeds fibers at the prime focus, including an array of\napproximately four thousand fibers, positioned precisely to feed banks of\nspectrogra…

A Systems Engineering Hackathon – A Methodology Involving Multiple Stakeholders to Progress Conceptual Design of a Complex Engineered Product Open

Sara Saravi, Demetrios Joannou, Roy Kalawsky, Melanie King, Ian P. Marr , et al. · 2018

Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new col…

A Profile of Policy Discussions Regarding Gender-Inclusive Housing Amongst Four-Year Public Institutions in the Midwest: A Qualitative Approach Open

Alexis Hill · 2018

This study utilized a qualitative approach to analyze gender-inclusive policies amongst four-year public institutions in the Midwest. This study focused primarily on residence life administrators, who are responsible for the creation and i…

Optomechanical design of TMT NFIRAOS Subsystems at INO Open

Reston Nash, Olivier Lardière, Frédéric Lamontagne, Nichola Desnoyers, Martin Grenier , et al. · 2017

The adaptive optics system for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is the Narrow-Field InfraRed Adaptive Optics System (NFIRAOS). Recently, INO has been involved in the optomechanical design of several subsystems of NFIRAOS, including the Ins…

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