Speaker
Scott Trager
(Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
Description
I will present the status of WEAVE, the new wide-field spectroscopic survey facility for the William Herschel Telescope at the ING, and some early science results. WEAVE has been operational in its Large Integral-Field Unit (LIFU) mode since late 2022 and is presently commissioning its MultiObject Spectroscopy (MOS) and mini-IFU (mIFU) modes. I will present the instrument performance in the modes and some early science results, concentrating on interacting galaxies, planetary nebulae, and supernovae physics, just a small cross-section of the possible science cases of this powerful new instrument. I will conclude with a brief advertisement of how to access WEAVE through the ING Open Time and how to become involved in the WEAVE Survey.
| Talk category | Instrumentation (contact wijnen@strw.leidenuniv.nl) |
|---|---|
| Preference for a talk or poster | Talk |
Primary authors
Scott Trager
(Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
The WEAVE Instrument and Scientific Consortia
