The WEAVE observatory control system

Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Picó, Sergio
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Abrams, Don Carlos
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Benn, Chris
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Dominguez, Lilian
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Fariña, Cecilia
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Delgado, Jose Miguel
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Martin, Carlos
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Cano, Diego
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Guest, Steve
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Gribbin, Frank
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Skvarč, Jure
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Gafton, Emanuel
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Dalton, Gavin
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Middleton, Kevin
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Trager, Scott
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Aguerri, J. Alfonso
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Carrasco, Esperanza
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Abstract
WEAVE is the next-generation spectroscopic facility for the William Herschel Telescope (WHT) 1,2. WEAVE offers multi-object (1000 fibres) and integral-field spectroscopy at two resolutions (R 5000, 20000) over a 2-deg field of view at prime focus and will mainly provide follow up of ground-based (LOFAR) and space-based (GAIA) surveys. The Observatory Control System (OCS) is responsible for providing the software control and feedback framework through which WEAVE will be operated. This paper summarizes the design of the different OCS subsystems and the interfaces between them and other WEAVE components. In the remainder of this paper, Section 2 outlines the other WEAVE systems with which the OCS interacts, Section 3 describes the system architecture, Section 4 comments on system-architecture decisions, Section 5 describes the main components of the OCS, Section 6 outlines the life-cycle of an OCS Observing Block and, finally, Section 7 gives an overview of the OCS testing plan.
Coverage
Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII
All editors
Peck, Alison B.; Seaman, Robert L.; Benn, Chris R.
Series
Volume
10704
Start page
107042A
Conferenece
Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII
Conferenece place
Austin, Texas, United States
Conferenece date
10-15 June, 2018
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Issn Identifier
0277-786X
Ads BibCode
2018SPIE10704E..2AP
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open.access
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