SOXS: a wide band spectrograph to follow up transients
Date Issued
2018
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Käufl, H. U.
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Accardo, M.
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Ben Ami, S.
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Hershko, O.
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Kuncarayacti, H.
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Rubin, A.
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Achrén, J.
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Araiza-Duran, J. Antonio
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Arcavi, I.
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Diner, O.
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Fynbo, J.
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Gal-Yam, A.
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Hirvonen, M.
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Kotilainen, J.
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Kumar, T.
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Lehti, J.
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Mattila, S.
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Pignata, G.
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Rappaport, M.
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Zanmar Sanchez, R.
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Smartt, S.
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Abstract
SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) will be a spectrograph for the ESO NTT telescope capable to cover the optical and NIR bands, based on the heritage of the X-Shooter at the ESO-VLT. SOXS will be built and run by an international consortium, carrying out rapid and longer term Target of Opportunity requests on a variety of astronomical objects. SOXS will observe all kind of transient and variable sources from different surveys. These will be a mixture of fast alerts (e.g. gamma-ray bursts, gravitational waves, neutrino events), mid-term alerts (e.g. supernovae, X-ray transients), fixed time events (e.g. close-by passage of minor bodies). While the focus is on transients and variables, still there is a wide range of other astrophysical targets and science topics that will benefit from SOXS. The design foresees a spectrograph with a Resolution-Slit product ≍ 4500, capable of simultaneously observing over the entire band the complete spectral range from the U- to the H-band. The limiting magnitude of R 20 (1 hr at S/N 10) is suited to study transients identified from on-going imaging surveys. Light imaging capabilities in the optical band (grizy) are also envisaged to allow for multi-band photometry of the faintest transients. This paper outlines the status of the project, now in Final Design Phase.
Coverage
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
All editors
Evans, Christopher J.; Simard, Luc; Takami, Hideki
Series
Volume
10702
Start page
107020F
Conferenece
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Conferenece place
Austin, Texas, United States
Conferenece date
10-15 June, 2018
Issn Identifier
0277-786X
Ads BibCode
2018SPIE10702E..0FS
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open.access
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