WEAVE - a massively multiplex spectrograph for the William Herschel Telescope and associated surveys

Project: Research

Project Details

Description

WEAVE is a collaboration of scientific institutes in the UK, France and The Netherlands to build a multiplex spectrograph for the William Herchel Telescope and to carry out a five year survey of stars and galaxies with this new instrument. In Lund Observatory a small team lead by Sofia Feltzing and Thomas Bensby participate in this project.
Short titleWEAVE
AcronymWEAVE
StatusActive
Effective start/end date2010/01/01 → …

Collaborative partners

  • Lund University
  • University of Oxford (Project partner) (lead)
  • University of Groningen (Project partner)
  • Côte d'Azur Observatory (Project partner)

Funding

  • The Royal Physiographic Society in Lund

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology