RT Journal Article
T1 Making observations with GTC/MEGARA easier: the MEGARA observing preparation software suite
A1 Eliche Moral, María del Carmen
A1 Pascual Ramírez, Sergio
A1 Gruel, N.
A1 Castillo Morales, María África
A1 Carrasco, E.
A1 Gallego Maestro, Jesús
A1 García Vargas, M. L.
A1 Gil De Paz, Armando
A1 Marino, Raffaella Anna
A1 Morales, I.
A1 Pérez Calpena, A.
A1 Sánchez, F. M.
A1 Vílchez, J. M.
A1 Villar, V.
A1 Zamorano Calvo, Jaime
AB MEGARA (Multi-Espectrografo en GTC de Alta Resolucion para Astronomia) is an optical Integral-Field Unit (IFU) and Multi-Object Spectrograph (MOS) designed for the GTC 10.4 m telescope in La Palma. Its relatively complex layout makes necessary a set of tools to facilitate the observation preparation to the user. The MEGARA Observing Preparation Software Suite (MOPSS) consists on three software components designed to assist observers to optimally plan their observations with GTC/MEGARA: the Exposure Time Calculator, the Image Simulator, and the Fiber MOS Positioning tool. We describe these software tools and the status of their prototypes up to the date.
PB Universidad Nacional Autónoma Mexico, Inst. de Astronomía
SN 0185-1101
YR 2013
FD 2013
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/35198
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/35198
LA eng
NO © 2013: Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM. Science with the GTC Meeting (4th. 2011. Santa Cruz La Palma, Spain). Supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN) under projects AYA2009- 10368, AYA2006-12955, and AYA2009-11137, and by the Madrid Regional Government through the AstroMadrid Project (CAM S2009/ESP-1496). Funded by the Spanish MICINN under the ConsoliderIngenio 2010 Program grant CSD2006-00070: “First Science with the GTC”. S. D. H. & G.
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MCINN)
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)
NO Comunidad de Madrid
NO Actividad Investigadora CONSOLIDER - INGENIO 2010
DS Docta Complutense
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