BigBOSS: enabling widefield cosmology on the Mayall Telescope

Michael J. Sholl; Chris Bebek; Robert Besuner; Arjun Dey; Jerry Edelstein; Patrick Jelinsky; Michael L. Lampton; Michael E. Levi; Ming Liang; Paul Perry; Natalie Roe; David Schlegel

doi:10.1117/12.894381

21 September 2011 BigBOSS: enabling widefield cosmology on the Mayall Telescope

Michael J. Sholl, Chris Bebek, Robert Besuner, Arjun Dey, Jerry Edelstein, Patrick Jelinsky, Michael L. Lampton, Michael E. Levi, Ming Liang, Paul Perry, Natalie Roe, David Schlegel

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Proceedings Volume 8127, Optical Modeling and Performance Predictions V; 81270D (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894381
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

BigBOSS is a proposed DOE-NSF Stage IV ground-based dark energy experiment designed to study baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) and the growth of large scale structure with a 14,000 square degree survey of the redshifts of galaxies and quasi-stellar objects. The project involves modification of existing facilities operated by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO). Design and systems engineering of a preliminary 3 degree field of view refractive corrector, atmospheric dispersion corrector (ADC), and 5000 actuator fiber positioning system are presented.

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Michael J. Sholl, Chris Bebek, Robert Besuner, Arjun Dey, Jerry Edelstein, Patrick Jelinsky, Michael L. Lampton, Michael E. Levi, Ming Liang, Paul Perry, Natalie Roe, and David Schlegel "BigBOSS: enabling widefield cosmology on the Mayall Telescope", Proc. SPIE 8127, Optical Modeling and Performance Predictions V, 81270D (21 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894381

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