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.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII |
Editors | Luc Simard, Christopher J. Evans, Hideki Takami |
Publisher | SPIE |
Number of pages | 12 |
Volume | 10702 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781510619579 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 6 Jul 2018 |
Event | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: 10 Jun 2018 → 14 Jun 2018 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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Volume | 10702 |
Conference
Conference | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Austin |
Period | 10/06/18 → 14/06/18 |
Keywords
- Astronomical Instrumentation
- Spectrograph
- Transients
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering