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2001MNRAS.326...23B - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 326, 23-35 (2001/September-1)

The SAURON project - I. The panoramic integral-field spectrograph.

BACON R., COPIN Y., MONNET G., MILLER B.W., ALLINGTON-SMITH J.R., BUREAU M., CAROLLO C.M., DAVIES R.L., EMSELLEM E., KUNTSCHNER H., PELETIER R.F., VEROLME E.K. and DE ZEEUW P.T.

Abstract (from CDS):

A new integral-field spectrograph, SAURON, is described. It is based on the TIGER principle, and uses a lenslet array. SAURON has a large field of view and high throughput, and allows simultaneous sky subtraction. Its design is optimized for studies of the stellar kinematics, gas kinematics, and line-strength distributions of nearby early-type galaxies. The instrument design and specifications are described, as well as the extensive analysis software which was developed to obtain fully calibrated spectra, and the associated kinematic and line-strength measurements. A companion paper will report on the first results obtained with SAURON on the William Herschel Telescope.

Abstract Copyright: The Royal Astronomical Society

Journal keyword(s): instrumentation: spectrographs - galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD - galaxies: individual: NGC 3377 - galaxies: kinematics and dynamics - galaxies: spiral - galaxies: stellar content

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