Astrometric Calibration and Performance of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Focal Plane

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, consisting of 5020 robotic fiber positioners and associated systems on the Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak, Arizona, is carrying out a survey to measure the spectra of 40 million galaxies and quasars and produce the largest 3D map of the universe to date. The...

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Published in:	The Astronomical Journal
Main Authors:	S. Kent, E. Neilsen, K. Honscheid, D. Rabinowitz, E. F. Schlafly, J. Guy, D. Schlegel, J. García-Bellido, T. S. Li, E. Sanchez, J. Silber, J. Aguilar, S. Ahlen, D. Brooks, T. Claybaugh, A. de la Macorra, P. Doel, D. J. Eisenstein, K. Fanning, A. Font-Ribera, J. E. Forero-Romero, S. Gontcho A. Gontcho, J. Jimenez, D. Kirkby, T. Kisner, A. Kremin, M. Landriau, L. Le Guillou, M. E. Levi, C. Magneville, M. Manera, P. Martini, A. Meisner, R. Miquel, J. Moustakas, J. Nie, N. Palanque-Delabrouille, W. J. Percival, C. Poppett, M. Rezaie, A. J. Ross, G. Rossi, M. Schubnell, H. Seo, Gregory Tarlé, B. A. Weaver, R. Zhou, Z. Zhou, H. Zou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Subjects:	Astronomical techniques Wide-field telescopes Calibration
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/acf7c3