1. Home
    2. Journals
    3. Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
    4. Volume 34
    5. Issue 2

    • The Thirty-Meter Telescope: Science and Instrumentation for a Next-Generation Observatory

      Luc Simard

      Volume 34 Issue 2 June 2013 pp 97-120

    • Fulltext

       

        Click here to view fulltext PDF


      Permanent link:
      https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/joaa/034/02/0097-0120

    • Keywords

       

      Telescopes; instrumentation: spectrographs; instrumentation: photometers.

    • Abstract

       

      The Thirty-Meter Telescope international observatory will enable transformational observations over the full cosmic timeline all the way from the first luminous objects in the Universe to the planets and moons of our own solar system. To realize its full scientific potential, TMT will be equipped with a powerful suite of adaptive optics systems and science instruments. Three science instruments will be available at first light: an optical multi-object spectrometer, a nearinfrared multi-slit spectrometer and a diffraction-limited near-infrared imager and integral field spectrometer. In addition to these three instruments, a diverse set of new instruments under study will bring additional workhorse capabilities to serve the science interests of a broad user community. The development of TMT instruments represents a large, long-term program that offers a wide range of opportunities to all TMT partners.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      Luc Simard1

      1. TMT Observatory Corporation, 1111 South Arroyo Parkway, Suite 200, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA.

    • Dates

       
      Published
      June 2013
      Manuscript received
      15 March 2013
      Accepted
      25 June 2013

  • Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy | News

    • Continuous Article Publication

      Posted on January 27, 2016

      Since January 2016, the Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy has moved to Continuous Article Publishing (CAP) mode. This means that each accepted article is being published immediately online with DOI and article citation ID with starting page number 1. Articles are also visible in Web of Science immediately. All these have helped shorten the publication time and have improved the visibility of the articles.

    • Editorial Note on Continuous Article Publication

      Posted on July 25, 2019

      Click here for Editorial Note on CAP Mode

© 2017-2019 Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru.

Contact | Site index