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SUMMARY:The Wide Field Spectroscopic Survey Telescope (Roland Bacon\, CRAL
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Roland Bacon\n\nThe WST project aims to design and c
 onstruct an innovative 12-metre class wide-field spectroscopic survey tele
 scope (WST) in the southern hemisphere. It will feature the parallel opera
 tion of two cutting-edge instruments: a high-multiplex (30\,000)\, large f
 ield-of-view (3 square degrees) multi-object spectrograph (MOS) operating 
 in both low- and high-resolution modes\, and a giant panoramic integral fi
 eld spectrograph (IFS). WST’s ambitious top-level requirements place it 
 well ahead of all existing and planned facilities. In its first five years
  of operation\, the MOS is expected to observe 300 million galaxies\, 25 m
 illion stars at low resolution\, and 2 million stars at high resolution\, 
 while the IFS will deliver 4 billion spectra. These capabilities will enab
 le transformative science across a wide range of astrophysical domains. A 
 key strength of WST lies in the synergy between its MOS and IFS instrument
 s\, offering highly complementary spectroscopic survey modes. This dual ap
 proach is central to the project’s scientific ambition. WST is envisione
 d as the next major facility for ESO following the ELT\, and a proposal wi
 ll be submitted in response to the upcoming ESO Call for Ideas in 2027. \
 n\nhttps://indico.in2p3.fr/event/39858/
LOCATION:Amphi Charpak
URL:https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/39858/
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