Preprint
The Detailed Science Case for the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer, 2019 edition
ArXiv.org
Cornell University
04/09/2019
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1904.04907
Abstract
(Abridged) The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) is an end-to-end science platform for the design, execution and scientific exploitation of spectroscopic surveys. It will unveil the composition and dynamics of the faint Universe and impact nearly every field of astrophysics across all spatial scales, from individual stars to the largest scale structures in the Universe. Major pillars in the science program for MSE include (i) the ultimate Gaia follow-up facility for understanding the chemistry and dynamics of the distant Milky Way, including the outer disk and faint stellar halo at high spectral resolution (ii) galaxy formation and evolution at cosmic noon, via the type of revolutionary surveys that have occurred in the nearby Universe, but now conducted at the peak of the star formation history of the Universe (iii) derivation of the mass of the neutrino and insights into inflationary physics through a cosmological redshift survey that probes a large volume of the Universe with a high galaxy density. MSE is positioned to become a critical hub in the emerging international network of front-line astronomical facilities, with scientific capabilities that naturally complement and extend the scientific power of Gaia, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the Square Kilometer Array, Euclid, WFIRST, the 30m telescopes and many more.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Detailed Science Case for the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer, 2019 edition
- Creators
- MSE Science TeamCarine Babusiaux - Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de GrenobleDavid NatafMaria Bergemann - Max Planck Institute for AstronomyAdam Burgasser - Astronomy and SpaceSara EllisonDaryl HaggardDaniel Huber - Laboratoire Cognition, Langues, Langage, ErgonomieManoj KaplinghatTing Li - Technicolor (Germany)Jennifer MarshallSarah MartellAlan McConnachieWill PercivalAaron RobothamYue Shen - University of EdinburghSivarani ThirupathiKim-Vy TranChristophe YecheDavid YongVardan AdibekyanVictor Silva Aguirre - Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsGeorge AngelouMartin Asplund - Australian National UniversityMichael BaloghProjjwal BanerjeeMichele BannisterDaniela BarríaGiuseppina BattagliaAmelia BayoKeith BechtolPaul G BeckTimothy C BeersEarl P BellingerTrystyn BergJoachim M Bestenlehner - Max Planck Institute for AstronomyMaciej BilickiBertram BitschJoss Bland-HawthornAdam S BoltonAlessandro Boselli - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de MarseilleJo BovyAngela BragagliaDerek BuzasiElisabetta Caffau - Heidelberg UniversityJan Cami - Astronomy and SpaceTimothy CarletonLuca Casagrande - Australian National UniversitySanti CassisiMárcio CatelanChihway ChangLuca CorteseIvana DamjanovLuke J. M DaviesRichard de GrijsGisella de RosaAlis DeasonPaola di Matteo - Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique et InstrumentationAlex Drlica-WagnerDenis ErkalAna EscorzaLaura FerrareseScott W Fleming - Michigan Science CenterAndreu Font-RiberaKen FreemanBoris T GänsickeMaksim GabdeevSarah GallagherDavide GandolfiRafael A GarcíaPatrick GaulmeMarla GehaMario GennaroMark Gieles - Institute of AstronomyKaroline GilbertYjan GordonAruna GoswamiJohnny P GrecoCarl GrillmairGuillaume GuiglionVincent Hénault-BrunetPatrick HallGerald HandlerTerese HansenNimish Hathi - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de MarseilleDespina HatzidimitriouMisha Haywood - Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique et InstrumentationJuan V. Hernández SantistebanLynne Hillenbrand - California Institute of TechnologyAndrew M HopkinsCullan HowlettMichael J HudsonRodrigo Ibata - Observatoire astronomique de StrasbourgDragana IlićPascale Jablonka - Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique et InstrumentationAlexander JiLinhua JiangStephanie JuneauAmanda KarakasDrisya KarinkuzhiStacy Y KimXu KongIraklis KonstantopoulosJens-Kristian Krogager - Institut d'Astrophysique de ParisClaudia LagosRosine LallementChervin LaporteYveline Lebreton - Laboratoire d’études spatiales et d’instrumentation en astrophysiqueKhee-Gan LeeGeraint F LewisSophia LianouXin LiuNicolas LodieuJon LovedaySzabolcs MészárosMartin MaklerYao-Yuan MaoDanilo MarchesiniNicolas Martin - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique Thermique et Optique - Sciences et TechnologiesMario MateoCarl MelisThibault MerleAndrea MiglioFaizan Gohar MohammadKaran MolaverdikhaniRichard Monier - Laboratoire Univers et Particules de MontpellierThierry MorelBenoit Mosser - Laboratoire d’études spatiales et d’instrumentation en astrophysiqueLina NecibHilding R NeilsonJeffrey A NewmanA. M NierenbergBrian NordPasquier Noterdaeme - Institut d'Astrophysique de ParisChris O'DeaMahmoudreza OshaghAndrew B PaceNathalie Palanque-DelabrouilleGajendra PandeyLaura C ParkerMarcel S PawlowskiAnnika H. G PeterPatrick Petitjean - Sciences, Philosophie, HistoireAndreea PetricVinicius PlaccoLuka Č PopovićAdrian M Price-WhelanAndrej PrsaSwara RavindranathR. Michael RichJohn RuanJan RybizkiCharli SakariRobyn E SandersonRicardo SchiavonCarlo Schimd - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de MarseilleAldo Serenelli - Institute of Space SciencesArnaud SiebertMalgorzata SiudekRodolfo SmiljanicDaniel SmithJennifer SobeckElse StarkenburgDennis StelloGyula M SzabóRobert SzaboMatthew A TaylorKarun ThanjavurGuillaume Thomas - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de BourgogneErik TollerudSilvia ToonenPier-Emmanuel TremblayLaurence Tresse - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de MarseilleMaria TsantakiMarica Valentini - Institut d'Astrophysique SpatialeSophie Van EckAndrei Variu - Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'UniversKim VennEva VillaverMatthew G WalkerYiping WangYuting WangMichael J WilsonNicolas WrightSiyi XuMutlu YildizHuawei ZhangKonstanze ZwintzBorja AnguianoMegan BedellWilliam ChaplinRemo ColletJean-Charles CuillandrePierre-Alain DucNicolas Flagey - Institut d'Astrophysique SpatialeJ J HermesAlexis HillDevika KamathMary Beth LaychakKatarzyna Małek - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de MarseilleMark MarleyAndy SheinisDoug SimonsSérgio G SousaKei SzetoYuan-Sen TingSimona VegettiLisa WellsFerdinand BabasSteve BaumanAlessandro BosselliPat CôtéMatthew CollessJohan ComparatHelene Courtois - Institute of Nuclear Physics of LyonDavid Crampton - Herzberg Institute of AstrophysicsScott CroomLuke DaviesKelly DennyDaniel DevostSimon DriverMirian Fernandez-LorenzoRaja GuhathakurtaZhanwen HanClare HiggsVanessa HillKevin HoMike HudsonSidik IsaniMatt JarvisAndrew Johnson - The Open Group (United States)Eric Jullo - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de MarseilleNick Kaiser - École Normale SupérieureJean-Paul KneibJun KodaGeorge KoshyShan Mignot - Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique et InstrumentationRick MurowinskiJeff NewmanAdi NusserAnna PancoastEric PengCeline Peroux - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de MarseilleChristophe Pichon - Observatoire astronomique de StrasbourgBianca PoggiantiJohan Richard - California Institute of TechnologyDerrick Salmon - Canada–France–Hawaii TelescopeArnaud SeibertPrajval ShastriDan SmithFiroza SutariaCharling Tao - Centre de physique des particules de MarseilleEdwar TaylorBrent TullyLudovic van Waerbeke - Institut d'Astrophysique de ParisTom VermeulenJon WillisChris WillotKanoa Withington
- Resource Type
- Preprint
- Publication Details
- ArXiv.org
- DOI
- 10.48550/arxiv.1904.04907
- ISSN
- 2331-8422
- Publisher
- Cornell University; Ithaca, New York
- Language
- English
- Date posted
- 04/09/2019
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984702720602771
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