The Messenger Telescopes and Instrumentation

CUBES, the Cassegrain U-Band Efficient Spectrograph for the VLT

Authors
  • Cristiani, Stefano [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, Italy]
  • Alcalá, Juan Manuel [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Napoli, Italy]
  • Alencar, Silvia H. P. [Department of Physics – ICEx – UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil]
  • Avila, Gerardo [Optical Lab, Baader Planetarium GmbH, Mammendorf, Germany]
  • Balashev, Sergei A. [Ioffe Institute, HSE University, Saint Petersburg, Russia]
  • Bastian, Nate [Donostia International Physics Center, Guipuzkoa, Spain; IKERBASQUE Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain]
  • Barbuy, Beatriz [University of São Paulo, IAG, São Paulo, Brazil]
  • Battino, Umberto [E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics, University of Hull, UK]
  • Calcines, Ariadna [Centre for Advanced Instrumentation, Durham University, UK]
  • Calderone, Giorgio [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, Italy]
  • Cambianica, Pamela [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Padova, Italy]
  • Carini, Roberta [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Rome, Monte Porzio Catone, Italy]
  • Carter, Brad [Centre for Astrophysics, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia]
  • Cassisi, Santi [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Abruzzo, Teramo, Italy]
  • Castilho, Bruno Vaz [LNA/MCTIC, National Astrophysics Laboratory, Itajubá, Brazil]
  • Cescutti, Gabriele [Department of Physics, Astronomy Section, University of Trieste, Italy]
  • Christlieb, Norbert [Landessternwarte, Centre for Astronomy, Heidelberg University, Germany]
  • Cirami, Robero [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, Italy]
  • Coretti, Igor [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, Italy]
  • Cooke, Ryan [Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy, Durham University, UK]
  • Covino, Stefano [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Brera, Merate, Italy]
  • Cremonese, Gabriele [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Padova, Italy]
  • Cunha, Katia [National Observatory, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
  • Cupani, Guido [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, Italy]
  • da Silva, André R. [Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland]
  • De Caprio, Vincenzo [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Napoli, Italy]
  • De Cia, Annalisa [Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva, Versoix, Switzerland]
  • Dekker, Hans [Consultant Astronomical Instrumentation, Ottobrunn, Germany]
  • D’Elia, Valerio [Italian Space Agency – Space Science Data Centre, Rome, Italy]
  • De Silva, Gayandi [Australian Astronomical Optics, Macquarie University, Australia]
  • D’Auria, Domenico [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Napoli, Italy]
  • D’Odorico, Valentina [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, Italy]
  • Diaz, Marcos [University of São Paulo, IAG, São Paulo, Brazil]
  • Di Marcantonio, Paolo [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, Italy]
  • Fitzsimmons, Alan [Astrophysics Research Centre, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK]
  • Ernandes, Heitor [University of São Paulo, IAG, São Paulo, Brazil]
  • Evans, Chris [European Space Agency, ESA Office, STScI, Baltimore, USA]
  • Franchini, Mariagrazia [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, Italy]
  • Genoni, Matteo [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Brera, Merate, Italy]
  • Gänsicke, Boris [Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK]
  • Gneiding, Clemens [LNA/MCTIC, National Astrophysics Laboratory, Itajubá, Brazil]
  • Giribaldi, Riano E. [Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland]
  • Grazian, Andrea [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Padova, Italy]
  • Hansen, Camilla Juul [Goethe University, Institute for Applied Physics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany]
  • La Forgia, Fiorangela [Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Padova, Italy]
  • Landoni, Marco [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Brera, Merate, Italy]
  • Lazzarin, Monica [Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Padova, Italy]
  • Lunney, David [STFC – United Kingdom Astronomy Technology Centre, Edinburgh, UK]
  • Maciel, Walter [University of São Paulo, IAG, São Paulo, Brazil]
  • Marcolino, Wagner [Valongo Observatory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
  • Marconi, Marcella [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Napoli, Italy]
  • Migliorini, Alessandra [INAF–Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology, Roma, Italy]
  • Miller, Chris [STFC – United Kingdom Astronomy Technology Centre, Edinburgh, UK]
  • Noterdaeme, Pasquier [French–Chilean Laboratory for Astronomy, Santiago, Chile; Paris Institute of Astrophysics, CNRS-SU, France]
  • Opitom, Cyrielle [Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, UK]
  • Pariani, Giorgio [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Brera, Merate, Italy]
  • Pilecki, Bogumil [Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland]
  • Piranomonte, Silvia [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Rome, Monte Porzio Catone, Italy]
  • Quirrenbach, Andreas [Landessternwarte, Centre for Astronomy, Heidelberg University, Germany]
  • Redaelli, Edoardo M. A. [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Brera, Merate, Italy]
  • Pereira, Claudio B. [National Observatory, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
  • Randich, Sofia [INAF–Astrophysical Observatory of Arcetri, Firenze, Italy]
  • Rossi, Silvia [University of São Paulo, IAG, São Paulo, Brazil]
  • Sanchez-Janssen, Ruben [STFC – United Kingdom Astronomy Technology Centre, Edinburgh, UK]
  • Seifert, Walter [Landessternwarte, Centre for Astronomy, Heidelberg University, Germany]
  • Smiljanic, Rodolfo [Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland]
  • Snodgrass, Colin [Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, UK]
  • Squalli, Omar [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Stilz, Ingo [Landessternwarte, Centre for Astronomy, Heidelberg University, Germany]
  • Stürmer, Julian [Landessternwarte, Centre for Astronomy, Heidelberg University, Germany]
  • Trost, Andrea [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, Italy; Department of Physics, Astronomy Section, University of Trieste, Italy]
  • Vanzella, Eros [INAF–Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory, Bologna, Italy]
  • Ventura, Paolo [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Rome, Monte Porzio Catone, Italy]
  • Verducci, Orlando [LNA/MCTIC, National Astrophysics Laboratory, Itajubá, Brazil]
  • Waring, Chris [STFC – United Kingdom Astronomy Technology Centre, Edinburgh, UK]
  • Watson, Stephen [STFC – United Kingdom Astronomy Technology Centre, Edinburgh, UK]
  • Wells, Martyn [STFC – United Kingdom Astronomy Technology Centre, Edinburgh, UK]
  • Wright, Duncan [Centre for Astrophysics, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia]
  • Zafar, Tayyaba [Australian Astronomical Optics, Macquarie University, Australia]
  • Zanutta, Alessio [INAF–Astronomical Observatory of Brera, Merate, Italy]

Section
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Abstract

CUBES, the Cassegrain U-Band Efficient Spectrograph, aims to bring a unique capability to ESO’s Very Large Telescope: an ultraviolet eye on the Universe to complement the Extremely Large Telescope, a super-efficient (> 40%) spectrograph with a spectral coverage of 300–405 nm in the present design and two resolution modes, 20000 and 7000. An option of a fibre link to the Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph is foreseen that will provide the capability of simultaneous optical high-resolution spectroscopy at λ > 420 nm. The CUBES design is able to address a treasure trove of scientific cases, from Solar System science to cosmology.


Dates
Created: 2022-09-01/2022-09-30
Length
6 pages

Cite this article:

Cristiani, S., Alcalá, J., Alencar, S., Avila, G., Balashev, S., Bastian, N., Barbuy, B., Battino, U., Calcines, A., Calderone, G., Cambianica, P., Carini, R., Carter, B., Cassisi, S., Castilho, B., Cescutti, G., Christlieb, N., Cirami, R., Coretti, I., Cooke, R., Covino, S., Cremonese, G., Cunha, K., Cupani, G., da Silva, A., De Caprio, V., De Cia, A., Dekker, H., D’Elia, V., De Silva, G., D’Auria, D., D’Odorico, V., Diaz, M., Di Marcantonio, P., Fitzsimmons, A., Ernandes, H., Evans, C., Franchini, M., Genoni, M., Gänsicke, B., Gneiding, C., Giribaldi, R., Grazian, A., Hansen, C., La Forgia, F., Landoni, M., Lazzarin, M., Lunney, D., Maciel, W., Marcolino, W., Marconi, M., Migliorini, A., Miller, C., Noterdaeme, P., Opitom, C., Pariani, G., Pilecki, B., Piranomonte, S., Quirrenbach, A., Redaelli, E., Pereira, C., Randich, S., Rossi, S., Sanchez-Janssen, R., Seifert, W., Smiljanic, R., Snodgrass, C., Squalli, O., Stilz, I., Stürmer, J., Trost, A., Vanzella, E., Ventura, P., Verducci, O., Waring, C., Watson, S., Wells, M., Wright, D., Zafar, T., Zanutta, A.; CUBES, the Cassegrain <i>U</i>-Band Efficient Spectrograph for the VLT. The Messenger 188 (September 2022): 36–41. https://doi.org/10.18727/0722-6691/5278