1. Observatory software for the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer
- Author
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Kei Szeto, Kanoa Withington, Kevin Ho, Tom Vermeulen, Sidik Isani, and Rick Murowinski
- Subjects
Physics ,business.industry ,Control software ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,law.invention ,010309 optics ,Telescope ,Software ,Conceptual design ,Observatory ,law ,0103 physical sciences ,Systems engineering ,Astronomical telescopes ,Architecture ,Spectral resolution ,0210 nano-technology ,business ,Remote sensing - Abstract
The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope is currently in the conceptual design phase to redevelop its facility into the new Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE). MSE is designed to be the largest non-ELT optical/NIR astronomical telescope, and will be a fully dedicated facility for multi-object spectroscopy over a broad range of spectral resolutions. This paper outlines the software and control architecture envisioned for the new facility. The architecture will be designed around much of the existing software infrastructure currently used at CFHT as well as the latest proven opensource software. CFHT plans to minimize risk and development time by leveraging existing technology.
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- 2016