FOcal Reducer and low dispersion Spectrograph 2
E668442
FOcal Reducer and low dispersion Spectrograph 2 (FORS2) is a versatile optical instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope used for imaging, polarimetry, and low-resolution spectroscopy of astronomical objects.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paranal Observatory | 0 |
| VLT Unit Telescope 1 | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical instrument
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focal reducer ⓘ optical spectrograph ⓘ polarimetric instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FORS2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Antu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | European Southern Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
imaging polarimetry
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long-slit spectroscopy ⓘ multi-object spectroscopy ⓘ spectropolarimetry ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
detector mosaic
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filter wheels ⓘ focal reducer optics ⓘ grisms ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
linear polarizers
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multi-slit masks ⓘ retarder plates ⓘ wide-field imaging ⓘ |
| hasMode |
imaging mode
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polarimetric mode ⓘ spectroscopic mode ⓘ |
| hostTelescope | VLT UT1 Antu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atacama Desert
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Paranal Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountingLocation | Cassegrain focus ⓘ |
| observatory | ESO Very Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | European Southern Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organization | ESO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Very Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceUse |
cosmology
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extragalactic astronomy ⓘ stellar astronomy ⓘ transient object follow-up ⓘ |
| scientificDomain | astrophysics ⓘ |
| spectralResolution | low ⓘ |
| successorOf | FOcal Reducer and low dispersion Spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telescopeAperture | 8.2-metre class ⓘ |
| telescopeUnit | VLT Unit Telescope 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imaging
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low-resolution spectroscopy ⓘ polarimetry ⓘ |
| usedIn | ground-based optical astronomy ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | optical ⓘ |
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