Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer
E668453
Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer is a powerful integral-field spectrograph on the Very Large Telescope that provides detailed 3D spectroscopic mapping of astronomical objects.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical instrument
ⓘ
integral-field spectrograph ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MUSE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | VLT UT4 (Yepun) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| band | optical ⓘ |
| collaboration | ESO-led international consortium ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2014 ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
3D spectroscopic maps
ⓘ
integral-field data cubes ⓘ |
| fieldOfView |
1 arcminute by 1 arcminute
ⓘ
60 arcseconds by 60 arcseconds ⓘ |
| firstLight | 2014 ⓘ |
| hasDetector | CCD detectors ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
AO-assisted high spatial resolution
ⓘ
adaptive optics capability ⓘ optical seeing-limited observations ⓘ wide-field integral-field spectroscopy ⓘ |
| installedAt | Paranal Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedOn | UT4 of the Very Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Very Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Cerro Paranal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mode |
narrow-field mode
ⓘ
wide-field mode ⓘ |
| notableResult |
detailed 3D maps of galaxy kinematics
ⓘ
detection of extremely faint galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field ⓘ |
| observatory | VLT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observingTechnique |
3D spectroscopy
ⓘ
integral-field spectroscopy ⓘ |
| operatedBy | European Southern Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceCategory |
extragalactic astronomy
ⓘ
galactic astronomy ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
deep observations of distant galaxies
ⓘ
kinematics of nearby galaxies ⓘ observations of planetary nebulae ⓘ observations of star-forming regions ⓘ observations of the Galactic center ⓘ search for faint high-redshift galaxies ⓘ study of galaxy formation and evolution ⓘ |
| scienceOperationsStart | 2014 ⓘ |
| spatialElements | about 90000 ⓘ |
| spatialSampling | 0.2 arcseconds per spatial pixel ⓘ |
| spectralResolution | R ~ 2000 to 4000 ⓘ |
| telescope | Very Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | 3D spectrograph ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deep field surveys
ⓘ
mapping gas kinematics in galaxies ⓘ spectroscopy of lensed galaxies ⓘ studying the intergalactic medium ⓘ |
| wavelengthCoverage | approximately 465 to 930 nanometres ⓘ |
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