FEROS spectrograph

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The FEROS spectrograph is a high-resolution, fiber-fed echelle spectrograph used in optical astronomy for precise stellar spectroscopy and radial velocity measurements.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical spectrograph
echelle spectrograph
fiber-fed spectrograph
acronym FEROS
belongsToFacility MPG/ESO 2.2 m Telescope
surface form: MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope facility
commissioned late 1990s
commissionedAt ESO 1.52-metre telescope
countryLocatedIn Chile
dataProduct high-resolution optical spectra
precise stellar radial velocities
field optical astronomy
fullName Fiber-fed Extended Range Optical Spectrograph
hasCalibration ThAr comparison lamp
bias frames
flat-field lamp
hasDetector CCD detector
hasFeature cross-disperser for order separation
simultaneous wavelength coverage of most optical range
stabilized environment for precise radial velocities
hasFiber object fiber
sky fiber
hasMode simultaneous ThAr calibration (via fiber) in some configurations
simultaneous object and sky observation
isFiberFed true
laterRelocatedTo MPG/ESO 2.2 m Telescope
surface form: MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
locatedAt La Silla Observatory
numberOfFibers 2
observatoryCode La Silla Observatory
surface form: ESO La Silla
observatorySite La Silla Observatory
surface form: La Silla, Chile
operatedBy European Southern Observatory
primaryUse radial velocity measurements
stellar spectroscopy
resolutionType high-resolution
scientificGoal binary star studies
exoplanet searches
galactic structure studies
stellar astrophysics
variable star monitoring
spectralResolution R ≈ 48,000
spectrographType cross-dispersed echelle
supportsTechnique Doppler spectroscopy
abundance analysis of stars
line-profile variability studies
telescopeMountedOn ESO 1.52-metre telescope
MPG/ESO 2.2 m Telescope
surface form: MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
usedBy international astronomical community
usedFor long-term spectroscopic monitoring programs
time-series spectroscopy
wavelengthRange approximately 350 nm to 920 nm

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La Silla Observatory hasInstrument FEROS spectrograph