Wide Field Optical Spectrometer (WFOS)
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The Wide Field Optical Spectrometer (WFOS) is a planned wide-field, multi-object optical spectrograph designed to provide high-throughput spectroscopy for large samples of astronomical targets on the Thirty Meter Telescope.
All labels observed (1)
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| Wide Field Optical Spectrometer (WFOS) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12449498 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wide Field Optical Spectrometer (WFOS) Context triple: [TMT, hasInstrument, Wide Field Optical Spectrometer (WFOS)]
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Faint Object Spectrograph
The Faint Object Spectrograph was an early-generation Hubble Space Telescope instrument designed to obtain detailed spectra of very dim astronomical objects across a wide range of wavelengths.
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B.
GMOS-S (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph South)
GMOS-S (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph South) is a versatile optical spectrograph and imager designed for multi-object and long-slit spectroscopy on the Gemini South telescope, enabling detailed studies of faint and distant astronomical sources.
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C.
DEIMOS spectrograph
The DEIMOS spectrograph is a powerful multi-object optical spectrograph designed for wide-field, high-resolution spectroscopy of faint astronomical sources.
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D.
GMOS-N (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph North)
GMOS-N (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph North) is a versatile optical spectrograph and imager used on the Gemini North telescope for multi-object spectroscopy and detailed studies of astronomical sources.
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E.
OSIRIS spectrograph
The OSIRIS spectrograph is a near-infrared integral field spectrograph and imager used on large telescopes to obtain detailed spatial and spectral information from astronomical objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wide Field Optical Spectrometer (WFOS) Target entity description: The Wide Field Optical Spectrometer (WFOS) is a planned wide-field, multi-object optical spectrograph designed to provide high-throughput spectroscopy for large samples of astronomical targets on the Thirty Meter Telescope.
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A.
Faint Object Spectrograph
The Faint Object Spectrograph was an early-generation Hubble Space Telescope instrument designed to obtain detailed spectra of very dim astronomical objects across a wide range of wavelengths.
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B.
GMOS-S (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph South)
GMOS-S (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph South) is a versatile optical spectrograph and imager designed for multi-object and long-slit spectroscopy on the Gemini South telescope, enabling detailed studies of faint and distant astronomical sources.
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C.
DEIMOS spectrograph
The DEIMOS spectrograph is a powerful multi-object optical spectrograph designed for wide-field, high-resolution spectroscopy of faint astronomical sources.
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D.
GMOS-N (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph North)
GMOS-N (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph North) is a versatile optical spectrograph and imager used on the Gemini North telescope for multi-object spectroscopy and detailed studies of astronomical sources.
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E.
OSIRIS spectrograph
The OSIRIS spectrograph is a near-infrared integral field spectrograph and imager used on large telescopes to obtain detailed spatial and spectral information from astronomical objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
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