Science Requirements and Performances for EAGLE for the E-ELT

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2010-07-09

arxiv.org/abs/1007.1586v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

11 pages, to be published in Proc SPIE 7735: Ground-based & Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III

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EAGLE is a Phase A study of a multi-IFU, near-IR spectrometer for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). The design employs wide-field adaptive optics to deliver excellent image quality across a large (38.5 arcmin sq.) field. When combined with the light grasp of the E-ELT, EAGLE will be a unique and efficient facility for spatially-resolved, spectroscopic surveys of high-redshift galaxies and resolved stellar populations. Following a brief overview of the science case, here we summarise the functional and performance requirements that flow-down from it, provide illustrative performances from simulated observations, and highlight the strong synergies with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA).

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