The Universe in 3-D: Astrophysics with the Prime Focus Spectrograph at the Subaru Telescope

• Grant number: 17/23766-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: July 01, 2018
• End date: June 30, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy - Astronomical Instrumentation
• Principal Investigator: Laerte Sodré Junior
• Grantee: Laerte Sodré Junior
• Host Institution: Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas (IAG). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

PFS, the Prime Focus Spectrograph, will be a spectrograph with 2394 fibers, mounted on the 8m Subaru telescope, and is being built by an international consortium. Brazil is responsible for building the optical fiber sub-system of this instrument, called FOCCOS, which is being done by a partnership involving IAG and LNA / MCTIC, with the support of several technology-based companies in São Paulo. During 5 years the PFS must observe millions of objects to address key issues in three major areas: Cosmology, Evolution of Galaxies and Galactic Archeology. This project aims to obtain resources for the necessary services to complete FOCCOS. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MENDES DE OLIVEIRA, C.; RIBEIRO, T.; SCHOENELL, W.; KANAAN, A.; OVERZIER, R. A.; MOLINO, A.; SAMPEDRO, L.; COELHO, P.; BARBOSA, C. E.; CORTESI, A.; et al. The Southern Photometric Local Universe Survey (S-PLUS): improved SEDs, morphologies, and redshifts with 12 optical filters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 489, n. 1, p. 241-267, OCT 2019. (16/12331-0, 18/21661-9, 09/54202-8, 14/11806-9, 18/02444-7, 16/23567-4, 16/21532-9, 11/51680-6, 17/23766-0, 17/01461-2, 14/07684-5, 16/21664-2, 14/13723-3, 16/17119-9, 14/18632-6)

VICENTIN, MARCELO C.; ARAYA-ARAYA, PABLO; SODRE JR, LAERTE; OVERZIER, RODERIK; CARRASCO, ELEAZAR R.; CUEVAS, HECTOR. The environment of QSO triplets at 1 less than or similar to z less than or similar to 1.5. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 503, n. 1, p. 19-pg., 2021-03-19. (17/23766-0, 18/01469-6)