4MOST - 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope
4-m Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope
4MOST

Publications

Currently preferred reference for 4MOST

4MOST: Project overview and information for the First Call for Proposals,
R.S. de Jong et al., 2019, The Messenger, 175, 3

2023

RAS Techniques and Instruments

Using 4MOST to refine the measurement of galaxy properties: a case study of supernova hosts,
J. Dumayne et al., 2023, RASTI, 2, 453

The Messenger

The second 4MOST issue of The Messenger, 20223, 190:

The 4MOST Community Surveys,
V. Mainieri et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 3

The White Dwarf Binary Survey (WDB),
O. Toloza et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 4

The 4MOST Survey of Young Stars (4SYS),
G. Sacco et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 7

4MOST Gaia RR Lyrae Survey (4GRoundS),
R. Ibata et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 10

Stellar Clusters in 4MOST,
S. Lucatello et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 13

Spectroscopic Discovery of Binaries with Dormant Black Holes,
M. Pawlak et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 17

The 4MOST Survey of Dwarf Galaxies and their Stellar Streams (4DWARFS),
Á. Skúladóttir et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 19

Stellar Population Survey Using 4MOST (4MOST-StePS),
A. Iovino et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 22

Optical, Radio Continuum and HI Deep Spectroscopic Survey (ORCHIDSS),
K. Duncan et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 25

4MOST Complete Calibration of the Colour-Redshift Relation (4C3R2),
D. Gruen et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 28

CHANCES: A CHileAN Cluster galaxy Evolution Survey,
C. Haines et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 31

Chilean AGN/Galaxy Extragalactic Survey (ChANGES),
F. Bauer et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 34

The 4MOST–Gaia Purely Astrometric Quasar Survey (4G-PAQS),
J.-K. Krogager et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 38

Transform our Understanding of the Baryon Cycle with High-Resolution Quasar Spectroscopy (ByCycle),
C. Peroux et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 42

The 4MOST Hemisphere Survey of the Nearby Universe (4HS),
E. Taylor et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 46

The 4MOST Strong Lensing Spectroscopic Legacy Survey (4SLSLS),
T. Collett et al., 2023, The Messenger, 190, 49

2020

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

An optimised tiling pattern for multi-object spectroscopic surveys: application to the 4MOST survey,
E. Tempel et al., 2020, MNRAS, 497, 4626

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Probabilistic fibre-to-target assignment algorithm for multi-object spectroscopic surveys,
E. Tempel et al., 2020, A&A, 635, A101

2019

Zenodo

Preparing for 4MOST. A community workshop introducing ESO’s next-generation spectroscopic survey facility,
PDFs of all presentations. See also the workshop's programme for links to videos of the presentations.

Nature Astronomy

A spectroscopy facility for many,
R.S. de Jong, 2019, Nature Astronomy, 3, 574

The Messenger

Report on the ESO Workshop "Preparing for 4MOST — A Community Workshop Introducing ESO’s Next-Generation Spectroscopic Survey Facility",
J. Liske & V. Mainieri, 2019, The Messenger, 177, 61

The 4MOST issue of The Messenger, 2019, 175:

4MOST: Project overview and information for the First Call for Proposals,
R.S. de Jong et al., 2019, The Messenger, 175, 3

4MOST Scientific Operations,
C.J. Walcher et al., 2019, The Messenger, 175, 12

4MOST Survey Strategy Plan,
G. Guiglion et al., 2019, The Messenger, 175, 17

4MOST Consortium Survey 1: The Milky Way Halo Low-Resolution Survey,
A. Helmi et al., 2019, The Messenger, 175, 23

4MOST Consortium Survey 2: The Milky Way Halo High-Resolution Survey,
N. Christlieb et al., 2019, The Messenger, 175, 26

4MOST Consortium Survey 3: Milky Way Disc and Bulge Low-Resolution Survey (4MIDABLE-LR),
C. Chiappini et al., 2019, The Messenger, 175, 30

4MOST Consortium Survey 4: Milky Way Disc and Bulge High-Resolution Survey (4MIDABLE-HR),
T. Bensby et al., 2019, The Messenger, 175, 35

4MOST Consortium Survey 5: eROSITA Galaxy Cluster Redshift Survey,
A. Finoguenov et al., 2019, The Messenger, 175, 39

4MOST Consortium Survey 6: Active Galactic Nuclei,
A. Merloni et al., 2019, The Messenger, 175, 42

4MOST Consortium Survey 7: Wide-Area VISTA Extragalactic Survey (WAVES),
S.P. Driver et al., 2019, The Messenger, 175, 46

4MOST Consortium Survey 8: Cosmology Redshift Survey (CRS),
J. Richard et al., 2019, The Messenger, 175, 50

4MOST Consortium Survey 9: One Thousand and One Magellanic Fields (1001MC),
M.-R.L. Cioni et al., 2019, The Messenger, 175, 54

4MOST Consortium Survey 10: The Time-Domain Extragalactic Survey (TiDES),
E. Swann et al., 2019, The Messenger, 175, 58

2016

Astronomische Nachrichten

de Jong, R. S., 4MOST consortium, "Complementing asteroseismology with 4MOST  spectroscopy", AN, 2016, Vol.337, Issue 8-9, p.964, DOI: 10.1002/asna.201612409

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Ruchti, G. R., Feltzing, S., Lind, K., Caffau, E., Korn, A. J., et al., "A new algorithm for optimizing the wavelength coverage for spectroscopic studies: Spectral Wavelength Optimization Code (SWOC)", MNRAS, 2016, Vol. 461, Issue 2, p.2174-2191. DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stw1351

SPIE proceedings

  1. Winkler, RolandBarden, Samuel C.Saviauk, Allar, "4MOST metrology system image processing", Proc. SPIE 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, 990891, pp. 20 (Aug 2016), DOI: 10.1117/12.2233257
  2. Seifert, W.Xu, W.Buschkamp, P.Feiz, C.Saviauk, A.; et al., "4MOST: the high-resolution spectrograph", Proc. SPIE 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, 990890, pp. 17 (Aug 2016), DOI: 10.1117/12.2233252
  3. Haynes, Dionne M.Kelz, AndreasBarden, Samuel C.Bauer, Svend-MarianEhrlich, Katjana; et al., "4MOST fiber feed preliminary design: prototype testing and performance", Proc. SPIE 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, 99088I, pp. 19, (Aug 2016), DOI: 10.1117/12.2232735
  4. Azais, NicolasBarden, Samuel C.Smith, GregJones, DamienDelabre, Bernard; et al., "Wide-field corrector for 4MOST: design details and MAIV processes", Proc. SPIE 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, 990889, pp. 15 (Aug 2016)DOI: 10.1117/12.2232304
  5. Laurent, F.Kosmalski, JohanBoudon, DidierCaillier, PatrickDaguisé, Eric; et al., "4MOST low-resolution spectrograph: design and performances", Proc. SPIE 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, 99087V, pp. 11, (Aug 2016) DOI: 10.1117/12.2231688
  6. Roelof S. de Jong ; Samuel C. Barden ; Olga Bellido-Tirado ; Joar G. Brynnel; Steffen Frey, et al.
    "4MOST: the 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope project at preliminary design review", Proc. SPIE 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, 99081O, pp. 18 (Aug 2016)©; DOI:10.1117/12.2232832; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2232832
  7. Pramskiy, AlexanderMandel, HolgerRothmaier, FlorianStilz, IngoWinkler, Roland, et al. "The 4MOST facility control software", Proc. SPIE 9913, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy IV, 991336, pp. 9, (Jul 2016), DOI: 10.1117/12.2232606

The Universe of Digital Sky Surveys (Chapter)

Driver, S. P.Davies, L. J.Meyer, M.Power, C.Robotham, A. S. G. et al., "The Wide Area VISTA Extra-Galactic Survey (WAVES)", Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, Vol. 42. ISBN 978-3-319-19329-8. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2016, p. 205. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-19330-4_32

2015

Astronomische Nachrichten

Hansen, C. J., Ludwig, H.-G., Seifert, W., Koch, A., Xu, W., et al. "Stellar science from a blue wavelength range - A possible design for the blue arm of 4MOST", AN, 2015, Vol. 336, Issue. 7, p.665-676, DOI: 10.1002/asna.201512206

Conference Proceedings

Depagne, E. "4MOST: 4m Multi Object Spectroscopic Telescope", Asteroseismology of Stellar Populations in the Milky Way, Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, Volume 39. ISBN 978-3-319-10992-3. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015, p. 147, DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-10993-0_17

Quirrenbach, A., 4MOST consortium, "4MOST - 4-meter Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope", IAUGA 29, id. 2258057, 2015IAUGA..2258057Q

de Jong, R. S., 4MOST consortium, "4MOST - The new wide-field, high-multiplex spectroscopic survey facility for ESO's VISTA telescope", IAUGA 29, id.2255843, 2015IAUGA..2255843D

2014

SPIE proceedings

  1. Olga Bellido-Tirado ; Roger Haynes ; Roelof S. de Jong ; Olivier Schnurr ; Jakob Walcher, et al.
    " Systems engineering implementation in the conceptual design phase of 4MOST ", Proc. SPIE 9150, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy VI, 91501B (August 5, 2014)©; DOI:10.1117/12.2056301; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2056301
  2. Th. Boller and T. Dwelly
    " The 4MOST facility simulator: instrument and science optimisation ", Proc. SPIE 8448, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV, 84480X (September 13, 2012)©; DOI:10.1117/12.924818; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.924818
  3. D. M. Haynes ; R. Winkler ; Allar Saviauk ; R. Haynes ; S. Barden, et al.
    4MOST fiber feed concept design ", Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 91476A (July 8, 2014)©; DOI:10.1117/12.2057307; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2057307
  4. Roger Haynes ; Samuel Barden ; Roelof de Jong ; Olivier Schnurr ; Olga Bellido, et al.
    " The 4MOST instrument concept overview ", Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 91476I (July 24, 2014)©; DOI:10.1117/12.2057253; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2057253
  5. Roelof S. de Jong ; Sam Barden ; Olga Bellido-Tirado ; Joar Brynnel ; Cristina Chiappini, et al.
    " 4MOST: 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope ", Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 91470M (July 24, 2014)©; DOI:10.1117/12.2055826; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2055826
  6. Will Saunders
    " Efficient and affordable catadioptric spectrograph designs for 4MOST and Hector ", Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 914760 (July 8, 2014)©; DOI:10.1117/12.2055029; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2055029
  7. Will Saunders ; Scott Smedley ; Peter Gillingham ; Jaime E. Forero-Romero ; Stephanie Jouvel, et al.
     " Target allocation yields for massively multiplexed spectroscopic surveys with fibers ", Proc. SPIE 9150, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy VI, 915023 (August 5, 2014)©; DOI:10.1117/12.2057299; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2057299
  8. Allar Saviauk ; Frank Dionies ; Roelof de Jong ; Roger Haynes and Ian Parry
    " The fiber positioner for 4MOST: exploration of an alternative R-θ design ", Proc. SPIE 9151, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation, 91514Y (July 28, 2014)©; DOI:10.1117/12.2056289; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2056289
  9. Olivier Schnurr ; C. Jakob Walcher ; Cristina Chiappini ; Axel D. Schwope ; Olga Bellido-Tirado, et al.
     " From space to specs: requirements for 4MOST ", Proc. SPIE 9150, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy VI, 91501C (August 4, 2014)©; DOI:10.1117/12.2056466; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2056466
  10. Andrew Sheinis ; Will Saunders ; Peter Gillingham ; Tony J. Farrell ; Rolf Muller, et al.
     " Advances in the Echidna fiber-positioning technology ", Proc. SPIE 9151, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation, 91511X (July 25, 2014)©; DOI:10.1117/12.2057126; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2057126
  11. Roland Winkler ; Dionne M. Haynes ; Olga Bellido-Tirado ; Wenli Xu and Roger Haynes
    " 4MOST fiber feed concept design ", Proc. SPIE 9150, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy VI, 91500T (August 4, 2014)©; DOI:10.1117/12.2056463; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2056463

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2013

Astronomische Nachrichten

Caffau, E.Koch, A.Sbordone, L.Sartoretti, P.Hansen, C. J.; et al. "Velocity and abundance precisions for future high-resolution spectroscopic surveys: A study for 4MOST", Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.334, Issue 3, p.197 (AN Homepage), DOI:10.1002/asna.201211814

2012

SPIE proceedings

  1. Roelof S. de Jong ; Olga Bellido-Tirado ; Cristina Chiappini ; Éric Depagne ; Roger Haynes, et al.
    " 4MOST: 4-metre multi-object spectroscopic telescope ", Proc. SPIE 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV, 84460T (October 5, 2012)©; DOI:10.1117/12.926239; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.926239
  2. Florian Lang-Bardl ; Ralf Bender ; Frank Grupp ; Marco Häuser ; Hans-Joachim Hess, et al.
    " A fibre positioner solution for the 4MOST instrument ", Proc. SPIE 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV, 844661 (September 24, 2012)©; DOI:10.1117/12.925969; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.925969
  3. Shan Mignot ; Jean-Philippe Amans ; Mathieu Cohen ; David Horville and Pascal Jagourel
    " High resolution spectrograph for the 4MOST facility ", Proc. SPIE 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV, 84464X (September 24, 2012)©; DOI:10.1117/12.925958; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.925958
  4. Paola Sartoretti ; Nicolas Leclerc ; Jakob Walcher ; Elisabetta Caffau ; Luca Sbordone, et al.
    " 4MOST spectral data simulation ", Proc. SPIE 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV, 84465P (October 5, 2012)©; doi:10.1117/12.924639; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.924639
  5. Will Saunders 
    " A fast new cadioptric design for fiber-fed spectrographs ", Proc. SPIE 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV, 844654 (September 24, 2012)©; DOI:10.1117/12.925704; https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.925704

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Conference Proceedings

de Jong, R. S.Chiappini, C.Schnurr, O., "4MOST - 4-meter Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope", Assembling the Puzzle of the Milky Way, Le Grand-Bornand, France, Edited by C. Reylé; A. Robin; M. Schultheis; EPJ Web of Conferences, Volume 19, id.09004, DOI:10.1051/epjconf/20121909004

de Jong, R. S. "4MOST -- 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope", Science from the Next Generation Imaging and Spectroscopic Surveys, ESO Garching, 15-18 October 2012 Online at: https://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2012/surveys2012/program.html, id.12

2011

Messenger

de Jong, R. S. "4MOST -- 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope" The Messenger, vol. 145, p. 14-16 (Msngr Homepage), 2011Msngr.145...14J