Multi-Object Spectrometer

Basic principle of multi-object spectroscopy
Basic principle of multi-object spectroscopy

A multi-object spectrometer is a type of optical spectrometer capable of simultaneously acquiring the spectra of multiple separate objects in its field of view.[1] It is used in astronomical spectroscopy and is related to long-slit spectroscopy.[2] This technique became available in the 1980s.[3]

  1. ^ "multi-object spectrograph". astro.vaporia.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  2. ^ "Multi Object Spectroscopy (decommissioned)". eso.org. European Southern Observatory. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  3. ^ Chu, Yaoquan. The Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fibre Spectroscopy Telescope ( LAMOST) Project. Conference of the Working Group of IAU Commission 9 on “Wide-Field Imaging” held in Athens, Greece, May 20–25, 1996. Springer Dordrecht. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-5722-3_9.