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Abstract

The Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST) is proposed as a new facility dedicated to the efficient delivery of spectroscopic surveys. This white paper summarises the initial concept as well as the corresponding science cases. WST will feature simultaneous operation of a large field-of-view (3 sq. degree), a high multiplex (20,000) multi-object spectrograph (MOS) and a giant 3x3 sq. arcmin integral field spectrograph (IFS). In scientific capability these requirements place WST far ahead of existing and planned facilities. Given the current investment in deep imaging surveys and noting the diagnostic power of
spectroscopy, WST will fill a crucial gap in astronomical capability and work synergistically with future ground and space-based facilities. This white paper shows that WST can address outstanding scientific questions in the areas of cosmology; galaxy assembly, evolution, and enrichment, including our own Milky Way; origin of stars and planets; time domain and multi-messenger astrophysics. WST's uniquely rich dataset will deliver unforeseen discoveries in many of these areas. The WST Science Team (already including more than 500 scientists worldwide) is open to the all astronomical community. To register in the WST Science Team please visit https://www.wstelescope.com/for-scientists/participate

Item Type:	Other
Uncontrolled Keywords:	astro-ph.IM; astro-ph.IM; astro-ph.CO; astro-ph.EP; astro-ph.GA; astro-ph.SR
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions:	Astrophysics Research Institute
Publisher:	WST Science Team
Related URLs:	http://arxiv.org/abs/2403.05398v2
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	22 Apr 2024 10:52
Last Modified:	22 Apr 2024 10:52
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/23099

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