Progress on the SOXS transients chaser for the ESO-NTT
P. Schipani, S. Campana, R. Claudi, M. Aliverti, A. Baruffolo, S., Ben-Ami, G. Capasso, R. Cosentino, F. D'Alessio, P. D'Avanzo, O. Hershko, H., Kuncarayakti, M. Landoni, M. Munari, G. Pignata, K. Radhakrishnan, A. Rubin,, S. Scuderi, F. Vitali, D. Young, J. Achr\'en
TL;DR
The paper reports the progress of SOXS, a versatile spectrograph for the ESO-NTT, designed to rapidly follow up on transient and variable astronomical sources with broad spectral coverage.
Contribution
It provides an update on the development status of SOXS, highlighting its capabilities and readiness for transient follow-up observations.
Findings
SOXS is in the advanced integration and testing phase.
It will serve as a key instrument for transient follow-up in the Southern hemisphere.
The project is nearing deployment at the ESO-NTT in Chile.
Abstract
SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a single object spectrograph offering a simultaneous spectral coverage from U- to H-band, built by an international consortium for the 3.58-m ESO New Technology Telescope at the La Silla Observatory. It is designed to observe all kind of transients and variable sources discovered by different surveys with a highly flexible schedule maintained by the consortium, based on the Target of Opportunity concept. SOXS is going to be a fundamental spectroscopic partner for any kind of imaging survey, becoming one of the premier transient follow-up instruments in the Southern hemisphere. This paper gives an updated status of the project, when the instrument is in the advanced phase of integration and testing in Europe, prior to the activities in Chile.
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