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Subaru and CFHT, now and in the future Alan McConnachie NRC Herzberg, Canada Subaru International Workshop, NAOJ, March 22-24 2017

Japan and friends Subaru and CFHT, now and in the future Alan McConnachie NRC Herzberg, Canada Canada and friends Subaru International Workshop, NAOJ, March 22-24 2017

Summary

Summary Canada, through CFHT, and Japan, through Subaru, have immediate strategic scientific interests in common that are shared by many in this room: wide field imaging in the northern hemisphere for stand alone science for target pre-selection for upcoming wide field spectroscopic science

Summary Canada, through CFHT, and Japan, through Subaru, have immediate strategic scientific interests in common that are shared by many in this room: wide field imaging in the northern hemisphere for stand alone science for target pre-selection for upcoming wide field spectroscopic science Canada, Japan, Australia, China, Rep. of Korea and Taiwan have strong interest in wide field spectroscopy and its successful implementation through next generation spectrographs

Summary Canada, through CFHT, and Japan, through Subaru, have immediate strategic scientific interests in common that are shared by many in this room: wide field imaging in the northern hemisphere for stand alone science for target pre-selection for upcoming wide field spectroscopic science Canada, Japan, Australia, China, Rep. of Korea and Taiwan have strong interest in wide field spectroscopy and its successful implementation through next generation spectrographs Several difficult scientific problems to address for each project: implementation of high resolution MOS on large telescopes identification of survey strategies, wavelength intervals for exploration calibration sky subtraction much better than 0.5%? spectrophotometry (reverberation mapping science in particular) operational considerations

Summary Canada, through CFHT, and Japan, through Subaru, have immediate strategic scientific interests in common that are shared by many in this room: wide field imaging in the northern hemisphere for stand alone science for target pre-selection for upcoming wide field spectroscopic science Canada, Japan, Australia, China, Rep. of Korea and Taiwan have strong interest in wide field spectroscopy and its successful implementation through next generation spectrographs Several difficult scientific problems to address for each project: implementation of high resolution MOS on large telescopes identification of survey strategies, wavelength intervals for exploration calibration sky subtraction much better than 0.5%? spectrophotometry (reverberation mapping science in particular) operational considerations Canada and Japan and the Asia-Pacific nations in this room should collaborate in addressing these issues the Asia-Pacific nations are natural collaborators and we should seek to cooperate to further our joint ambitions

Now: I The Canada-France Imaging Survey, 271 nights, S17A - S19B co-pis: Alan McConnachie (Canada), Jean-Charles Cuillandre (France), 100+ cois

Now: I The Canada-France Imaging Survey, 271 nights, S17A - S19B co-pis: Alan McConnachie (Canada), Jean-Charles Cuillandre (France), 100+ cois CFIS-u: 10000 square degrees, u band, 24.5mags (point source, SNR=5) [Science Lead - Ibata] CFIS-r: 5000 square degrees, r band, 24.9 mags (point source, SNR=5) [Science Lead - Hudson]

Now: II The Canada-France Imaging Survey, 271 nights, S17A - S19B co-pis: Alan McConnachie (Canada), Jean-Charles Cuillandre (France), 100+ cois

Now: II The Canada-France Imaging Survey, 271 nights, S17A - S19B co-pis: Alan McConnachie (Canada), Jean-Charles Cuillandre (France), 100+ cois Principal science (See Pat Cote s talk tomorrow): - tomographic mapping of the Galaxy and its three dimensional metallicity structure (CFIS-u+grizY) - mapping of dark matter on the scale of galaxies and galaxy groups (CFIS-r + SDSS spectroscopy) - Planet 9 and the outer Solar System - Euclid photometric redshifts - Target selection for wide field MOS - First results in Ibata et al. 2017, submitted

Now: II The Canada-France Imaging Survey, 271 nights, S17A - S19B co-pis: Alan McConnachie (Canada), Jean-Charles Cuillandre (France), 100+ cois Principal science: - tomographic mapping of the Galaxy and its three dimensional metallicity structure (CFIS-u+grizY) - mapping of dark matter on the scale of galaxies and galaxy groups (CFIS-r + SDSS spectroscopy) - Planet 9 and the outer Solar System - Euclid photometric redshifts - Target selection for wide field MOS - First results in Ibata et al. 2017, submitted Motivated by Euclid and the success of CFIS, other groups are now getting the other bands: - g band: PanSTARRS - i band: CEFCA (Spain) Only z band remains to obtain full, optical, deep, mapping of the extragalactic northern hemisphere. Sufficiently deep for most spectroscopic follow-up undertaken by 8-12m telescopes. - For z, HSC is the optimal instrument.

Now: II The Canada-France Imaging Survey, 271 nights, S17A - S19B co-pis: Alan McConnachie (Canada), Jean-Charles Cuillandre (France), 100+ cois Principal science: - tomographic mapping of the Galaxy and its three dimensional metallicity structure (CFIS-u+grizY) - mapping of dark matter on the scale of galaxies and galaxy groups (CFIS-r + SDSS spectroscopy) - Planet 9 and the outer Solar System - Euclid photometric redshifts - Target selection for wide field MOS - First results in Ibata et al. 2017, submitted Motivated by Euclid and the success of CFIS, other groups are now getting the other bands: - g band: PanSTARRS - i band: CEFCA (Spain) Only z band remains to obtain full, optical, deep, mapping of the extragalactic northern hemisphere. Sufficiently deep for most spectroscopic follow-up undertaken by 8-12m telescopes. - For z, HSC is the optimal instrument. CFIS is eager to support/develop such an initiative by the Japanese community, and is happy to discuss forming a joint HSC-CFIS collaboration to enable this fantastic opportunity

The future at CFHT: MSE Fully dedicated, wide field, multi-object spectroscopy at low, medium and high resolution at optical/ NIR wavelengths. Consider SDSS, on an 11m telescope, situated at arguably the best astronomical site on the planet

Dome: Calotte-style enclosure with venting for excellent airflow Fibre positioner unit: >3200 fibre positioners providing complete field coverage for all spectroscopic modes. Upgrade path for multi-object IFU pick-off system The future at CFHT: MSE WFC and ADC: 1.5 square degree field of view Fibre train: >3200 fibres leading to low/ moderate resolution spectrographs; >1000 fibres leading to high-resolution spectrographs Low/moderate resolution spectrographs: located on telescope platforms to maximize UV throughput M1: 11.25m primary with 60 1.44m hexagonal segments Telescope structure: Prime focus design Fully dedicated, wide field, multi-object spectroscopy at low, medium and high resolution at optical/ NIR wavelengths. Consider SDSS, on an 11m telescope, situated at arguably the best astronomical site on the planet High resolution spectrographs: located in pier labs for environmental stability Telescope and building piers: original CFHT structures

mini-mse

mini-mse MSE Telescope Structure CoDR with IDOM Bilbao, Spain, March 16-17

mini-mse MSE Telescope Structure CoDR with IDOM Bilbao, Spain, March 16-17 Current CoDR Schedule has following additional reviews between now and June: Building, Enclosure (CFHT) M1 (DT INSU, France) Fibre positioning system x 2 (NIAOT, China / AAO, Australia) Low resolution spectrograph (CRAL, France) High resolution spectrograph (NIAOT, China) Fibre transport system (FibreTech, Canada) Followed by System CoDR and Cost Review, transitioning to PDR at end of year

MSE Science Development MSE Science Team Meeting, July 2015, Waikoloa, Science Team (107 members): Australia - 15; Canada - 15; China - 8; France - 22; India - 10; Spain - 8; Other - 19 Previous strong involvement from Rep. of Korea, Taiwan - excellent opportunity to re-establish science and technical links

MSE Science Development MSE Science Team Meeting, July 2015, Waikoloa, Science Team (107 members): Australia - 15; Canada - 15; China - 8; France - 22; India - 10; Spain - 8; Other - 19 Previous strong involvement from Rep. of Korea, Taiwan - excellent opportunity to re-establish science and technical links The Detailed Science Case for the MSE, 210 pages + appendices, available on astroph A Concise Overview of the MSE, 10 pages, also available on astroph Focus on science that is uniquely possible with MSE

MSE Science Development MSE Science Team Meeting, July 2015, Waikoloa, Science Team (107 members): Australia - 15; Canada - 15; China - 8; France - 22; India - 10; Spain - 8; Other - 19 Previous strong involvement from Rep. of Korea, Taiwan - excellent opportunity to re-establish science and technical links Accessible sky Aperture (M1 in m) Field of view (square degrees) Etendue = FoV x π (M1 / 2) 2 149 Modes Low Moderate High IFU Wavelength range 0.36-1.8 μm 0.36-0.95 μm 0.36-0.95 μm 0.36-0.95 μm J, H bands 0.36-0.45 μm 0.45-0.60 μm 0.60-0.95 μm Spectral resolutions 2500 (3000) 3000 (5000) 6000 40000 40000 20000 Multiplexing >3200 >3200 >1000 Spectral windows Full Half λ c /30 λ c /30 λ c /15 Sensitivity m=24 * m=23.5 * m=20.0 Velocity precision 20 km/s 9 km/s < 100 m/s Spectrophotometic accuracy < 3 % relative < 3 % relative N/A Dichroic positions are approximate * SNR/resolution element = 2 SNR/resolution element = 5 SNR/resolution element = 10 SNR/resolution element = 30 30000 square degrees (airmass<1.55) 11.25m 1.5 IFU capable; anticipated second generation capability

MSE Science Capabilities: Chemical tagging in the post-gaia era Accessible sky Aperture (M1 in m) Field of view (square degrees) Etendue = FoV x π (M1 / 2) 2 Modes Low Moderate High IFU Wavelength range 0.36-1.8 μm 0.36-0.95 μm 0.36-0.95 μm 0.36-0.95 μm J, H bands 0.36-0.45 μm 0.45-0.60 μm 0.60-0.95 μm Spectral resolutions 2500 (3000) 3000 (5000) 6000 40000 40000 20000 IFU capable; Multiplexing >3200 >3200 >1000 anticipated second Spectral windows Full Half λ c /30 λ c /30 λ c /15 generation Sensitivity m=24 * m=23.5 * m=20.0 capability Velocity precision 20 km/s 9 km/s < 100 m/s Spectrophotometic accuracy < 3 % relative < 3 % relative N/A Dichroic positions are approximate * SNR/resolution element = 2 SNR/resolution element = 5 SNR/resolution element = 10 SNR/resolution element = 30 30000 square degrees (airmass<1.55) 11.25m 1.5 149 The ultimate Gaia follow-up, chemical tagging in the outer Galaxy. Building on 4m class surveys such as AAT/HERMES Obtain abundance information for ~20+ chemical species by concentrating on bluer wavelengths at high spectral resolution Use in conjunction with intermediate resolution (broader wavelength coverage) for stronger lines

MSE Science Capabilities: Galaxy evolution at cosmic noon Accessible sky Aperture (M1 in m) Field of view (square degrees) Etendue = FoV x π (M1 / 2) 2 Modes Low Moderate High IFU Wavelength range 0.36-1.8 μm 0.36-0.95 μm 0.36-0.95 μm 0.36-0.95 μm J, H bands 0.36-0.45 μm 0.45-0.60 μm 0.60-0.95 μm Spectral resolutions 2500 (3000) 3000 (5000) 6000 40000 40000 20000 IFU capable; Multiplexing >3200 >3200 >1000 anticipated second Spectral windows Full Half λ c /30 λ c /30 λ c /15 generation Sensitivity m=24 * m=23.5 * m=20.0 capability Velocity precision 20 km/s 9 km/s < 100 m/s Spectrophotometic accuracy < 3 % relative < 3 % relative N/A Dichroic positions are approximate * SNR/resolution element = 2 SNR/resolution element = 5 SNR/resolution element = 10 SNR/resolution element = 30 30000 square degrees (airmass<1.55) 11.25m 1.5 149

MSE Science Capabilities: Galaxy evolution at cosmic noon Accessible sky Aperture (M1 in m) Field of view (square degrees) Etendue = FoV x π (M1 / 2) 2 Modes Low Moderate High IFU Wavelength range 0.36-1.8 μm 0.36-0.95 μm 0.36-0.95 μm 0.36-0.95 μm J, H bands 0.36-0.45 μm 0.45-0.60 μm 0.60-0.95 μm Spectral resolutions 2500 (3000) 3000 (5000) 6000 40000 40000 20000 IFU capable; Multiplexing >3200 >3200 >1000 anticipated second Spectral windows Full Half λ c /30 λ c /30 λ c /15 generation Sensitivity m=24 * m=23.5 * m=20.0 capability Velocity precision 20 km/s 9 km/s < 100 m/s Spectrophotometic accuracy < 3 % relative < 3 % relative N/A Dichroic positions are approximate * SNR/resolution element = 2 SNR/resolution element = 5 SNR/resolution element = 10 SNR/resolution element = 30 30000 square degrees (airmass<1.55) 11.25m 1.5 149 8 photo-z selected survey cubes to probe the build-up of large scale structure, stellar mass, halo occupation and star formation out to a redshift of z~3. 100% completeness per cube (1 dex below M* for first 4 cubes, beyond this limited by photo-z accuracies) An SDSS at the peak of the SFH of the Universe

MSE Science Capabilities: AGN in the time domain Accessible sky Aperture (M1 in m) Field of view (square degrees) Etendue = FoV x π (M1 / 2) 2 Modes Low Moderate High IFU Wavelength range 0.36-1.8 μm 0.36-0.95 μm 0.36-0.95 μm 0.36-0.95 μm J, H bands 0.36-0.45 μm 0.45-0.60 μm 0.60-0.95 μm Spectral resolutions 2500 (3000) 3000 (5000) 6000 40000 40000 20000 IFU capable; Multiplexing >3200 >3200 >1000 anticipated second Spectral windows Full Half λ c /30 λ c /30 λ c /15 generation Sensitivity m=24 * m=23.5 * m=20.0 capability Velocity precision 20 km/s 9 km/s < 100 m/s Spectrophotometic accuracy < 3 % relative < 3 % relative N/A Dichroic positions are approximate * SNR/resolution element = 2 SNR/resolution element = 5 SNR/resolution element = 10 SNR/resolution element = 30 30000 square degrees (airmass<1.55) 11.25m 1.5 149 ~100 (rest frame optical/uv) observations of 5000 quasars spread over years to map the structure and kinematics of the inner parsec of supermassive black holes actively accreting during the peak quasar era Compare with ~50 nearby, AGN that currently have high quality measurements Measure black holes masses for ~2500 quasars up to z~3. Spectrophotometric accuracy essential!

Gemini/Subaru WFMOS A common origin..

A common origin.. 8-12 m class facilit Subaru / PFS No 8.2 1.25 66 2400 158400 ( = 0.31) 0.2 (first 5 years) 0.2-0.5 afterwards? 2000 5000 0.38-1.26 0.71-0.89 No DE-SCOPE Gemini/Subaru WFMOS Dedicated facility Aperture (M1 in m) Field of View (sq. deg) Etendue Multiplexing Etendue x Multiplexing Observing fraction Spectral resolution (approx) Wavelength coverage (um) IFU ities UP-SCOPE 3000 6500 40000 0.36-1.8 MSE Yes 11.25 1.5 149 3468 517100 (=1.00) 1 0.36-0.95 50% coverage Second generation windows

Collaboration between MSE and PFS, or the partners, is in the interests of both projects and need not be politically complex and common problems!

and common problems! Collaboration between MSE and PFS, or the partners, is in the interests of both projects and need not be politically complex e.g., precision calibration of spectrographs fed by ~ 4000 fibres is a fundamentally difficult problem spectrophotometry (especially for Reverberation Mapping) sky subtraction to push to the limits of galaxy mass and high redshift operational issues

and common problems! Collaboration between MSE and PFS, or the partners, is in the interests of both projects and need not be politically complex e.g., precision calibration of spectrographs fed by ~ 4000 fibres is a fundamentally difficult problem spectrophotometry (especially for Reverberation Mapping) sky subtraction to push to the limits of galaxy mass and high redshift operational issues And high resolution MOS on a ~12m telescope with multiplexing of 1000 brings its own unique problems limited wavelength coverage likely so what are the optimal wavelength windows? a difficult problem with no analogue in PFS

Wide field MOS represents a fantastic opportunity for the Asia-Pacific partners to dominate a critical capability for astronomy in the 2020s and beyond Australia - long history of leading MOS, most recently HERMES Canada - MSE development China - LAMOST successes Rep. of Korea - Previous joint Korea/Mexico plan for two 6.5m telescopes, one specializing in spectroscopy Japan - PFS development Taiwan - PFS

Gaia (Galactic Archaeology) All-sky point sources to G=20; 1 billion sources; moderate and high resolution follow-up Euclid (Cosmology and extragalactic surveys) 20000 sq. deg to RIZ=24.5; 40 sq. deg to RIZ=26.5 WFIRST (Cosmology and extragalactic surveys) >2000 sq. deg to Y>26.7 in multiple surveys; G.O. mode erosita (X-ray) All-sky survey + pointed fields. >10 5 galaxy clusters to z>1.5 Ground based OIR imaging LSST: >10000 sq.deg overlap; Single visit depth of r=24.5; billions of sources; opportunistic transient studies Subaru/HSC: co-located on Maunakea; 1.5 degree FoV; r=27.2 in 1hr PLATO (stellar physics and exoplanetary hosts) >2000 sq. deg to g=16; high SNR@R40K monitoring campaigns of faintest sources Very Large Optical Telescopes GMT, TMT and E-ELT: Feeder facility for individual sources for study with high SNR, high R, AO-assisted IFUs Radio, sub-mm, far-ir Long wavelength synergies including ALMA, CCAT and SPICA SKA1: >20000 sq. deg overlap; Billions of sources to r>24; opportunistic transient studies; spectral stacking

Summary Canada, through CFHT, and Japan, through Subaru, have immediate strategic scientific interests in common that are shared by many in this room: wide field imaging in the northern hemisphere for stand alone science for target pre-selection for upcoming wide field spectroscopic science Canada, Japan, Australia, China, Rep. of Korea and Taiwan have strong interest in wide field spectroscopy and its successful implementation through next generation spectrographs Several difficult problems to address independent of the specific project we are talking about implementation of high resolution MOS on large telescopes identification of survey strategies, wavelength intervals for exploration calibration sky subtraction much better than 0.5%? spectrophotometry (reverberation mapping science in particular) operational considerations Canada and Japan and the Asia-Pacific nations in this room should collaborate in addressing these issues the Asia-Pacific nations are natural collaborators and we should seek to cooperate to further our joint ambitions we should ensure that we dominate the field of next generation wide field MOS The Detailed Science Case for the MSE, 210 pages + appendices, available on astroph A Concise Overview of the MSE, 10 pages, also available on astroph http://mse.cfht.hawaii.edu