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KMOS

(K-band Multi-object Spectrograph)
(2-micron spectrograph on ESO VLT)

KMOS (for K-band Multi-object Spectrograph) is a spectrograph covering 0.8 to 2.5 micron wavelengths (near infrared) on the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope (ESO VLT). It is capable of simultaneously capturing spectra from 24 locations on the telescope's focal plane.

(instrument,spectrograph,near infrared)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-band_multi-object_spectrograph
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Large_Telescope
https://www.eso.org/sci/facilities/develop/instruments/kmos.html
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017sgvi.confE..39S/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010SPIE.7735E..6VD/abstract
WaveLFreqPhoton
Energy		  
0.8μm375THz1.6eVbeginKMOS
2.5μm120THz496meVendKMOS

Referenced by pages:
European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope (ESO VLT)
KMOS3D
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