ANDES - ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph

Illustration of the ANDES instrument (formerly known as HIRES) and its adressed scientific goals. (Credit: HIRES consortium)
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ANDES (ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph) is an instrument under study for ESO’s forthcoming Extremely Large Telescope. The contract to begin design studies for ANDES, formerly known as HIRES, was signed on 22 March 2016 by ESO. The ANDES consortium is led by the INAF (Italy) and composed of over 30 institutions.

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The agreement for the construction of the ANDES instrument on the ELT is signed
ESPRESSO and CARMENES discover two potentially habitable exo-Earths around a star near the Sun
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ARES: High Spectral Resolution
ARES: High Spectral Resolution
ARES (High Spectral Resolution) is a coordinated project which attempt to join and consolidate the efforts on instrument developments at high spectral resolution within the IAC. The goal is to launch the scientific programs that the IAC carries out on the search and characterization of exoplanets, in particular Earth-like exoplanets, on the
Jonay Isai
González Hernández
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