SHARP: A spectrograph proposal to fully exploit ELT capabilities

@misc{saracco2026sharp,
  title = {{SHARP: A spectrograph proposal to fully exploit ELT capabilities}},
  author = {P. Saracco and P. Conconi and C. Arcidiacono and H. Mahmoodzadeh and V. Cianniello and A. Gargiulo and P. Franzetti and I. Arosio and L. Barbalini and G. Lops and E. Molinari and E. Cascone and F. D'Alessio and V. De Caprio and I. Di Antonio and B. Di Francesco and G. Di Rico and M. Fumana and C. Eredia and E. Portaluri and F. Vitali and J. M. Alcala' and S. Bisogni and R. Bonito and E. Dalla Bonta' and M. Dall'Ora and G. Fiorentino and A. R. Gallazzi and M. Guarcello and L. Izzo and F. La Barbera and C. Lardo and M. Longhetti and A. Longobardo and L. Magrini and C. Mancini and A. Mura and E. Piconcelli and A. Pizzella and L. Podio and M. Polletta and L. Prisinzano and F. Ricci and V. Ripepi and V. Roccatagliata and E. Vanzella and G. Vietri and H. Wang},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = nov,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2611.06336},
  eprint = {2611.06336},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.06336},
}

TY  - UNPB
TI  - SHARP: A spectrograph proposal to fully exploit ELT capabilities
AU  - P. Saracco
AU  - P. Conconi
AU  - C. Arcidiacono
AU  - H. Mahmoodzadeh
AU  - V. Cianniello
AU  - A. Gargiulo
AU  - P. Franzetti
AU  - I. Arosio
AU  - L. Barbalini
AU  - G. Lops
AU  - E. Molinari
AU  - E. Cascone
AU  - F. D'Alessio
AU  - V. De Caprio
AU  - I. Di Antonio
AU  - B. Di Francesco
AU  - G. Di Rico
AU  - M. Fumana
AU  - C. Eredia
AU  - E. Portaluri
AU  - F. Vitali
AU  - J. M. Alcala'
AU  - S. Bisogni
AU  - R. Bonito
AU  - E. Dalla Bonta'
AU  - M. Dall'Ora
AU  - G. Fiorentino
AU  - A. R. Gallazzi
AU  - M. Guarcello
AU  - L. Izzo
AU  - F. La Barbera
AU  - C. Lardo
AU  - M. Longhetti
AU  - A. Longobardo
AU  - L. Magrini
AU  - C. Mancini
AU  - A. Mura
AU  - E. Piconcelli
AU  - A. Pizzella
AU  - L. Podio
AU  - M. Polletta
AU  - L. Prisinzano
AU  - F. Ricci
AU  - V. Ripepi
AU  - V. Roccatagliata
AU  - E. Vanzella
AU  - G. Vietri
AU  - H. Wang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/11/04
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2611.06336
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.06336
AB  - The Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs), with their large apertures and cutting-edge Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) systems, promise to deliver data sharper and deeper than even the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) across large fields. SHARP is a concept study for a near-IR (0.95--2.45 μm) spectrograph specifically designed to fully exploit the collecting area and angular resolution capabilities of the upcoming ESO's ELT. The instrument concept is driven by the goal of tackling the most important questions in astrophysics and cosmology, bridging the gap between the local and distant Universe. This requires versatility to accommodate diverse observational needs. SHARP (http://sharp.brera.inaf.it) is composed of two main units: NEXUS, a Multi-Object Spectrograph (MOS) optimized for detecting the faintest sources, and VESPER, a multi-object Integral Field Unit (multi-IFU) designed for brighter ones. This presentation provides an overview of the scientific design drivers, the solutions developed to meet them, and the resulting optical design that achieves the required performance.
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