A trade study for WST IFS finds that replicating many simpler spectrographs often outperforms fewer complex units on technical, economic, and ecological metrics.
Updated optical design and trade-off study for MOONS, the multi-object optical and near infrared spectrometer for the VLT,
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Guiding Design Choices for Wide-Field IFS: Trade-Offs Between Replication and Complexity for WST
A trade study for WST IFS finds that replicating many simpler spectrographs often outperforms fewer complex units on technical, economic, and ecological metrics.