Research | Ground instrumentation

Ground instrumentation

We promote a strong programme of research, development, and technological innovation to enable the pursuit of scientific activities and projects. The IEEC participates and has high-level responsibilities in several ground-based instrumentation missions to understand the Cosmos as a whole.

projects

CSIC

CARMENES

Optical and infrared spectrograph, searching for Earth-like exoplanets orbiting the habitable zone of cold stars

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CSIC
UAB

CTA

Network of telescopes that will study the Universe in very high-energy gamma rays using Cherenkov radiation

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CSIC

DES

Instrument mapping millions of galaxies to study the nature of dark energy

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CSIC

DESI

Spectrograph that investigates dark energy by observing tens of millions of galaxies

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IEEC

Joan Oro Telescope

Robotic telescope at the Montsec Observatory

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UB
UAB

MAGIC

Pair of telescopes to detect very high-energy gamma rays using Cherenkov radiation

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UB

MIRADAS

Multi-object infrared spectrograph of the new generation of instruments for the Gran Telescopio Canarias

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CSIC

PAU

Wide-field instrument to measure distances to galaxies installed at the William Herschel telescope

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UB
CSIC

SDSS-III and SDSS-IV

Third and fourth editions of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey obtaining spectra of a large number of objects

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CSIC

Vera C. Rubin Observatory

8-metre telescope that will observe the whole sky every few days to study the Solar System, the Galaxy, and the structure of the Universe

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CSIC

W1m (WGT)

1-metre robotic telescope for observing exoplanet transits and determining their main properties

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