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
CARMENES
Optical and infrared spectrograph, searching for Earth-like exoplanets orbiting the habitable zone of cold stars
CTA
Network of telescopes that will study the Universe in very high-energy gamma rays using Cherenkov radiation
DES
Instrument mapping millions of galaxies to study the nature of dark energy
DESI
Spectrograph that investigates dark energy by observing tens of millions of galaxies
MAGIC
Pair of telescopes to detect very high-energy gamma rays using Cherenkov radiation
MIRADAS
Multi-object infrared spectrograph of the new generation of instruments for the Gran Telescopio Canarias
PAU
Wide-field instrument to measure distances to galaxies installed at the William Herschel telescope
SDSS-III and SDSS-IV
Third and fourth editions of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey obtaining spectra of a large number of objects
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
W1m (WGT)
1-metre robotic telescope for observing exoplanet transits and determining their main properties