Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS)
Call for Proposals for S26A
The principal investigator (PI) must read Observations page and follow the instructions for observation planning and proposal preparations.
News and Updates for S26A
1. Update of exposure time for a single frame (15 min --> 7.5 min) in Queue mode policy
2. Reference arm specification for targets focused on near-Infrared arm
3. On the constraints of Classical mode observation
4. IFU-like mode will be available in S26A
5. Call for proposal of Community filler
6. Current Status of PFS: Please refer to the current status.
7. PFS DRP Tutorial Visit for details on PFS Data Reduction Pipeline.
Introduction
The Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) is a spectrograph system mounted at the prime focus of the Subaru telescope. Four identical spectrograph modules are fed by a total of ~2400 fibres, allowing for simultaneous observations of ~2400 targets within a very wide-field (~1.25 deg2). The spectra cover a wide wavelength range from 0.38 μm to 1.26 μm, with a resolving power of approximately 2,300 in the blue channel, and up to 5,000 in the red channel (medium resolution mode).
In principle, observations will be conducted in queue mode, to maximize the observing efficiency by optimizing the fiber positions. Classical mode observations can be requested for observations that require exposure times other than 15 min, specific configuration of pointing centers, or time-critical execution.
Please review the Observations page carefully when planning to observe with PFS. For proposal preparation, please also refer to Getting Started Manual.
Instrument
Observations
- Observation modes
- Proposal and Observation preparations
- Additional information
- Relevant documents
- Tools
Data access and reduction
Current status
Links
- PFS Project
- Proposal of PFS Subaru Strategic Program (SSP)
- Getting Started Manual for preparation of PFS proposal.
- Tutorial of PFS Target Uploader
- Tutorial of PFS Spectral Simulator (ETC)
Contact
PFS observation helpdesk
Questions regarding proposal and observation preparation:
Some of our helpdesk members are non-Japanese speakers. In principle, please ask your questions in English. Responses to questions in Japanese may take some extra time.