4MOST Helpdesk

Science 6

• Are White Dwarfs a part of the scientific focus of Consortium Surveys?
• What is the planned overlap in targets with existing and future space/ground surveys of the sky?
• Will 4MOST observations incorporate cadence for investigation of variable objects?
• Do Consortium Surveys plan to observe low-mass stars and what are the 4MOST limitations in that regard?
• What are the target magnitude ranges for galaxy observations?

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Survey Management 6

• What are the currently planned consortium surveys?
• Can one institute apply for more than one Community survey?
• What is the maximum possible allocated observing time for a Community survey?
• Can a Community survey have similar scientific goals to one of the Consortium surveys?
• What is the difference between non-participating and participating Community surveys?

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Observing Strategy 5

• What is 4FS?
• How much time will there be between consecutive exposures?
• What is the strategy for the flat field and calibration exposures?
• Will there be repeat observations for failed exposures?
• How will the quality checks contribute to optimising observations?

Data Processing and Management 6

• What formats will be available to download the spectra?
• What type of data will be produced?
• Can a Community survey make use of the Consortium survey's reduction and analysis pipelines?
• Are individual science, flat and calibration exposures accessible?
• How can I get an account for accessing the archive?

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The 4MOST Instrument 7

• How long does it take for the fibre positioner to configure the whole field?
• How many fibres will be allocated to sky?
• How will the fibre deterioration be accounted for?
• What is the type of the optical fibres used?
• Are there two focal plates that exchange between observed fields?

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Miscellaneous 3

• I'm having trouble creating a 4MOST Helpdesk account
• I can't login on www.4most.eu
• Basic Git operations

4FS ETC 6

• The 4FS ETC website is not working or producing errors
• I can't delete my ruleset/catalogue
• I have a dependency problem with my ruleset
• How are templates scaled to their target magnitude?
• How many targets should I use and is there an upper limit?

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Accounts 1

• I need a {Mattermost, GitLab, Wiki, JIRA, 4PRAP, DocuShare} account

Glossary 3

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