Science

Are White Dwarfs a part of the scientific focus of Consortium Surveys?
The Milky Way Bulge and Disk Low-Resolution Survey (S3) includes a sub-survey which will target white dwarfs. This S3 sub-survey plans to cover a large frac...
Thu, 18 Apr, 2019 at 9:12 AM
What is the planned overlap in targets with existing and future space/ground surveys of the sky?
4MOST is designed to address many science cases, and millions of spectra will be obtained for most of the surveys. This will have a huge legacy value for th...
Thu, 18 Apr, 2019 at 9:13 AM
Will 4MOST observations incorporate cadence for investigation of variable objects?
The current observation plan will enable objects to be observed with a certain cadence, as this could provide, for example, additional statistical informati...
Tue, 18 Dec, 2018 at 12:24 PM
Do Consortium Surveys plan to observe low-mass stars and what are the 4MOST limitations in that regard?
The Consortium Surveys mostly choose to avoid the intrinsically faintest stars, therefore the low-mass end of the main sequence, however in some cases, the ...
Tue, 18 Dec, 2018 at 12:25 PM
What are the target magnitude ranges for galaxy observations?
For up-to-date information, please refer to the Whitepapers or the Science Survey Plans of the respective surveys. Information below is at the time of ...
Wed, 24 Apr, 2019 at 9:37 AM
What are the expected number of targets, redshift ranges and completenesses of the 4MOST galaxy surveys?
For up-to-date information, please refer to the Whitepapers or the Science Survey Plans of the respective surveys. Information below is at the time of...
Wed, 24 Apr, 2019 at 9:39 AM