Sandrine Pascal

Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Sandrine Pascal is an instrumental figure in astronomical instrumentation, with her work centered on the development of cutting-edge spectrographs for large-scale cosmological surveys. Her primary research contributions lie in the optical and near-infrared design of multi-object spectrographs, most notably for the SuMIRe Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) on the Subaru Telescope. Pascal played a key role in the optical design of the PFS, a system capable of collecting spectra from 2,394 celestial objects simultaneously across four identical spectrographs, each covering three spectral channels. She also led the detailed design of the near-infrared camera for the PFS, a critical component enabling observations across a broad wavelength range. Her work has been foundational to advancing our understanding of galaxy formation, dark energy, and the large-scale structure of the universe. Though her most-cited papers each hold 9 citations, their impact is deeply embedded in the success of the Subaru PFS project—a flagship instrument for the global astronomical community. Pascal’s technical precision and innovative design solutions have made her a respected contributor to next-generation spectroscopic surveys.