The Nature of Dark Energy from Type Ia Supernovae

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Aug 2005

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NOAO Proposal ID #2005B-0218

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Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) currently provide the most direct evidence for an accelerating Universe and for the existence of an unknown "dark energy" driving this expansion. The 5-year Supernova Legacy Survey (part of the CFHT Legacy Survey) will deliver 1000 SN Ia detections with well-sampled g'r'i'z' light curves. Using this definitive dataset, we will obtain a precise measurement of the cosmological parameters (Omega_Matter, Omega_Lambda); our goal is to determine the cosmological equation of state parameter "w" to a statistical precision of +/-0.07, testing theories for the origin of the universal acceleration. The amount of spectroscopic follow-up performed will define the success of this survey. Approximately 700 of the 1000 SNe Ia detected will be spectroscopically confirmed in a coherent program involving all of the world's major telescopes (Gemini, VLT, Keck). Gemini, with nod-and-shuffle observations, plays a pivotal role within this collaboration (Howell et al 2005). The goal for Gemini this semester is to obtain types and redshifts for 30 SN Ia candidates between redshift 0.6-0.9 (the total for Gemini over 5 years will be 300 SNe Ia candidates), contributing to a large, high quality and homogeneous SN Ia sample with photometry, spectroscopy, light-curve sampling, and colour information superior to any existing - or planned - sample. This continuing QR (quick response) proposal is for GMOS-N time; a similar request for GMOS-S time has been submitted.

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