Simulating the LSST

Details Simulating the LSST Simulating the LSST

Jan 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010aas...21540106c&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, #401.06; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.217

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Extracting science from the LSST data stream requires a detailed knowledge of the properties of the LSST catalogs and images (from the detection limits to the accuracy of the calibration to how well galaxy shapes can be characterized). These properties will depend on many different aspects of the LSST including the design of the telescope, the conditions under which the data are taken and the overall survey strategy. To prepare the data and science analysis systems for the LSST data stream the LSST Image Simulation group is undertaking the development of an LSST simulation framework. This consists of galaxy, stellar and solar system catalogs designed to match the depth of the LSST (to r=28), and high fidelity image simulations that trace photons through the atmosphere and telescope to the detector. We describe here the progress towards the development of this end-to-end simulation system

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