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        Optimization of the Observing Cadence for the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time: A Pioneering Process of Community-focused Experimental Design

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        Bianco, Federica B.
        Ivezić, Željko
        Jones, R. Lynne
        Graham, Melissa L.
        Marshall, Phil
        Saha, Abhijit
        Strauss, Michael A.
        Yoachim, Peter
        Ribeiro, Tiago
        Anguita, Timo
        Bauer, A. E.
        Bauer, Franz E.
        Bellm, Eric C.
        Blum, Robert D.
        Brandt, William N.
        Brough, Sarah
        Catelan, Márcio
        Clarkson, William I.
        Connolly, Andrew J.
        Gawiser, Eric
        Gizis, John E.
        Hložek, Renée
        Kaviraj, Sugata
        Liu, Charles T.
        Lochner, Michelle
        Mahabal, Ashish A.
        Mandelbaum, Rachel
        McGehee, Peregrine
        Neilsen Jr., Eric H.
        Olsen, Knut A. G.
        Peiris, Hiranya V.
        Rhodes, Jason
        Richards, Gordon T.
        Ridgway, Stephen
        Schwamb, Megan E.
        Scolnic, Dan
        Shemmer, Ohad
        Slater, Colin T.
        Slosar, Anže
        Smartt, Stephen J.
        Strader, Jay
        Street, Rachel
        Trilling, David E.
        Verma, Aprajita
        Vivas, A. K.
        Wechsler, Risa H.
        Willman, Beth
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        2299/25277
        Abstract
        Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a ground-based astronomical facility under construction, a joint project of the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy, designed to conduct a multipurpose 10 yr optical survey of the Southern Hemisphere sky: the Legacy Survey of Space and Time. Significant flexibility in survey strategy remains within the constraints imposed by the core science goals of probing dark energy and dark matter, cataloging the solar system, exploring the transient optical sky, and mapping the Milky Way. The survey’s massive data throughput will be transformational for many other astrophysics domains and Rubin’s data access policy sets the stage for a huge community of potential users. To ensure that the survey science potential is maximized while serving as broad a community as possible, Rubin Observatory has involved the scientific community at large in the process of setting and refining the details of the observing strategy. The motivation, history, and decision-making process of this strategy optimization are detailed in this paper, giving context to the science-driven proposals and recommendations for the survey strategy included in this Focus Issue.
        Publication date
        2021-12-22
        Published in
        Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
        Published version
        https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ac3e72
        License
        http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
        Other links
        http://hdl.handle.net/2299/25277
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