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The Dark Energy Survey: more than dark energy - an overview

Joseph J. Mohr; Risa H. Wechsler; Risa H. Wechsler; D. L. Burke; D. L. Burke; Iftach Sadeh; A. Roodman; A. Roodman; Alistair R. Walker; Peter Melchior; ...
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  • Published: 01 Aug 2016
  • Country: United Kingdom
Abstract
This overview article describes the legacy prospect and discovery potential of the Dark Energy Survey (DES) beyond cosmological studies, illustrating it with examples from the DES early data. DES is using a wide-field camera (DECam) on the 4m Blanco Telescope in Chile to image 5000 sq deg of the sky in five filters (grizY). By its completion the survey is expected to have generated a catalogue of 300 million galaxies with photometric redshifts and 100 million stars. In addition, a time-domain survey search over 27 sq deg is expected to yield a sample of thousands of Type Ia supernovae and other transients. The main goals of DES are to characterise dark energy an...
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doi: 10.1093/mnras/stw641
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arXiv: Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic AstrophysicsAstrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
free text keywords: QB, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies, surveys – minor planets, asteroids: general – supernovae: general – Galaxy: general – galaxies: general – quasars: general, Galáxias, Mapeamentos astronômicos, Deslocamento para o vermelho, Surveys minor planets, Asteroids general, Supernovae general, Galaxy general, Galaxies general, Quasars general, astro-ph.CO, astro-ph.GA, surveys, galaxies, Galaxy, quasars, supernovae, minor plantes, asteroids, RCUK, STFC, /dk/atira/pure/core/subjects/cosmology, Cosmology and Gravitation, Astronomy observatory, European union, media_common.cataloged_instance, media_common, Fundamental physics, Physics, Library science, European research, National laboratory, Christian ministry, Astronomy
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NSF| Collaborative Research: The Dark Energy Survey Data Management Operations
Project
Collaborative Research: The Dark Energy Survey Data Management Operations
  • Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Project Code: 1138766
  • Funding stream: Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences | Division of Astronomical Sciences
, EC| COGS
Project
COGS
Capitalizing on Gravitational Shear
  • Funder: European Commission (EC)
  • Project Code: 240672
  • Funding stream: FP7 | SP2 | ERC
, EC| COSMICDAWN
Project
COSMICDAWN
Understanding the Origin of Cosmic Structure
  • Funder: European Commission (EC)
  • Project Code: 306478
  • Funding stream: FP7 | SP2 | ERC
, EC| TESTDE
Project
TESTDE
Testing the Dark Energy Paradigm and Measuring Neutrino Mass with the Dark Energy Survey
  • Funder: European Commission (EC)
  • Project Code: 291329
  • Funding stream: FP7 | SP2 | ERC
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