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View article: A Common Origin of Normal Type Ia Supernovae Suggested by the Photometric Diversity
A Common Origin of Normal Type Ia Supernovae Suggested by the Photometric Diversity Open
In recent years, with the increasing number of type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered soon after their explosions, a nonnegligible fraction of SNe Ia with early-excess emissions (EExSNe Ia) have been confirmed. In this paper, we present a …
View article: Sorcha: A Solar System Survey Simulator for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time
Sorcha: A Solar System Survey Simulator for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Open
The upcoming Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to revolutionize solar system astronomy. Unprecedented in scale, this 10 yr wide-field survey will collect billions of observations and discov…
View article: A Common Origin of Normal Type Ia Supernovae Suggested by the Photometric Diversity
A Common Origin of Normal Type Ia Supernovae Suggested by the Photometric Diversity Open
In recent years, with an increasing number of type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered soon after their explosions, a non-negligible fraction of SNe Ia with early-excess emissions (EExSNe Ia) have been confirmed. In this letter, we present a…
View article: Predictions of the LSST Solar System Yield: Near-Earth Objects, Main Belt Asteroids, Jupiter Trojans, and Trans-Neptunian Objects
Predictions of the LSST Solar System Yield: Near-Earth Objects, Main Belt Asteroids, Jupiter Trojans, and Trans-Neptunian Objects Open
The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a new 8m-class survey facility presently being commissioned in Chile, expected to begin the 10 yr long Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) by the end of 2025. Using the purpose-built Sorcha surve…
View article: Predictions of the LSST Solar System Yield: Discovery Rates and Characterizations of Centaurs
Predictions of the LSST Solar System Yield: Discovery Rates and Characterizations of Centaurs Open
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will start by the end of 2025 and operate for 10 yr, offering billions of observations of the southern night sky. One of its main science goals is to create an inventory …
View article: Observational Constraints on a Distant Belt Beyond the Kuiper Belt with the Dark Energy Survey and Prospects for Discoverability with Rubin Observatory
Observational Constraints on a Distant Belt Beyond the Kuiper Belt with the Dark Energy Survey and Prospects for Discoverability with Rubin Observatory Open
Previous wide-field surveys have observed a sharp decline in the radial distribution of Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) around 50 au, known as the Kuiper Cliff. Recently, the New Horizons Subaru TNO (Trans-Neptunian object) Survey found an incr…
View article: The Captured and the Crossing: Predictions for the LSST Discovery Yields for Neptune Trojans and Centaurs
The Captured and the Crossing: Predictions for the LSST Discovery Yields for Neptune Trojans and Centaurs Open
The giant planet region of the Solar System (5.2 au < a < 30.1 au) can be a highly chaotic and dynamic environment of small body science, whose resident minor bodies can offer unique insights into both early Solar System formation and pres…
View article: Sorcha: A Solar System Survey Simulator for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time
Sorcha: A Solar System Survey Simulator for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Open
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will provide an unprecedented dataset to explore the Solar System’s small body inventory. The survey will discover nearly 4 million new Solar System bodies. This is nearl…
View article: Tuning the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Observing Strategy for Solar System Science: Incremental Templates in Year 1
Tuning the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Observing Strategy for Solar System Science: Incremental Templates in Year 1 Open
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is due to commence the 10 yr Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) at the end of 2025. To detect transient/variable sources and identify solar system objects (SSOs), the processing pipelines require templates…
View article: Predictions of the LSST Solar System Yield: Discovery Rates and Characterizations of Centaurs
Predictions of the LSST Solar System Yield: Discovery Rates and Characterizations of Centaurs Open
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will start by the end of 2025 and operate for ten years, offering billions of observations of the southern night sky. One of its main science goals is to create an invent…
View article: Sorcha: A Solar System Survey Simulator for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time
Sorcha: A Solar System Survey Simulator for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Open
The upcoming Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to revolutionize solar system astronomy. Unprecedented in scale, this ten-year wide-field survey will collect billions of observations and dis…
View article: Expected Impact of Rubin Observatory LSST on NEO Follow-up
Expected Impact of Rubin Observatory LSST on NEO Follow-up Open
We simulate and analyze the contribution of the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) to the rate of discovery of near-Earth-object (NEO) candidates, their submission rates to the NEO Confirmation page (NEOCP), and the r…
View article: Tuning the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Observing Strategy for Solar System Science: Incremental Templates in Year 1
Tuning the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Observing Strategy for Solar System Science: Incremental Templates in Year 1 Open
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is due to commence the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) at the end of 2025. To detect transient/variable sources and identify solar system objects (SSOs), the processing pipelines require templat…
View article: Impact of survey spatial variability on galaxy redshift distributions and the cosmological 3 × 2-point statistics for the Rubin Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)
Impact of survey spatial variability on galaxy redshift distributions and the cosmological 3 × 2-point statistics for the Rubin Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Open
We investigate the impact of spatial survey non-uniformity on the galaxy redshift distributions for forthcoming data releases of the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). Specifically, we construct a mock photometry dat…
View article: Rubin ToO 2024: Envisioning the Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Target of Opportunity program
Rubin ToO 2024: Envisioning the Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Target of Opportunity program Open
The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) at Vera C. Rubin Observatory is planned to begin in the Fall of 2025. The LSST survey cadence has been designed via a community-driven process regulated by the Survey Cadence Optimization Committe…
View article: The Palomar twilight survey of 'Ayló'chaxnim, Atiras, and comets
The Palomar twilight survey of 'Ayló'chaxnim, Atiras, and comets Open
Near-sun sky twilight observations allow for the detection of asteroid interior to the orbit of Venus (Aylos), the Earth (Atiras), and comets. We present the results of observations with the Palomar 48-inch telescope (P48)/Zwicky Transient…
View article: Expected Impact of Rubin Observatory LSST on NEO Follow-up
Expected Impact of Rubin Observatory LSST on NEO Follow-up Open
We simulate and analyse the contribution of the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) to the rate of discovery of Near Earth Object (NEO) candidates, their submission rates to the NEO Confirmation page (NEOCP), and the r…
View article: The LSST Cadence Impact on Non-time-critical Eclipsing Binary Science
The LSST Cadence Impact on Non-time-critical Eclipsing Binary Science Open
The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) is slated to commence in 2025 at the Vera Rubin Observatory. One of the crucial parts of preparing the survey is the choice of observing cadence in an effort to optimize auxiliary science goals wh…
View article: Tuning the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Observing Strategy for Solar System Science
Tuning the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Observing Strategy for Solar System Science Open
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to start the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) in early to mid-2025. This multiband wide-field synoptic survey will transform our view of the solar system, with the discovery and monitoring of…
View article: Rubin LSST Observing Strategies to Maximize Volume and Uniformity Coverage of Star-forming Regions in the Galactic Plane
Rubin LSST Observing Strategies to Maximize Volume and Uniformity Coverage of Star-forming Regions in the Galactic Plane Open
A complete map of the youngest stellar populations of the Milky Way in the era of all-sky surveys is one of the most challenging goals in modern astrophysics. The characterization of the youngest stellar components is crucial not only for …
View article: Tuning the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Observing Strategy for Solar System Science
Tuning the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Observing Strategy for Solar System Science Open
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to start the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) in early to mid-2025. This multi-band wide-field synoptic survey will transform our view of the solar system, with the discovery and monitoring o…
View article: Young Stellar Objects, Accretion Disks, and Their Variability with Rubin Observatory LSST
Young Stellar Objects, Accretion Disks, and Their Variability with Rubin Observatory LSST Open
Vera C. Rubin Observatory, through the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), will allow us to derive a panchromatic view of variability in young stellar objects (YSOs) across all relevant timescales. Indeed, both short-term variability (…
View article: Designing an Optimal LSST Deep Drilling Program for Cosmology with Type Ia Supernovae
Designing an Optimal LSST Deep Drilling Program for Cosmology with Type Ia Supernovae Open
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) is forecast to collect a large sample of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) expected to be instrumental in unveiling the nature of dark energy. The feat, however, requires acc…
View article: Satellite Constellation Avoidance with the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time
Satellite Constellation Avoidance with the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time Open
We investigate a novel satellite avoidance strategy to mitigate the impact of large commercial satellite constellations in low-Earth orbit on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). We simulate the orbits of c…
View article: Satellite Constellation Avoidance with the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time
Satellite Constellation Avoidance with the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time Open
We investigate a novel satellite avoidance strategy to mitigate the impact of large commercial satellite constellations in low-Earth orbit on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). We simulate the orbits of c…
View article: LSST Survey Strategies and Brown Dwarf Parallaxes
LSST Survey Strategies and Brown Dwarf Parallaxes Open
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) has the potential to measure parallaxes for thousands of nearby ultracool dwarfs, enabling improved measurements of the brown dwarf luminosity function. We develop a si…
View article: LSST Survey Strategies and Brown Dwarf Parallaxes
LSST Survey Strategies and Brown Dwarf Parallaxes Open
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) has the potential to measure parallaxes for thousands of nearby ultracool dwarfs, enabling improved measurements of the brown dwarf luminosity function. We develop a si…
View article: Simulating the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Stellar Content with TRILEGAL
Simulating the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Stellar Content with TRILEGAL Open
We describe a large simulation of the stars to be observed by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). The simulation is based on the TRILEGAL code, which resorts to large databases of stellar evolutionary trac…
View article: Simulating the Legacy Survey of Space and Time stellar content with TRILEGAL
Simulating the Legacy Survey of Space and Time stellar content with TRILEGAL Open
We describe a large simulation of the stars to be observed by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). The simulation is based on the TRILEGAL code, which resorts to large databases of stellar evolutionary trac…