The dark energy survey and operations: Year 1

H. T. Diehl; T. M.C. Abbott; J. Annis; R. Armstrong; L. Baruah; A. Bermeo; G. Bernstein; E. Beynon; C. Bruderer; E. J. Buckley-Geer; H. Campbell; D. Capozzi; M. Carter; R. Casas; L. Clerkin; R. Covarrubias; C. Cuhna; C. D'Andrea; L. Da Costa; R. Das; D. L. Depoy; J. Dietrich; A. Drlica-Wagner; A. Elliott; T. Eifler; J. Estrada; J. Etherington; B. L. Flaugher; J. Frieman; A. Fausti Neto; M. Gelman; D. Gerdes; D. Gruen; R. Gruendl; J. Hao; H. Head; J. Helsby; K. Hoffman; K. Honscheid; D. James; M. Johnson; T. Kacprzac; J. Katsaros; R. Kennedy; S. Kent; R. Kessler; A. Kim; E. Krause; R. Kron; S. Kuhlmann; A. Kunder; T. Li; H. Lin; N. Maccrann; M. March; J. Marshall; E. Neilsen; P. Nugent; P. Martini; P. Melchior; F. Menanteau; R. C. Nichol; B. Nord; R. Ogando; L. Old; A. Papadopoulos; K. Patton; D. Petravick; A. A. Plazas; R. Poulton; A. Pujol; K. Reil; T. Rigby; A. Romer; A. Roodman; P. Rooney; E. Sanchez Alvaro; S. Serrano; E. Sheldon; A. Smith; R. C. Smith; M. Soares-Santos; M. Soumagnac; H. Spinka; E. Suchyta; D. Tucker; A. R. Walker; W. Wester; M. Wiesner; H. Wilcox; R. Williams; B. Yanny; Y. Y. Zhang

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The dark energy survey and operations: Year 1

H. T. Diehl, T. M.C. Abbott, J. Annis, R. Armstrong, L. Baruah, A. Bermeo, G. Bernstein, E. Beynon, C. Bruderer, E. J. Buckley-Geer, H. Campbell, D. Capozzi, M. Carter, R. Casas, L. Clerkin, R. Covarrubias, C. Cuhna, C. D'Andrea, L. Da Costa, R. DasD. L. Depoy, J. Dietrich, A. Drlica-Wagner, A. Elliott, T. Eifler, J. Estrada, J. Etherington, B. L. Flaugher, J. Frieman, A. Fausti Neto, M. Gelman, D. Gerdes, D. Gruen, R. Gruendl, J. Hao, H. Head, J. Helsby, K. Hoffman, K. Honscheid, D. James, M. Johnson, T. Kacprzac, J. Katsaros, R. Kennedy, S. Kent, R. Kessler, A. Kim, E. Krause, R. Kron, S. Kuhlmann, A. Kunder, T. Li, H. Lin, N. Maccrann, M. March, J. Marshall, E. Neilsen, P. Nugent, P. Martini, P. Melchior, F. Menanteau, R. C. Nichol, B. Nord, R. Ogando, L. Old, A. Papadopoulos, K. Patton, D. Petravick, A. A. Plazas, R. Poulton, A. Pujol, K. Reil, T. Rigby, A. Romer, A. Roodman, P. Rooney, E. Sanchez Alvaro, S. Serrano, E. Sheldon, A. Smith, R. C. Smith, M. Soares-Santos, M. Soumagnac, H. Spinka, E. Suchyta, D. Tucker, A. R. Walker, W. Wester, M. Wiesner, H. Wilcox, R. Williams, B. Yanny, Y. Y. Zhang

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The Dark Energy Survey (DES) is a next generation optical survey aimed at understanding the accelerating expansion of the universe using four complementary methods: weak gravitational lensing, galaxy cluster counts, baryon acoustic oscillations, and Type Ia supernovae. To perform the 5000 sq-degree wide field and 30 sq-degree supernova surveys, the DES Collaboration built the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), a 3 square-degree, 570-Megapixel CCD camera that was installed at the prime focus of the Blanco 4-meter telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO). DES started its first observing season on August 31, 2013 and observed for 105 nights through mid-February 2014. This paper describes DES "Year 1" (Y1), the strategy and goals for the first year's data, provides an outline of the operations procedures, lists the efficiency of survey operations and the causes of lost observing time, provides details about the quality of the first year's data, and hints at the "Year 2" plan and outlook.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Observatory Operations
Subtitle of host publication	Strategies, Processes, and Systems V
Editors	Alison B. Peck, Chris R. Benn, Robert L. Seaman
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9780819496171
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056982
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems V - Montreal, Canada Duration: Jun 25 2014 → Jun 27 2014

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9149
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems V
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	6/25/14 → 6/27/14

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

CTIO
Cosmology
Dark Energy Camera
Dark Energy Survey
Operations

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Diehl, H. T., Abbott, T. M. C., Annis, J., Armstrong, R., Baruah, L., Bermeo, A., Bernstein, G., Beynon, E., Bruderer, C., Buckley-Geer, E. J., Campbell, H., Capozzi, D., Carter, M., Casas, R., Clerkin, L., Covarrubias, R., Cuhna, C., D'Andrea, C., Da Costa, L., ... Zhang, Y. Y. (2014). The dark energy survey and operations: Year 1. In A. B. Peck, C. R. Benn, & R. L. Seaman (Eds.), Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems V Article 91490V (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9149). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056982

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The dark energy survey and operations: Year 1. / Diehl, H. T.; Abbott, T. M.C.; Annis, J. et al.
Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems V. ed. / Alison B. Peck; Chris R. Benn; Robert L. Seaman. SPIE, 2014. 91490V (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9149).

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