The deep lens survey

D. Wittman; J. A. Tyson; I. P. Dell'Antonio; A. C. Becker; V. E. Margoniner; J. Cohen; D. Norman; D. Loomba; G. Squires; G. Wilson; C. Stubbs; J. Hennawi; D. Spergel; P. Boeshaar; A. Clocchiatt; M. Hamuy; G. Bernstein; A. Gonzalez; P. Guhathakurta; W. Hu; U. Seljak; D. Zaritsky

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The deep lens survey

D. Wittman, J. A. Tyson, I. P. Dell'Antonio, A. C. Becker, V. E. Margoniner, J. Cohen, D. Norman, D. Loomba, G. Squires, G. Wilson, C. Stubbs, J. Hennawi, D. Spergel, P. Boeshaar, A. Clocchiatt, M. Hamuy, G. Bernstein, A. Gonzalez, P. Guhathakurta, W. HuU. Seljak, D. Zaritsky

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Abstract

The Deep Lens Survey (DLS) is a deep BV Rz′ imaging survey of seven 2° × 2° degree fields, with all data to be made public. The primary scientific driver is weak gravitational lensing, but the survey is also designed to enable a wide array of other astrophysical investigations. A unique feature of this survey is the search for transient phenomena. We subtract multiple exposures of a field, detect differences, classify, and release transients on the Web within about an hour of observation. Here we summarize the scientific goals of the DLS, field and filter selection, observing techniques and current status, data reduction, data products and release, and transient detections. Finally, we discuss some lessons which might apply to future large surveys such as LSST.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	73-82
Number of pages	10
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4836
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457348
State	Published - 2002
Event	Survey and Other Telescope Technologies and Discoveries - Waikoloa, HI, United States Duration: Aug 27 2002 → Aug 28 2002

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

Keywords

Astrophysical transients
Gravitational lensing
Surveys

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Wittman, D., Tyson, J. A., Dell'Antonio, I. P., Becker, A. C., Margoniner, V. E., Cohen, J., Norman, D., Loomba, D., Squires, G., Wilson, G., Stubbs, C., Hennawi, J., Spergel, D., Boeshaar, P., Clocchiatt, A., Hamuy, M., Bernstein, G., Gonzalez, A., Guhathakurta, P., ... Zaritsky, D. (2002). The deep lens survey. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 4836, 73-82. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457348

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