@inproceedings{a74caf0ae2d24fe08a858571b0497263,
title = "Vera C. Rubin Observatory auxiliary telescope commissioning as a control system pathfinder",
abstract = "The construction of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is well underway, and when completed the telescope will carry out a precision photometric survey, scanning the entire sky visible from Chile every three days. The photometric performance of the survey is expected to be dominated by systematics; therefore, multiple calibration systems have been designed to measure, characterize and compensate for these effects, including a dedicated telescope and instrument to measure variations in the atmospheric transmission over the LSST bandpasses. Now undergoing commissioning, the Auxiliary Telescope system is serving as a pathfinder for the development of the Rubin Control systems. This paper presents the current commissioning status of the telescope and control software, and discusses the lessons learned which are applicable to other observatories.",
keywords = "atmospheric transmission, calibration, commissioning, control software, integration, pathfinder, photometry, Vera C. Rubin Observatory",
author = "Patrick Ingraham and Clements, {Andy W.} and Tiago Ribeiro and Reuter, {Michael A.} and Merlin Fisher-Levine and Joshua Hoblitt and Lupton, {Robert H.} and Sandrine Thomas and Stubbs, {Christopher W.} and Arndt, {Kirk T.} and Nick Callahan and Claver, {Charles F.} and Franco Colleoni and Luis Corral and Peter Doherty and Frossie Economou and {Fausti Neto}, Angel and Tim Jeness and Htut Khine and Krughoff, {K. Simon} and Nicholas Mondrik and Felipe Menanteau and Mills, {David J.} and William O'Mullane and Reil, {Kevin A.} and Mario Rivera and Brian Stalder and Jacques Sebag and Ian Shipsey and Roberto Tighe and Thornton, {Adam J.} and Andres Villalobos and Oliver Wiecha",
note = "Funding Information: This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Cooperative Agreement 1258333 managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), and the Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515 with the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Additional funding for Rubin Observatory comes from private donations, grants to universities, and in-kind support from LSSTC Institutional Members. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 SPIE.; Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VI 2020 ; Conference date: 14-12-2020 Through 18-12-2020",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1117/12.2561112",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Guzman, {Juan C.} and Jorge Ibsen",
booktitle = "Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VI",
address = "United States",
}