Pan-STARRS: A Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Array

Abstract

The IFA and collaborators are embarking on a project to develop a 4-telescope synoptic survey instrument. While somewhat smaller than the 6.5m class telescope envisaged by the decadal review in their proposal for a LSST, this facility will nonetheless be able to accomplish many of the LSST science goals. In this paper we will describe the motivation for a 'distributed aperture' approach for the LSST, the current concept for Pan-STARRS -- a pilot project for the LSST proper -- and its performance goals and science reach. We will also discuss how the facility may be expanded.

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Large Synoptic Survey TelescopeTelescopeComputer scienceAperture (computer memory)Class (philosophy)Systems engineeringRemote sensingPhysicsAstronomyGeologyArtificial intelligenceEngineering

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                                    N. Kaiser, 
                                
                                    H. Aussel, 
                                
                                    Barry E. Burke
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2002). 
                            Pan-STARRS: A Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Array. 
                            Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE
                            
                            .
                            https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457365

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DOI: 10.1117/12.457365