Journal article
LSST Observations of RR Lyrae Stars for Mapping the Galactic Halo
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Vol.6(S277), pp.300-304
12/2010
DOI: 10.1017/S1743921311022988
Abstract
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) is an anticipated to undertake a 10–year, 3π steradian survey that promises to observe millions of new periodic variable stars. We report on a study to determine the efficiency of the LSST to recover the light curve properties of RR Lyrae stars. An LSST light curve simulation tool was used to sample input idealized light curves or RR Lyrae stars observed in SDSS Stripe 82 data, returning each as it would have been observed by LSST, including realistic photometric scatter, limiting magnitudes, and telescope downtime. Our results show that the LSST will be capable of mapping the spatial distributions and chemical compositions of halo stellar overdensities using RR Lyrae discovered across 3π steradians and out to nearly 1.5 Mpc. LSST will thus enable the mapping of halo merger streams, the discovery of new dwarf galaxies, and the mapping galactic halos throughout the Local Group galaxies.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- LSST Observations of RR Lyrae Stars for Mapping the Galactic Halo
- Creators
- Hakeem M. Oluseyi - 150 W. University BoulevardAndrew C. Becker - University of WashingtonChristopher C. Culliton - 150 W. University BoulevardMuhammad Furqan - 150 W. University BoulevardKeri L. Hoadley - 150 W. University BoulevardPaul Regencia - 150 W. University BoulevardAkeem J. Wells - 150 W. University BoulevardLynne Jones - University of WashingtonSimon Krughoff - University of WashingtonBranimir Sesar - California Institute of TechnologySuzanne Jacoby - 4LSST Corporation, 933 N. Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721-0009USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Vol.6(S277), pp.300-304
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- DOI
- 10.1017/S1743921311022988
- ISSN
- 1743-9213
- eISSN
- 1743-9221
- Number of pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2010
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984428679802771
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