Status of the dark energy survey camera (DECam) project

Brenna L. Flaugher, Timothy M.C. Abbott, Jim Annis, Michelle L. Antonik, Jim Bailey, Otger Ballester, Joseph P. Bernstein, Rebecca Bernstein, Marco Bonati, Gale Bremer, Jorge Briones, David Brooks, Elizabeth J. Buckley-Geer, Julia Campa, Laia Cardiel-Sas, Francisco Castander, Javier Castilla, Herman Cease, Steve Chappa, Edward C. ChiLuis Da Costa, Darren L. DePoy, Gregory Derylo, Juan De Vicente, H. Thomas Diehl, Peter Doel, Juan Estrada, Jacob Eiting, Anne Elliott, David Finley, Josh Frieman, Enrique Gaztanaga, David Gerdes, Mike Gladders, V. Guarino, G. Gutierrez, Jim Grudzinski, Bill Hanlon, Jiangang Hao, Steve Holland, Klaus Honscheid, Dave Huffman, Cheryl Jackson, Inga Karliner, Daekwang Kau, Steve Kent, Kurt Krempetz, John Krider, Mark Kozlovsky, Donna Kubik, Kyler W. Kuehn, Stephen E. Kuhlmann, Kevin Kuk, Ofer Lahav, Peter Lewis, Huan Lin, Wolfgang Lorenzon, Stuart Marshall, Gustavo Martínez, Timothy McKay, Wyatt Merritt, Mark Meyer, Ramon Miquel, Jim Morgan, Peter Moore, Todd Moore, Brian Nord, R. Ogando, Jamieson Olsen, John Peoples, Andreas Plazas, Natalie Roe, Aaron Roodman, B. Rossetto, E. Sanchez, Vic Scarpine, Terry Schalk, Rafe Schindler, Ricardo Schmidt, Richard Schmitt, Mike Schubnell, Kenneth Schultz, M. Selen, S. Serrano, Terri Shaw, Vaidis Simaitis, Jean Slaughter, R. Christopher Smith, Hal Spinka, Andy Stefanik, Walter Stuermer, Adam Sypniewski, Rick Talaga, Greg Tarle, Jon Thaler, Doug Tucker, Alistair R. Walker, Curtis Weaverdyck, William Wester, Robert J. Woods, Sue Worswick, Allen Zhao

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Abstract

The Dark Energy Survey Collaboration is building the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), a 3 square degree, 520 Megapixel CCD camera which will be mounted on the Blanco 4-meter telescope at CTIO. DECam will be used to perform the 5000 sq. deg. Dark Energy Survey with 30% of the telescope time over a 5 year period. During the remainder of the time, and after the survey, DECam will be available as a community instrument. Construction of DECam is well underway. Integration and testing of the major system components has already begun at Fermilab and the collaborating institutions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
EditionPART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
EventGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: Jun 27 2010Jul 2 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
NumberPART 1
Volume7735
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period6/27/107/2/10

Keywords

  • Blanco
  • CCD
  • CTIO
  • Dark Energy
  • camera
  • survey

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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