The Dark Energy Survey and operations: Years 4 and 5

H. T. Diehl; E. Neilsen; R. A. Gruendl; T. M.C. Abbott; S. Allam; O. Alvarez; J. Annis; E. Balbinot; S. Bhargava; K. Bechtol; G. M. Bernstein; R. Bhatawdekar; S. Bocquet; D. Brout; R. Capasso; R. Cawthon; C. Chang; E. Cook; C. J. Conselice; J. Cruz; C. D’Andrea; L. Da Costa; R. Das; D. L. DePoy; A. Drlica-Wagner; A. Elliott; S. W. Everett; J. Frieman; A. Fausti Neto; A. Ferté; I. Friswell; K. E. Furnell; L. Gelman; D. W. Gerdes; M. S.S. Gill; D. A. Goldstein; D. Gruen; D. J. Gulledge; S. Hamilton; D. Hollowood; K. Honscheid; D. J. James; M. D. Johnson; M. W.G. Johnson; S. Kent; R. Kessler; G. Khullar; E. Kovacs; A. Kremin; R. Kron; N. Kuropatkin; J. Lasker; A. Lathrop; T. S. Li; M. Manera; M. March; J. L. Marshall; M. Medford; F. Menanteau; I. Mohammed; M. R. Monroy; B. Moraes; E. P. Morganson; J. Muir; M. Murphy; B. Nord; A. B. Pace; A. Palmese; Y. Park; F. Paz-Chinchón; M. E.S. Pereira; D. Petravick; A. A. Plazas; J. Poh; T. Prochaska; K. Reil; A. K. Romer; A. Roodman; M. Sako; M. Sauseda; D. Scolnic; L. F. Secco; I. Sevilla-Noarbe; N. Shipp; J. A. Smith; M. Soares-Santos; B. Soergel; A. Stebbins; K. T. Story; K. Stringer; F. Tarsitano; B. Thomas; D. L. Tucker; A. K. Vivas; A. R. Walker; M. Y. Wang; C. Weaverdyck; N. Weaverdyck; W. Wester; C. F. Wethers; R. Wilkinson; H. Y. Wu; B. Yanny; A. Zenteno; Y. Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.2312113

The Dark Energy Survey and operations: Years 4 and 5

H. T. Diehl, E. Neilsen, R. A. Gruendl, T. M.C. Abbott, S. Allam, O. Alvarez, J. Annis, E. Balbinot, S. Bhargava, K. Bechtol, G. M. Bernstein, R. Bhatawdekar, S. Bocquet, D. Brout, R. Capasso, R. Cawthon, C. Chang, E. Cook, C. J. Conselice, J. CruzC. D’Andrea, L. Da Costa, R. Das, D. L. DePoy, A. Drlica-Wagner, A. Elliott, S. W. Everett, J. Frieman, A. Fausti Neto, A. Ferté, I. Friswell, K. E. Furnell, L. Gelman, D. W. Gerdes, M. S.S. Gill, D. A. Goldstein, D. Gruen, D. J. Gulledge, S. Hamilton, D. Hollowood, K. Honscheid, D. J. James, M. D. Johnson, M. W.G. Johnson, S. Kent, R. Kessler, G. Khullar, E. Kovacs, A. Kremin, R. Kron, N. Kuropatkin, J. Lasker, A. Lathrop, T. S. Li, M. Manera, M. March, J. L. Marshall, M. Medford, F. Menanteau, I. Mohammed, M. R. Monroy, B. Moraes, E. P. Morganson, J. Muir, M. Murphy, B. Nord, A. B. Pace, A. Palmese, Y. Park, F. Paz-Chinchón, M. E.S. Pereira, D. Petravick, A. A. Plazas, J. Poh, T. Prochaska, K. Reil, A. K. Romer, A. Roodman, M. Sako, M. Sauseda, D. Scolnic, L. F. Secco, I. Sevilla-Noarbe, N. Shipp, J. A. Smith, M. Soares-Santos, B. Soergel, A. Stebbins, K. T. Story, K. Stringer, F. Tarsitano, B. Thomas, D. L. Tucker, A. K. Vivas, A. R. Walker, M. Y. Wang, C. Weaverdyck, N. Weaverdyck, W. Wester, C. F. Wethers, R. Wilkinson, H. Y. Wu, B. Yanny, A. Zenteno, Y. Zhang

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The Dark Energy Survey (DES) is an operating optical survey aimed at understanding the accelerating expansion of the universe using four complementary methods: weak gravitational lensing, galaxy cluster counts, baryon acoustic oscillations, and Type Ia supernovae. To perform the 5000 sq-degree wide field and 30 sq-degree supernova surveys, the DES Collaboration built the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), a 3 square-degree, 570-Megapixel CCD camera that was installed at the prime focus of the Blanco 4-meter telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO). DES has completed its third observing season out of a nominal five. This paper describes DES “Year 4” (Y4) and “Year 5” (Y5), the survey strategy, an outline of the survey operations procedures, the efficiency of operations and the causes of lost observing time. It provides details about the quality of these two-season's data, a summary of the overall status, and plans for the final survey season.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Observatory Operations
Subtitle of host publication	Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII
Editors	Robert L. Seaman, Alison B. Peck, Chris R. Benn
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510619616
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312113
State	Published - 2018
Event	Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: Jun 11 2018 → Jun 15 2018

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	10704
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Other	Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	6/11/18 → 6/15/18

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CTIO
Cosmology
Dark Energy Camera
Dark Energy Survey
Operations

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

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Diehl, H. T., Neilsen, E., Gruendl, R. A., Abbott, T. M. C., Allam, S., Alvarez, O., Annis, J., Balbinot, E., Bhargava, S., Bechtol, K., Bernstein, G. M., Bhatawdekar, R., Bocquet, S., Brout, D., Capasso, R., Cawthon, R., Chang, C., Cook, E., Conselice, C. J., ... Zhang, Y. (2018). The Dark Energy Survey and operations: Years 4 and 5. In R. L. Seaman, A. B. Peck, & C. R. Benn (Eds.), Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII Article 107040D (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10704). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312113

The Dark Energy Survey and operations: Years 4 and 5. / Diehl, H. T.; Neilsen, E.; Gruendl, R. A. et al.
Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII. ed. / Robert L. Seaman; Alison B. Peck; Chris R. Benn. SPIE, 2018. 107040D (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10704).

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Diehl, HT, Neilsen, E, Gruendl, RA, Abbott, TMC, Allam, S, Alvarez, O, Annis, J, Balbinot, E, Bhargava, S, Bechtol, K, Bernstein, GM, Bhatawdekar, R, Bocquet, S, Brout, D, Capasso, R, Cawthon, R, Chang, C, Cook, E, Conselice, CJ, Cruz, J, D’Andrea, C, Da Costa, L, Das, R, DePoy, DL, Drlica-Wagner, A, Elliott, A, Everett, SW, Frieman, J, Fausti Neto, A, Ferté, A, Friswell, I, Furnell, KE, Gelman, L, Gerdes, DW, Gill, MSS, Goldstein, DA, Gruen, D, Gulledge, DJ, Hamilton, S, Hollowood, D, Honscheid, K, James, DJ, Johnson, MD, Johnson, MWG, Kent, S, Kessler, R, Khullar, G, Kovacs, E, Kremin, A, Kron, R, Kuropatkin, N, Lasker, J, Lathrop, A, Li, TS, Manera, M, March, M, Marshall, JL, Medford, M, Menanteau, F, Mohammed, I, Monroy, MR, Moraes, B, Morganson, EP, Muir, J, Murphy, M, Nord, B, Pace, AB, Palmese, A, Park, Y, Paz-Chinchón, F, Pereira, MES, Petravick, D, Plazas, AA, Poh, J, Prochaska, T, Reil, K, Romer, AK, Roodman, A, Sako, M, Sauseda, M, Scolnic, D, Secco, LF, Sevilla-Noarbe, I, Shipp, N, Smith, JA, Soares-Santos, M, Soergel, B, Stebbins, A, Story, KT, Stringer, K, Tarsitano, F, Thomas, B, Tucker, DL, Vivas, AK, Walker, AR, Wang, MY, Weaverdyck, C, Weaverdyck, N, Wester, W, Wethers, CF, Wilkinson, R, Wu, HY, Yanny, B, Zenteno, A & Zhang, Y 2018, The Dark Energy Survey and operations: Years 4 and 5. in RL Seaman, AB Peck & CR Benn (eds), Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII., 107040D, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 10704, SPIE, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII 2018, Austin, United States, 6/11/18. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312113

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