Travel to CTIO for Dark Energy Survey observing run
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Portsmouth
Department Name: Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation
Abstract
Perform observations for the Dark Energy Survey which is a 525night project to study the properties of dark energy using a new camera (DECam) on the Blanco 4m telescope at CTIO (see www.darkenergysurvey.org)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Robert Nichol (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Davies L
(2013)
Detecting massive galaxies at high redshift using the Dark Energy Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sánchez C
(2014)
Photometric redshift analysis in the Dark Energy Survey Science Verification data
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Penny S
(2018)
SDSS-IV MaNGA: evidence of the importance of AGN feedback in low-mass galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Chang C
(2018)
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 results: curved-sky weak lensing mass map
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Drlica-Wagner A
(2018)
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: The Photometric Data Set for Cosmology
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Sako M
(2018)
The Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II Supernova Survey
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Smith M
(2018)
Studying the Ultraviolet Spectrum of the First Spectroscopically Confirmed Supernova at Redshift Two
in The Astrophysical Journal
Prat J
(2018)
Dark Energy Survey year 1 results: Galaxy-galaxy lensing
in Physical Review D
Hoyle B
(2018)
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: redshift distributions of the weak-lensing source galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gatti M
(2018)
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 results: cross-correlation redshifts - methods and systematics characterization
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Description | Research at the ICG has helped understand the formation and evolution of the universe. This information is important to advance our understand of fundamental physics as well as being of great interest and fascination by the general public. |
| Exploitation Route | Research at ICG is published in peer-reviewed journals and have received significant citations over the last decade. Researchers at the ICG are some of the highest cited astrophysicists and cosmologists in the UK, showing their work is used and influential (mainly by other academics in our field of research) |
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| URL | http://darkenergydetectives.org |
| Description | Research at the ICG has helped understand the formation and evolution of the universe. This information is important to advance our understand of fundamental physics as well as being of great interest and fascination by the general public. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2013 |
| Sector | Education |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |
| Description | DES |
| Organisation | Dark Energy Survey (DES) |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and guidance, preparation of scientific simulations and preparations, organisation of meetings and events |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to proprietary data and scientific collaboration |
| Impact | Scientific publications (see publication list) |
| Start Year | 2006 |