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
Gatti M
(2018)
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 results: cross-correlation redshifts - methods and systematics characterization
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Foreman W
(2020)
Calorimetry for low-energy electrons using charge and light in liquid argon
in Physical Review D
DUNE Collaboration DUNE
(2021)
Design, construction and operation of the ProtoDUNE-SP Liquid Argon TPC
in arXiv e-prints
DUNE Collaboration DUNE
(2021)
Searching for solar KDAR with DUNE
in arXiv e-prints
DUNE Collaboration DUNE
(2021)
Low exposure long-baseline neutrino oscillation sensitivity of the DUNE experiment
in arXiv e-prints
DUNE Collaboration DUNE
(2020)
Long-baseline neutrino oscillation physics potential of the DUNE experiment
in arXiv e-prints
DUNE Collaboration DUNE
(2020)
Neutrino interaction classification with a convolutional neural network in the DUNE far detector
in arXiv e-prints
DUNE Collaboration DUNE
(2021)
Experiment Simulation Configurations Approximating DUNE TDR
in arXiv e-prints
DUNE Collaboration DUNE
(2020)
Prospects for Beyond the Standard Model Physics Searches at the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
in arXiv e-prints
Drlica-Wagner A
(2018)
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: The Photometric Data Set for Cosmology
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
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) |
Sectors | Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
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 |