Dark Energy Survey: Y1 Observing Shift
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sussex
Department Name: Sch of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Abstract
The following is taken from the abstract of the attached observing proposal: The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2011 was awarded for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe. The primary scientic objective of the Dark Energy Survey (DES) is to address the question: why is the expansion of the Universe speeding up? Is cosmic acceleration due to dark energy or does it require a modication of General Relativity? If dark energy, is it the energy density of the vacuum (Einstein's cosmological constant) or something else? DES will address these questions by measuring the properties of dark energy with unprecedented precision, using four complementary techniques: galaxy clusters, large-scale galaxy clustering (including baryon acoustic oscillations), weak gravitational lensing, and type Ia supernovae. To achieve the requisite precision, we will conduct two optimally interleaved surveys over 525 nights: a wide-area grizY survey covering 5000 sq. deg. to 24th mag and a deeper time-domain griz survey with 5-day cadence covering 30 sq. deg. In response to an NOAO AO in 2003, the DES collaboration was formed and has built the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), a 570-megapixel, red-sensitive imager with 2.2 degree field of view, five uniform, high-throughput filters, a five-element optical corrector, and a hexapod system for active focus and alignment. We have constructed and will operate a data management system to process and serve DES survey data and a Community Pipeline for NOAO to process community data. The DES data products will provide a rich legacy for the astronomy community, and DECam will be an extraordinary asset as a facility instrument on the Blanco Telescope.
Organisations
- University of Sussex (Lead Research Organisation)
- University of Porto (Collaboration)
- University of Manchester (Collaboration)
- Lancaster University (Collaboration)
- University of Michigan (Collaboration)
- University of Portsmouth (Collaboration)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (Collaboration)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Collaboration)
- Uppsala University (Collaboration)
- Stanford University (Collaboration)
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich) (Collaboration)
- LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Anita Romer (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Abbott B
(2017)
Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott T
(2019)
First Cosmology Results using Type Ia Supernovae from the Dark Energy Survey: Constraints on Cosmological Parameters
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott T
(2018)
The Dark Energy Survey: Data Release 1
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Abbott T
(2023)
Joint analysis of Dark Energy Survey Year 3 data and CMB lensing from SPT and Planck . III. Combined cosmological constraints
in Physical Review D
Abbott T
(2016)
Cosmology from cosmic shear with Dark Energy Survey Science Verification data
in Physical Review D
Abbott T. M. C.
(2022)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: The Dark Energy Survey (DES): Data Release 2 (Abbott+, 2021)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Abbott T. M. C.
(2018)
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: Measurement of the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation scale in the distribution of galaxies to redshift 1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Abbott T. M. C.
(2018)
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: Joint Analysis of Galaxy Clustering, Galaxy Lensing, and CMB Lensing Two-point Functions
in arXiv e-prints
Agnello A
(2017)
Models of the strongly lensed quasar DES J0408-5354
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Agnello A
(2015)
Discovery of two gravitationally lensed quasars in the Dark Energy Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Albert A
(2017)
SEARCHING FOR DARK MATTER ANNIHILATION IN RECENTLY DISCOVERED MILKY WAY SATELLITES WITH FERMI -LAT
in The Astrophysical Journal
Angus C. R.
(2018)
Superluminous Supernovae from the Dark Energy Survey
in arXiv e-prints
Annis J
(2016)
A DARK ENERGY CAMERA SEARCH FOR MISSING SUPERGIANTS IN THE LMC AFTER THE ADVANCED LIGO GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE EVENT GW150914
in The Astrophysical Journal
Balbinot E
(2016)
THE PHOENIX STREAM: A COLD STREAM IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Banda-Huarca M
(2019)
Astrometry and Occultation Predictions to Trans-Neptunian and Centaur Objects Observed within the Dark Energy Survey
in The Astronomical Journal
Baxter E
(2016)
Joint measurement of lensing-galaxy correlations using SPT and DES SV data
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bechtol K
(2015)
EIGHT NEW MILKY WAY COMPANIONS DISCOVERED IN FIRST-YEAR DARK ENERGY SURVEY DATA
in The Astrophysical Journal
Becker M
(2016)
Cosmic shear measurements with Dark Energy Survey Science Verification data
in Physical Review D
Bernardinelli P. H.
(2022)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: TNOs from the full six years of DES (Bernardinelli+, 2022)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Bonnett C
(2016)
Redshift distributions of galaxies in the Dark Energy Survey Science Verification shear catalogue and implications for weak lensing
in Physical Review D
Brout D.
(2018)
First Cosmology Results Using Type Ia Supernovae From the Dark Energy Survey: Analysis, Systematic Uncertainties, and Validation
in arXiv e-prints
Bufanda E
(2017)
The evolution of active galactic nuclei in clusters of galaxies from the Dark Energy Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Burke C
(2022)
Dwarf AGNs from Optical Variability for the Origins of Seeds (DAVOS): insights from the dark energy survey deep fields
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Chang C
(2015)
Wide-Field Lensing Mass Maps from Dark Energy Survey Science Verification Data.
in Physical review letters
| Title | DES artwork |
| Description | A print of Brighton Pier with the first light galaxy from DES featured (by Michelle Dawson) |
| Type Of Art | Artwork |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Impact | Increased sales for artist |
| Title | DES artwork |
| Description | A print of Worthing Pier with DES "Christmas Comet" featured (by Michelle Dawson) prints and greetings cards |
| Type Of Art | Artwork |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Impact | Increased sales for artist |
| Title | DES pewter phone charm |
| Description | Pewter artist Fleur Grenier made a phone charm with the DES symbol and an equation. These were handed out to all participants at the DES@sussex meeting. |
| Type Of Art | Artwork |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Impact | Fleur made sales of her other artworks |
| Title | Dark Energy Glove |
| Description | Dark Energy gloves (by LoveLoli) |
| Type Of Art | Artwork |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Impact | increased knowledge of LoveLoli products |
| Description | how to do observing for DES |
| Exploitation Route | n/a |
| Sectors | Education,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Description | see public engagement and arts sections |
| First Year Of Impact | 2012 |
| Sector | Creative Economy,Education,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural |
| Title | DES-DR1 |
| Description | first data release from DES (5000 sq. degree of multi-band optical/IR data) |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | everyone in the world can now use DES data |
| URL | https://des.ncsa.illinois.edu/releases/dr1 |
| Title | DESSV |
| Description | DES-SV public data release |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Facilitated research by people outside DES. |
| URL | https://des.ncsa.illinois.edu/releases/sva1 |
| Description | Dark Energy Survey |
| Organisation | Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I lead the Cluster Working Group (and make many other contributions eg EPO, survey strategy, membership...). |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. I have only listed the institutes where I have close collaborators. There are many other institutes that contribute to DES. |
| Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
| Description | Dark Energy Survey |
| Organisation | Stanford University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead the Cluster Working Group (and make many other contributions eg EPO, survey strategy, membership...). |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. I have only listed the institutes where I have close collaborators. There are many other institutes that contribute to DES. |
| Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
| Description | Dark Energy Survey |
| Organisation | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Department | Physics Department |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead the Cluster Working Group (and make many other contributions eg EPO, survey strategy, membership...). |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. I have only listed the institutes where I have close collaborators. There are many other institutes that contribute to DES. |
| Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
| Description | Dark Energy Survey |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead the Cluster Working Group (and make many other contributions eg EPO, survey strategy, membership...). |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. I have only listed the institutes where I have close collaborators. There are many other institutes that contribute to DES. |
| Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
| Description | Dark Energy Survey |
| Organisation | University of Michigan |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead the Cluster Working Group (and make many other contributions eg EPO, survey strategy, membership...). |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. I have only listed the institutes where I have close collaborators. There are many other institutes that contribute to DES. |
| Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
| Description | Dark Energy Survey |
| Organisation | University of Portsmouth |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead the Cluster Working Group (and make many other contributions eg EPO, survey strategy, membership...). |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. I have only listed the institutes where I have close collaborators. There are many other institutes that contribute to DES. |
| Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | Liverpool John Moores University |
| Department | Astrophysics Research Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| Department | Astrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | University of Michigan |
| Department | Department of Astronomy |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | University of Porto |
| Department | Physics |
| Country | Portugal |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | University of Portsmouth |
| Department | Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
| Department | FNAL - Other |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | Lancaster University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | Liverpool John Moores University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Department | Physics Department |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| Department | Astrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | University of Michigan |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | University of Porto |
| Country | Portugal |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | University of Portsmouth |
| Department | Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | Uppsala University |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
| Description | Admissions materials for Sussex physics department |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Hundreds of people (prospective students and parents) have accessed materials that feature photographs from the supported activity (telescope run in Arizona in 2008). The reason these photographs are used is because I took an undergraduate with me to the telescope. Our UG applications have increased 50% year on year for 2 years. This is NOT only due to the materials mentioned here, but everything plays a part. Please note my answer to 5.9 is not correct, since various method were used, but there is no "other" option. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2009,2010,2011 |
| Description | Articles in magazines |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Romer's research has features in various publications including: Viva Lewis, Space magazine, Financial Times, Argus, Womanthology, WISE People Like Me, Daily Mail don't know |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016 |
| Description | Astronomy Master Class |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Romer's research has been featured at the Department's Astronomy Master Class (annual event in December, plus occasional repeats in other months for smaller groups). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016,2017 |
| Description | BBC Sussex |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | talked about DES don't know |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
| Description | British Science Festival: Drawing on science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | cartoons for science communcation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/2017announcement |
| Description | Participation in BBC Nature programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | I don't know how large the audience was, but I have had more than 100 queries from members of the public (mostly UK and USA, but also India and Australia) I have been invited to give a public talks by a variety of organisations, including science festivals. These are mostly in the local area, but also in Cambridge, Oxford and Bath. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015 |
| Description | School visits/interactions various locations in SE England |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | total of ~300 pupils (in groups ranging in size from 10 to 100), plenty of discussions afterwards I helped a school attract speakers for their science enhancement programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 |
| Description | Schools Lab |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Romer's research has been featured during at least once per year at the Department's regular Schools Lab events for Y11, Y12, Y13 physics pupils. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 |
| Description | Soap Box Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Soap Box Science - Newcastle 2015; London 2015; London 2017. Also part of organising committee for SBS Brighton 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2017 |
| Description | Star Gazing Live |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | SGL on campus: plenary talks in 2015, interactive activities in 2016 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2015 |
| Description | Star Gazing Live |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Romer's research on cosmology has been featured at Star Gazing Live. This includes, hands on activities, public talks and workshops with school groups. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016,2017 |
| Description | media engagement |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Romer has interacted with the media in relation to her role in DES EPO: e.g. queries from Nature, Mail on line |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016 |
| Description | nerd nite (17/18 reporting round) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | nerd nite june 2017, jan 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
| URL | https://brighton.nerdnite.com/ |
| Description | talks to members of the public (various locations in UK, also in Arizona, Michigan and Chile) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Romer has presented her research in public talks to a wide range of audiences (in groups ranging in size from 30 to 200): Astronomy Societies; Science Festivals; Astronomy Festivals; Science clubs (Cafe Scientifique etc.) none |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 |