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La Silla-QUEST Variability Survey in the Southern Hemisphere

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2012

Ellie Hadjiyska ,
David Rabinowitz ,
Charles Baltay ,
Nancy Ellman ,
Peter Nugent ,
Robert Zinn ,
Benjamin Horowitz ,
Ryan McKinnon  and
Lissa R. Miller
Ellie Hadjiyska
Affiliation:
Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8120USA email: [email protected]
David Rabinowitz
Affiliation:
Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8120USA email: [email protected]
Charles Baltay
Affiliation:
Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8120USA email: [email protected]
Nancy Ellman
Affiliation:
Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8120USA email: [email protected]
Peter Nugent
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720-8139USA
Robert Zinn
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, Yale University, P.O. Box 208101, New Haven, CT 06520-8101USA
Benjamin Horowitz
Affiliation:
Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8120USA email: [email protected]
Ryan McKinnon
Affiliation:
Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8120USA email: [email protected]
Lissa R. Miller
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, Yale University, P.O. Box 208101, New Haven, CT 06520-8101USA
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Abstract

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We describe the La Silla-QUEST (LSQ) Variability Survey. LSQ is a dedicated wide-field synoptic survey in the Southern Hemisphere, focussing on the discovery and study of transients ranging from low redshift (z < 0.1) SN Ia, Tidal Disruption events, RR Lyræ variables, CVs, Quasars, TNOs and others. The survey utilizes the 1.0-m Schmidt Telescope of the European Southern Observatory at La Silla, Chile, with the large-area QUEST camera, a mosaic of 112 CCDs with field of view of 9.6 square degrees. The LSQ Survey was commissioned in 2009, and is now regularly covering ~1000 square deg per night with a repeat cadence of hours to days. The data are currently processed on a daily basis. We present here a first look at the photometric capabilities of LSQ and we discuss some of the most interesting recent transient detections.

Keywords

surveystechniques: photometricsupernovae: Type Iastars: variables
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Symposium S285: New Horizons in Time-Domain Astronomy , September 2011 , pp. 324 - 326
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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