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RTN-008: Rubin Observatory Processing of Gravitational Wave TOO Data in the Early Operations Era

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  1. Dept. of Astronomy, University of Washington
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Since the watershed discovery of an electromagnetic counterpart to the LIGO/VIRGO gravitational wave source GW170817, multi-messenger astrophysics has emerged as a major area of strategic focus for the NSF. Rubin Observatory’s depth, survey speed, and data management systems will make it a key asset in the search for EM counterparts. Exploiting this capability during the phases of Rubin commissioning and early operations that coincide with GW observing run O4 may require special actions, however. We discuss potential approaches to data access, template building, and special data processing.

Research Organization:
NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Sponsoring Organization:
U.S. National Science Foundation; U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
2997564
Report Number(s):
Vera C. Rubin Observatory Technical Note RTN-008
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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RTN-011: Rubin Observatory Plans for an Early Science Program dataset January 2025
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