Software engineering methods and standards used in the Sloan digital sky survey

Conference · Sat Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:78707

Petravick, Don ^[1]; Berman, Eileen ^[1]; Gurbani, Vijay ^[1]; Nicinski, Tom ^[1]; Pordes, Ruth ^[1]; Rechenmacher, Ron ^[1]; Sergey, Gary ^[1]; Lupton, Robert H. ^[2]

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1. Fermilab
2. Princeton U. Observ.

We present an integrated science software development environment, code maintenance and support system for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) now being actively used throughout the collaboration. The SDSS is a collaboration between the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the Institute for Advanced Study, The Japan Promotion Group, Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University, The United States Naval Observatory, the University of Chicago, and the University of Washington. The SDSS will produce a five-color imaging survey of 1/4 of the sky about the north galactic cap and image 10{sup 8} Stars, 10{sup 8} galaxies, and 10{sup 5} Quasars. Spectra will be obtained for 10{sup 6} galaxies and 10{sup 5} Quasars as well. The survey will utilize a dedicated 2.5 meter telescope at the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico. Its imaging camera will hold 54 Charge-Coupled Devices (CADS). The SDSS will take five years to complete, acquiring well over 12 TB of data.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-07CH11359
• OSTI ID: 78707
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-CONF-95-065; oai:inspirehep.net:395950
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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