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RTN-107: The Rubin Observatory Target-of-Opportunity Mock Data Challenge
Abstract
We describe the activities of the Target-of-Opportunity mock data challenge, taking place from Sep 22 2025 - Oct 18 2025. We center this activity in four questions that are critical for maximizing the scientific output of the ToO system: (1) How quickly can Rubin Observatory start observing after a ToO alert is received? (2) How efficient is Rubin Observatory at recovering the host of a ToO event? (3) How accurate are the observing strategies that the community has created for the ToO program? (4) How can expert ToO scientists interact effectively with the ToO system, where many processes are fully automated? In this challenge, and the report summarized herein, we aim to answer the aforementioned questions to better the Rubin ToO program.
- Publication Date:
- Other Number(s):
- Vera C. Rubin Observatory Technical Note RTN-107
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- Research Org.:
- NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
- Sponsoring Org.:
- U.S. National Science Foundation; U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
- OSTI Identifier:
- 3010871
- DOI:
- https://doi.org/10.71929/rubin/3010871
Citation Formats
MacBride, Sean Patrick. RTN-107: The Rubin Observatory Target-of-Opportunity Mock Data Challenge. United States: N. p., 2025.
Web. doi:10.71929/rubin/3010871.
MacBride, Sean Patrick. RTN-107: The Rubin Observatory Target-of-Opportunity Mock Data Challenge. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.71929/rubin/3010871
MacBride, Sean Patrick. 2025.
"RTN-107: The Rubin Observatory Target-of-Opportunity Mock Data Challenge". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.71929/rubin/3010871. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/3010871. Pub date:Fri Sep 19 00:00:00 EDT 2025
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abstractNote = {We describe the activities of the Target-of-Opportunity mock data challenge, taking place from Sep 22 2025 - Oct 18 2025. We center this activity in four questions that are critical for maximizing the scientific output of the ToO system: (1) How quickly can Rubin Observatory start observing after a ToO alert is received? (2) How efficient is Rubin Observatory at recovering the host of a ToO event? (3) How accurate are the observing strategies that the community has created for the ToO program? (4) How can expert ToO scientists interact effectively with the ToO system, where many processes are fully automated? In this challenge, and the report summarized herein, we aim to answer the aforementioned questions to better the Rubin ToO program.},
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