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Status of the dark energy survey camera (DECam) project
Author(s): Brenna L. Flaugher; Timothy M. C. Abbott; Jim Annis; Michelle L. Antonik; Jim Bailey; Otger Ballester; Joseph P. Bernstein; Rebecca Bernstein; Marco Bonati; Gale Bremer; Jorge Briones; David Brooks; Elizabeth J. Buckley-Geer; Julia Campa; Laia Cardiel-Sas; Francisco Castander; Javier Castilla; Herman Cease; Steve Chappa; Edward C. Chi; Luis da Costa; Darren L. DePoy; Gregory Derylo; Juan De Vicente; H. Thomas Diehl; Peter Doel; Juan Estrada; Jacob Eiting; Anne Elliott; David Finley; Josh Frieman; Enrique Gaztanaga; David Gerdes; Mike Gladders; V. Guarino; G. Gutierrez; Jim Grudzinski; Bill Hanlon; Jiangang Hao; Steve Holland; Klaus Honscheid; Dave Huffman; Cheryl Jackson; Inga Karliner; Daekwang Kau; Steve Kent; Kurt Krempetz; John Krider; Mark Kozlovsky; Donna Kubik; Kyler W. Kuehn; Stephen E. Kuhlmann; Kevin Kuk; Ofer Lahav; Peter Lewis; Huan Lin; Wolfgang Lorenzon; Stuart Marshall; Gustavo Martínez; Timothy McKay; Wyatt Merritt; Mark Meyer; Ramon Miquel; Jim Morgan; Peter Moore; Todd Moore; Brian Nord; R. Ogando; Jamieson Olsen; John Peoples; Andreas Plazas; Natalie Roe; Aaron Roodman; B. Rossetto; E. Sanchez; Vic Scarpine; Terry Schalk; Rafe Schindler; Ricardo Schmidt; Richard Schmitt; Mike Schubnell; Kenneth Schultz; M. Selen; S. Serrano; Terri Shaw; Vaidis Simaitis; Jean Slaughter; R. Christopher Smith; Hal Spinka; Andy Stefanik; Walter Stuermer; Adam Sypniewski; Rick Talaga; Greg Tarle; Jon Thaler; Doug Tucker; Alistair R. Walker; Curtis Weaverdyck; William Wester; Robert J. Woods; Sue Worswick; Allen Zhao
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Paper Abstract
The Dark Energy Survey Collaboration is building the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), a 3 square degree, 520 Megapixel CCD camera which will be mounted on the Blanco 4-meter telescope at CTIO. DECam will be used to perform the 5000 sq. deg. Dark Energy Survey with 30% of the telescope time over a 5 year period. During the remainder of the time, and after the survey, DECam will be available as a community instrument. Construction of DECam is well underway. Integration and testing of the major system components has already begun at Fermilab and the collaborating institutions.
Paper Details
Date Published: 14 July 2010
PDF: 14 pages
Proc. SPIE 7735, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III, 77350D (14 July 2010); doi: 10.1117/12.856609
Show Author Affiliations
Brenna L. Flaugher, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Timothy M. C. Abbott, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (Chile)
Jim Annis, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Michelle L. Antonik, Univ. College London (United Kingdom)
Jim Bailey, Argonne National Lab. (United States)
Otger Ballester, Institut de Física d'Altes Energies, Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Joseph P. Bernstein, Argonne National Lab. (United States)
Rebecca Bernstein, Univ. of Califonia Observatories, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz (United States)
Marco Bonati, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (Chile)
Gale Bremer, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (Chile)
Jorge Briones, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (Chile)
David Brooks, Univ. College London (United Kingdom)
Elizabeth J. Buckley-Geer, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Julia Campa, Ctr. de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (Spain)
Laia Cardiel-Sas, Institut de Física d'Altes Energies, Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Francisco Castander, Institut de Física d'Altes Energies, Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Javier Castilla, Ctr. de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (Spain)
Herman Cease, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Steve Chappa, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Edward C. Chi, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Luis da Costa, Observatórió Nacional (Brazil)
Darren L. DePoy, Texas A&M Univ. (United States)
Gregory Derylo, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Juan De Vicente, Ctr. de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (Spain)
H. Thomas Diehl, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Peter Doel, Univ. College London (United Kingdom)
Juan Estrada, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Jacob Eiting, The Ohio State Univ. (United States)
Anne Elliott, The Ohio State Univ. (United States)
David Finley, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Josh Frieman, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Enrique Gaztanaga, Institut de Física d'Altes Energies, Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
David Gerdes, Univ. of Michigan (United States)
Mike Gladders, The Univ. of Chicago (United States)
V. Guarino, Argonne National Lab. (United States)
G. Gutierrez, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Jim Grudzinski, Argonne National Lab. (United States)
Bill Hanlon, Univ. of Illinois (United States)
Jiangang Hao, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Steve Holland, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (United States)
Klaus Honscheid, The Ohio State Univ. (United States)
Dave Huffman, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Cheryl Jackson, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Inga Karliner, Univ. of Illinois (United States)
Daekwang Kau, Univ. of Illinois (United States)
Steve Kent, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Kurt Krempetz, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
John Krider, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Mark Kozlovsky, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Donna Kubik, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Kyler W. Kuehn, Argonne National Lab. (United States)
Stephen E. Kuhlmann, Argonne National Lab. (United States)
Kevin Kuk, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Ofer Lahav, Univ. College London (United Kingdom)
Peter Lewis, Univ. College London (United Kingdom)
Huan Lin, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Wolfgang Lorenzon, Univ. of Michigan (United States)
Stuart Marshall, Stanford Linear Accelerator Ctr. (United States)
Gustavo Martínez, Ctr. de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (Spain)
Timothy McKay, Univ. of Michigan (United States)
Wyatt Merritt, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Mark Meyer, Univ. of Illinois (United States)
Ramon Miquel, Ctr. de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (Spain)
Jim Morgan, Argonne National Lab. (United States)
Peter Moore, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (Chile)
Todd Moore, Univ. of Illinois (United States)
Brian Nord, Univ. of Michigan (United States)
R. Ogando, Observatórió Nacional (Brazil)
Jamieson Olsen, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
John Peoples, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Andreas Plazas, Univ. of Pennsylvania (United States)
Natalie Roe, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (United States)
Aaron Roodman, Stanford Linear Accelerator Ctr. (United States)
B. Rossetto, Observatórió Nacional (Brazil)
E. Sanchez, Ctr. de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (Spain)
Vic Scarpine, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Terry Schalk, Univ. of California Observatories, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz (United States)
Rafe Schindler, Stanford Linear Accelerator Ctr. (United States)
Ricardo Schmidt, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (Chile)
Richard Schmitt, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Mike Schubnell, Univ. of Michigan (United States)
Kenneth Schultz, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
M. Selen, Univ. of Illinois (United States)
S. Serrano, Institut de Física d'Altes Energies, Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Terri Shaw, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Vaidis Simaitis, Univ. of Illinois (United States)
Jean Slaughter, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
R. Christopher Smith, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (Chile)
Hal Spinka, Argonne National Lab. (United States)
Andy Stefanik, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Walter Stuermer, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Adam Sypniewski, Univ. of Michigan (United States)
Rick Talaga, Univ. of Michigan (United States)
Greg Tarle, Univ. of Michigan (United States)
Jon Thaler, Univ. of Illinois (United States)
Doug Tucker, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Alistair R. Walker, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (Chile)
Curtis Weaverdyck, Univ. of Michigan (United States)
William Wester, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Robert J. Woods, Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (United States)
Sue Worswick, Univ. College London (United Kingdom)
Allen Zhao, Argonne National Lab. (United States)

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7735:
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
Ian S. McLean; Suzanne K. Ramsay; Hideki Takami, Editor(s)
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