Pan-STARRS1 as pilot-survey for panoptic time-domain science. Issue Volume 12:Issue S325(2016) (30th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hernitschek, Nina; Rix, Hans-Walter; Sesar, Branimir; Schlafly, Edward F.
• Editors: Brescia, M.; Djorgovski, S.G.; Feigelson, E.; Longo, G.; Cavuoti, S.
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 12:Issue S325(2016)
• Page Start: 118
• Page End: 121
• Publication Date: 2017-05-30
• Subjects: methods: data analysis, -- methods: statistical, -- catalogs, -- surveys, -- (stars: variables:) Cepheids, -- stars: variables: other, -- (galaxies:) quasars: general; Astronomy -- Congresses; Astronomy -- Periodicals; 520
• DOI: 10.1017/S1743921316012667
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-9213

Abstract

Abstract: For examining possibilities and challenges in doing science with multi-band and non-simultaneous data from upcoming surveys like LSST, the Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) 3π can be used as a pilot survey. This is especially important to explore the possibilities in detection and classification of variable sources within the first years of LSST's 10-year baseline. We had explored the capabilities of PS1 3π for carrying out time-domain science in a variety of applications. We had used structure function fitting as well as period fitting, to search for and classify high-latitude as well as low-latitude variable sources, in particular RR Lyrae, Cepheids and QSOs.