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astro-ph.IM2018

DOTIFS: spectrograph optical and opto-mechanical design

Haeun Chung, A. N. Ramaprakash, Pravin Khodade +10

Devasthal Optical Telescope Integral Field Spectrograph (DOTIFS) is a new multi-Integral Field Unit (IFU) instrument, planned to be mounted on the 3.6m Devasthal optical telescope…

astro-ph.IM2018

New Photometric Pipeline to Explore Temporal and Spatial Variability with KMTNet DEEP-South Observations

Seo-Won Chang, Yong-Ik Byun, Min-Su Shin +6

The DEEP-South photometric census of small Solar System bodies produces massive time-series data of variable, transient or moving objects as a by-product. To fully investigate unex…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 2 cited

Noise Characterization of IUCAA Digital Sampling Array Controller (IDSAC)

Sabyasachi Chattopadhyay, A. N. Ramaprakash, Bhushan Joshi +11

IUCAA Digital Sampling Array Controller (IDSAC) is a flexible and generic yet powerful CCD controller which can handle a wide range of scientific detectors. Based on an easily scal…

astro-ph.IM2018

Multiple rooks of chess - a generic integral field unit deployment technique

Sabyasachi Chattopadhyay, A. N. Ramaprakash, Pravin Khodade +4

A new field re-configuration technique, Multiple Rooks of Chess (MRC), for multiple deployable Integral Field Spectrographs has been developed. The method involves mechanical geome…

astro-ph.IM2018

The Wide Integral Field Infrared Spectrograph: Commissioning Results and On-sky Performance

Suresh Sivanandam, Dae-Sik Moon, R. Elliot Meyer +11

We have recently commissioned a novel infrared ( m) integral field spectrograph (IFS) called the Wide Integral Field Infrared Spectrograph (WIFIS). WIFIS is a unique in…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 24 cited

First observations of speed of light tracks by a fluorescence detector looking down on the atmosphere

G. Abdellaoui, S. Abe, J. H. Adams +311

EUSO-Balloon is a pathfinder mission for the Extreme Universe Space Observatory onboard the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM-EUSO). It was launched on the moonless night of the 25$^…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 15 cited

Identifying complex sources in large astronomical data using a coarse-grained complexity measure

Gary Segal, David Parkinson, Ray P. Norris +1

The volume of data that will be produced by the next generation of astrophysical instruments represents a significant opportunity for making unplanned and unexpected discoveries. C…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 10 cited

Photometry of K2 Campaign 9 bulge data

R. Poleski, M. Penny, B. S. Gaudi +4

In its Campaign 9, K2 observed dense regions toward the Galactic bulge in order to constrain the microlensing parallaxes and probe for free-floating planets. Photometric reduction…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 35 cited

Capabilities and prospects of the East Asia Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network

T. An, B. W. Sohn, H. Imai

The very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) technique offers angular resolutions superior to any other instruments at other wavelengths, enabling unique science applications of hi…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 497 cited

The Dark Energy Survey Data Release 1

T. M. C. Abbott, F. B. Abdalla, S. Allam +199

We describe the first public data release of the Dark Energy Survey, DES DR1, consisting of reduced single epoch images, coadded images, coadded source catalogs, and associated pro…