5 papers
The On-Sky Performance of the LSST Camera CCD Array
Sean Patrick MacBride, Aaron Roodman, Stuart Marshall +89
The focal plane of the LSST Camera contains 189 individual science CCDs, arranged into 21 raft tower modules, along with 4 wavefront and 8 guider CCDs located in 4 additional corne…
Report on LEO satellite impacts on ground-based optical astronomy for the Rubin Observatory LSST
Phanindra Kandula, Lee Kelvin, Erfan Nourbakhsh +10
In August 2025 a workshop was convened to bring together experts to better understand steps that can be taken to mitigate the impact of satellite constellations on astronomical obs…
Satellite Streak Brightness Variation with Orbit Height
Adam Snyder, J. Anthony Tyson
We study the apparent optical brightness of satellite streaks in ground-based observatory cameras as the orbit height is varied. This is done via simulations. Several factors are i…
Characterization of Residual Charge Images in LSST Camera e2v CCDs
Daniel Polin, Adam Snyder, Craig Lage +1
LSST Camera CCDs produced by the manufacturer e2v exhibit strong and novel residual charge images when exposed to bright sources. These manifest in images following bright exposure…
Expected Impact of Glints from Space Debris in the LSST
J. Anthony Tyson, Adam Snyder, Daniel Polin +2
We examine the simple model put forth in a recent note by Loeb regarding the brightness of space debris in the size range of 1-10 cm and their impact on the Rubin Observatory Legac…