Rubin Observatory technical challenges and resolutions
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is an astronomical survey facility nearing completion in Chile. Its mission is to accomplish the 10-year Legacy Survey of space and Time (LSST) survey - a 6-color optical imaging survey of the southern sky. The science mission for the LSST resulted in demanding requirements for optical performance and system dynamics. Producing a Telescope and an Observatory meeting these requirements resulted in multiple technical challenges which were encountered and resolved during the design and construction of the project. Resolving these challenges has impacted the assembly and integration of the overall system. Analyses were performed and solutions were developed. This paper provides a general overview of these challenges and highlights some specific examples where resolutions were found and implemented.
Authors
- Óscar Núñez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5850-8972)
- Roberto Tighe
- David Jiménez Mejías
- Luis Vergara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6803-4774)
- Guido Maulen
- Gabriele Rodeghiero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3469-9863)
- Julio Constanzo
- E. Giro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7301-8285)
- Felipe Daruich
- H. Drass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7790-9971)
- Hernan Herrera
- Bruno Quint (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1557-3560)
- Jeffrey L. Barr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2949-0567)
- Juan Miguel López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7730-0472)
- Te-Wei Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5732-4160)
- Eduardo Serrano
- Freddy Muñoz
- Ian Ordenes
- P. Kubánek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1877-1386)
- Tomislav Vučina
- B. Stalder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0973-4900)
- Mario Rivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5692-5497)
- Franco Colleoni
- Juan Fabrega
- Victor L. Krabbendam
- Pablo Zorzi
- Craig Lage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9601-345X)
- Claudio Araya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2422-671X)
- R. Canestrari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4591-7763)
- Sandrine Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9121-3436)
- Jacques Sebag
- Sandra Romero
- Diego Tapia
- John Andrew
- Luis Matemala
- Claudio Pasten
- Luco Rosignoli
- Juan Orellana
- Edgard Sepulveda
- Dave Mills
- D. Neill
- Gonzalo Meneses
- Christian Aguilar
- Maria Fernanda Parra
- Jose Miguel Quintero
- R. Olivares
- Cristian Silva
- Robinson Godoy
- Rodrigo Rojas
- Andy Clements
Institutions
- Trieste Astronomical Observatory (IT)
- Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica cosmica di Palermo (IT)
- NSF NOIRLab (US)
- NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory (CL)
- Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio
- University of California, Davis (US)
- National Institute for Astrophysics (IT)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018152
- Primary Topic
- Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00