The Dark Energy Survey: more than dark energy – an overview

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Authors

T. M. C. Abbott · Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

Abdalla, F B · NGC Aerospace (Canada)

Aleksić, J · Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Allam, S · Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Amara, A · ETH Zurich

D. Bacon · NGC Aerospace (Canada)

Balbinot, E · University of Surrey

Banerji, M

Abstract

This overview paper describes the legacy prospect and discovery potential of the Dark Energy Survey (DES) beyond cosmological studies, illustrating it with examples from the DES early data. DES is using a wide-field camera (DECam) on the 4 m Blanco Telescope in Chile to image 5000 sq deg of the sky in five filters (grizY).

Topics & Keywords

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volume 460, Issue 2, pp. 1270-1299

DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stw641

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