Connecting the time domain community with the Virtual Astronomical Observatory

Matthew J. Graham; S. G. Djorgovski; Ciro Donalek; Andrew J. Drake; Ashish A. Mahabal; Raymond L. Plante; Jeffrey Kantor; John C. Good

doi:10.1117/12.926577

13 September 2012 Connecting the time domain community with the Virtual Astronomical Observatory

Matthew J. Graham, S. G. Djorgovski, Ciro Donalek, Andrew J. Drake, Ashish A. Mahabal, Raymond L. Plante, Jeffrey Kantor, John C. Good

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Proceedings Volume 8448, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV; 84480P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926577
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

The time domain has been identied as one of the most important areas of astronomical research for the next decade. The Virtual Observatory is in the vanguard with dedicated tools and services that enable and facilitate the discovery, dissemination and analysis of time domain data. These range in scope from rapid notications of time-critical astronomical transients to annotating long-term variables with the latest modelling results. In this paper, we will review the prior art in these areas and focus on the capabilities that the VAO is bringing to bear in support of time domain science. In particular, we will focus on the issues involved with the heterogeneous collections of (ancilllary) data associated with astronomical transients, and the time series characterization and classication tools required by the next generation of sky surveys, such as LSST and SKA.

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Matthew J. Graham, S. G. Djorgovski, Ciro Donalek, Andrew J. Drake, Ashish A. Mahabal, Raymond L. Plante, Jeffrey Kantor, and John C. Good "Connecting the time domain community with the Virtual Astronomical Observatory", Proc. SPIE 8448, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV, 84480P (13 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926577

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