DES Computing

The Universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. The Dark Energy Survey (DES) is a next-generation sky survey that’s studying the properties of the dark energy that seems to be making this acceleration happen. Researchers will build a 1-meter diameter, 500 megapixel camera and attach it to a telescope at an observatory in Chile to take measurements that will give insight into the history of the expansion of the universe.

The Computing Division runs data simulations for mock data challenges for DES, contributes to the development of the SISPI data acquisition system and helps conduct testing for the charge coupled device -- the light senors that record images made by the telescope. CD is responsible for "survey planning strategy," the strategy for where to point the telescope at each moment during the 5 year survey so as to optimize the available observing time. In addition, it assists in scientific data analysis in support of optics, filters and calibrations, and maintains the DES document repository.

More Information: DES Home, Fermilab Experimental Astrophysics Group

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Last updated by cdweb on 04/29/2008