Advancements in Streamlining Time-Domain and Multi-Messenger Astronomy Follow-Up Infrastructure at Keck Observatory

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Main Authors: Lee, Chien-Hsiu, Mader, Jeffrey A., Coda, Tyler, Hayashi, Jo, Brodheim, Max, Fuhrman, Lucas
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author Lee, Chien-Hsiu
Mader, Jeffrey A.
Coda, Tyler
Hayashi, Jo
Brodheim, Max
Fuhrman, Lucas
author_facet Lee, Chien-Hsiu
Mader, Jeffrey A.
Coda, Tyler
Hayashi, Jo
Brodheim, Max
Fuhrman, Lucas
contents With active time-domain surveys like the Zwicky Transient Facility, the anticipated Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time, and multi-messenger experiments such as LIGO/VIRGO/KANGRA for gravitational wave detection and IceCube for high-energy neutrino events, there is a new era in both time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy. The Astro2020 decadal survey highlights effectively responding to these astronomical alerts in a timely manner as a priority, and thus, there is an urgent need for the development of a seamless follow-up infrastructure at existing facilities that are capable of following up on detections at the survey depths. At the W. M. Keck Observatory (WMKO), we are actively constructing critical infrastructure, aimed at facilitating the Target-of-Opportunity (ToO) trigger, optimizing observational planning, streamlining data acquisition, and enhancing data product accessibility. In this document, we provide an overview of these developing services and place them in context of existing observatory infrastructure like the Keck Observatory Archive (KOA) and Data Services Initiative (DSI).
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spellingShingle Advancements in Streamlining Time-Domain and Multi-Messenger Astronomy Follow-Up Infrastructure at Keck Observatory
Lee, Chien-Hsiu
Mader, Jeffrey A.
Coda, Tyler
Hayashi, Jo
Brodheim, Max
Fuhrman, Lucas
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
With active time-domain surveys like the Zwicky Transient Facility, the anticipated Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time, and multi-messenger experiments such as LIGO/VIRGO/KANGRA for gravitational wave detection and IceCube for high-energy neutrino events, there is a new era in both time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy. The Astro2020 decadal survey highlights effectively responding to these astronomical alerts in a timely manner as a priority, and thus, there is an urgent need for the development of a seamless follow-up infrastructure at existing facilities that are capable of following up on detections at the survey depths. At the W. M. Keck Observatory (WMKO), we are actively constructing critical infrastructure, aimed at facilitating the Target-of-Opportunity (ToO) trigger, optimizing observational planning, streamlining data acquisition, and enhancing data product accessibility. In this document, we provide an overview of these developing services and place them in context of existing observatory infrastructure like the Keck Observatory Archive (KOA) and Data Services Initiative (DSI).
title Advancements in Streamlining Time-Domain and Multi-Messenger Astronomy Follow-Up Infrastructure at Keck Observatory
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.01500