Mock Observations for the CSST Mission: Main Surveys--An Overview of Framework and Simulation Suite

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Autori principali: Wei, Cheng-Liang, Li, Guo-Liang, Fang, Yue-Dong, Zhang, Xin, Luo, Yu, Tian, Hao, Liu, De-Zi, Meng, Xian-Ming, Ban, Zhang, Li, Xiao-Bo, Luo, Zun, Xian, Jing-Tian, Wang, Wei, Peng, Xi-Yan, Li, Nan, Li, Ran, Shao, Li, Zhang, Tian-Meng, Tang, Jing, Chen, Yang, Qi, Zhao-Xiang, Cao, Zi-Huang, Shan, Huan- Yuan, Nie, Lin, Wang, Lei, He, Zizhao, Luo, Rui-Biao, Liu, Quan-Yu, Yan, Zhao-Jun
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author Wei, Cheng-Liang
Li, Guo-Liang
Fang, Yue-Dong
Zhang, Xin
Luo, Yu
Tian, Hao
Liu, De-Zi
Meng, Xian-Ming
Ban, Zhang
Li, Xiao-Bo
Luo, Zun
Xian, Jing-Tian
Wang, Wei
Peng, Xi-Yan
Li, Nan
Li, Ran
Shao, Li
Zhang, Tian-Meng
Tang, Jing
Chen, Yang
Qi, Zhao-Xiang
Cao, Zi-Huang
Shan, Huan- Yuan
Nie, Lin
Wang, Lei
He, Zizhao
Luo, Rui-Biao
Liu, Quan-Yu
Yan, Zhao-Jun
author_facet Wei, Cheng-Liang
Li, Guo-Liang
Fang, Yue-Dong
Zhang, Xin
Luo, Yu
Tian, Hao
Liu, De-Zi
Meng, Xian-Ming
Ban, Zhang
Li, Xiao-Bo
Luo, Zun
Xian, Jing-Tian
Wang, Wei
Peng, Xi-Yan
Li, Nan
Li, Ran
Shao, Li
Zhang, Tian-Meng
Tang, Jing
Chen, Yang
Qi, Zhao-Xiang
Cao, Zi-Huang
Shan, Huan- Yuan
Nie, Lin
Wang, Lei
He, Zizhao
Luo, Rui-Biao
Liu, Quan-Yu
Yan, Zhao-Jun
contents The Chinese Space Station Survey Telescope (CSST) is a flagship space-based observatory. Its main survey camera is designed to conduct high spatial resolution near-ultraviolet to near-infrared imaging and low-resolution spectroscopic surveys. To maximize the scientific output of CSST, we have developed a comprehensive, high-fidelity simulation pipeline for reproducing both imaging and spectroscopic observations. This paper presents an overview of the simulation framework, detailing its implementation and components. Built upon the GalSim package and incorporating the latest CSST instrumental specifications, our pipeline generates pixel-level mock observations that closely replicate the expected instrumental and observational conditions. The simulation suite integrates realistic astrophysical object catalogs, instrumental effects, point spread function (PSF) modeling, and observational noises to produce accurate synthetic data. We describe the key processing stages of the simulation, from constructing the input object catalogs to modeling the telescope optics and detector responses. Furthermore, we introduce the most recent release of simulated datasets, which provide a crucial testbed for data processing pipeline developments, calibration strategies, and scientific analyses, ensuring that CSST will meet its stringent requirements. Our pipeline serves as a vital tool for optimizing CSST main survey strategies and ensuring robust cosmological measurements.
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spellingShingle Mock Observations for the CSST Mission: Main Surveys--An Overview of Framework and Simulation Suite
Wei, Cheng-Liang
Li, Guo-Liang
Fang, Yue-Dong
Zhang, Xin
Luo, Yu
Tian, Hao
Liu, De-Zi
Meng, Xian-Ming
Ban, Zhang
Li, Xiao-Bo
Luo, Zun
Xian, Jing-Tian
Wang, Wei
Peng, Xi-Yan
Li, Nan
Li, Ran
Shao, Li
Zhang, Tian-Meng
Tang, Jing
Chen, Yang
Qi, Zhao-Xiang
Cao, Zi-Huang
Shan, Huan- Yuan
Nie, Lin
Wang, Lei
He, Zizhao
Luo, Rui-Biao
Liu, Quan-Yu
Yan, Zhao-Jun
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
The Chinese Space Station Survey Telescope (CSST) is a flagship space-based observatory. Its main survey camera is designed to conduct high spatial resolution near-ultraviolet to near-infrared imaging and low-resolution spectroscopic surveys. To maximize the scientific output of CSST, we have developed a comprehensive, high-fidelity simulation pipeline for reproducing both imaging and spectroscopic observations. This paper presents an overview of the simulation framework, detailing its implementation and components. Built upon the GalSim package and incorporating the latest CSST instrumental specifications, our pipeline generates pixel-level mock observations that closely replicate the expected instrumental and observational conditions. The simulation suite integrates realistic astrophysical object catalogs, instrumental effects, point spread function (PSF) modeling, and observational noises to produce accurate synthetic data. We describe the key processing stages of the simulation, from constructing the input object catalogs to modeling the telescope optics and detector responses. Furthermore, we introduce the most recent release of simulated datasets, which provide a crucial testbed for data processing pipeline developments, calibration strategies, and scientific analyses, ensuring that CSST will meet its stringent requirements. Our pipeline serves as a vital tool for optimizing CSST main survey strategies and ensuring robust cosmological measurements.
title Mock Observations for the CSST Mission: Main Surveys--An Overview of Framework and Simulation Suite
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.06970