The ScopeSim Ecosystem

Fabian Haberhauer, Kieran Leschinski, Martin Baláž, Hugo Buddelmeijer, Oliver Czoske, Jörg Uwe Pott, Carmelo Arcidiacono

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Abstract

ScopeSim is a general-purpose observation data simulation ecosystem for astronomical instruments. It allows users to simulate observations with multiple instruments for the same (often custom built) target description using a common software platform, thus enabling “apples-to-apples” comparisons of the outputs. The simulation engine has been described in a previous proceedings paper,1 however behind the scenes a vast infrastructure has been built to support the ScopeSim engine. The supporting elements are in some cases major projects in their own right, with multiple additional use cases and user groups. For example, the instrument reference database (IRDB) provides a public and open-source platform for instrument consortia to distribute a coherent picture of the optical properties and characteristics of their instrument(s).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSoftware and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VIII
EditorsJorge Ibsen, Gianluca Chiozzi
PublisherSPIE
Number of pages18
Volume13101
ISBN (Electronic)9781510675254
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2024
EventSoftware and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VIII 2024 - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: 16 Jun 202421 Jun 2024

Publication series

SeriesProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume13101
ISSN0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceSoftware and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VIII 2024
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYokohama
Period16/06/2421/06/24

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 103003 Astronomy
  • 102023 Supercomputing

Keywords

  • Data
  • ELT
  • Instrument Data Simulation
  • Instrumentation
  • Python
  • Simulator

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