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Christopher Walter

Christopher Walter

Professor of Physics
Physics
Box 90305, Durham, NC 27708-0305
120 Science Drive, Office 271, Durham, NC 27708

Featured Works

The LSST DESC DC2 simulated sky survey

Journal article Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · March 12, 2021 Featured Publication We describe the simulated sky survey underlying the second data challenge (DC2) carried out in preparation for analysis of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) by the LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration (LSST DESC). Signi ... Full text Cite

The LSST DESC data challenge 1: Generation and analysis of synthetic images for next-generation surveys

Journal article Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · September 1, 2020 Featured Publication Data Challenge 1 (DC1) is the first synthetic data set produced by the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Dark Energy Science Collaboration (DESC). DC1 is designed to develop and validate data reduction and analysis and to study the i ... Full text Cite