Edward N. Taylor
The Taipan Galaxy Survey: Scientific Goals and Observing Strategy
Taylor, Edward N.; Lagos, Claudia; White, Marc; Bilicki, Maciej; Brown, Michael J. I.; Bryant, Julia; Croom, Scott; Driver, Simon P.; Jones, D. Heath; Koribalski, Bärbel; Lorente, Nuria; Tinney, C. G.; Tothill, Nicholas F. H.; Koribalski, Baerbel; Lima Da Cunha, Elisabete; Hopkins, Andrew M.; Colless, Matthew; Taylor, Edward Nairne Cunningham; Blake, Chris; Howlett, Cullan; Magoulas, Christina; Lucey, John R.; Lagos, Claudia Del P.; Kuehn, Kyler; Gordon, Yjan; Barat, Dilyar; Bian, Fuyan; Wolf, Christian; Cowley, Michael J.; White, Marc Dr; Achitouv, Ixandra; Bilicki, Maciej nf; Bland-Hawthorn, Joss; Bolejko, Krzysztof; Brown, Michael J. I.; Brown, Rebecca; Bryant, Julia Dr; Croom, Scott M.; Davis, Tamara M.; Filipovic, Miroslav D.; Hinton, Samuel R.; Johnston-Hollitt, Melanie; Jones, D. Heath; Koribalski, Bärbel Silvia; Kleiner, Dane; Lawrence, Jon; Lorente, Nuria P. F.; Mould, Jeremy; Owers, Matt S.; Pimbblet, Kevin; Tinney, Christopher G.; Tothill, Nicholas F. H.; Watson, Fred
Authors
Claudia Lagos
Marc White
Maciej Bilicki
Michael J. I. Brown
Julia Bryant
Scott Croom
Simon P. Driver
D. Heath Jones
Bärbel Koribalski
Nuria Lorente
C. G. Tinney
Nicholas F. H. Tothill
Baerbel Koribalski
Elisabete Lima Da Cunha
Andrew M. Hopkins
Matthew Colless
Edward Nairne Cunningham Taylor
Chris Blake
Cullan Howlett
Christina Magoulas
John R. Lucey
Claudia Del P. Lagos
Kyler Kuehn
Yjan Gordon
Dilyar Barat
Fuyan Bian
Christian Wolf
Michael J. Cowley
Marc Dr White
Ixandra Achitouv
Maciej nf Bilicki
Joss Bland-Hawthorn
Krzysztof Bolejko
Michael J. I. Brown
Rebecca Brown
Julia Dr Bryant
Scott M. Croom
Tamara M. Davis
Miroslav D. Filipovic
Samuel R. Hinton
Melanie Johnston-Hollitt
D. Heath Jones
Bärbel Silvia Koribalski
Dane Kleiner
Jon Lawrence
Nuria P. F. Lorente
Jeremy Mould
Matt S. Owers
Professor Kevin Pimbblet K.Pimbblet@hull.ac.uk
Director of DAIM
Christopher G. Tinney
Nicholas F. H. Tothill
Fred Watson
Abstract
© Astronomical Society of Australia 2017; published by Cambridge University Press. The Taipan galaxy survey (hereafter simply 'Taipan') is a multi-object spectroscopic survey starting in 2017 that will cover 2π steradians over the southern sky (δ ≲ 10°, |b| ≥ 10°), and obtain optical spectra for about two million galaxies out to z < 0.4. Taipan will use the newly refurbished 1.2-m UK Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory with the new TAIPAN instrument, which includes an innovative 'Starbugs' positioning system capable of rapidly and simultaneously deploying up to 150 spectroscopic fibres (and up to 300 with a proposed upgrade) over the 6° diameter focal plane, and a purpose-built spectrograph operating in the range from 370 to 870nm with resolving power R≳;2 000. Themain scientific goals of Taipan are (i) to measure the distance scale of the Universe (primarily governed by the local expansion rate, H 0 ) to 1% precision, and the growth rate of structure to 5%; (ii) to make the most extensive map yet constructed of the total mass distribution and motions in the local Universe, using peculiar velocities based on improved Fundamental Plane distances, which will enable sensitive tests of gravitational physics; and (iii) to deliver a legacy sample of low-redshift galaxies as a unique laboratory for studying galaxy evolution as a function of dark matter halo and stellar mass and environment. The final survey, which will be completed within 5 yrs, will consist of a complete magnitude-limited sample (i ≲ 17) of about 1.2 × 10 6 galaxies supplemented by an extension to higher redshifts and fainter magnitudes (i ≲ 18.1) of a luminous red galaxy sample of about 0.8 × 10 6 galaxies. Observations and data processing will be carried out remotely and in a fully automated way, using a purpose-built automated 'virtual observer' software and an automated data reduction pipeline. The Taipan survey is deliberately designed to maximise its legacy value by complementing and enhancing current and planned surveys of the southern sky at wavelengths from the optical to the radio; it will become the primary redshift and optical spectroscopic reference catalogue for the local extragalactic Universe in the southern sky for the coming decade.
Citation
Driver, S. P., Taylor, E. N., Lagos, C., White, M., Bilicki, M., Brown, M. J. I., Bryant, J., Croom, S., Jones, D. H., Koribalski, B., Lorente, N., Tinney, C. G., Tothill, N. F. H., Koribalski, B., Lima Da Cunha, E., Hopkins, A. M., Colless, M., Taylor, E. N. C., Blake, C., Howlett, C., …Watson, F. (2017). The Taipan Galaxy Survey: Scientific Goals and Observing Strategy. Publications / Astronomical Society of Australia, 34, Article ARTN e047. https://doi.org/10.1017/pasa.2017.41
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 4, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 24, 2017 |
Publication Date | Oct 24, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Oct 10, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 26, 2018 |
Journal | Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia |
Print ISSN | 1323-3580 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 34 |
Article Number | ARTN e047 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1017/pasa.2017.41 |
Keywords | Space and Planetary Science; Astronomy and Astrophysics |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/455590 |
Publisher URL | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/publications-of-the-astronomical-society-of-australia/article/taipan-galaxy-survey-scientific-goals-and-observing-strategy/459B76832045EDA0740E8E7BF4D5D849 |
Additional Information | License: Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2017 |
Contract Date | Oct 10, 2017 |
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