Transients in the Dark

Read our Letter of Intent (LOI)

Some recent presentations:

• Theoretical Astrophysical Observatory (TAO, J. Mould)
• Low-redshift SNe: expected rates (J. Vinko)

The Team:

Dr. Lifan Wang (PI), Dr. Peter Brown, Dr. Jianhua Huang, Dr. Kevin Krisciunas, Mr. Zhenfeng Lin, Mr. Andrew Quick, Dr. Nicholas Suntzeff, Dr. Yi Yang (TAMU), Dr. Jeremy Mould (Swinburne), Dr. Avishay Gal-Yam, Dr. Eran Ofem, Mr. Barak Zackay (Weizmann) ...

Tools:

Useful links:

JWST image simulators:

• PSF simulator (WebbPSF)
• Image simulator (STIPS)

Work packages:

• WP 0 - Basic Characteristics - collect required technical data, set up project webpage (A. Gal-Yam)
• WP 1 - Astrophysical Inputs - model the properties of objects expected to be detected in JWST images: Stars and Brown Dwarfs (J. Mould), Galaxies (P. Geil), IR Backgrounds (TBD)
• WP 2 - Simulated Data - produce simulated images based on inputs from WP1. Demonstrate image coaadition, image subtraction and object detection (A. Gal-Yam, E. Ofek, B. Zackay)