@article{7b21c01ffe724c258f7586862174a839,
title = "Tuning the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Observing Strategy for Solar System Science",
abstract = "The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to start the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) in early to mid-2025. This multiband wide-field synoptic survey will transform our view of the solar system, with the discovery and monitoring of over five million small bodies. The final survey strategy chosen for LSST has direct implications on the discoverability and characterization of solar system minor planets and passing interstellar objects. Creating an inventory of the solar system is one of the four main LSST science drivers. The LSST observing cadence is a complex optimization problem that must balance the priorities and needs of all the key LSST science areas. To design the best LSST survey strategy, a series of operation simulations using the Rubin Observatory scheduler have been generated to explore the various options for tuning observing parameters and prioritizations. We explore the impact of the various simulated LSST observing strategies on studying the solar system{\textquoteright}s small body reservoirs. We examine what are the best observing scenarios and review what are the important considerations for maximizing LSST solar system science. In general, most of the LSST cadence simulations produce ±5% or less variations in our chosen key metrics, but a subset of the simulations significantly hinder science returns with much larger losses in the discovery and light-curve metrics.",
author = "Schwamb, {Megan E.} and Jones, {R. Lynne} and Peter Yoachim and Kathryn Volk and Dorsey, {Rosemary C.} and Cyrielle Opitom and Sarah Greenstreet and Tim Lister and Colin Snodgrass and Bolin, {Bryce T.} and Laura Inno and Bannister, {Michele T.} and Siegfried Eggl and Michael Solontoi and Kelley, {Michael S.P.} and Mario Juri{\'c} and Lin, {Hsing Wen} and Darin Ragozzine and Bernardinelli, {Pedro H.} and Chesley, {Steven R.} and Tansu Daylan and Josef {\v D}urech and Fraser, {Wesley C.} and Mikael Granvik and Knight, {Matthew M.} and Lisse, {Carey M.} and Renu Malhotra and Oldroyd, {William J.} and Audrey Thirouin and Quanzhi Ye",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported in part by the LSSTC Enabling Science grants program, the B612 Foundation, the University of Washington{\textquoteright}s DiRAC (Data-intensive Research in Astrophysics and Cosmology) Institute, the Planetary Society, and Adler Planetarium through generous support of the LSST Solar System Readiness Sprints. M.E.S. was supported by the UK Science Technology Facilities Council (STFC) grant ST/V000691/1, and she acknowledges travel support provided by STFC for UK participation in LSST through grant ST/N002512/1. K.V. acknowledges support from the Preparing for Astrophysics with LSST Program funded by the Heising Simons Foundation (grant 2021–2975), from NSF (grant AST-1824869), and from NASA (grants 80NSSC19K0785, 80NSSC21K0376, and 80NSSC22K0512). M.T.B. appreciates support by the Rutherford Discovery Fellowships from New Zealand Government funding, administered by the Royal Society Te Apārangi. M.S.K. was supported by the NASA Solar System Observations program (80NSSC20K0673). H.W.L. is supported by NASA grant NNX17AF21G and by NSF grant AST-2009096. T.D. acknowledges support from the LSSTC Catalyst Fellowship awarded by LSST Corporation with funding from the John Templeton Foundation grant ID No. 62192. S.G. acknowledges support from the DIRAC Institute in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington. The DIRAC Institute is supported through generous gifts from the Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences and the Washington Research Foundation. S.G. also acknowledges support from the Preparing for Astrophysics with LSST Program funded by the Heising Simons Foundation (grant 2021–2975), from NSF (grant OAC-1934752), and from NASA (grant 80NSSC22K0978). The work of S.R.C. was conducted at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. R.C.D. acknowledges support from the UC Doctoral Scholarship and Canterbury Scholarship administered by the University of Canterbury, a PhD research scholarship awarded through M.T.B.{\textquoteright}s Rutherford Discovery Fellowship grant, and an LSSTC Enabling Science grant awarded by LSST Corporation. R.M. acknowledges support from NSF (AST-1824869) and NASA (80NSSC19K0785). L.I. acknowledges support from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) within the ASI-INAF agreements I/024/12/0 and 2020-4-HH.0. Funding Information: This material or work is supported in part by the National Science Foundation through Cooperative Agreement AST-1258333 and Cooperative Support Agreement AST1836783 managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) and the Department of Energy under contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515 with the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory managed by Stanford University. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.",
year = "2023",
month = may,
day = "23",
doi = "10.3847/1538-4365/acc173",
language = "English",
volume = "266",
pages = "1--68",
journal = "Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series",
issn = "0067-0049",
publisher = "IOP Publishing",
number = "2",
}