The ScopeSim Ecosystem
- Author(s)
- Fabian Haberhauer, Kieran Leschinski, Martin Baláž, Hugo Buddelmeijer, Oliver Czoske, Jörg Uwe Pott, Carmelo Arcidiacono
- 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).
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Astrophysics
- External organisation(s)
- Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Osservatorio Astronomico
- Volume
- 13101
- No. of pages
- 18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020410
- Publication date
- 07-2024
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103003 Astronomy, 102023 Supercomputing
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, Computer Science Applications, Applied Mathematics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/3c828c55-d5d3-4097-9bb7-649c76352506