Next-generation sky surveys

Research area

KIAA-PKU has been actively involved in the CSS-OS project and is an institutional member of the LSST-China Consortium. The next several years will be a crucial period for scientific preparations for the two projects. Their unprecedented statistical power requires stringent control of systematics and precision measurements of object properties, which will be a major theme of our effort. We will improve simulation tools for the CSS-OS by incorporating realistic mock samples and as-measured instrument characteristics and help develop its science ground segment. We will also explore synergies between the CSS-OS and other surveys including the LSST and the Euclid mission. (Figure: LSST)