The WFIRST Science Archive and Analysis Center

Sara R. Heap; Alexander S. Szalay

doi:10.1017/S1743921317002058

The WFIRST Science Archive and Analysis Center

Sara R. Heap
, Alexander S. Szalay

Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

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Abstract

The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) is a 2.4 m telescope with a large field of view ( ~ 0.3 deg²) and fine angular resolution (0.11). WFIRST's Wide Field Instrument (WFI) will obtain images in the Z, Y, J, H, F184, W149 (wide) filter bands, and grism spectra of the same large field of view. The data volume of the WFIRST Science Archive is expected to reach a few Petabytes. We describe plans to enable users to find the data of interest and, if needed, to analyze the data in situ using sophisticated software tools provided by the archive. As preparation, we are building a mini-archive that will help us to define realistic science requirements and to design the full WFIRST Science Archive.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	373-378
Number of pages	6
Journal	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Volume	12
Issue number	S325
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921317002058
State	Published - 2016

Keywords

astronomical data bases
catalogs
galaxies: evolution
galaxies: statistical
infrared: galaxies
methods: data analysis
surveys
WFIRST

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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