Quick Summary of RCS2
Total survey area: ~1000 deg2
Imaging: g',r',z'
- g'~25.3 (4 mins exposure)
- r'~24.8 (8 mins exposure)
- z'~22.5 (6 mins exposure)
Primary Science Goals
via selection of galaxies clusters out to redshifts ~1, with a well-characterised selection function, we will:
- Measure the cosmological equation of state parameter, w,
to an accuracy of 0.1 using RCS2 alone,
or 0.05 when combined with SNe/CMB
- Discover ~50-100 high surface brightness, strongly-lensed,
distant galaxies, with which to study in detail representative
galaxies in the high redshift universe
- Produce a sample of ~20 000 - 30 000 clusters in the redshift
range 0.1-1.0 with
which to study galaxy cluster evolution
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