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Published November 2013 | Published + Accepted Version
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The Zwicky Transient Facility

Abstract

The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) is a next-generation optical synoptic survey that builds on the experience and infrastructure of the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF). Using a new 47 deg2 survey camera, ZTF will survey more than an order of magnitude faster than PTF to discover rare transients and variables. I describe the survey and the camera design. Searches for young supernovae, fast transients, counterparts to gravitational-wave detections, and rare variables will benefit from ZTF's high cadence, wide area survey.

Additional Information

E. B. is grateful for useful conversations with Shri Kulkarni, Tom Prince, Richard Dekany, Roger Smith, Jason Surace, Eran Ofek, Mansi Kasliwal, Branimir Sesar, and Paul Groot.

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