Euclid preparation - XLVIII. The pre-launch Science Ground Segment simulation framework
Abstract
The European Space Agency's Euclid mission is one of the upcoming generation of large-scale cosmology surveys, which will map the large-scale structure in the Universe with unprecedented precision. The development and validation of the SGS pipeline requires state-of-the-art simulations with a high level of complexity and accuracy that include subtle instrumental features not accounted for previously as well as faster algorithms for the large-scale production of the expected Euclid data products. In this paper, we present the Euclid SGS simulation framework as applied in a large-scale end-to-end simulation exercise named Science Challenge 8. Our simulation pipeline enables the swift production of detailed image simulations for the construction and validation of the Euclid mission during its qualification phase and will serve as a reference throughout operations. Our end-to-end simulation framework starts with the production of a large cosmological N-body & mock galaxy catalogue simulation. We perform a selection of galaxies down to I_E=26 and 28 mag, respectively, for a Euclid Wide Survey spanning 165 deg^2 and a 1 deg^2 Euclid Deep Survey. We build realistic stellar density catalogues containing Milky Way-like stars down to H<26. Using the latest instrumental models for both the Euclid instruments and spacecraft as well as Euclid-like observing sequences, we emulate with high fidelity Euclid satellite imaging throughout the mission's lifetime. We present the SC8 data set consisting of overlapping visible and near-infrared Euclid Wide Survey and Euclid Deep Survey imaging and low-resolution spectroscopy along with ground-based. This extensive data set enables end-to-end testing of the entire ground segment data reduction and science analysis pipeline as well as the Euclid mission infrastructure, paving the way to future scientific and technical developments and enhancements.
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Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
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Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
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Satlantis, University Science Park, Sede Bld 48940, Leioa-Bilbao, Spain
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris · Sorbonne Université
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Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, UMR 7095, CNRS, and Sorbonne Universite, 98 bis boulevard Arago, 75014 Paris, France
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Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
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Max-Planck-Institut fur Astronomie, Konigstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris Cité · Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives · CEA Paris-Saclay - Etablissement de Saclay · Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'Univers
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CEA Saclay, DFR/IRFU, Service d'Astrophysique, Bat. 709, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Universite Paris Cite, CNRS, Astroparticule et Cosmologie, 75013 Paris, France
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université
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Aix-Marseille Universite, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Marseille, France
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Port d'Informació Científica · Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
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Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologicas
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Centre de physique des particules de Marseille · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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Aix-Marseille Universite, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France
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Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
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Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, 98bis Boulevard Arago, 75014, Paris, France
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Centre de physique des particules de Marseille · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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Aix-Marseille Universite, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Institute for High Energy Physics · Port d'Informació Científica
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Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris Cité · Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives · Université Paris-Saclay · Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation
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Universite Paris-Saclay, Universite Paris Cite, CEA, CNRS, AIM, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Centre National d'Études Spatiales
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Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
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Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
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Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Centre de physique des particules de Marseille · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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Aix-Marseille Universite, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France
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University of Helsinki · Helsinki Institute of Physics
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Department of Physics and Helsinki Institute of Physics, Gustaf Hallstromin katu 2, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Centre de physique des particules de Marseille · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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Aix-Marseille Universite, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France
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Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives · CEA Paris-Saclay - Etablissement de Saclay · Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'Univers
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CEA Saclay, DFR/IRFU, Service d'Astrophysique, Bat. 709, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Port d'Informació Científica · Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
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Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
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European Space Astronomy Centre
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Trieste Astronomical Observatory
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