Euclid preparation
Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 690, pp. A103
Abstract
Context. The European Space Agency’s Euclid mission is one of a raft of forthcoming large-scale cosmology surveys that will map the large-scale structure in the Universe with unprecedented precision. The mission will collect a vast amount of data that will be processed and analysed by Euclid ’s Science Ground Segment (SGS). 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. Aims. In this paper, we present the Euclid SGS simulation framework as it is 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. Methods. Our end-to-end simulation framework started with the production of a large cosmological N-body simulation that we used to construct a realistic galaxy mock catalogue. We performed 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 built realistic stellar density catalogues containing Milky Way-like stars down to H < 26 from a combination of a stellar population synthesis model of the Galaxy and real bright stars. Using the latest instrumental models for both the Euclid instruments and spacecraft as well as Euclid -like observing sequences, we emulated with high fidelity Euclid satellite imaging throughout the mission’s lifetime. Results. We present the SC8 dataset, consisting of overlapping visible and near-infrared Euclid Wide Survey and Euclid Deep Survey imaging and low-resolution spectroscopy along with ground-based data in five optical bands. This extensive dataset 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 for future scientific and technical developments and enhancements.
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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 Université, 98 bis boulevard Arago, 75014 Paris, France
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Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
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Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université
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Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Marseille, France
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Port d'Informació Científica · Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
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Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Avenida Complutense 40, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Port d’Informació Científica, Campus UAB, C. Albareda s/n, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
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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 Université, 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 Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France
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Institute for High Energy Physics · Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology · Port d'Informació Científica
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Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
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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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Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Cité, CEA, CNRS, AIM, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
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Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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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 Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, 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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Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives · CEA Paris-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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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 Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris Cité
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Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Astroparticule et Cosmologie, 75013 Paris, France
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University of California, Santa Cruz
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Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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Institute of Physics, Laboratory of Astrophysics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Observatoire de Sauverny, 1290 Versoix, Switzerland
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University of Manchester · University of Oxford
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Institute of Space Sciences · Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
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Institute for High Energy Physics · Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology · Port d'Informació Científica
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris Cité
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Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
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Port d'Informació Científica · Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
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Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Avenida Complutense 40, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Institute of Space Sciences · Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
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European Space Astronomy Centre
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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National Institute for Astrophysics
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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European Space Astronomy Centre
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National Institute for Astrophysics
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