Chair(s): Federica Bianco (New York University) & Rachel Street (LCO)
TVS Official webpage here
LSST TVS RoadMap Document here
The LSST Transients and Variable Stars Collaboration focuses on the transient sky, including a large and diverse range of phenomena: variable events, periodic or not, explosive and eruptive transients, and geometric transients (e.g. eclipsing binaries and planets). Variability is a tell tale of the nature of the objects observed, but it also enables galactic studies (the mapping of the galactic structure), extragalactic studies (the characterization of the intracluster medium), and cosmological studies. Because of their physical and phenomenological diversity, the object we study span a wide range of timescales and present themselves in a range of brightnesses and colors. We work to understand and maximize the potential of LSST in the exploration of the variable and transient sky, one of the 4 science drivers of LSST. LSST also holds great potential for discovery of new transient phenomena, especially at the very short and very long time scales.
Subgroups
- Cosmological
- Classification/Characterization
- Distance Scale
- Fast Transients
- Galactic
- Interacting Binaries
- Magnetically Active Stars
- Microlensing Subgroup
- Multiwavelength Characterization/Counterparts
- Pulsating Variables
- Supernovae Subgroup
- Tidal Disruption Events
- Transiting Planets
Task Forces
Science Platform Evaluation and Stack Club Spokesperson: Sara Bonito, INAF-Observatory of Palermo, Italy
LSST Commissioning Spokesperson: Markus Rabus, PUC, Chile
Characterize a community-broker interface functionality Spokesperson: Markus Rabus, PUC, Chile
Crowded Field Photometry Spokesperson: Kelly Hambleton
Deep-drilling fields and mini-surveys proposals planning Spokesperson: Sara Bonito, INAF-Observatory of Palermo, Italy
Review variability characterization parameters Spokesperson: Maria Isabel Carnerero Martin, INAF-Observatory of Torino, Italy