DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/DESI_(Dark_Energy_Spectroscopic_Instrument)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:DESI
gptkbp:area 14,000 square degrees
gptkbp:collaboratesWith international
over 500 scientists
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstLight 2019
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Dark_Energy_Spectroscopic_Instrument
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:goal measure redshifts of 35 million galaxies and quasars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kitt_Peak_National_Observatory
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Lawrence_Berkeley_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:numberOfFibers 5000
gptkbp:purpose study dark energy
map large-scale structure of the universe
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:cosmology
dark energy
redshift survey
Baryon Acoustic Oscillations
gptkbp:releaseDate public
gptkbp:scienceOperationsStart 2021
gptkbp:targetObjects stars
quasars
galaxies
gptkbp:technology multi-object spectrograph
robotic fiber positioners
gptkbp:telescopeType gptkb:Mayall_4-meter_Telescope
gptkbp:wavelengthRange optical
gptkbp:website https://www.desi.lbl.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leibniz_Institute_for_Astrophysics_Potsdam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6