Kilonova parameters estimation with LSST at Vera C. Rubin Observatory

The up-coming Vera Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) opens a new opportunity to rapidly survey the southern Sky at optical wavelenghts (\ie ugrizy bands). In this study, we aim to test the possibility of using LSST observations to constrain the mass and velocity of diff...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2024-03
Main Authors: Ragosta, Fabio, Ahumada, Tomas, Piranomonte, Silvia, Andreoni, Igor, Melandri, Andrea, Colombo, Alberto, Coughlin, Michael W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Afterglows
Ejecta
Light curve
Observatories
Parameter estimation
Sky surveys (astronomy)
Southern sky
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Summary:The up-coming Vera Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) opens a new opportunity to rapidly survey the southern Sky at optical wavelenghts (\ie ugrizy bands). In this study, we aim to test the possibility of using LSST observations to constrain the mass and velocity of different KN ejecta components from the observation of a combined set of light curves from GRB afterglows and KN\ae. We used a sample of simulated light curves from the aforementioned events as they would have been seen during the LSST survey to study how observing strategies' choice impacts the parameters' estimation. We found that the observing strategy design to be the best compromise between light curves coverage, observed filters and fit reliability involves a high number of visits with long gap pairs of about 4 hours every 2 nights in the same or different filters. The features of the observing strategy will allow us to recognize the different stages of the light curve evolution and gather observations in at least 3 filters.
ISSN:2331-8422