Destiny, The Dark Energy Space Telescope

COFFEE_KLATCH · Invited

Abstract

Destiny is a simple, direct, low cost mission to determine the properties of dark energy by obtaining a cosmologically deep supernova (SN) type Ia Hubble diagram. Operated at L2, its science instrument is a 1.65m space telescope, featuring a grism-fed near-infrared (NIR) ($0.85-1.7\mu m$) survey camera/spectrometer with a 0.12 square degree field of view. During its two-year primary mission, Destiny will detect, observe, and characterize $\sim3000$ SN Ia events over the redshift interval $0.4

Authors

  • Tod R. Lauer

    NOAO