CCD Characterization in the LSST Camera

Starting in 2020, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) will be operated by astrophysicists all around the world to learn more about the grand universe. Images are taken by the LSST camera through a set of about 200 photosensors called charge-coupled devices (CCDs). In order to work most efficiently in preparation for the survey, the LSST team at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is undergoing data analysis with images produced by a spot projector. For now, this research focuses primarily on detecting objects in adjacent CCD images, placing those objects in a universal coordinate system, and gathering data on the objects in that image. Ultimately, these CCDS should accurately function for images of galaxies, stars, and more space objects taken by the LSST camera.