French Scientific Group

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• French Scientific Group
• For the PASO study

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Tasks

• For SN and WL
• Revisit requirements for the telescope
• Requirement definitions for the spectrometer
• Revisit the telescope optical concept
• Interface with CNES and industrial(s)
• Interface with Berkeley scientific group WL and
  SN
• Scientific expertise on the French technical
  propositions
• Mission calibration
• TBD AIT/AIV for OTA

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Work organisation
CNES Industrials
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SNAP French Team
For the study, the french scientific team will be
centered in Marseille
Name Main tasks
A.Bonissent (CPPM) SN simulation scientist SNAP simulation contact
A.Ealet (CPPM) Coordination spectro scientist SNAP SN group contact.
J.P Kneib (LAM) WL scientist WL SNAP Group contact.
B.Milliard (LAM) Telescope scientist SNAP telescope team contact
E.Prieto (LAM) spectro PM Telescope Optical expert
S.Vives (LAM) Telescope spectro optical design
A. Leauthaud (LAM, PhD) WL Simulations
S.Jouvel(LAM, PhD) galaxy catalogues
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Scientific expertise

• Scientific expertise
• COSMOS
• CFHTLS
• SNLS
• VVDS
• Main experts in France working with the project
• Y.Mellier (Paris, IAP) WL CFHTLS, Terapix
• G.Smadja (Lyon,IPNL) SNFactory,
  calibration/detecteurs
• P.Ferruit, E.Pecontal (Lyon,CRAL) SNFactory,
  Nirspec, calibration