Parallel sessions

The LSST survey of the Vera Rubin Observatory will provide unprecedented temporal resolution, depth and uniform photometry over an entire hemisphere, along with a real-time stream of alerts from the ever changing sky. The transient stream will arrive very soon! In 2022! It's crucial for the UK community to engage early, and let LSST be an opportunity for ground-breaking science. The community can prepare in advance by focusing on which science goals can be pursued, and how to achieve those goals.

The aim of this session is not just a sequence of talks, but to bring together scientists and technologists to propose science projects and to build collaboration. We want a short (~5 minute) description of a science case study that utilises transient streams, organised around these topics: "what have I done?", "what do I want to do?", and "what I'm worried about". We will combine this introduction with a panel+audience brainstorming on how can we make transient science work for you. In addition to LSST, case studies can utilise optical, TeV gamma, GW, radio, and neutrino channels. Effective usage can include transient brokers, classifier software, follow-up observation, and citizen science. This session is about generating NEW IDEAS AND NEW PROJECTS.

Schedule:

15:30 Roy Williams “The New World of Streaming Astronomical Data”

15:50 Dan Ryczanowski “Searching for strong gravitationally-lensed transients with real-time alert streams”

16:10 Philip Lucas “Vanishing Giants and Eruptive YSOs in the optical and near-infrared”

16:30 Matt Nicholl “Classifications in the nuclear transient zoo: a potential Citizen Science project”