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Validation of the Scientific Program for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
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Validation of the Scientific Program for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument

C. Alende Prieto, A.G. Adame, J. Aguilar, S. Ahlen, S. Alam, G. Aldering, D.M. Alexander, R. Alfarsy, C. Allende Prieto, M. Alvarez, …
Astronomical Journal, 卷.167(2), 62
02/2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ad0b08

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Astronomy and Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) was designed to conduct a survey covering 14,000 deg <sup>2</sup> over 5 yr to constrain the cosmic expansion history through precise measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO). The scientific program for DESI was evaluated during a 5 month survey validation (SV) campaign before beginning full operations. This program produced deep spectra of tens of thousands of objects from each of the stellar Milky Way Survey (MWS), Bright Galaxy Survey (BGS), luminous red galaxy (LRG), emission line galaxy (ELG), and quasar target classes. These SV spectra were used to optimize redshift distributions, characterize exposure times, determine calibration procedures, and assess observational overheads for the 5 yr program. In this paper, we present the final target selection algorithms, redshift distributions, and projected cosmology constraints resulting from those studies. We also present a One-Percent Survey conducted at the conclusion of SV covering 140 deg <sup>2</sup> using the final target selection algorithms with exposures of a depth typical of the main survey. The SV indicates that DESI will be able to complete the full 14,000 deg <sup>2</sup> program with spectroscopically confirmed targets from the MWS, BGS, LRG, ELG, and quasar programs with total sample sizes of 7.2, 13.8, 7.46, 15.7, and 2.87 million, respectively. These samples will allow exploration of the Milky Way halo, clustering on all scales, and BAO measurements with a statistical precision of 0.28% over the redshift interval z < 1.1, 0.39% over the redshift interval 1.1 < z < 1.9, and 0.46% over the redshift interval 1.9 < z < 3.5.

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