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* optimize/regularize inputs for ZOGY algorithm; test on iPTF data; in progress and looking better! See latest PTF testing with test products (contacts: Frank & Brad)

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  * look at proposed pointing grid and evaluate chip gaps, local galaxy positions, Galactic Plane, sufficient calibration information (at chip level) to enable good astrometric and photometric calibration using Gaia and PS1 respectively... (contact: Eric)

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  * contingent on ZOGY performance: research real-bogus classification schemes for point source transients: simple filtering vs machine-learning (contact: Frank; Tom Prince to ask JPL team for inputs)

* look at proposed pointing grid and evaluate chip gaps, local galaxy positions, Galactic Plane, sufficient calibration information (at chip level) to enable good astrometric and photometric calibration using Gaia and PS1 respectively... (contact: Eric)

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  * flat-fielding tests with new dome screen and lamps that we are about to start building (contact: Thomas)

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* optimize/regularize inputs for ZOGY algorithm; test on iPTF data; in progress and looking better! See latest PTF testing with test products (contacts: Frank & Brad)

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  * look at proposed pointing grid and evaluate chip gaps, local galaxy positions, Galactic Plane, sufficient calibration information (at chip level) to enable good astrometric and photometric calibration using Gaia and PS1 respectively... (contact: Eric)
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  * flat-fielding tests with new dome screen and lamps that we are about to start building (contact: Thomas)
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  * additional pipeline software modules following detector/optical system characterization; masking of ghosts (see PTF strategy); bright source halos; diffraction spikes; bleeds, other? (contact: Frank)

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  * contingent on ZOGY performance: research real-bogus classification schemes for point source transients: simple filtering vs machine-learning (contact: Frank)
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  * methodology for low spatial-frequency flats (dedicated star flat experiments and generation using intermediate pipeline products from IPAC; contacts: Frank & Jakob)
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  * also from detector characterization: generation of "static" bad-pixel masks on readout-channel basis for use in pipeline (contact: Frank)
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  * build general tool for ra/dec <-> field/CCD position (contact: Eric) Uli has built some of this into the simsurvey package. Documentation to come.
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  * look at proposed pointing grid and evaluate chip gaps, local galaxy positions, Galactic Plane, sufficient calibration information (at chip level) to enable good astrometric and photometric calibration using Gaia and PS1 respectively... (contact: Eric)
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  * flat-fielding tests with new dome screen and lamps that we are about to start building. (contact: Thomas)
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- photometric sensitivity;
- photometric calibration accuracy with respect to PS1 using different input calibrator cuts;
- flat-fielding accuracy (low and high spatial frequency corrections);
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- related: create residual ZP-Variation Maps (ZPVMs) using all calibrated photometry on nightly/weekly timescales vs airmass?
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- related: create residual ZP-Variation Maps (ZPVMs) using all PS1-calibrated photometry on nightly/weekly timescales (vs airmass?)
 
- "bad" pixel counts;
- real vs bogus statistics.

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  * new DIQ vs wind tests to evaluate wind screen performance; automation (not currently present) (contact: Roger)
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>		* general analysis tools/scripts to assess and trend on-sky performance and tune pipeline parameters (contacts: Frank & Jakob)
- image quality;
- astrometric precision;
- photometric precision;
- photometric sensitivity;
- photometric calibration accuracy with respect to PS1 using different input calibrator cuts;
- flat-fielding accuracy (low and high spatial frequency corrections);
- related: create residual ZP-Variation Maps (ZPVMs) using all calibrated photometry on nightly/weekly timescales vs airmass?
- "bad" pixel counts;
- real vs bogus statistics.
  * scattered light monitoring using diagnistic illuminator that normally illuminates inside fo shutter, to shine light on dirt/condensation on corrector with dark sky behind. Monitoring the change over time could give us a way to quantify the need to clean the corrector. (contact: Roger)

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  * contingent on ZOGY performance: research real-bogus classification schemes for point source transients: simple filtering vs machine-learning (contact: Frank)

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>		* contingent on ZOGY performance: research real-bogus classification schemes for point source transients: simple filtering vs machine-learning (contact: Frank)
 
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>		* methodology for low spatial-frequency flats (PS1-based ZPVMs or dedicated star flats; contacts: Frank & Jakob)
 
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<		New DIQ vs wind tests to evaluate wind screen performance; automation (not currently present) (contact: Roger)
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>		* flat-fielding tests with new dome screen and lamps that we are about to start building. (contact: Thomas)
 
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<		scattered light monitoring using diagnistic illuminator that normally illuminates inside fo shutter, to shine light on dirt/condensation on corrector with dark sky behind. Monitoring the change over time could give us a way to quantify the need to clean the corrector. (contact: Roger)
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>		* low-priority: a better streak detector for finding fast-moving objects in individual exposures; e.g., Hough or Radon transform (contact: Frank)
 
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>		* additional pipeline software modules following detector/optical system characterization; masking of ghosts, bright source halos, diffraction spikes, bleeds, other? (contact: Frank)
 
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>		* also from detector characterization: generation of "static" bad-pixel masks on readout-channel basis for use in pipeline (contact: Frank)
 
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>		* analysis of historical DIQ to correlate more carefully with wind speed and direction (albeit with direction measured elsewhere on the mountain) (contact: Eric)
 
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>		* new DIQ vs wind tests to evaluate wind screen performance; automation (not currently present) (contact: Roger)
 
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* scattered light monitoring using diagnistic illuminator that normally illuminates inside fo shutter, to shine light on dirt/condensation on corrector with dark sky behind. Monitoring the change over time could give us a way to quantify the need to clean the corrector. (contact: Roger)

* understand available hardware for atmospheric monitoring (contact: Shri)

* build general tool for ra/dec <-> field/CCD position (contact: Eric) Uli has built some of this into the simsurvey package. Documentation to come.

* build fake transient injection pipeline; includes tool to recover and associate with output event stream (contact: Frank)

* devise and integrate algorithm for varying exposure time with conditions (contact: Eric)

* build cloud avoidance software (contact: Eric)

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  understand available hardware for atmospheric monitoring (contact: Shri)
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  build fake transient injection pipeline (contact: Frank)

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 build general tool for ra/dec <-> field/CCD position (contact: Eric)

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 understand available hardware for atmospheric monitoring (contact: Shri)

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comparisons of PTFIDE vs ZOGY on iPTF data (contact: Frank)

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  Flat fielding tests with new dome screen and lamps that we are about to start building. (contact: Thomas)
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 scattered light monitoring using diagnistic illuminator that normally illuminates inside fo shutter, to shine light on dirt/condensation on corrector with dark sky behind. Monitoring the change over time could give us a way to quantify the need to clean the corrector. (contact: Roger)

understand available hardware for atmospheric monitoring (contact: Shri)

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comparisons of PTFIDE vs ZOGY on iPTF data (contact: Frank)

Flat fielding tests with new dome screen and lamps that we are about to start building. (contact: Thomas)

Analysis of historical DIQ to correlate more carefully with wind speed and direction (albeit with direction measured elsewhere on the mountain) (contact: Eric)

New DIQ vs wind tests to evaluate wind screen performance; automation (not currently present) (contact: Roger)

scattered light monitoring using diagnistic illuminator that normally illuminates inside fo shutter, to shine light on dirt/condensation on corrector with dark sky behind. Monitoring the change over time could give us a way to quantify the need to clean the corrector. (contact: Roger)

understand available hardware for atmospheric monitoring (contact: Shri)

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