The ESSENCE Supernova Survey: Survey Optimization, Observations, and Supernova Photometry
The ESSENCE Supernova Survey: Survey Optimization, Observations, and Supernova Photometry
We describe the implementation and optimization of the ESSENCE supernova survey, which we have undertaken to measure the equation of state parameter of the dark energy. We present a method for optimizing the survey exposure times and cadence to maximize our sensitivity to the dark energy equation of state parameter …