Blazars and Fast Radio Bursts with LSST
Abstract
The aim of this white paper is to discuss the observing strategies for the LSST Wide-Fast-Deep that would improve the study of blazars (emission variability, census, environment) and Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs). For blazars, these include the adoption of: i) a reference filter to allow reconstruction of a well-sampled light curve not affected by colour changes effects; ii) two snapshots/visit with different exposure times to avoid saturation during flaring states; iii) a rolling cadence to get better-sampled light curves at least in some time intervals. We also address the potential importance of Target of Opportunity (ToO) observations of blazar neutrino sources, and the advantages of a Minisurvey with a star trail cadence (see white paper by David Thomas et al.) for both the blazar science and the detection of possible very fast optical counterparts of FRBs.
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@article{arxiv.1812.03151,
title = {Blazars and Fast Radio Bursts with LSST},
author = {C. M. Raiteri and M. I. Carnerero and B. Balmaverde and F. D'Ammando and C. Righi and A. Possenti and E. Pian and A. Capetti and M. Villata and M. Giroletti and P. Romano and A. Stamerra and F. Tavecchio and S. Vercellone},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1812.03151},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
Contribution in response of the Call for White Papers on LSST Cadence Optimization