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Software Architecture and System Design of Rubin Observatory

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2022-11-28 v1 Software Engineering
Authors: William O'Mullane , Frossie Economou , Kian-Tat Lim , Fritz Mueller , Tim Jenness , Gregory P. Dubois-Felsmann , Leanne P. Guy , Ian S. Sullivan , Yusra AlSayyad , John D. Swinbank , K. Simon Krughoff
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Abstract

Starting from a description of the Rubin Observatory Data Management System Architecture, and drawing on our experience with and involvement in a range of other projects including Gaia, SDSS, UKIRT, and JCMT, we derive a series of generic design patterns and lessons learned.

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software architecture system design data management rubin observatory design patterns astronomy infrastructure

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@article{arxiv.2211.13611,
  title  = {Software Architecture and System Design of Rubin Observatory},
  author = {William O'Mullane and Frossie Economou and Kian-Tat Lim and Fritz Mueller and Tim Jenness and Gregory P. Dubois-Felsmann and Leanne P. Guy and Ian S. Sullivan and Yusra AlSayyad and John D. Swinbank and K. Simon Krughoff},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.13611},
  year   = {2022}
}

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10 pages ADASS XXXII submission

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