%0 Generic %1 bernyk2014theoretical %A Bernyk, Maksym %A Croton, Darren J. %A Tonini, Chiara %A Hodkinson, Luke %A Hassan, Amr H. %A Garel, Thibault %A Duffy, Alan R. %A Mutch, Simon J. %A Poole, Gregory B. %D 2014 %K catalogue mock %T The Theoretical Astrophysical Observatory: Cloud-Based Mock Galaxy Catalogues %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1403.5270 %X We introduce the Theoretical Astrophysical Observatory (TAO), an online virtual laboratory that houses mock observations of galaxy survey data. Such mocks have become an integral part of the modern analysis pipeline. However, building them requires an expert knowledge of galaxy modelling and simulation techniques, significant investment in software development, and access to high performance computing. These requirements make it difficult for a small research team or individual to quickly build a mock catalogue suited to their needs. To address this TAO offers access to multiple cosmological simulations and semi-analytic galaxy formation models from an intuitive and clean web interface. Results can be funnelled through science modules and sent to a dedicated supercomputer for further processing and manipulation. These modules include the ability to (1) construct custom observer light-cones from the simulation data cubes; (2) generate the stellar emission from star formation histories, apply dust extinction, and compute absolute and/or apparent magnitudes; and (3) produce mock images of the sky. All of TAO's features can be accessed without any programming requirements. The modular nature of TAO opens it up for further expansion in the future.

@misc{bernyk2014theoretical, abstract = {We introduce the Theoretical Astrophysical Observatory (TAO), an online virtual laboratory that houses mock observations of galaxy survey data. Such mocks have become an integral part of the modern analysis pipeline. However, building them requires an expert knowledge of galaxy modelling and simulation techniques, significant investment in software development, and access to high performance computing. These requirements make it difficult for a small research team or individual to quickly build a mock catalogue suited to their needs. To address this TAO offers access to multiple cosmological simulations and semi-analytic galaxy formation models from an intuitive and clean web interface. Results can be funnelled through science modules and sent to a dedicated supercomputer for further processing and manipulation. These modules include the ability to (1) construct custom observer light-cones from the simulation data cubes; (2) generate the stellar emission from star formation histories, apply dust extinction, and compute absolute and/or apparent magnitudes; and (3) produce mock images of the sky. All of TAO's features can be accessed without any programming requirements. The modular nature of TAO opens it up for further expansion in the future.}, added-at = {2014-03-24T09:32:09.000+0100}, author = {Bernyk, Maksym and Croton, Darren J. and Tonini, Chiara and Hodkinson, Luke and Hassan, Amr H. and Garel, Thibault and Duffy, Alan R. and Mutch, Simon J. and Poole, Gregory B.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2adea5baa9d1f4586333d9efd68d6e60b/miki}, description = {[1403.5270] The Theoretical Astrophysical Observatory: Cloud-Based Mock Galaxy Catalogues}, interhash = {0a7deb95277830ed8a9713586c65ff7e}, intrahash = {adea5baa9d1f4586333d9efd68d6e60b}, keywords = {catalogue mock}, note = {cite arxiv:1403.5270Comment: 16 pages, 11 figures, submitted to MNRAS. The Theoretical Astrophysical Observatory (TAO) is now open to the public at https://tao.asvo.org.au/. New simulations, models and tools will be added as they become available. Contact dcroton@astro.swin.edu.au if you have data you would like to make public through TAO. Feedback and suggestions are very welcome}, timestamp = {2014-03-24T09:32:09.000+0100}, title = {The Theoretical Astrophysical Observatory: Cloud-Based Mock Galaxy Catalogues}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1403.5270}, year = 2014 }