SNFactory/SNIFS

Welcome to the SNFactory/SNIFS french pages.

The nearby SuperNova Factory (SNFactory) is part of a 2nd generation supernova program which aim primarily at measuring the equation of state of Dark Energy. It is designed to address a wide range of supernova issues using detailed observations of low-redshift supernovae.The main components of the SNFactory are:

• The SNFactory will discover supernovae using asteroid search images from the NEAT project.
• The NEAT images will be processed at LBNL using a cluster of PC's to discover and rank SN candidates.
• Spectroscopic screening and follow-up will use the SuperNova Integral Field Spectrograph (SNIFS), built by the consortium for the UH 88-inch.
• Spectroscopic/photometric analysis will take place in the consortium laboratories :
  • in France at CRAL, INPL, LPNHE,
  • and in the United States at LBNL and the University of Chicago.