Eugene Magnier, CFHT

Automated Analysis and Database Astronomy:
Elixir and the CFHT Taurus Brown Dwarf Survey

The Elixir System at CFHT provides high-quality calibrations for data
taken with the wide-field imagers, CFH12K and MegaPrime.  Observers
receive images which have been flattened, de-fringed, calibrated
astrometrically, and which have standard-star zero-point information
in the image headers.  It is now crucial that observatories provide
advanced data processing for the end users given the high volume of
astronomical data.  Further data handling capabilities are also needed
to manipulate the large number of object detections available with
modern imaging datasets.  The CFHT Elixir Desktop Virtual Observatory
system (DVO) is one example of a sophisticated data handling tool.  We
present a case study of the CFHT Taurus Brown Dwarf Survey as an
example of the use of DVO for scientific analysis.


Large conference room, thursday september 11th at 11am