【人民日报】我国巡天空间望远镜科学数据仿真研究取得进展

Core Insights - The Chinese research team has made progress in simulating scientific data for the Chinese space station's survey space telescope, with findings published in the journal "Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics" [1] Group 1: Telescope Development - The survey space telescope is part of the fourth generation of survey telescopes, featuring a 2-meter aperture, large field of view, high image quality, and wide wavelength range [1] - The telescope is a significant component of China's manned space program and aims to enhance astronomical observations [1] Group 2: Data Simulation and Performance Evaluation - To ensure timely and reliable scientific output from the telescope, the research team developed an end-to-end observation simulation suite that provides pixel-level high-quality simulations of observational data [1] - This simulation suite will be used for comprehensive performance evaluation of the telescope [1] Group 3: Research Contributions - The research paper systematically presents the instrument performance and simulation data for the main survey module and its auxiliary modules [1] - The findings provide reliable data support for the development and testing of the data processing system prior to the telescope's launch, as well as for scientific operations post-launch [1]