Technical Resources

For questions concerning the technical specifications of LSST or ZTF, the following may prove to be useful.

LSST References

• Plans and Policies for alert distribution: ls.st/LDM-612
• Call for letters of intent for community alert brokers: ls.st/LDM-682
• LSST alerts: key numbers (how many? how much? how often?): dmtn-102.lsst.io
• Data Products Definition Document (DPDD) (What data will LSST deliver?): ls.st/dpdd
• Prototype schemas: github.com/lsst-dm/sample-avro-alert
• Kafka-based alert stream: github.com/lsst-dm/alert_stream

ZTF References

• Sample alert packets: ztf.uw.edu/alerts/public/
• Alert packet tools: zwicky.tf/4t5
• Alert schema documentation: zwicky.tf/dm5
• Detailed pipelines documentation: zwicky.tf/ykv
• PASP instrument papers: zwicky.tf/3w9