Alertissimo -- a tool for orchestration of LSST broker streams

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Authors: Veljko Vujčić, Vladimir A. Srécković, Slađan Babarogić
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Abstract

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, through its Legacy Survey of Space and Time, will soon start producing 10 million alerts on transient astronomical objects per night. Due to logistics and bandwidth, alerts will not be dispatched directly to the public but to 'brokers' i.e. tools selected by LSST to handle alert streams. Brokers offer both common, specific and micro-specific functionalities related to alert handling, analysis, representation and dissemination. In this ecosystem, potentially augmented by data streams from other astronomical sources, there is a - need demonstrated by the community - for use cases which combine features of individual brokers. In this paper we present initial efforts and a prototype of such a tool, along with a language that would allow users to define use cases / workflows in a manner tailored for the domain.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Scientific Computing and Data Management Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
15 January 2026
Document type
Preprint