The Lasair project is funded within LSST:UK Phase B and C awards to deliver a working platform for the scientific exploitation of time domain data from the Rubin Observatory. As part of this development we exploit the Zwicky Transient Facility data stream. Access to the ZTF and Rubin data is fully public, world-wide and there is no restriction to the data access and scientific use, nor any formal further requirement. Science users in the UK, within the Rubin community (i.e. data rights holders) and world-wide can access scientific data and publish papers based on the results with no additional requirement or permission from the Lasair team. We do request proper acknowledgement, citations and credit as is standard good practice in scientific publishing.
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Lasair is supported by the UKRI Science and Technology Facilities Council and is a collaboration between the University of Edinburgh (grant ST/N002512/1) and Queen’s University Belfast (grant ST/N002520/1) within the LSST:UK Science Consortium
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Lasair system papers written by, or with, the Lasair team
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The above policies contain some grey areas and it may not always be clear if authorship should be extended to the Lasair team. In this case we suggest that prospect prospective co-authors send their papers and description of the work (and initial co-author proposal, if appropriate) to both S. Smartt and A. Lawrence who will suggest a way forward. Smartt and Lawrence’s suggestion is non-binding and will act as advice. Ultimately it is up to the paper authors to decide.
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