Farpoint: A High-Resolution Cosmology Simulation at the Gigaparsec Scale

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In this paper we introduce the Farpoint simulation, the latest member of the Hardware/Hybrid Accelerated Cosmology Code (HACC) gravity-only simulation family.

• The domain covers a volume of (1000$h^{-1}$Mpc)$^3$ and evolves close to two trillion particles, corresponding to a mass resolution of $m_p\sim 4.6\cdot 10^7 h^{-1}$M$_\odot$.
• These specifications enable comprehensive investigations of the galaxy-halo connection, capturing halos down to small masses.
• Further, the large volume resolves scales typical of modern surveys with good statistical coverage of high mass halos.