WFPC Instrument Science Report 92-09:
Absolute Efficiency of the WF/PC-1
By W. B. Sparks, C. Ritchie, J. MacKenty
July, 1992
Abstract excerpted from the report:
The WF/PC-1 absolute sensitivity has been investigated. Revised DQE curves have been produced for synphot, and an additional component introduced. We allow for alternative uses of synphot, 1. as an observation simulator and predictor of exposure times, and 2. to provide an absolute photometric calibration for data obtained with the camera. The data from the WF/PC-1 IDT Final OV/SV Report and the Cycle 1 calibration photometric sweep are shown to be consisted with one another and transformation between the WF/PC-1 photometric system and the synthetic photometry and flux system are described.
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