Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 Instrument Handbook

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A

AB magnitude 1

Aberration correction 1

ACS 1, 2

Actuated fold mirrors 1, 2

ADC (see "Analog-to-digital converter") 1

ADT-GAIN 1

AFMs (see "Actuated fold mirrors") 1

Ammonia heat pipe 1

Analog-to-digital converter 1, 2

Anderson and King 1, 2

Anomaly

34-row defect 1, 2

CTE 1

image orientation in header 1

Linear Ramp Filter 1

long vs short 1, 2

photometry 1

F1042M 1

point spread function

F1042M 1

shutter 1

WF4 1

AP-17 1, 2

Aperture photometry 1

corrections 1

Apertures 1

definitions 1

filter combinations 1

position updates 1

Application Processor (see "AP-17") 1

AREA mode 35, 188 1, 2, 3

Artifacts

blooming 1

bright object 1

CCD, image 1

diffraction spikes 1, 2

field flattener ghosts 1

filter ghosts 1

horizontal smearing 1

large angle scattering 1, 2

residual image 1

scattering of bright Earth light 1

Astrometry

34-row anomaly 1, 2

B

Background

sky 1

Bandpass

effective width 1

BD+64D106 1

BD+75D325 1

Blooming 1, 2

Breathing 1, 2

Bright objects

avoidance regions 1

CCD artifacts 1

observing strategies 1

Bruzual, Persson, Gunn, Stryker atlas 1

BSC (see "Yale Bright Star Catalog") 1

C

Calibration

accuracy 1

bias

reference files 1

channel 1, 2, 3

closeout 1

Cycle 10 1

Cycle 11 1

Cycle 12 1

Cycle 13 1

Cycle 14 1

Cycle 15 1

Cycle 16 1

Cycle 4 1

Cycle 5 1

Cycle 6 1

Cycle 7 1

Cycle 8 1

Cycle 9 1

dark

reference files 1, 2

flat field 1

flux 1

INTFLAT 1

linear ramp filters 1

observations 1

pipeline process 1

polarizers 1

proposals (see "Proposal ID") 1

reference files 1

StarView 1

VISFLAT 1

Calibration proposals

Cycle 4 1

Cycle 5 1

Cycle 6 1

CALWP2 (see STSDAS) 1

Camera format 1

CCD 1, 2

34-row defect 1, 2

back illuminated 1

blooming 1, 2

bright object artifacts 1

charge transfer efficiency

long-term degradation 1

problem 1

charge trapping 1

clearing 1

dark current evolution 1

description 1

DQE 1

dynamic range 1

epitaxial thickness 1

field-of-view plot 1

flat field 1

flat field response 1

front-side illuminated 1

full well capacity 1

gain 1, 2

gamma 1

hot pixels 1

image purge 1

MTF 1, 2, 3

(see also "Pixel response function") 1

vs. WF/PC-1 1

multi-pinned phase 1, 2, 3

orientation 1, 2

over-clocked pixels 1

pixel response 1, 2

polysilicon gate 1

quantization noise 1, 2

quantum efficiency 1, 2

hysteresis 1

radiation damage 1

read noise 1, 2

readout 1

readout time 1

recombination length 1

residual image

artifact 1

bulk 1

saturation 1

silicon band-gap 1

Si-SiO2 interface 1

sub-pixel QE variations 1

thick 1

undersampling 1

WFPC2 1

Charge transfer efficiency 1, 2

Dolphin correction 1

long-term degradation 1

mitigating 1

problem 1

time dependence 1

CLOCKS (see "Serial clocks") 1

Closeout plan

calibrations 1

CMD_EXP 1

Cold junction 1, 2

Color transformation 1

Contamination

control 1

post-servicing 1

rates 1

short-term variation 1

UV imaging 1

WF/PC-1 1

Continuous viewing zone 1

Cooldown 1

Cosmic rays 1, 2, 3

Count rate

dark current 1

sky 1

target 1

Cousins RI 1

CR-SPLIT 1, 2, 3, 4

CR-TOLERANCE 1, 2, 3

CTE (see "Charge transfer efficiency") 1

CVZ (see "Continuous viewing zone") 1

D

Dark current 1, 2

cosmic-ray induced scintillation 1

electronic 1

evolution 1

Dark frame

calibration 1

DARKTIME 1

Data quality file 1

Data set

contents 1

Decontamination

procedure 1

Defocus 1, 2

Delta Cas 1

Detector MTF (see "CCD MTF") 1

Deuterium lamp 1

Diffraction spikes 1

Dimensionless efficiency 1

Distortion

coefficients 1

effect on flat field 1

effect on photometry 1

optical 1

Dither Package 1

Dithering 1, 2

accuracy 1

combining dithered images 1

DITHER-TYPE 1

offsets 1

patterns 1

position 1

position accuracy 1

PSF subtraction, improving 1

singly 1

cosmic-ray removal 1

stellar photometry 1

Dolphin CTE corrections 1

DQE

CCD 1, 2

DQF (see "Data quality file") 1

Drizzle 1

MultiDrizzle 1

Dynamic range 1, 2

CCD 1

E

EARTH-CALIB 1

Efficiency

dimensionless 1

Emission line targets

observation strategies 1

Encircled energy 1, 2

Epsilon Eridani 1

EXPEND 1

EXPFLAG 1

Exposure

overhead time 1, 2

timing 1

accuracy 1

CCD clearing 1

CCD readout 1

dithering 1

filter change 1

spacial scans 1

Exposure time

advice 1

anomalies 1

CLOCKS=YES 1

estimation 1

quantized values 1

Exposure Time Calculator 1

emission lines 1

extended sources 1

stars 1

stars with background 1

EXPSTART 1

EXPTIME 1, 2

F

F1042M 1, 2

Faint objects

observing near bright objects 1

observing strategies 1

FGS (see "Fine Guidance Sensor") 1

Field flattener 1, 2

Field-of-view 1

orientation on sky 1

Filter change 1, 2

Filters (see "Optical filters") 1

Fine Guidance Sensor 1, 2, 3

breathing effects 1

Fine Lock 1

FK5 (Julian) reference frame 1

Flat field

calibration 1

calibration files 1

CCD 1

definition 1

Earth flats 1

photometry gain correction 1

quality 1

response 1

Flux calibration 1

Focus 1, 2

aperture correction 1

offsets between CCDs 1

WWW info regarding 1

FULL mode 1

Full well capacity 1

G

G191B2B 1

Gain 1

Gain switch

CCD 1, 2

Geometric distortion

coefficients 1

Ghost images

field flattener 1

filter ghost 1

PC1 diffraction stray light 1

PC1 direct stray light 1

GRW+70D5824 1, 2

H

HDF (see "Hubble Deep Field") 1

Header keywords

CMD_EXP 1

DARKTIME 1

EXPEND 1

EXPFLAG 1

EXPSTART 1

EXPTIME 1, 2, 3

PHOTFLAM 1

PHOTZPT 1

SHUTTER 1

UEXPODUR 1

Heat pipe 1

Help Desk 1

History

instrument development 1

Hot junction 1

Hot pixels 1, 2

Hubble Deep Field 1, 2

I

Image purge

CCD 1

Incandescent lamp 1

Instrument

configuration 1, 2

description 1

objectives 1

optical filters 1

Instrument Science Reports 1

INT ACQ 1

INTFLAT 1, 2

Investigation Definition Team 1

INVMETRIC (see "STSDAS") 1

J

Johnson UBVRI 1

K

Kelsall spots 1

Keyword

WFPC2 clearinghouse 1

K-spots (see "Kelsall spots") 1

L

Lamp

Deuterium 1

incandescent 1

Large angle scattering 1, 2

Linear ramp filters 1

anomaly 1

observing with 1

using POS-TARGs 1

Long vs Short effect 1

Loss of guide star lock 1

LOW-SKY 1

LRF (see "Linear ramp filters") 1

Lumogen 1, 2, 3

M

Magnitude

AB 1

determining 1

Johnson-Cousins 1

Oke system 1

STMAG 1

Mean wavelength 1, 2

Measles

WF/PC-1 1

Metering Truss Assembly 1

Methane quad filter 1

METRIC (see "STSDAS") 1

Mode

AREA 1, 2

FULL 1

SUM=2x2 1

MPP (see "Multi-pinned phase") 1

MultiDrizzle (see "Drizzle") 1

Multi-pinned phase 1, 2, 3

N

NGC 4147 1

NGC 5139 (see "Omega Cen") 1, 2

NICMOS 1, 2

Noise

background 1

CCD read noise 1, 2

dark current 1

quantization 1, 2, 3

Nonlinearity 1

NSSC-1 1

O

Observing strategies

bright targets 1

CCD position and orientation on sky 1

choosing exposure times 1

cosmic rays 1

dithering 1

emission lines in galaxy nuclei 1

faint objects 1

faint targets near bright objects 1

linear ramp filters 1

pointing accuracy 1

polarization 1

Omega Cen 1, 2

On-line calculator (see "Exposure Time Calculator") 1

On-The-Fly Calibration 1

On-the-Fly Calibration 1

On-The-Fly Reprocessing 1

On-the-Fly Reprocessing 1

Optical alignment 1

Optical filters 1

aperture combinations 1

broad band 1

features 1

linear ramp 1

mean wavelength 1

methane quad 1

narrow band 1

OII redshifted quad 1

polarizer quad 1

red leaks 1

simple 1

spectral response 1, 2

transmission curves 1

UV quad 1

Wood's 1, 2

Optical Telescope Assembly 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

breathing 1, 2

effect on PSF subtraction 1

focus adjustments 1

Metering Truss Assembly 1

Optics

actuated fold mirrors 1, 2, 3

Cassegrain relay 1

diffraction spikes 1

distortion 1

field flattener 1, 2

pick-off mirror 1, 2, 3, 4

impact on polarization 1

pyramid mirror 1, 2, 3

relay 1

spherical aberration 1

wavefront quality 1

OPUS 1

ORIENT 1

avoiding bloom track 1

how to compute 1

image header anomaly 1

OTA (see "Optical Telescope Assembly") 1

OTFC (see "On-The-Fly Calibration") 1

OTFC (see "On-the-Fly Calibration") 1

OTFR (see "On-The-Fly Reprocessing") 1

OTFR (see "On-the-Fly Reprocessing") 1

Over-clocked pixels 1

Overexposure

CCD artifacts 1

Overhead time 1

P

PHOTFLAM 1

Photometry

accuracy 1

anomaly 1

F1042M 1

aperture

corrections 1

breathing 1

encircled energy 1, 2

flat field gain correction 1

focus adjustments 1

long-term stability 1

on dithered images 1

orbital variations 1

stellar 1

34-row defect 1

sub-pixel response 1

system throughput 1

zeropoint 1, 2

PHOTZPT 1

Pick-off mirror 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Pipeline calibration 1, 2

Pivot wavelength 1

Pixel area correction 1

Pixel response function 5, 16, 133 1, 2, 3, 4

(see also "CCD MTF") 1

Plate scale

calibration 1

POD files 1

PODPS (see OPUS) 1

Point spread function 1, 2, 3

astigmatism 1

in PC1 1, 2, 3

in WFC 1

breathing 1

coma 1

dithering to improve 1

encircled energy 1

F1042M anomaly 1

fitting 1

jitter 1

library 1

loss of lock 1

model PSF 1

roll angle 1

stability 1

subtraction 1, 2

variation with field position 1

variations with time 1

Pointing

accuracy 1

jitter 1

repeatability 1

repeatability across visits 1

Polarizers

calibration 1

cross-polarization 1

observation strategies 1

quad filter 1

POS-TARG 1, 2

Proposal ID

10067 1

10068 1

10069 1

10070 1

10071 1

10072 1

10073 1

10074 1

10075 1

10076 1

10077 1

10078 1

10079 1

10080 1

10356 1

10359 1

10360 1

10361 1

10362 1

10363 1

10364 1

10365 1

10366 1

10744 1

10745 1

10746 1

10747 1

10748 1

10749 1

10750 1

10751 1

11022 1

11023 1

11024 1

11025 1, 2

11026 1

11027 1

11028 1

11029 1

11030 1

11031 1, 2

11032 1, 2

11033 1

11034 1

11035 1

11036 1, 2

11037 1

11038 1, 2

11039 1

11040 1

11070 1

11302 1

11326 1

11327 1, 2

11793 1

11794 1

11795 1

11796 1

11804 1

11805 1

5205 1

5560 1

5561 1

5562 1

5563 1

5564 1

5565 1

5566 1

5567 1

5568 1

5569 1

5570 1

5571 1

5572 1

5573 1

5574 1

5575 1

5611 1

5615 1

5627 1

5628 1

5629 1

5632 1

5643 1

5645 1

5646 1

5648 1

5655 1

5659 1

5663 1

5764 1

5778 1

6140 1

6179 1

6182 1

6183 1

6184 1

6186 1

6187 1

6188 1

6189 1

6190 1

6191 1

6192 1

6193 1

6194 1

6195 1

6250 1

6902 1

6903 1

6904 1

6905 1

6906 1

6907 1

6908 1

6909 1

6934 1

6935 1

6936 1

6937 1

6938 1

6939 1

6940 1

6941 1

6942 1

6943 1

7618 1

7619 1

7620 1

7621 1

7622 1

7623 1

7624 1

7625 1

7626 1

7627 1

7628 1

7629 1

7630 1

7712 1

7713 1

7929 1

8053 1

8054 1

8441 1

8442 1

8443 1

8444 1

8445 1

8446 1

8447 1

8448 1

8449 1

8450 1

8451 1

8452 1

8453 1

8454 1

8455 1

8456 1

8457 1

8458 1

8459 1

8811 1

8812 1

8813 1

8814 1

8815 1

8816 1

8817 1

8818 1

8819 1

8820 1

8821 1

8822 1

8825 1

8826 1

8828 1

8836 1

8838 1

8839 1

8840 1

8841 1

8842 1

8932 1

8934 1

8935 1

9251 1

9252 1

9253 1

9254 1

9255 1

9256 1

9257 1

9589 1

9590 1

9591 1

9592 1

9593 1

9594 1

9595 1

9596 1

9597 1

9598 1

9599 1

9600 1

9601 1

Pyramid mirror 1, 2, 3

Q

QEH (see "Quantum efficiency hysteresis") 1

Quantization

CCD 1, 2

noise 1

Quantum efficiency 1, 2, 3

hysteresis 5, 15 1, 2, 3

R

Radiation damage 1

RBI (see "Residual bulk image") 1

READ 1

Read noise 1, 2

Red leaks

UV filters 1, 2, 3

Reference files

bias 1

calibration 1

dark 1

Reference frame

FK4 1

FK5 (Julian) 1

Relay optics 1

Residual bulk image 1

Resolution 1

RMon 1

S

SAO catalog 1

Scattering

large angle 1

Scheduling

efficiency 1

orbits 1

system changes 1

Selectable Optical Filter Assembly 1, 2

Sensitivity 1

Serial clocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Servicing Mission Observatory Verification 1, 2, 3

Sharpness 1

Shutter 1, 2

anomaly 1

shutter blade encoder 1

Signal-to-noise ratio (see "SNR estimation") 1

Si-SiO2 interface 1

Sky background 1

SLTV (see "Thermal vacuum test") 1

Smearing

CCD artifacts 1

SMOV (see "Servicing Mission Observatory Verification") 1

SNR estimation 1

examples 1, 2

aperture photometry 1, 2

emission lines 1

extended sources 1

point source with galaxy 1

point sources 1

PSF fitting 1

SNR tables 1

extended sources 1

galaxies 1

point sources 1

tables 1

SOFA (see "Selectable Optical Filter Assembly") 1

Solar cycle 1

South Atlantic Anomaly 1, 2, 3, 4

Spacecraft computer (NSSC-1) 1

Spatial scans 1

Spectral index 1

Spherical aberration 1

correction 1, 2, 3

effects 1

Stability

photometric 1

Standard stars (see star name) 1

StarView

retrieving calibration files 1

STIS 1, 2

STMAG 1

STSDAS

calibration 1

CALWP2 1, 2

DESTREAK 1

INVMETRIC 1

METRIC 1

SYNPHOT 1

UCHCOORD 1, 2

WARMPIX 1

WMOSAIC 1

Sub-pixel QE variations 1

SUM=2x2 (see "AREA mode") 1

SYNPHOT 1, 2

T

Tapes

files on 1

TEC (see "Thermo-electric cooler") 1

Technical Instrument Reports 1

Telescope alignment

definition 1

Thermal vacuum test 1, 2, 3

flats 1

Thermo-electric cooler 1

cold junction 1, 2

hot junction 1

Throughput 1

system 1

UV

time dependence 1

TIM 1

TinyTIM 1, 2

Tracking

mode 1

fine lock 1

gyro hold 1

PCS MODE 1

U

U3 axis 1

UCHCOORD (see "STSDAS") 1, 2

UEXPODUR 1

Undersampling 1, 2, 3, 4

user support

help desk 1

UV

imaging 1

throughput

time dependence 1

UV filters

red leaks 1, 2, 3

V

V2,V3 system 1, 2

Vega 1, 2

VEGAMAG 1

VISFLAT 1, 2

W

WARMPIX (see "STSDAS") 1

Wavefront quality 1

Zernike coefficients 1

Wavelength

mean 1

pivot 1

Weibull function 1

WF/PC-1 1, 2, 3, 4

analog-to-digital converter 1

CCDs 1

charge transfer efficiency 1

contamination 1

entry port 1

flat field quality 1

quantum efficiency

hysteresis 1

WF4 CCD Anomaly (see "Anomaly

WF4") 1

Wide Field and Planetary Camera (see "WP/PC-1") 1

Window (see "Field flattener") 1

WMOSAIC (see "STSDAS") 1

Wood's filters 1, 2

X

XCAL 1, 2

Y

Yale Bright Star Catalog 1

Z

Zeolite 1, 2

Zernike coefficients 1

Zeropoint 1, 2