FGS ISRs

SMOV-2 Closure Review Observatory Verification Procedures
This memo addresses 1) the status of the requirements (SMO-1000) which fall under the headings of F.2.5.7: Optical Telescope Assembly/Fine Guidance Sensor Verification and F.2.5.8: Pointing Control Sub-System Verification, 2) lessons learned from the SMOV-2 FGS activities, and 3) the suggestions and actions from the SMOV-2 Closure Review Meeting at GSFC, 10/30/97.
O. Lupie 16 Apr 2002 (pdf)

Cycle 7 FGS Calibration Plan
This report describes the Cycle 7 calibration and monitoring programs which support FGS 3 astrometry science.
E. Nelan 16 Apr 2002 (pdf)

FGS Cycle 5 Calibration Closure
This document describes the current status of the Cycle 5 calibrations of the Fine Guidance Sensor #3.
S. Holfeltz 16 Apr 2002 (pdf)

FGS SMOV Tests and Implementation
This document describes FGS-related SMOV activities, including a timeline, a brief overview of the relationship between activities, prerequisites and scheduling requirements for PDB and flight software updates and a compilation of the parameters.
O. Lupie 16 Apr 2002 (pdf)

Cycle 6 FGS Calibration Plan
This is a summary of the FGS calibration observations in Cycle 6. Full descriptions of the individual programs are given.
L. Nagel 16 Apr 2002 (pdf)

Addendum: Results From FGS Cycle 5 Calibration Programs #6180 and #6181
Results of the observation of the blue target LAT-COL-1B from Cycle 5 FGS calibration programs #6180, Red/Blue Transfer Function Calibration for the Clear (F583W), and PUPIL filters are discussed.
S. Holfeltz 16 Apr 2002 (pdf)

Results From FGS Cycle 5 Calibration Programs #6180 and #6181
Results from Cycle 5 FGS calibration programs #6180 and #6181, Red/Blue Transfer Function Calibration for the Clear (F583W), PUPIL, and Neutral Density (F5ND) filters are discussed.
S. Holfeltz 16 Apr 2002 (pdf)

Results From FGS Cycle 5 Calibration Program #6175 3 Points of Light
Results from the Cycle 5 FGS calibration program #6175, 3 Points of Light , are discussed.
S. Holfeltz 16 Apr 2002 (pdf)

Transfer Function Calibration for FGS #3
Cycle 2 FGS calibration report.
B. Bucciarelli 16 Apr 2002 (pdf)

Correcting FGS Counts for Deadtime in the PMTs
The procedure to remove the effect of deadtime is described in-depth.
M. Lattanzi 16 Apr 2002 (pdf)

A Simple mini-OFAD Fit
With the aim of providing accurate FGS optical distortion parameters, we have attempted to understand the distortions with a simple model in spherical coordinates using a fairly standard least squares minimization.
C. Cox 16 Apr 2002 (pdf)

User's Manual for FGS Data Reduction
User's Manual for FGS Data Reduction.
P. Vener-Saavedra 16 Apr 2002 (pdf)

The STScI Transfer Function Mode Data Reduction Package
The purpose of this Instrument Report is to describe the strategy and the basic algorithms that have been implemented in the ST ScI Fine Guidance Sensor Transfer Function Mode Reduction Package.
M. Lattanzi 16 Apr 2002 (pdf)

Data Smoothing and Double Star Data Reduction in the Transfer Mode Data Reduction Package
Description of the data smoothing task of the STScI Transfer Function Mode Reduction Package (TFMRP).
S. Holfeltz 16 Apr 2002 (pdf)

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