http://www.stsci.edu/ftp/instrument_news/WFPC2/Wfpc2_clear/wfpc2_clrhs.htmlThe primary goal of the Clearinghouse is to make it easier for WFPC2 users to take advantage of the fact that there are hundreds of researchers reducing and analyzing WFPC2 data, and learning much that may be of interest to the community.
We have extensively searched through the astronomical literature and selected all articles that contain any reference or description of the calibration, reduction, and scientific analysis of WFPC2 data prior to 1998. Each article was then added to our database, with an estimate of its importance in up to 50 calibration topics. Each entry has the following format:
Author: Holtzman,Mould,Gallagher, et al.
Title: Stellar Populations in the Large Magellanic Cloud: Evidence for..
Year: 1997
Reference: AJ 113, 656
Science Keyword: IMF,LMC
Calibration Keyword(3): psf_fitting_photometry(3)
Calibration Keyword(2): bias(2)
Calibration Keyword(1): photometric_zeropoint(1)
Comment: Comparison of aperture and PSF fitting photometry,
where the category number following each keyword stands for the following:
(3)= One of the fundamental references on this topic.
(2)= Some new information on this topic.
(1)= General information on the subject.
The user can select from a large list of WFPC2 calibration related topics (see below). The results from a Clearinghouse search will list, alphabetically by author, all articles containing references to the selected topic. For journal articles, each reference is linked to that article's entry in the ADS Abstract Database, so that users can quickly determine if that particular article is relevant to their individual needs. This database will be updated periodically.
The following topics are available:
Last updated: 06/16/98 10:38:00