
STIS ETC Update
(Oct 24, 2009)
New versions of the ETC have been released for all instruments. These
include updated throughput measurements based on SMOV results, and
updates to read-noise and dark current values. For STIS the throughput
changes are only a few percent. More information can be found at
http://www.stsci.edu/hst/stis/software/etc/
New STIS STAN
(Oct 2009)
The new STAN provides an overview of the orbital verification, as well as discusses the NUV dark current and the radiation damage to the CCD detector.
NUV MAMA Detector Dark Current
The STIS NUV MAMA, while otherwise performing well, appears
to at least temporarily have a dark current several times higher
than that which had been predicted and which was adopted for use
in the STIS Cycle 17 exposure-time calculator. At best, it will
be several months before the dark current declines to anything close
to the expected level. Read more
CCD Detector Radiation Damage
We discuss the effects of radiation damage on the STIS CCD detector
and strategies that observers can use to mitigate these effects.Read more
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