Overview
WFC3 Calibration Plan
Initial calibration of WFC3 has taken place on the ground in simulated orbital conditions. Shortly after launch, observations were used to assess the on-orbit performance of the camera during a period called Servicing Mission Orbital Verification (SMOV). As with the other HST instruments, calibrations will be periodically updated through new observations campaigns every year.
Every cycle, the WFC3 team executes a routine set of monitoring programs for the UVIS and IR detectors. This plan is designed to:
- Monitor the health of the instrument
- throughput, gain, hysteresis, bad/hot pixels, sink pixels, CTE decline, stability of the post-flash LED, filter transmission, state of the CSM, number of IR blobs, flux and wavelength stability of the grisms
- Maintain and update the standard reference files
- biases, darks, linearity, CTE traps, UVIS anomalous QE pixels, post-flash, flats, photometric calibration
- Support new initiatives and obtain supplemental (non-routine) calibration data to investigate any changes
The results of these calibration programs are documented as they become available via Instrument Science Reports on the WFC3 ISR webpage.
Cycle 31
11/2023-10/2024 (12 months)
Cycle 31 Accordion
Program IDs | Description |
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WFC3 UVIS Anneal |
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WFC3 UVIS Bowtie Monitor |
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WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor Part 1 |
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WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor Part 2 |
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WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor Part 3 |
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WFC3 UVIS CCD Unflashed (CTE) Monitor |
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WFC3 UVIS Post-flash Monitor |
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WFC3 UVIS CCD Gain Stability |
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WFC3 UVIS CTI Monitor (EPER) |
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WFC3 UVIS CTE Monitor (star cluster) |
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WFC3 Characterization of UVIS traps with Charge Injection |
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WFC3 UVIS CTE Internal Monitor |
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WFC3 IR Dark Monitor |
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WFC3 IR Linearity Monitor |
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WFC3 IR Gain Monitor |
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WFC3 UVIS Shutter Monitoring |
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WFC3 UVIS and IR Photometry |
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WFC3 UVIS Time Dependent Sensitivity |
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WFC3 IR Time Dependent Sensitivity in Clusters |
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HST Focus & Optical Monitor |
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WFC3 UVIS Grism Wavelength Calibration |
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WFC3 IR Grism Wavelength Calibration |
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WFC3 IR Grism Flux/Trace Monitor |
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WFC3 UVIS Pixel-to-Pixel QE Variations via Internal Flats |
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WFC3 UVIS Internal Flats |
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WFC3 IR Internal Flats |
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WFC3 CSM Monitor with Earth Flats |
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WFC3 Astrometric Scale Monitoring |
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WFC3 IR Time-Dependent Sensitivity: Spatial Scans |
Cycle 30
11/2022-10/2023 (12 months)
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Program IDs | Description |
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WFC3 UVIS Anneal |
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16982 |
WFC3 UVIS Post-flash Monitor |
17002 |
WFC3 UVIS Bowtie Monitor |
17003 |
WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor Part 1 |
17004 |
WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor Part 2 |
17005 |
WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor Part 3 |
17006 |
WFC3 UVIS CCD Unflashed (CTE) Monitor |
17007 |
WFC3 UVIS CCD Gain Stability |
17008 |
WFC3 UVIS CTI Monitor (EPER) |
17009 |
WFC3 UVIS CTE Monitor (star cluster) |
17010 |
WFC3 Characterization of UVIS traps with Charge Injection |
17011 |
WFC3 IR Dark Monitor |
17012 |
WFC3 IR Linearity Monitor |
17013 |
WFC3 IR Gain Monitor |
17014 |
WFC3 UVIS Shutter Monitoring |
17015 |
WFC3 UVIS and IR Photometry |
17016 |
WFC3 Time Dependent Sensitivity |
17017 |
WFC3 IR Wavelength Calibration |
17018 |
WFC3 IR Flux/Trace Monitor |
17019 |
WFC3 UVIS Pixel-to-Pixel QE Variations via Internal Flats |
17020 |
WFC3 UVIS Internal Flats |
17021 |
WFC3 IR Internal Flats |
17022 |
WFC3 CSM Monitor with Earth Flats |
17023 |
WFC3 Astrometric Scale Monitoring |
17258 |
HST Cycle 30 Focus & Optical Monitor |
17259 |
WFC3 UVIS CTE Internal Monitor |
17260 |
WFC3 IR Time-Dependent Sensitivity: Clusters |
17261 |
WFC3 IR Time-Dependent Sensitivity: Scans |
17262 |
WFC3 UVIS Faint-Source CTE Characterization |
17265 |
WFC3 Shutter Timing Jitter and FLASH with UVIS grism |
17271 |
WFC3 UVIS Deep PSFs |
Cycle 29
11/2021-10/2022 (12 months)
Accordion
Program IDs | Description |
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16564 | WFC3 UVIS Anneal |
16565 | WFC3 UVIS Bowtie Monitor |
16566 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor Part 1 |
16567 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor Part 2 |
16568 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor Part 3 |
16569 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Unflashed (CTE) Monitor |
16570 | WFC3 UVIS Post-flash Monitor |
16571 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Gain Stability |
16572 | WFC3 UVIS CTI Monitor (EPER) |
16573 | WFC3 UVIS CTE Monitor (star cluster) |
16574 | WFC3 Characterization of UVIS traps with Charge Injection |
16575 | WFC3 IR Dark Monitor |
16576 | WFC3 IR Linearity Monitor |
16577 | WFC3 IR Gain Monitor |
16578 | WFC3 UVIS Shutter Monitoring |
16579 | WFC3 UVIS and IR Photometry |
16580 | WFC3 Time Dependent Sensitivity |
16581 | WFC3 UVIS Grism Wavelength Calibration |
16582 | WFC3 IR Wavelength Calibration |
16583 | WFC3 IR Flux/Trace Monitor |
16584 | WFC3 UVIS Pixel-to-Pixel QE Variations via Internal Flats |
16585 | WFC3 UVIS Internal Flats |
16586 | WFC3 IR Internal Flats |
16587 | WFC3 CSM Monitor with Earth Flats |
16588 | WFC3 Astrometric Scale Monitoring |
16861 | Testing a New Method for Pinning Down CTE Losses |
16862 | Supplemental Empirical CTE Calibrations for Photometry and Astrometry |
16863 | CTE Evaluation of Resolved Objects |
16864 | WFC3/IR Time-Dependent Sensitivity in Staring Mode (Clusters) |
Cycle 28
11/2020-10/2021 (12 months)
Accordion
Program ID | Description |
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16414 | WFC3 UVIS Anneal |
16393 | WFC3 UVIS Bowtie Monitor |
16394 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor Part 1 |
16395 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor Part 2 |
16396 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor Part 3 |
16397 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Unflashed (CTE) Monitor |
16398 | WFC3 UVIS Post-flash Monitor |
16399 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Gain Stability |
16400 | WFC3 UVIS CTI Monitor (EPER) |
16401 | WFC3 UVIS CTE Monitor (Star Cluster) |
16402 | WFC3 UVIS Traps with Charge Injection |
16403 | WFC3 IR Dark Monitor |
16404 | WFC3 IR Linearity Monitor |
16405 | WFC3 IR Gain Monitor |
16406 | WFC3 UVIS Shutter Monitoring |
16415 | WFC3 UVIS and IR Photometry |
16416 | WFC3 UVIS Time Dependent Sensitivity |
16407 | WFC3 IR Grism Wavelength Calibration |
16408 | WFC3 IR Grism Flux Calibration |
16409 | WFC3 UVIS Pixel-to-Pixel QE Variations via Int Flats |
16410 | WFC3 UVIS Internal Flats |
16411 | WFC3 IR Internal Flats |
16412 | WFC3 CSM Monitor with Earth Flats |
16413 | WFC3 Astrometric Scale Monitoring |
16439 | WFC3 IR Time Dependent Sensitivity |
16440 | WFC3 UVIS CTE: A Direct Approach to Model Pinning |
16441 | WFC3 UVIS: CTE Effects for the Faintest Point Sources |
Cycle 27
11/2019 - 10/2020 (12 months)
Accordion
Proposal ID | Description |
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15712 | WFC3 UVIS Anneal |
15713 | WFC3 UVIS Bowtie Monitor |
15714 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor (Darks and Biases) Part 1 |
15715 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor (Darks and Biases) Part 2 |
15716 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor (Darks and Biases) Part 3 |
15717 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Unflashed (CTE) Monitor |
15718 | WFC3 UVIS Post-flash Monitor |
15719 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Gain Stability |
15720 | WFC3 UVIS CTI Monitor (EPER) |
15721 | WFC3 UVIS CTE Monitor (star cluster) |
15722 | WFC3 Characterization of UVIS traps with Charge Injection |
15723 | WFC3 IR Dark Monitor |
15724 | WFC3 IR Linearity Monitor |
15725 | WFC3 IR Gain Monitor |
15726 | WFC3 UVIS Shutter Monitoring |
15727 | WFC3 IR Grism Wavelength Calibration |
15728 | WFC3 IR Grism Flux/trace Calibration |
15729 | WFC3 UVIS Pixel-to-Pixel QE Variations via Internal Flats |
15730 | WFC3 UVIS Internal Flats |
15731 | WFC3 IR Internal Flats |
15732 | WFC3 CSM Monitor with Earth Flats |
15733 | WFC3 Astrometric Scale Monitoring |
16020 | WFC3 Tungsten Lamp Warmup |
16021 | WFC3 UVIS Time Dependent Sensitivity |
16022 | WFC3 UVIS Grism Wavelength Calibration |
16023 | WFC3 UVIS Grism Flux Calibration |
16029 | WFC3 UVIS Background Check |
16030 | WFC3 UVIS & IR Photometry Monitor |
Cycle 26
11/2018 - 10/2019 (12 months)
WFC3 Calibration in Cycles 23-26: ISR 2018-12
Accordion
Program ID | Description |
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15567 | WFC3 UVIS Anneal |
15568 | WFC3 UVIS Bowtie Monitor |
15569 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor (Darks and Biases) Part 1 |
15570 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor (Darks and Biases) Part 2 |
15571 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor (Darks and Biases) Part 3 |
15572 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Unflashed (CTE) Monitor |
15573 | WFC3 UVIS Post-flash Monitor |
15574 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Gain Stability |
15575 | WFC3 UVIS CTI Monitor (EPER) |
15576 | WFC3 UVIS CTE Monitor (star cluster) |
15577 | WFC3 Characterization of UVIS traps with Charge Injection |
15578 | WFC3 IR Dark Monitor |
15579 | WFC3 IR Linearity Monitor |
15580 | WFC3 IR Gain Monitor |
15581 | WFC3 Short-term IR Persistence |
15582 | WFC3 UVIS & IR Photometry |
15583 | WFC3 UVIS Contamination Monitor (staring and scans) |
15584 | WFC3 UVIS Shutter Monitoring |
15585 | WFC3 Focus Cross-Calibration |
15586 | WFC3 IR Grism Wavelength Calibration |
15587 | WFC3 IR Grism Flux/trace Calibration |
15588 | WFC3 UVIS Grism Wavelength Calibration |
15589 | WFC3 UVIS Pixel-to-Pixel QE Variations via Internal Flats |
15590 | WFC3 UVIS Internal Flats |
15591 | WFC3 IR Internal Flats |
15592 | WFC3 CSM Monitor with Earth Flats |
15593 | WFC3 Astrometric Scale Monitoring |
Cycle 25
11/2017 - 10/2018 (12 months)
WFC3 Calibration in Cycles 23-26: ISR 2018-12
Accordion
Program ID | Description |
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14978 | WFC3 UVIS Anneal |
14979 | WFC3 UVIS Bowtie Monitor |
14980 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor (darks & biases) (Part 1) |
14981 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor (darks & biases) (Part 2) |
14982 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Daily Monitor (darks & biases) (Part 3) |
14983 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Un-flashed Monitor |
14984 | WFC3 UVIS Post-flash Monitor |
14985 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Gain Stability |
14986 | WFC3 IR Dark Monitor |
14987 | WFC3 IR Linearity Monitor |
14988 | WFC3 IR Gain Monitor |
14989 | WFC3 UVIS CTI monitor (EPER) |
14990 | WFC3 UVIS CTE monitor (star cluster) |
14991 | WFC3 Characterization of UVIS traps with CI |
14992 | WFC3 UVIS & IR photometry |
14993 | WFC3 IR grisms wavelength calibration |
14994 | WFC3 IR grisms flux/trace calibration |
14995 | WFC3 UVIS grism wavelength calibration |
14996 | WFC3 UVIS Pixel-to-Pixel QE Variations via Internal Flats |
14997 | WFC3 UVIS Internal Flats |
14998 | WFC3 IR Internal Flats |
14999 | WFC3 CSM monitor with Earth Flats |
15000 | WFC3 Astrometric scale monitoring |
15397 | UVIS shutter monitoring |
15398 | UVIS contamination monitor (staring and scans) |
15399 | UVIS Supplemental Photometry: Color Terms & Revisiting M512C |
15400 | Mitigating Persistence for Time-Series Observations |
Cycle 24
11/2016 - 10/2017 (12 months)
WFC3 Calibration in Cycles 23-26: ISR 2018-12
Accordion
Program ID | Description |
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14529 | WFC3 UVIS Anneal |
14530 | UVIS Bowtie Monitor |
14531 | WFC3 UVIS Daily Monitor A |
14532 | WFC3 UVIS Daily Monitor B |
14533 | WFC3 UVIS Daily Monitor C |
14534 | WFC3 UVIS Unflashed Monitor |
14535 | UVIS Post-Flash monitor |
14536 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Gain Stability |
14537 | IR Dark Monitor |
14538 | WFC3 IR Linearity Monitor |
14539 | WFC3 IR Gain Monitor |
14540 | UVIS CTI Monitor (EPER) |
14541 | WFC3 UVIS CTE Monitor (Star cluster) |
14542 | Characterization of UVIS traps with CI |
14543 | WFC3 IR grism Wavelength calibration |
14544 | WFC3 IR grism flux/trace calibration |
14545 | WFC3 UVIS grism Wavelength calibration |
14546 | UVIS Pixel-to-Pixel QE Variations via Internal Flats |
14547 | UVIS internal Flats |
14548 | IR Internal Flats |
14549 | CSM Monitor with Earth Flats |
14550 | Astrometry Monitoring |
14815 | UVIS Contamination Monitor |
14868 | Improved Precision, Wavelength Dependence of the IR Count-Rate Non-linearity |
14870 | IR Zeropoint Linearity |
14871 | Improving the CALSPEC Model for GRW+70D5824 |
14878 | UVIS Contamination using Spatial scans |
14879 | UVIS Sink Pixel Map Update |
14880 | UVIS CTE Model Re-Characterization |
14881 | UVIS CTE Pixel-Based Model Evaluation |
14882 | UVIS Shutter Monitoring |
14883 | WFC3 UVIS & IR Photometry |
Cycle 23
11/2015 - 10/2016 (12 months)
WFC3 Calibration in Cycles 23-26: ISR 2018-12
Accordion
Program ID | Description |
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14366 | WFC3 UVIS Anneal |
14367 | UVIS Bowtie Monitor |
14368 | WFC3 UVIS Daily Monitor A |
14369 | WFC3 UVIS Daily Monitor B |
14370 | WFC3 UVIS Daily Monitor C |
14371 | WFC3 UVIS Unflashed Monitor |
14372 | UVIS post-flash monitor |
14373 | WFC3 UVIS CCD Gain Stability |
14374 | IR Dark Monitor |
14375 | WFC3 IR Linearity Monitor |
14376 | WFC3 IR Gain Monitor |
14377 | UVIS CTI Monitor (EPER) |
14378 | WFC3 UVIS CTE Monitor (Star cluster) |
14379 | WFC3 UVIS Traps with CI |
14380 | WFC3 IR Persistence: Amplitude Variations |
14381 | WFC3 IR Persistence: Improve the Position Dependent Model |
14382 | WFC3/UVIS contamination and stability monitor |
14383 | WFC3 UVIS Shutter Characterization |
14384 | WFC3 UVIS & IR Photometry Zero Points |
14385 | IR grisms: wavelength calibration |
14386 | IR grisms: trace and flux calibration |
14387 | WFC3 UVIS Grism wavelength Calibration Stability |
14388 | WFC3 -First Grism Order Calibration in IR Grisms |
14389 | WFC3 UVIS Pixel variations via int-flat monitor |
14390 | UVIS Internal flats |
14391 | IR internal flats |
14392 | WFC3 CSM monitor Earth Flats |
14393 | WFC3 Astrometric Calibration of all remaining UVIS filters |
14394 | WFC3 Time Dependence of X-CTE & Astrometry |
Cycle 22
11/2014 - 10/2015 (12 months)
WFC3 Cycle 22 Calibration Program: ISR 2015-07
Accordion
Program ID | Description |
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14000 | UVIS Anneal |
14001 | UVIS Bowtie monitor |
14002 | UVIS Daily Monitor (a) |
14003 | UVIS Daily Monitor (b) |
14004 | UVIS Daily Monitor (c) |
14005 | UVIS Unflashed Monitor |
14006 | UVIS Post-Flash Monitor |
14007 | UVIS CCD Gain Stability |
14008 | IR Dark Monitor |
14009 | IR Linearity Monitor |
14010 | IR Gain Monitor |
14011 | UVIS CTI Monitor (EPER) |
14012 | UVIS CTE Monitor (Star cluster) |
14013 | UVIS CTE in subarrays |
14014 | UVIS Traps with CI |
14015 | Refining IR Persistence Model |
14016 | Short term IR Persistence |
14017 | Persistence after Worst Actors |
14018 | UVIS Contam Monitor |
14019 | UVIS Shutter Characterization |
14020 | Photometric Repeatibility |
14021 | UVIS & IR Photometry Zero Points |
14022 | IR Observations of Red CALSPEC Stars |
14023 | IR Grism wavelength Calibration stability |
14024 | IR Grisms flux and trace calibration stability |
14025 | UVIS Grism wavelength Calibration stability |
14026 | UVIS Grisms flux and trace calibration stability |
14027 | UVIS Pixel variations via int-flat monitor |
14028 | UVIS Internal Flats |
14029 | IR Internal Flats |
14030 | CSM monitor Earth Flats |
14031 | Astrometric Validation of UVIS Filters |
13929 | High precision calibration of UVIS Geometric distortion |
Cycle 21
11/2013 - 10/2014 (12 months)
WFC3 Cycle 21 Calibration Program: ISR 2014-07
Accordion
Program ID | Description |
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13554 | UVIS Anneal |
13555 | UVIS Bowtie Monitor |
13556 | UVIS CCD Daily Monitor A |
13557 | UVIS CCD Daily Monitor B |
13558 | UVIS CCD Daily Monitor C |
13559 | UVIS CCD un-flashed Monitor |
13560 | UVIS post-flash Monitor |
13561 | UVIS CCD Gain Stability |
13562 | IR Dark Monitor |
13563 | IR Linearity Monitor |
13564 | IR Gain Monitor |
13565 | UVIS CTI Monitor (EPER) |
13566 | UVIS CTE Monitor (star cluster) |
13567 | CTE Characterization with post-flashed Darks |
13568 | Charatcerizatopm of the charge-level Dependence of CTE Losses |
13569 | Characterization of UVIS Traps with CI |
13570 | UVIS & IR Geometric Distortion |
13571 | High Precision Astrometry |
13572 | IR Persistence Model Tests |
13573 | Trapping Mitigation in Spatial Scan Observations of Exosolar Planets |
13574 | WFC3 Contamination & Stability Monitor |
13575 | WFC3 UVIS & IR Photometry |
13576 | IR Grisms: Cross Check Sensitivity Function of Hot and Cool Stars |
13577 | UVIS Grisms: Flux Calibration |
13578 | UVIS Grisms: Wavelength Calibration |
13579 | IR Grisms: Flux Calibration |
13580 | IR Grisms: Wavelength Calibration |
13581 | IR Grisms: Sky Characterization |
13582 | Calibration of the IR Grism Wavelength ZPs |
13583 | UV Flats Spatial Scan |
13584 | UV Flat Field Validation |
13585 | CCD Anomalous QE Pixels |
13586 | UVIS Internal Flats |
13587 | IR Internal Flats |
13588 | CSM Monitor with Earth Flats |
Cycle 20
11/2012 - 10/2013 (12 months)
WFC3 Cycle 20 Calibration Program: ISR 2013-05
Accordion
Program ID | Description |
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13071 | UVIS Anneal |
13072 | UVIS Bowtie Monitor |
13073 | UVIS CCD Daily Monitor A |
13074 | UVIS CCD Daily Monitor B |
13075 | UVIS CCD Daily Monitor C |
13076 | UVIS CCD Daily Monitor D |
13168 | UVIS CCD Gain Stability |
13078 | UVIS Post-Flash Monitor |
13077 | IR Dark Monitor |
13079 | IR Linearity Monitor |
13080 | IR Gain Monitor |
13081 | Guard Dark for MCT Programs |
13082 | UVIS CTI Monitor (EPER) |
13083 | UVIS CTE Monitor (star clusters) |
13084 | Characterization of UVIS Traps with CI |
13085 | Line 10 CI Bias |
13086 | IR Persistance Behaviours as Function of Saturation Time |
13087 | IR Persistence Model Tests |
13088 | WFC3 Contamination & Stability Monitor |
13089 | WFC3 UVIS & IR Photometry |
13090 | UVIS Grism: Flux Calibratoin |
13091 | UVIS Grism: Wavelength Calibration |
13092 | IR Grisms: Flux Calibration |
13093 | IR Grisms: Wavelength Calibration |
13094 | IR Grism -1 Order Calibration |
13095 | UVIS L-Flat via Spatial Scans |
13096 | UVIS Flat Field Validation |
13169 | CCD Anomalous QE pixels |
13097 | UVIS Internal Flats |
13098 | IR Internal Flats |
13099 | IR Earth Flats |
13100 | UVIS & IR Geometric Distortion |
13101 | High Precision Astrometry |
Cycle 19
10/2011 - 10/2012 (13 months)
WFC3 Cycle 19 Calibration Program: ISR 2012-04
Accordion
Program ID | Description |
---|---|
12687 | UVIS Anneal |
12688 | UVIS Bowtie Monitor |
12689 | UVIS CCD Daily Monitor |
12690 | UVIS CCD Gain Stability |
12691 | UVIS CTI Monitor (EPER) |
12692 | UVIS CTE Monitor (Star Clusters) |
12693 | UVIS Charge Injection |
12694 | IR Persistence Strength |
12695 | IR Dark Monitor |
12696 | IR Linearity Monitor |
12697 | IR Gain Monitor |
12698 | WFC3 Contamination & Stability Monitor |
12699 | WFC3 Photometric Calibration & Calibration Flux Ladder |
12700 | Extending the Range & Precision of the Count Rate non Linearity |
12701 | WFC3 PSF Wings |
12702 | IR Grisms: Flux/Trace Calibration & Stability |
12703 | IR Grisms: Wavelength Calibration & Stability |
12704 | UVIS Grism: Flux Calibration |
12705 | UVIS Grism: Wavelength Calibration & Stability |
12706 | UVIS Flare Wavelength Dependence |
12707 | UVIS Spatial Sensitivity |
12708 | IR Spatial Sensitivity |
12709 | UVIS & IR Moonlit Flats |
12710 | UVIS Bright Earth Flats |
12711 | UVIS Internal Flats |
12712 | IR Internal Flats |
12713 | Spatial Scanned L-flat Validation Pathfinder |
12714 | UVIS & IR Geometric Distortion |
Cycle 18
10/2010-9/2011 (12 months)
WFC3 Cycle 18 Calibration Plan: ISR 2011-14
Accordion
Program ID | Title |
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12333 | UVIS & IR Zeropoint Stability Monitor |
12334 | UVIS & IR Photometric Calibration |
12335 | IR Color Transformations with asterisms |
12336 | Scan Enabled Photometry |
12337 | UVIS Flat Field Stability |
12338 | IR Flat Field Stability Monitor |
12339 | UVIS L-Flat Correction |
12340 | IR L-Flat Correction |
12341 | IR Blob Photometry Test |
12342 | UVIS Darks and Bias Monitor |
12343 | UVIS Anneal |
12344 | UVIS Bowtie Monitor |
12345 | UVIS Long Darks Test |
12346 | UVIS CCD Gain Stability Test |
12347 | UVIS Internal CTE Monitor: EPER |
12348 | UVIS Charge Injection Test |
12349 | IR Dark Monitor |
12350 | IR Gain Monitor |
12351 | IR Persistence Experiments |
12352 | IR Non-linearity (full frame & subarrays) |
12353 | UVIS & IR Geometric Distortion Corrections |
12354 | High Contrast Imaging |
12355 | IR Grism Wavelength and LSF Calibration |
12356 | IR Grism Wavelength Calibration Stability Test |
12357 | IR Grism Flux Calibration Monitor |
12358 | IR Grism L-flat Correction and Indepenent 2-D Wavelength Solution |
12359 | UVIS Grism Wavelength Calibration |
12379 | UVIS CTE Monitor: Star Clusters |
Cycle 17
8/2009-11/2010 (16 months)
WFC3 Cycle 17 Calibration Plan: ISR 2009-08
WFC3 Cycle 17 Detector Monitoring: ISR 2009-07
WFC3 Photometric Calibration in SMOV and Cycle 17: ISR 2009-05
WFC3 Galactic cluster observations: ISR 2009-06
Accordion
Program ID | Title |
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11903 | UVIS Zero Points |
11904 | UVIS Droplets |
11905 | UVIS CCD Daily Monitor |
11906 | UVIS CCD Gain |
11907 | UVIS Contamination Monitor |
11908 | Bowtie Monitor |
11909 | UVIS Hot Pixel Anneal |
11911 | UVIS L-Flats & Geometric Distortion |
11912 | UVIS Internal Flats |
11913 | IR Filter Wedge Check |
11914 | UVIS Earth Flats |
11915 | IR Internal Flats |
11916 | IR Intrapixel Sensitivity |
11917 | IR Earth Flats |
11918 | UVIS Image Quality |
11919 | UVIS PSF Wings |
11920 | IR Image Quality |
11921 | IR PSF Wings |
11922 | UVIS Fringing |
11923 | UVIS Filter Wedge Check |
11924 | UVIS CTE Monitoring |
11925 | UVIS Linearity |
11926 | IR Zero Points |
11927 | IR Persistence |
11928 | IR L-Flats and Geometric Distortion |
11929 | IR Dark Monitor |
11930 | IR Gain |
11931 | IR Count Linearity |
11932 | IR Stray Light |
11933 | IR Rate-Dependent Non-Linearity |
11934 | UVIS G280 Flux Calibration |
11935 | UVIS G280 Wavelength Calibration |
11936 | IR Grism Flux Calibration |
11937 | IR Grism Wavelength Calibration |
11938 | UVIS Stray Light |
12087 | WFC3 IR subarray anomaly |
12088 | Tungsten lamp warm-up time |
12089 | Persistence - Part 2 |
12090 | WFC3/UVIS Photometric Calibration - The Spatial Stability of the Detector |
12091 | WFC3/UVIS Fringe Calibration - Part 2 |
12092 | UVIS Stray Light Characterization |
12093 | IR non-linearity calibration using subarrays |
12094 | WFC3/UVIS image skew |
12325 | Photometry with Spatial Scans |
SMOV
5/2009-7/2010
Servicing Mission Orbital Verification (SMOV) took place shortly after the installation of WFC3 on HST during Servicing Mission 4. Below is a list of tests used to verify the performance of the instrument.
Accordion
Program ID | Description |
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11357 | Load and Dump On-Board Memory |
11358 | Science Data Buffer Check |
11419 | UVIS Detector Functional Test |
11420 | IR Detector Functional Test |
11421 | Channel Select Mechanism Test |
11422 | SOFA Test |
11423 | IR FSM Test |
11424 | UVIS Initial Alignment |
11425 | IR Initial Alignment |
11426 | UVIS SMOV Contamination Monitor |
11427 | UVIS Shutter Test |
11428 | D2 Calibration Lamp Test |
11431 | UVIS Hot Pixel Anneal |
11432 | UVIS Internal Flats |
11433 | IR Internal Flats |
11434 | UVIS Fine Alignment |
11435 | IR Fine Alignment |
11436 | UVIS Image Quality |
11437 | IR Image Quality |
11438 | UVIS PSF Wings |
11439 | IR PSF Wings |
11440 | UVIS Pointing Stability |
11441 | IR Pointing Stability |
11442 | FGS-UVIS Alignment |
11443 | FGS-IR Alignment |
11444 | UVIS Plate Scale |
11445 | IR Plate Scale |
11446 | UVIS Dark Current, Noise, Background |
11447 | IR Dark Current, Noise, Background |
11448 | UVIS SAA Passage |
11449 | IR SAA Passage |
11450 | UVIS Photometric Zero Points |
11451 | IR Photometric Zero Points |
11452 | UVIS Flat Field Uniformity |
11453 | IR Flat Field Uniformity |
11454 | Activation Test |
11529 | UVIS Tungsten Lamp Cross Check |
11543 | IR Tungsten Lamp Cross Check |
11549 | UVIS and IR Pointing Stability |
11552 | Characterization of the WFC3 IR Grisms |
11798 | UVIS PSF Core Modulation |
11808 | UVIS Bowtie Monitor |
Ground Testing
WFC3 has undergone several iterations of fully integrated instrument testing. This testing took place at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). During thermal vacuum (TV) testing, reference file data were collected and the instrument was characterized and calibrated. The first two TV sessions took place in the winter of 2004 and spring of 2007, and TV3 testing took place in spring of 2008. The links below connect to pages giving the results from the various TV campaigns.
(Additional calibration information is available on the Calibration Plan internal webpage by Bushouse. This page contains links to the science calibration test plan, SMS spreadsheets, and other associated documentation.)
TV Supporting Documents
- Castle ETC, V1.8 (18.8 MB)
- Castle ETC Manual (1.1MB)
- OS (Castle) Input Spreadsheet (23KB)
- SMS Input Spreadsheet, Version 2 (Nov '06) (38KB)
- Old versions of input spreadsheets.
Side Switch Contingency Plan
WFC3 Side Switch Servicing Mission Orbital Verification (SS SMOV) is a contingency plan for a WFC3 re-commissioning on Side 1, following a side switch.
Accordion
Program ID | Description |
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13200 | WFC3 SS Activation Test |
13201 | WFC3 SS Science Data Buffer |
13202 | WFC3 SS UVIS Detector Functional |
13203 | WFC3 SS IR Detector Functional |
13204 | WFC3 SS CSM Test |
13205 | WFC3 SS UVIS SOFA Test |
13206 | WFC3 SS UVIS Spare Tungsten Lamp |
13207 | WFC3 SS IR FSM Test |
13208 | WFC3 SS IR Spare Tungsten Lamp |
13209 | WFC3 SS UVIS Contamination Monitor |
13210 | WFC3 SS UVIS Shutter Test |
13211 | WFC3 SS D2 Cal Lamp Test |
13212 | WFC3 SS UVIS Internal Flats |
13213 | WFC3 SS IR Internal Flats |
13214 | WFC3 SS UVIS Image Quality |
13215 | WFC3 SS IR Image Quality |
13216 | WFC3 SS UVIS PSF Wings |
13217 | WFC3 SS IR PSF Wings |
13218 | WFC3 SS FGS-UVIS Update |
13219 | WFC3 SS FGS-IR Update |
13220 | WFC3 SS UVIS Phot Zero Points |
13221 | WFC3 SS IR Phot Zero Points |
13222 | WFC3 SS UVIS Flat Fields Uniformity |
13223 | WFC3 SS IR Flat Field Uniformity |
13224 | WFC3 SS UVIS PSF Core Modulation |
13225 | WFC3 SS Post Flash Check |
13226 | WFC3 SS UVIS Fine Alignment |
13227 | WFC3 SS IR Fine Alignment |