Background
Here we present previous calibrations for the WFC3/IR instrument.
2020 Photometric Calibration
- Models: Models for the CALSPEC standard white dwarfs were improved and the Vega reference flux was increased (Bohlin et al. 2020). As a consequence, the standard white dwarf fluxes increase ~1.5% in the range 1-1.6 micron covered by the IR detector.
- Flat fields: the updated 'pixel to pixel' flats correct for spatial sensitivity residuals up to 0.5% in the center of the detector and up to 2% at the edges (ISR 2021-01). A new set of 'delta' flats correct for low-sensitivity artifacts known as 'blobs' in six filters (F098M, F105W, F110W, F125W, F140W, and F160W), as new blobs appear over time (ISR 2021-10).
- Inverse Sensitivity Tables: See below.
2020
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Filter PHOTPLAM PHOTBW ABMAG VEGAMAG STMAG ERROR PHOTFLAM ERR_PHOTFLAM Å Å Mag Mag Mag Mag erg cm-2 Å-1 e-1 erg cm-2 Å-1 e-1 F098M 9864.72 500.85 25.666 25.090 26.945 0.008 6.0653E-20 4.3288E-22 F105W 10551.05 845.62 26.264 25.603 27.688 0.005 3.0507E-20 1.4230E-22 F110W 11534.46 1428.48 26.819 26.042 28.436 0.005 1.5318E-20 6.5390E-23 F125W 12486.06 866.28 26.232 25.312 28.022 0.008 2.2446E-20 1.6252E-22 F126N 12584.89 339.31 22.849 21.908 24.656 0.008 4.9671E-19 3.6832E-21 F127M 12740.29 249.56 24.625 23.643 26.458 0.012 9.4524E-20 1.0141E-21 F128N 12831.84 357.44 22.956 21.898 24.806 0.008 4.3480E-19 2.9263E-21 F130N 13005.68 274.24 22.981 21.985 24.860 0.008 4.1416E-19 2.5823E-21 F132N 13187.71 319.08 22.933 21.915 24.841 0.007 4.2096E-19 2.9310E-21 F139M 13837.62 278.02 24.466 23.366 26.480 0.004 9.3134E-20 3.2509E-22 F140W 13922.91 1132.38 26.450 25.353 28.477 0.007 1.4759E-20 9.1933E-23 F153M 15322.05 378.95 24.447 23.171 26.682 0.006 7.7161E-20 4.2952E-22 F160W 15369.18 826.25 25.936 24.662 28.177 0.009 1.9429E-20 1.5081E-22 F164N 16403.51 700.06 22.892 21.484 25.275 0.012 2.8257E-19 3.0682E-21 F167N 16641.6 645.24 22.937 21.550 25.351 0.010 2.6215E-19 2.8448E-21
2012 Photometric Calibration
- Inverse Sensitivity Tables: These are provided below for both the infinite aperture (6 arcseconds) and for an aperture of radius r=0.4 arcseconds (about 3 pixels).
2012
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IR Filter PHOTPLAM PHOTFLAM
r=infinitePHOTBW STmag ABmag VEGAmag Å erg cm-2Å-1 e-1 Å mag mag mag IR Wide Band Filters F105W 10552 3.04E-20 845.64 27.6933 26.2687 25.6236 F110W 11534 1.53E-20 1428.5 28.4401 26.8223 26.0628 F125W 12486 2.25E-20 866.28 28.0203 26.2303 25.3293 F140W 13923 1.47E-20 1132.4 28.479 26.4524 25.3761 F160W 15369 1.93E-20 826.28 28.1875 25.9463 24.6949 IR Medium Band Filters F098M 9864.1 6.05E-20 500.73 26.9456 25.6674 25.1057 F127M 12740 9.33E-20 249.55 26.4749 24.6412 23.6799 F139M 13838 9.18E-20 278.04 26.4926 24.4793 23.4006 F153M 15322 7.60E-20 378.94 26.698 24.4635 23.2098 IR Narrow Band Filters F126N 12585 4.93E-19 339.32 24.6681 22.8609 21.9396 F128N 12832 4.28E-19 357.45 24.8219 22.9726 21.9355 F130N 13006 4.10E-19 274.17 24.8686 22.99 22.0138 F132N 13188 4.15E-19 319.09 24.856 22.9472 21.9499 F164N 16403 2.78E-19 700.04 25.2915 22.9089 21.5239 F167N 16642 2.58E-19 645.21 25.3707 22.9568 21.5948 -
For an aperture with radius r=0.4 arcsec
IR FILTER PHOTPLAM PHOTFLAM
r=0.4 arcsecPHOTBW STmag ABmag VEGAmag Å
erg cm-2Å-1 e-1
Å
mag
mag
mag
IR Wide Band Filters F105W 10552.00 3.55795e-20 845.64 27.5220 26.0974 25.4523 F110W 11534.00 1.8026e-20 1428.50 28.2602 26.6424 25.8829 F125W 12486.00 2.66696e-20 866.28 27.8349 26.0449 25.1439 F140W 13923.00 1.75811e-20 1132.40 28.2874 26.2608 25.1845 F160W 15369.00 2.2988e-20 826.28 27.9963 25.7551 24.5037 IR Medium Band Filters F098M 9864.10 7.03218e-20 500.73 26.7823 25.5041 24.9424 F127M 12740.00 1.1084e-19 249.55 26.2882 24.4545 23.4932 F139M 13838.00 1.09518e-19 278.04 26.3013 24.2880 23.2093 F153M 15322.00 9.06139e-20 378.94 26.5070 24.2725 23.0188 IR Narrow Band Filters F126N 12585.00 5.84957e-19 339.32 24.4822 22.6750 21.7537 F128N 12832.00 5.08262e-19 357.45 24.6348 22.7855 21.7484 F130N 13006.00 4.87287e-19 274.17 24.6806 22.8020 21.8258 F132N 13188.00 4.9328e-19 319.09 24.6673 22.7585 21.7612 F164N 16403.00 3.32699e-19 700.04 25.0949 22.7123 21.3273 F167N 16642.00 3.09635e-19 645.21 25.1729 22.7590 21.3970
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