Photometric Stability

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Jul 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005hst..prop10726d&link_type=abstract

HST Proposal ID #10726

Physics

Hst Proposal Id #10726

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This NICMOS calibration proposal carries out photometric monitoring observations during Cycle 14. The format of the program is similar to that of the Cycle 12 program 9995 and Cycle 13 program 10381, but a few modifications were made. Provisions had to be made to adopt to 2-gyro mode {G191B2B was added as extra target to provide target visibility through most of the year}. Where before 4 or 7 dithers were made in a filter before we moved to the next filter, now we observe all filters at one position before moving to the next dither position. While the previous method was chosen to minimize the effect of persistence, we now realize that persistence is connected to charge trapping and by moving through the filter such that the count rate increases, we reach equilibrium more quickly between charge being trapped and released. We have also increased exposure times where possible to reduce the charge trapping non-linearity effects.

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