Intra-pixel gain variations and high-precision photometry with the infrared array camera (IRAC)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8442, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ingalls, James G ^a   Krick, Jessica E ^a   Carey, Sean J ^a   Laine, Seppo ^a   Surace, Jason A ^a   Glaccum, William J ^a   Grillmair, Carl C ^a   Lowrance, Patrick J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methods: data analysis; Observatories: spitzer; Planetary systems; Space vehicles: instruments; Techniques: photometric

Indexed keywords

METHODS:DATA ANALYSIS; PLANETARY SYSTEM; SPACE VEHICLES: INSTRUMENTS; SPITZER; TECHNIQUES: PHOTOMETRIC;

ASTRONOMY; CALIBRATION; INSTRUMENTS; MILLIMETER WAVES; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PHOTOMETRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPACE TELESCOPES; SPACECRAFT; WHITE NOISE;

PIXELS;

EID: 84871708035     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.926947     Document Type: Conference Paper

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