CCD Clear Imaging - 50CCD

Description

The 50CCD mode is very sensitive for broad-band optical imaging. For a fixed exposure time, the ACS WFC with the F606W or F814W will be a better choice for most users.

Recommended Uses

This filter is recommended for deep imaging where detailed color information is not needed. In most cases the ACS WFC will be a better choice.

Special Considerations

Very red sources may show significant wings from detector halo (see Section 7.2.8).

Pivot λ (Å)	FWHM (Å)	AB mag zero point	S_peak	B_λ	R₈₀(arcsec)	Flux in central pixel
5754.1	4333.0	26.295	2.03e+15	4930.6	0.16	14%

Table 14.2: 50CCD Sensitivity & Throughput

λ	Sensitivity	% Throughput
2400.	1.41E14	2.59
2800.	1.97E14	3.08
3200.	3.64E14	4.99
3600.	5.01E14	6.05
4000.	9.33E14	10.24
4200.	1.15E15	12.00
4400.	1.30E15	12.98
4600.	1.41E15	13.44
4800.	1.51E15	13.83
5000.	1.60E15	14.06
5200.	1.68E15	14.21
5400.	1.79E15	14.52
5600.	1.88E15	14.74
5800.	1.94E15	14.68
6000.	1.98E15	14.50
6200.	2.01E15	14.26
6400.	2.03E15	13.93
6600.	2.02E15	13.45
6800.	1.99E15	12.84
7000.	1.94E15	12.16
7200.	1.88E15	11.45
7400.	1.81E15	10.76
7600.	1.73E15	9.99
7800.	1.60E15	9.02
8000.	1.46E15	7.99
8200.	1.33E15	7.12
8400.	1.23E15	6.41
8600.	1.17E15	5.98
9000.	1.14E15	5.55
9400.	1.06E15	4.96
9800.	7.95E14	3.56
10200.	3.93E14	1.69

Table 14.3: Radial Profile for 50CCD

Radius			Fraction of Energy Encircled
Pixels	Arcsec	Intensity	Fraction of Energy Encircled
1	0.050	1.614e-02	0.321
1.5	0.075	7.765e-03	0.495
2	0.100	4.320e-03	0.621
3	0.150	1.629e-03	0.787
4	0.200	4.904e-04	0.868
5	0.250	1.978e-04	0.902
10	0.500	2.499e-05	0.964
15	0.750	7.654e-06	0.986
20	1.000	2.687e-06	0.996

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STIS Instrument Handbook
- • Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Introduction
  - • 1.1 Overview
  - • 1.2 Introduction to the Handbook
  - • 1.3 Handbook Layout
  - • 1.4 Proposal Preparations and Observations with STIS
  - • 1.5 The Help Desk at STScI
  - • 1.6 The STIS Web Pages and Support Information
  - • 1.7 Non-proprietary STIS Data
- Chapter 2: Special Considerations for Cycle 33
  - • 2.1 Impacts of Reduced Gyro Mode on Planning Observations
  - • 2.2 STIS Performance Changes Pre- and Post-SM4
  - • 2.3 New Capabilities for Cycle 33
  - • 2.4 Use of Available-but-Unsupported Capabilities
  - • 2.5 Choosing Between COS and STIS
  - • 2.6 Scheduling Efficiency and Visit Orbit Limits
  - • 2.7 MAMA Scheduling Policies
  - • 2.8 Prime and Parallel Observing: MAMA Bright-Object Constraints
  - • 2.9 STIS Snapshot Program Policies
- Chapter 3: STIS Capabilities, Design, Operations, and Observations
  - • 3.1 Instrument Capabilities
  - • 3.2 Instrument Design
  - • 3.3 Basic Instrument Operations
  - • 3.4 Designing STIS Observations
- Chapter 4: Spectroscopy
  - • 4.1 Overview
  - • 4.2 First-Order Long-Slit Spectroscopy
  - • 4.3 Echelle Spectroscopy in the Ultraviolet
  - • 4.4 Objective Prism Spectroscopy
- Chapter 5: Imaging
  - • 5.1 Imaging Overview
  - • 5.2 Optical CCD Imaging
  - • 5.3 Ultraviolet Imaging with the MAMA Detectors
  - • 5.4 Neutral Density Filters
- Chapter 6: Exposure Time Calculations
  - • 6.1 Overview
  - • 6.2 Determining Count Rates from Sensitivities
  - • 6.3 Throughput and Sensitivity
  - • 6.4 Computing Exposure Times
  - • 6.5 Detector and Sky Backgrounds
  - • 6.6 Tabular Sky Backgrounds
  - • 6.7 Extinction Correction
  - • 6.8 Exposure Time Examples
- Chapter 7: Feasibility and Detector Performance
  - • 7.1 STIS Detectors
  - • 7.2 The CCD
  - • 7.3 CCD Operation and Feasibility Considerations
  - • 7.4 The MAMA Detectors
  - • 7.5 MAMA Operation and Feasibility Considerations
  - • 7.6 MAMA Spectral and Spatial Offsetting
  - • 7.7 MAMA Bright Object Limits
- Chapter 8: Target Acquisition
  - • 8.1 Introduction
  - • 8.2 STIS Onboard CCD Target Acquisitions - ACQ
  - • 8.3 Onboard Target Acquisition Peakups - ACQ PEAK
  - • 8.4 Determining Coordinates in the International Celestial Reference System (ICRS) Reference Frame
  - • 8.5 Acquisition Examples
  - • 8.6 STIS Post-Observation Target Acquisition Analysis
- Chapter 9: Overheads and Orbit-Time Determination
  - • 9.1 Overview
  - • 9.2 STIS Exposure Overheads
  - • 9.3 Orbit Use Determination Examples
- Chapter 10: Summary and Checklist
  - • 10.1 Phase I Proposing
  - • 10.2 Phase II - Scheduling Approved Observations
- Chapter 11: Data Taking
  - • 11.1 Basic Operating Modes
  - • 11.2 Exposure Sequences and Contemporaneous Calibrations
  - • 11.3 Patterns and Dithering
  - • 11.4 Fixing Orientation on the Sky
  - • 11.5 Target Positioning
- Chapter 12: Special Uses of STIS
  - • 12.1 Slitless First-Order Spectroscopy
  - • 12.2 Long-Slit Echelle Spectroscopy
  - • 12.3 Time-Resolved Observations
  - • 12.4 Observing Too-Bright Objects with STIS
  - • 12.5 High Signal-to-Noise Ratio Observations
  - • 12.6 Improving the Sampling of the Line Spread Function
  - • 12.7 Considerations for Observing Planetary Targets
  - • 12.8 Special Considerations for Extended Targets
  - • 12.9 Parallel Observing with STIS
  - • 12.10 Coronagraphic Spectroscopy
  - • 12.11 Coronagraphic Imaging - 50CORON
  - • 12.12 Spatial Scans with the STIS CCD
- Chapter 13: Spectroscopic Reference Material
  - • 13.1 Introduction
  - • 13.2 Using the Information in this Chapter
  - 13.3 Gratings
    - • First-Order Grating G750L
    - • First-Order Grating G750M
    - • First-Order Grating G430L
    - • First-Order Grating G430M
    - • First-Order Grating G230LB
    - • Comparison of G230LB and G230L
    - • First-Order Grating G230MB
    - • Comparison of G230MB and G230M
    - • First-Order Grating G230L
    - • First-Order Grating G230M
    - • First-Order Grating G140L
    - • First-Order Grating G140M
    - • Echelle Grating E230M
    - • Echelle Grating E230H
    - • Echelle Grating E140M
    - • Echelle Grating E140H
    - • PRISM
    - • PRISM Wavelength Relationship
  - 13.4 Apertures
    - • 52X0.05 Aperture
    - • 52X0.05E1 and 52X0.05D1 Pseudo-Apertures
    - • 52X0.1 Aperture
    - • 52X0.1E1 and 52X0.1D1 Pseudo-Apertures
    - • 52X0.2 Aperture
    - • 52X0.2E1, 52X0.2E2, and 52X0.2D1 Pseudo-Apertures
    - • 52X0.5 Aperture
    - • 52X0.5E1, 52X0.5E2, and 52X0.5D1 Pseudo-Apertures
    - • 52X2 Aperture
    - • 52X2E1, 52X2E2, and 52X2D1 Pseudo-Apertures
    - • 52X0.2F1 Aperture
    - • 0.2X0.06 Aperture
    - • 0.2X0.2 Aperture
    - • 0.2X0.09 Aperture
    - • 6X0.2 Aperture
    - • 0.1X0.03 Aperture
    - • FP-SPLIT Slits 0.2X0.06FP(A-E) Apertures
    - • FP-SPLIT Slits 0.2X0.2FP(A-E) Apertures
    - • 31X0.05ND(A-C) Apertures
    - • 0.2X0.05ND Aperture
    - • 0.3X0.05ND Aperture
    - • F25NDQ Aperture
  - 13.5 Spatial Profiles
    - • First-Order Spatial Profiles
    - • Echelle Spatial Profiles
  - 13.6 Line Spread Functions
    - • First-Order Line Spread Functions
    - • Echelle Line Spread Functions
  - • 13.7 Spectral Purity, Order Confusion, and Peculiarities
  - • 13.8 MAMA Spectroscopic Bright Object Limits
- Chapter 14: Imaging Reference Material
  - • 14.1 Introduction
  - • 14.2 Using the Information in this Chapter
  - 14.3 CCD
    - • CCD Clear Imaging - 50CCD
    - • CCD Long-Pass Imaging F28X50LP
    - • F28X50OIII - CCD
    - • F28X50OII - CCD
    - • 50CORON - Clear CCD
  - 14.4 NUV-MAMA
    - • 25MAMA - NUV-MAMA, Clear
    - • F25ND3 - NUV-MAMA
    - • F25ND5 - NUV-MAMA
    - • F25NDQ - NUV-MAMA
    - • F25QTZ - NUV-MAMA, Longpass
    - • F25SRF2 - NUV-MAMA, Longpass
    - • F25MGII - NUV-MAMA
    - • F25CN270 - NUV-MAMA
    - • F25CIII - NUV-MAMA
    - • F25CN182 - NUV-MAMA
  - 14.5 FUV-MAMA
    - • 25MAMA - FUV-MAMA, Clear
    - • 25MAMAD1 - FUV-MAMA Pseudo-Aperture
    - • F25ND3 - FUV-MAMA
    - • F25ND5 - FUV-MAMA
    - • F25NDQ - FUV-MAMA
    - • F25QTZ - FUV-MAMA, Longpass
    - • F25QTZD1 - FUV-MAMA, Longpass Pseudo-Aperture
    - • F25SRF2 - FUV-MAMA, Longpass
    - • F25SRF2D1 - FUV-MAMA, Longpass Pseudo-Aperture
    - • F25LYA - FUV-MAMA, Lyman-alpha
  - • 14.6 Image Mode Geometric Distortion
  - • 14.7 Spatial Dependence of the STIS PSF
  - • 14.8 MAMA Imaging Bright Object Limits
- Chapter 15: Overview of Pipeline Calibration
  - • 15.1 Pipeline Processing Overview
  - • 15.2 How Phase II Parameter Choices Affect Calibration
  - • 15.3 More Detailed Information
- Chapter 16: Accuracies
  - • 16.1 Summary of Accuracies
- Chapter 17: Calibration Status and Plans
  - • 17.1 Introduction
  - • 17.2 Ground Testing and Calibration
  - • 17.3 STIS Installation and Verification (SMOV2)
  - • 17.4 Cycle 7 Calibration
  - • 17.5 Cycle 8 Calibration
  - • 17.6 Cycle 9 Calibration
  - • 17.7 Cycle 10 Calibration
  - • 17.8 Cycle 11 Calibration
  - • 17.9 Cycle 12 Calibration
  - • 17.10 SM4 and SMOV4 Calibration
  - • 17.11 Cycle 17 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.12 Cycle 18 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.13 Cycle 19 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.14 Cycle 20 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.15 Cycle 21 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.16 Cycle 22 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.17 Cycle 23 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.18 Cycle 24 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.19 Cycle 25 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.20 Cycle 26 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.21 Cycle 27 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.22 Cycle 28 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.23 Cycle 29 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.24 Cycle 30 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.25 Cycle 31 Calibration Plan
  - • 17.26 Cycle 32 Calibration Plan
- Appendix A: Available-But-Unsupported Spectroscopic Capabilities
  - • A.1 Introduction
  - • A.2 Full Aperture Complement
  - • A.3: Additional Available-but-Unsupported Options
- • Glossary

CCD Clear Imaging - 50CCD

Description

Recommended Uses

Special Considerations

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