PREDICTIVE CALIBRATION AND FORWARD ANALYSIS OF OBSERVATIONAL DATA

Michael R. Rosa

99/10/22

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Table of Contents

Michael R. Rosa  

Agenda 

Very Large Telescope 4 * 8m @ Cerro Paranal 

HST 

Historical Perspective 

The Observational Information Loop  

Travelling the Info Loop  

Software Models of Instruments 

Definitions & Examples  

Demonstration of Requirements & Solutions  

Classical Methods Dispersion Relations 

Classical Methods Dispersion Relations 

Classical Methods Dispersion Relations 

FOS Dispersion Model Physical Principle 

FOS Dispersion Model Solve for fcam and sgrating 

FOS Dispersion Model Grating - Only  

FOS Dispersion Model Grating only results 

FOS Scattered Light 

FOS - Solution to Scattered Light 

Grating - Interference 

Grating - Diffraction 

IF * DF 

Line Profile - IF *DF only  

Line Profile - obs vs theory  

Line Profile - obs vs theory (2) 

Line Profile - obs vs theory (3) 

Grating Scatter - Hot Target  

Grating Scatter - Cool Target  

FOS Scatter Model Test on Data  

FOS Scatter Model Prediction for Blaze  

Lesson from FOS Scattered Light 

Reminder: Observation Information Loop  

Generic Spectrograph Why - Multi-mode STIS  

Generic Spectrograph Why - Multi-mode STIS  

Generic Spectrograph Why - Multi-mode STIS  

Generic Spectrograph Echelle Scatter  

Generic Spectrograph STIS MAMA ghosts  

Generic Spectrograph STIS Data Extraction  

Generic Spectrograph First Principle Physics  

Generic Spectrograph Optimizing Configurations  

Generic Spectrograph Results CASPEC  

Generic Spectrograph STIS Auto Wave-Cals  

Generic Spectrograph Auto Wave-Cal E 140H  

Generic Spectrograph STIS CCD Fringing  

Generic Spectrograph Results CASPEC  

Generic Spectrographs QED and Monte Carlo  

We are almost there in the Observation Information Loop  

Closing the loop 

Author: Michael Rosa 

Email: mrosa@eso.org 

Home Page: http://ecf.hq.eso.org