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GNIRS Spectroscopic throughput
T(λ) = | Nd(λ)
Nt (λ) |
where: Nd(λ) is the number of photons detected with wavelength λ and Nt(λ) is the number of photons of the same wavelength hitting the telescope's primary mirror. The latter is given by:
Nt(λ) = N*(λ) 10 (-0.4 μ Aλ) |
where N*(λ) is the star's photon flux at wavelength λ above Earth's atmosphere, in number of photons/cm2/s, μ is the airmass, and Aλ is a mean monochromatic extinction coefficient.
The numbers available below are average values, that do not account for throughput variations as a function of grating angle.
Mode | Latest Measurement | History |
XD | 20170319 | click |
LS | 20161111 | click |