NICMOS provides its hightest sensitivity from 1.1 to ~2 microns, where it is superior to an 8m class telescope, and better sensitivity than the ACS for all observations for wavelengths longward of ~1.0 microns. Important information on sensitivity can be found in Chapter 4: Imaging of the NICMOS Instrument Handbook, as well as in Appendix 1: Imaging Reference Material of the NICMOS Instrument Handbook. For more specific details on sensitivity, follow the links to the documents listed below.
NICMOS Sensitivity & Throughput Documentation
Advisories:
Important updates, discoveries and developments
that could potentially affect NICMOS observations,
calibration, or data analysis.
FAQs:
Frequently Asked Questions.
Performance Summaries:
Status reports reflecting the current
understanding of instrument characteristics,
performance and calibration.
Handbooks:
The NICMOS Instrument Handbook is the primary
guide regarding the characteristics and use of
the instrument. The HST Data Handbook is the
primary guide for calibration, reduction and analysis
of NICMOS data.
Instrument Science Reports:
ISRs are technical reports written by members
of the NICMOS Group about various aspects of the
instrument and data. They usually contain in-depth
information about specific topics.
Papers and Proceedings:
Selected NICMOS related published papers and workshop
proceedings.
Presentation from 2002 SPIE Meeting: Post-NCS Performance of the HST NICMOS
A. B. Schultz
NICMOS Flyer for June 2002 AAS Meeting
Tutorials:
Cookbook style instructions, prescribed procedures, and
helpful tips.
Examples:
Examples of how to use various NICMOS-related tools, calibration and analysis techniques.
Space Telescope Analysis Newsletters:
STANs contain useful information regarding
calibration and data reduction.
NICMOS STScI Analysis Newsletter 3
Update on NICMOS Cycle 7 science program
and Exposure Time Calculator
NICMOS Group 01 Jun 1997 (html)