COS Cycle-17 Calibration Phase-1 Template
Last Revised:
Proposal ID: 11894
Title: NUV Detector Dark Monitor
PI: T. Ake
Co-I(s): P. Goudfrooij
C. Keyes
D. Sahnow
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# Orbit estimates are TOTAL for all of cycle-17; assume 4 weeks
# 01 March 2009, 01 September 2009, 01 March 2010
Total Prime Orbits: 0
External Parallel Orbits: 0
Internals or no-impact orbits: 130
Comments on orbit estimate: if starting Dec. 2008
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# This section should be written with a GO audience in mind -- use
# Calibration plans in WFPC-2 handbook as a guide.
Purpose: Perform routine monitoring of MAMA detector dark current. The
main purpose is to look for evidence of a change in the dark,
both to track on-orbit time dependence and to check for a
detector problem developing.
Description: Take ~25 min exposure with the NUV MAMA with shutter
closed, twice a week.
Accuracy: 1%
Comments on Accuracy: (Each measurement to yield a Poisson uncertainty of
1% for global dark rate.)
Products: CDBS Dark and Bad Pixel reference files; ISR
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# THE REST OF THIS FORM IS FOR INTERNAL USE
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# Target information (copy for each target)
Target Name.............................: DARK
RA.............................................: n/a
Dec...........................................: n/a
Flux (and units)........................: n/a
Visibility window (if known or relevant): n/a
Comment on choice of target: n/a
# Table of exposures (copy for each exposure):
Target or lamp..........................: DARK
Type of Acquisition.....................: N/A
Detector for observation................: NUV MAMA
Operating mode .........................: TIME-TAG
Spectral Element........................: DEF
Aperture................................: DEF
Central Wavelength......................:
Exposure Time...........................: 1330.0 S
Number of Iterations ...................: 1
BOP Predicted Local Count Rate for MAMA.:
BOP Predicted Global Count Rate for MAMA:
ETC PID IDs for Count Rates.............:
Special Requirements or options.........:
Comments:
Target or lamp..........................: DARK
Type of Acquisition.....................: N/A
Detector for observation................: NUV MAMA
Operating mode .........................: TIME-TAG
Spectral Element........................: DEF
Aperture................................: DEF
Central Wavelength......................:
Exposure Time...........................: 1330.0 S
Number of Iterations ...................: 1
BOP Predicted Local Count Rate for MAMA.:
BOP Predicted Global Count Rate for MAMA:
ETC PID IDs for Count Rates.............:
Special Requirements or options.........:
Comments: Less than 6 days after visit 1
Target or lamp..........................: DARK
Type of Acquisition.....................: N/A
Detector for observation................: NUV MAMA
Operating mode .........................: TIME-TAG
Spectral Element........................: DEF
Aperture................................: DEF
Central Wavelength......................:
Exposure Time...........................: 1330.0 S
Number of Iterations ...................: 1
BOP Predicted Local Count Rate for MAMA.:
BOP Predicted Global Count Rate for MAMA:
ETC PID IDs for Count Rates.............:
Special Requirements or options.........:
Comments: Less than 6 days after visit 1
Target or lamp..........................: DARK
Type of Acquisition.....................: N/A
Detector for observation................: NUV MAMA
Operating mode .........................: TIME-TAG
Spectral Element........................: DEF
Aperture................................: DEF
Central Wavelength......................:
Exposure Time...........................: 1330.0 S
Number of Iterations ...................: 1
BOP Predicted Local Count Rate for MAMA.:
BOP Predicted Global Count Rate for MAMA:
ETC PID IDs for Count Rates.............:
Special Requirements or options.........:
Comments: Less than 6 days after visit 1
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# Special needs of this proposal?
Scheduling: Should start when schedule allows it just before SMOV formally
ends (TBD) and continue seamlessly to Mar 2010.
Prerequisites: n/a
PDB update? no
On-board table update? no
# Special Requirements:
Real time? N
Special commanding? N
Quick Data turnaround? N
Special timing required? N
Other? N
Describe (& justify) special requirements:
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# Link to Cycle 17 Science
Fraction of science programs supported by this calibration: 25% of COS
List categories of science which can't be executed until after this proposal:
none
why:
List categories of science which are best performed contemporaneous with
this proposal:
none
why:
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Expected FTE weeks for analysis: 4
Required turnaround on analysis (weeks):
Data volume (Mb needed for analysis):
Special software needed for analysis? (Describe):
Description of analysis Plans:
