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The Wide Field Camera 3 is one of the instruments currently onboard the Hubble Space Telescope and, since 2012, with the use of the spatial scanning technique, has provided the largest number of observed exoplanetary atmosphere, ranging…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-06 A. Tsiaras , J. Ozden

Estimating accurate bolometric fluxes for stars requires reliable photometry to absolutely flux calibrate the spectra. This is a significant problem for studies of very bright stars, which are generally saturated in modern photometric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Andrew W. Mann , Kaspar von Braun

We extend the SDSS Stripe 82 Standard Stars Catalog with post-2007 SDSS imaging data. This improved version lists averaged SDSS ugriz photometry for nearly a million stars brighter than r~22 mag. With 2-3x more measurements per star, random…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-09 Karun Thanjavur , Željko Ivezić , Sahar S. Allam , Douglas L. Tucker , J. Allyn Smith , Stephen Gwyn

We want to derive bias free, accurate photometric redshifts for those fields of the CFHTLS-Wide data which are covered in the u*, g', r', i' and z' filters and are public on January 2008. These are 37 square degrees in the W1, W3 and W4…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-21 Fabrice Brimioulle , Michael Lerchster , Stella Seitz , Ralf Bender , Jan Snigula

Spatial scan observations using WFC3's IR channel exhibit time-dependent systematics (in the form of a ramp or hook) that have been attributed to the effects of persistence. The amplitude of these systematics is often two orders of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-08 K. B. Stevenson , W. Eck

This paper describes new deep 3.6 and 4.5 micron imaging of three UltraVISTA near-infrared survey stripes within the COSMOS field. The observations were carried out with Spitzer's Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) for the Spitzer Matching Survey…

Extrapolations of line-of-sight photospheric field measurements predict radial interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) strengths that are factors of ~2--4 too low. To address this "open flux problem,'' we reanalyze the magnetograph measurements…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-05 Y. -M. Wang , R. K. Ulrich , J. W. Harvey

The upcoming Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST) slitless spectroscopic survey poses a challenge of flux calibration, which requires a large number of flux-standard stars. In this work, we design an uncertainty-aware residual attention…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-25 Lin Yang , Haibo Yuan , Fuqing Duan , Ruoyi Zhang , Bowen Huang , Kai Xiao , Shuai Xu , Jinming Zhang

The internal structure of dark matter halos on sub-galactic scales remains a key open question, particularly in the context of the core-cusp problem. Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies (UFDs), owing to their extreme dark matter dominance, provide a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-24 Yixi Tao , Haijun Tian , Bin Yue , Jorge Peñarrubia

Radiative transfer calculations have predicted intensity enhancements for optically thick emission lines, as opposed to the normal intensity reductions, for astrophysical plasmas under certain conditions. In particular, the results are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 F. P. Keenan , D. J. Christian , S. J. Rose , M. Mathioudakis

We present the calibration of the [$\alpha/$Fe] element in terms of ultra-violet excess for 465 dwarf stars with spectral type F0-K2. We used a single calibration, fitted to a third degree polynomial with a square of the correlation…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-09-13 E. Yaz Gokce , S. Bilir , S. Karaali , O. Plevne

This paper describes the VIS Processing Function (VIS PF) of the Euclid ground segment pipeline, which processes and calibrates raw data from the VIS camera. We present the algorithms used in each processing element, along with a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-12 Euclid Collaboration , H. J. McCracken , K. Benson , C. Dolding , T. Flanet , C. Grenet , O. Herent , P. Hudelot , C. Laigle , G. Leroy , P. Liebing , R. Massey , S. Mottet , R. Nakajima , H. N. Nguyen-Kim , J. W. Nightingale , J. Skottfelt , L. C. Smith , F. Soldano , E. Vilenius , M. Wander , M. von Wietersheim-Kramsta , M. Akhlaghi , H. Aussel , S. Awan , R. Azzollini , A. Basset , G. P. Candini , P. Casenove , M. Cropper , H. Hoekstra , H. Israel , A. Khalil , K. Kuijken , Y. Mellier , L. Miller , S. -M. Niemi , M. J. Page , K. Paterson , M. Schirmer , N. A. Walton , A. Zacchei , J. P. L. G. Barrios , T. Erben , R. Hayes , J. A. Kegerreis , D. J. Lagattuta , A. Lançon , N. Aghanim , B. Altieri , A. Amara , S. Andreon , P. N. Appleton , N. Auricchio , C. Baccigalupi , M. Baldi , A. Balestra , S. Bardelli , P. Battaglia , A. N. Belikov , R. Bender , F. Bernardeau , A. Biviano , A. Bonchi , E. Branchini , M. Brescia , J. Brinchmann , S. Camera , G. Cañas-Herrera , V. Capobianco , C. Carbone , J. Carretero , S. Casas , F. J. Castander , M. Castellano , G. Castignani , S. Cavuoti , K. C. Chambers , A. Cimatti , C. Colodro-Conde , G. Congedo , C. J. Conselice , L. Conversi , Y. Copin , F. Courbin , H. M. Courtois , A. Da Silva , R. da Silva , H. Degaudenzi , G. De Lucia , A. M. Di Giorgio , J. Dinis , H. Dole , F. Dubath , X. Dupac , S. Dusini , A. Ealet , S. Escoffier , M. Fabricius , M. Farina , R. Farinelli , S. Ferriol , F. Finelli , P. Fosalba , S. Fotopoulou , N. Fourmanoit , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , S. Galeotta , K. George , W. Gillard , B. Gillis , C. Giocoli , P. Gómez-Alvarez , J. Gracia-Carpio , B. R. Granett , A. Grazian , F. Grupp , L. Guzzo , M. Hailey , S. V. H. Haugan , J. Hoar , W. Holmes , F. Hormuth , A. Hornstrup , K. Jahnke , M. Jhabvala , B. Joachimi , E. Keihänen , S. Kermiche , A. Kiessling , M. Kilbinger , B. Kubik , M. Kümmel , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , Q. Le Boulc'h , A. M. C. Le Brun , D. Le Mignant , S. Ligori , P. B. Lilje , V. Lindholm , I. Lloro , G. Mainetti , D. Maino , E. Maiorano , O. Mansutti , S. Marcin , O. Marggraf , M. Martinelli , N. Martinet , F. Marulli , D. C. Masters , S. Maurogordato , E. Medinaceli , S. Mei , M. Melchior , M. Meneghetti , E. Merlin , G. Meylan , A. Mora , M. Moresco , L. Moscardini , C. Neissner , R. C. Nichol , C. Padilla , S. Paltani , F. Pasian , K. Pedersen , W. J. Percival , V. Pettorino , S. Pires , G. Polenta , M. Poncet , L. A. Popa , L. Pozzetti , G. D. Racca , F. Raison , R. Rebolo , A. Renzi , J. Rhodes , G. Riccio , E. Romelli , M. Roncarelli , E. Rossetti , B. Rusholme , R. Saglia , Z. Sakr , A. G. Sánchez , D. Sapone , B. Sartoris , J. A. Schewtschenko , P. Schneider , T. Schrabback , A. Secroun , G. Seidel , M. Seiffert , S. Serrano , P. Simon , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , A. Spurio Mancini , L. Stanco , J. Steinwagner , P. Tallada-Crespí , D. Tavagnacco , A. N. Taylor , H. I. Teplitz , I. Tereno , N. Tessore , S. Toft , R. Toledo-Moreo , F. Torradeflot , I. Tutusaus , E. A. Valentijn , L. Valenziano , J. Valiviita , T. Vassallo , G. Verdoes Kleijn , A. Veropalumbo , Y. Wang , J. Weller , G. Zamorani , F. M. Zerbi , I. A. Zinchenko , E. Zucca , V. Allevato , M. Ballardini , M. Bolzonella , E. Bozzo , C. Burigana , R. Cabanac , M. Calabrese , A. Cappi , D. Di Ferdinando , J. A. Escartin Vigo , G. Fabbian , L. Gabarra , M. Huertas-Company , J. Martín-Fleitas , S. Matthew , N. Mauri , R. B. Metcalf , A. Pezzotta , M. Pöntinen , C. Porciani , I. Risso , V. Scottez , M. Sereno , M. Tenti , M. Viel , M. Wiesmann , Y. Akrami , I. T. Andika , S. Anselmi , M. Archidiacono , F. Atrio-Barandela , C. Benoist , P. Bergamini , D. Bertacca , M. Bethermin , L. Bisigello , A. Blanchard , L. Blot , S. Borgani , A. S. Borlaff , M. L. Brown , S. Bruton , A. Calabro , B. Camacho Quevedo , F. Caro , C. S. Carvalho , T. Castro , F. Cogato , S. Conseil , A. R. Cooray , O. Cucciati , S. Davini , F. De Paolis , G. Desprez , A. Díaz-Sánchez , J. J. Diaz , S. Di Domizio , J. M. Diego , P. -A. Duc , A. Enia , Y. Fang , A. M. N. Ferguson , A. G. Ferrari , A. Finoguenov , A. Fontana , A. Franco , K. Ganga , J. García-Bellido , T. Gasparetto , V. Gautard , E. Gaztanaga , F. Giacomini , F. Gianotti , A. H. Gonzalez , G. Gozaliasl , A. Gregorio , M. Guidi , C. M. Gutierrez , A. Hall , W. G. Hartley , C. Hernández-Monteagudo , H. Hildebrandt , J. Hjorth , J. J. E. Kajava , Y. Kang , V. Kansal , D. Karagiannis , K. Kiiveri , C. C. Kirkpatrick , S. Kruk , J. Le Graet , L. Legrand , M. Lembo , F. Lepori , G. F. Lesci , J. Lesgourgues , L. Leuzzi , T. I. Liaudat , S. J. Liu , A. Loureiro , J. Macias-Perez , G. Maggio , M. Magliocchetti , F. Mannucci , R. Maoli , C. J. A. P. Martins , L. Maurin , C. J. R. McPartland , M. Miluzio , P. Monaco , A. Montoro , C. Moretti , G. Morgante , C. Murray , S. Nadathur , K. Naidoo , A. Navarro-Alsina , S. Nesseris , F. Passalacqua , L. Patrizii , A. Pisani , D. Potter , S. Quai , M. Radovich , P. Reimberg , P. -F. Rocci , G. Rodighiero , R. P. Rollins , S. Sacquegna , M. Sahlén , D. B. Sanders , E. Sarpa , C. Scarlata , A. Schneider , M. Schultheis , D. Sciotti , E. Sellentin , F. Shankar , A. Silvestri , K. Tanidis , C. Tao , G. Testera , M. Tewes , R. Teyssier , S. Tosi , A. Troja , M. Tucci , C. Valieri , A. Venhola , D. Vergani , G. Verza , P. Vielzeuf , J. R. Weaver , D. Scott

We present a catalogue of 62 polluted white dwarfs observed by the 9th Low-Resolution Data Release of the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST LRS DR9v1; R$\approx$1,800) and the Early Data Release 3 (EDR3) of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-31 Mariona Badenas-Agusti , Andrew Vanderburg , Simon Blouin , Patrick Dufour , Javier Viaña , Sara Seager , Sharon X. Wang

Star surveys and model analyses show that many stars have absolute stable fluxes as good as 3% in 0.3-35{\mu}m wavebands and about 1% in the visible wavebands. The relative flux calibrations between stars are better than 0.2%. Some stars…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-07-10 Chun Xu

The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer satellite observes light in the far-ultraviolet spectral region, 905 - 1187 A with high spectral resolution. The instrument consists of four coaligned prime-focus telescopes and Rowland…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 H. W. Moos

[Abridged] When WFC3 is installed on HST, the community will have powerful new tools for investigating resolved stellar populations. The WFC3 Galactic Bulge Treasury program will obtain deep imaging on 4 low-extinction fields. These…

The CALSPEC database of absolute spectral energy distributions (SEDs) from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is based on pure hydrogen model atmosphere calculations for three unreddened white dwarf (WD) stars and represents the current UV…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-20 Ralph C. Bohlin , Luciana Bianchi

This paper provides an overview of the PACS photometer flux calibration concept, in particular for the principal observation mode, the scan map. The absolute flux calibration is tied to the photospheric models of five fiducial stellar…

Recently, the ACS team applied an Ubercal framework to assess the photometric repeatability of stars observed across the WFC detector using 15 years of post-SM4 calibration data in the globular cluster 47 Tuc (Ryan et al., 2024). A…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-08 Gagandeep S. Anand , Norman A. Grogin