WFPC2 CTE Characterization
Abstract
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The limiting factor of the accuracy of WFPC2 photometry is the CTE loss, which has increased to the level of 50% or more for faint stars at the top of the chips. I describe recent work on characterizing this effect, and provide improved equations for CTE correction. I also examine issues affecting background measurement, which if not done correctly can introduce artificial nonlinearities into photometry.
2002 HST Calibration Workshop proceedings. 10 pages. Postscript copy with all figures from the author's web site, http://www.noao.edu/staff/dolphin/wfpc2_calib/
2002 HST Calibration Workshop proceedings. 10 pages. Postscript copy with all figures from the author's web site, http://www.noao.edu/staff/dolphin/wfpc2_calib/