SOFI Calibration Plan

This page lists when and how calibrations should be executed. A star indicates that the template is still being written.
 

Day Calibration
Frequency
Latest test
Template
Darks Daily ... SOFI_ima_cal_Darks.obd
Arcs On Demand ... SOFI_spec_cal_Arcs.obd
Dome Flats On Demand ... SOFI_img_cal_Domeflats.obd
Slit Alignment Monthly June 2002 SOFI_spec_tec_AlignSlit.obd
Grism Alignment Monthly June 2002 SOFI_spec_tec_AlignGrism.obd
Read-Out Noise bimontlhy June 2002 SOFI_det_tec_RON.obd
Instrument Focus Quarterly Nov. 2000 SOFI_img_tec_InstrumentFocus_...
Wollaston Allignment  Annually Dec. 2001 SOFI_spec_tec_AlignWollastonSequence.obd
Bad Pixel Map Annually June 2002  SOFI_img_cal_BadPixels.obd*
Filter and Grism Offsets  Annually Mar.1998 ...
Gain Monthly Apr. 2002 SOFI_det_tec_Gain.obd
Linearity Monthly Jan. 2001 SOFI_img_cal_Linearity.obd
 
Night Calibration
Frequency
Latest test
Template
Imaging Standards Monthly Feb. 2002 SOFI_img_cal_StandardStars.obd
Focus Pyramid Calibration  Quarterly Feb. 2001 SOFI_spec_tec_FocusWedgeCalib...
Rotator Alignment Quaterly Feb. 2001 ...
Guideprobe Vignetting Limits Annually Mar.1998 ...
Rotation Centre Annually Sep. 1999 ...
Internal Reflections and ghosts Annually Mar. 1998 ...
Image Quality Annually Aug. 2001 ...
Distortion Map Annually Dec. 1998 ...
Spectroscopic Sensitivity Biannually Dec. 2000 ...
Extinction Co-efficients Biannually Mar. 2000 ...
IA Trombone Offset Biannually Jan. 1998 ...