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FORS2 Exposure Time Calculator

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Optical Imaging Mode Version 3.2.10
Description.
F.A.Q
Performance

Input Flux Distribution

 Uniform (constant with wavelength)
 Blackbody: T =		 Kelvin
 Template Spectra:	  Redshift Z = 

  Object Magnitude:       		Band: 

Magnitudes are given per square arcsec for extended sources. Note that some template spectra are defined over a limited wavelength range and may not allow calculations for all instrument configurations. The object magnitude is not taken into account for the following single line source

Single line Wavelength: nm Flux: 10-16 ergs/s/cm2 (per arcsec2 for extended sources) FWHM: nm (Minimum value: 0.50) Spatial Distribution: Point Source Extended Source

Sky Conditions

Days From New Moon: Airmass: Seeing: arcsec

The sky brightness is determined by the moon phase and the instrument efficiency according to this table.


Instrumental Setup

Telescope throughput (2 aluminium coated mirrors): 75.00% at 670 nm
Resolution:			 Standard 		 High 	 
Filter: 			

Detector: 

	   CCD (MIT-LL):  Readout mode:   Binning:  pixels   


Results

 S/N:			Value    Plotting range  %
 Exposure Time (s):	Value    Plotting range  %
On submission the model can generate the following graphs:
 Input spectrum in physical units
 Total Efficiency
 CCD Illumination
 S/N as a function of Seeing
 S/N as a function of Exposure Time

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