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Appendix: Point Source Sensitivities

 

The point source sensitivity predictions appropriate to grating option A and presented in Figure 27 to 32 are tabulated here for reference.

 

Table 1: J1 Grating Point Source Signal-to-Noise Ratios in 1800 s With OH Rejection

Mag

Strehl Ratio

 

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.0

125.6

175.9

202.3

252.9

302.4

15.0

82.6

113.7

136.2

146.9

169.9

16.0

50.0

68.3

81.6

93.7

108.2

17.0

29.7

42.5

51.9

61.1

66.5

18.0

16.7

24.9

30.4

35.3

40.7

19.0

8.5

13.3

17.2

20.2

23.1

20.0

3.9

6.4

8.9

11.3

13.1

21.0

1.6

3.0

4.2

5.4

6.2

 

Table 2: J2 Grating Point Source Signal-to-Noise Ratios in 1800 s With OH Rejection

Mag

Strehl Ratio

 

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.0

110.0

152.7

181.6

222.5

237.5

15.0

67.8

95.3

113.1

131.9

150.0

16.0

40.1

59.2

70.9

82.7

91.0

17.0

24.0

34.5

44.2

49.3

57.2

18.0

13.0

20.0

24.7

29.4

34.5

19.0

6.3

10.1

13.8

17.0

19.3

20.0

2.8

4.9

6.8

8.4

9.9

21.0

1.2

2.2

3.1

3.8

4.8

 

Table 3: H Grating Point Source Signal-to-Noise Ratios in 1800 s With OH Rejection

Mag

Strehl Ratio

 

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.0

96.2

134.0

162.2

179.1

192.4

15.0

60.4

83.7

101.2

112.2

123.4

16.0

36.4

51.2

60.7

72.1

78.3

17.0

19.7

29.6

37.3

43.5

48.0

18.0

10.7

16.7

21.8

25.5

30.0

19.0

5.1

8.7

11.4

13.3

16.8

20.0

2.3

3.9

5.6

6.9

8.5

21.0

0.9

1.7

2.3

3.0

3.7

 

Table 4: K Grating Point Source Signal-to-Noise Ratios in 1800 s Without OH Rejection

Mag

Strehl Ratio

 

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.0

59.9

88.8

109.3

133.4

153.0

15.0

33.0

50.4

64.5

75.2

89.9

16.0

16.2

27.3

36.0

42.5

55.3

17.0

7.2

12.5

17.0

22.1

26.9

18.0

2.8

5.5

8.2

10.3

13.8

19.0

1.2

2.4

3.2

4.5

5.8

20.0

0.5

0.9

1.4

1.8

2.4

 

Table 5: J Grating Point Source Signal-to-Noise Ratios in 1800 s Without OH Rejection

Mag

Strehl Ratio

 

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.0

163.5

223.8

270.0

299.1

339.0

15.0

102.8

136.5

170.9

196.6

219.2

16.0

58.9

88.1

106.6

124.0

136.8

17.0

34.2

50.0

64.2

74.4

81.7

18.0

17.8

26.2

35.8

43.6

47.9

19.0

7.9

13.0

18.1

23.3

26.2

20.0

3.5

5.9

9.0

10.9

12.7

 

Table 6: HK Grating Point Source Signal-to-Noise Ratios in 1800 s Without OH Rejection

Mag

Strehl Ratio

 

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.0

91.5

140.5

173.2

197.6

223.1

15.0

51.1

82.2

99.9

112.8

131.3

16.0

25.1

40.0

54.0

68.2

76.4

17.0

10.2

18.9

26.7

35.6

38.3

18.0

4.3

8.4

12.1

15.7

17.2

19.0

1.8

3.6

4.8

6.1

7.3

20.0

0.7

1.4

2.0

2.7

3.2

 

 


 

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