VIMOS Exposure Time Calculator
Optical Spectroscopy Integrated Field Unit Mode
Version P101.6, February 9 2018
Description
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Target Input Flux Distribution
Template Spectrum
O5V (Pickles)
O9V (Pickles)
B1V (Kurucz)
B2IV (Pickles)
B3V (Kurucz)
B8V (Kurucz)
B9III (Pickles)
B9V (Pickles)
A0III (Pickles)
A0V (Pickles)
A1V (Kurucz)
F0V (Kurucz)
G0 (Pickles)
G2V (Kurucz)
K2V (Pickles)
K7V (Pickles)
M2V (Pickles)
Planetary Nebula
HII Region (ORION)
Elliptical Galaxy
S0 Galaxy
Sa Galaxy
Sb Galaxy
Starburst Galaxy 1
Starburst Galaxy 2
Starburst Galaxy 3
Starburst Galaxy 4
Starburst Galaxy 5
Starburst Galaxy 6
E Galaxy (GALEV)
QSO
Redshift
z =
Target Magnitude and Mag.System:
U
B
V
R
I
=
Vega
AB
Magnitudes are given per arcsec
2
for extended sources
MARCS Stellar Model
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Spherical Geometry (87 models)
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Teff=4000 log(g)=-0.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-4 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-4 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-4 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]=-4 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 5
Teff=4500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 5
Teff=4500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=5000 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=5000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 5
Teff=5000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=5000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=5000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=5000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=5000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5500 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 5
Teff=5500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=5500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=5500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=5500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5500 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=6000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=6000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 5
Teff=6000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=6000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=6000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=6000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=6000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-4 M= 1
Teff=6000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=6000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=6000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=6000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=6500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 5
Teff=6500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=6500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=6500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=6500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=6500 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=7000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=7000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=7000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=7000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=7000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=7500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=7500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=7500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=7500 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=8000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=8000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=8000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=8000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
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Plane Parallel Geometry,
log(g)=4.0 (50 models)
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Teff=4000 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=4000 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=4000 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=4000 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=4000 [Fe/H]= 1
Teff=4500 [Fe/H]=-4
Teff=4500 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=4500 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=4500 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=4500 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=4500 [Fe/H]= 1
Teff=5000 [Fe/H]=-4
Teff=5000 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=5000 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=5000 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=5000 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=5000 [Fe/H]= 1
Teff=5500 [Fe/H]=-4
Teff=5500 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=5500 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=5500 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=5500 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=5500 [Fe/H]= 1
Teff=6000 [Fe/H]=-4
Teff=6000 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=6000 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=6000 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=6000 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=6000 [Fe/H]= 1
Teff=6500 [Fe/H]=-4
Teff=6500 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=6500 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=6500 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=6500 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=6500 [Fe/H]= 1
Teff=7000 [Fe/H]=-4
Teff=7000 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=7000 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=7000 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=7000 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=7500 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=7500 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=7500 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=7500 [Fe/H]= 1
Teff=8000 [Fe/H]=-4
Teff=8000 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=8000 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=8000 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=8000 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=8000 [Fe/H]= 1
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Dwarfs (Plane Parallel Geometry):
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Teff=6250 log(g)= +4.5 [Fe/H]=-3.00
Teff=6250 log(g)= +4.5 [Fe/H]=-4.00
Teff=6250 log(g)= +4.5 [Fe/H]=-5.00
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Giants (Spherical Geometry):
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Teff=5000 log(g)= +1.5 [Fe/H]=-3.00 M= 1.0
Teff=5000 log(g)= +1.5 [Fe/H]=-4.00 M= 1.0
Teff=5000 log(g)= +2.0 [Fe/H]=-3.00 M= 1.0
Teff=5000 log(g)= +2.0 [Fe/H]=-4.00 M= 1.0
Teff=5000 log(g)= +2.0 [Fe/H]=-5.00 M= 1.0
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Blackbody
Temperature:
K
Power Law
Index:
F(λ) ∝ λ
index
Emission Line
Lambda:
nm
Flux:
10
-16
ergs/s/cm
2
(per arcsec
2
for extended sources)
FWHM:
nm
Spatial Distribution:
Point Source
Extended Source
Sky Conditions
Moon FLI:
Airmass:
Almanac
Almanac
Time
UT
Time step forward/back
sec
min
hour
day
week
month
year
MJD
Target
Target coordinates
Name or ID:
α
°
δ
°
toggle units
UT rise
culm.
set
Hour Angle
azimuth
altitude
zenith distance
airmass
FLI
moon/sun
phase angle
moon/target
separation
Target
Moon
Sun
An
advanced almanac
is available in the ESO SkyCalc sky model calculator
PWV:
0.10
0.25
0.50
1.0
1.5
2.5
3.5
5.0
7.5
10.0
20.0
30.0
mm
Probability
%
of realising the PWV ≤
10.00
mm
Seeing/Image Quality:
The seeing and image quality are irrelevant for extended sources
Turbulence Category:
10% (seeing ≤ 0.5")
20% (seeing ≤ 0.6")
30% (seeing ≤ 0.7")
50% (seeing ≤ 0.8")
70% (seeing ≤ 1.0")
85% (seeing ≤ 1.3")
100% (all)
(FWHM of the atmospheric PSF outside the telescope at zenith at 500 nm)
IQ:
arcsec
FWHM at the airmass and reference wavelength
The corresponding seeing and turbulence category will be indicated in the output page
Image Quality is not a parameter in AO modes
Optical Path
Grism
:
LR-Red - 751 nm (with OS-Red)
LR-Blue - 482 nm (with OS-Blue)
MR - 708 nm (with GG475)
HR-Blue(new) - 402 nm (no OS filter)
HR-Red - 740 nm (with GG475)
HR-Orange - 631 nm (with GG435)
IFU Spatial Sampling:
0.66 arcsec
0.33 arcsec
Detector
:
High Gain
Observation
S/N
:
Exposure Time
:
s
Results
Plots:
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Object Spectrum
Sky Spectrum at central row
Total spectrum (object+sky) at central row
Input spectrum in physical units
Total Efficiency and Wavelength Range
Signal to noise versus wavelength
This software has been prepared in collaboration between ESO and the VIMOS consortium
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