ESPRESSO Exposure Time Calculator
Optical Echelle Spectroscopy Mode
Version P114
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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
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 λ=
nm
(of long-exposure of stellar images at airmass of observations)
Image Quality is not a parameter in AO modes
The corresponding seeing and turbulence category will be indicated in the output page
Image Quality is not a parameter in AO modes
The output will always include the IQ at λ=600nm and the IQ at the central λ of each arm
Instrument Setup
Telescope feed:
1 UT
4 UTs
Resolution/detector mode:
singleHR11 Single UT, high spectral/RV resolution, 1x1 binning and fast readout
singleHR21 Single UT, high spectral/RV resolution, 2x1 binning and slow readout
singleHR42 Single UT, high spectral/RV resolution, 4x2 binning and slow readout
singleUHR11 Single UT, ultra high spectral/RV resolution, 1x1 binning and fast readout
multiMR42 Multiple UTs, medium spectral/RV resolution, 4x2 binning and slow readout
multiMR84 Multiple UTs, medium spectral/RV resolution, 8x4 binning and slow readout
Exposure Time:
s
Results
Include exposure times for S/N:
Estimate RV precision from S/N calibration (derived for SINGLEHR21/11 observations of non-rotating G-M0 stars)
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Sky
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