APT ETC

User's Guide
Contents
Return to ETC
Welcome
SYNPHOT
SNR and Exposure Time
SNR
Time
Optimal SNR
Spectroscopy
Target Acquisition
Basic Use
Page Heirarchy
Reference
Extraction Regions
Spectral Distribution
User Spectra
Other Spectra
Extinction
Normalization
Background
CCD Parameters
ID Number
Calculations
SYNPHOT Calls
Call Descriptions
Call Parameters
NICMOS Spectroscopic Extraction Regions
Tables
Spectral Elements
NICMOS Filters
NICMOS Dispersers
ACS Filters and Dispersers
COS Dispersers
WFC3 Filters and Dispersers
STIS Filters and Dispersers
NICMOS Tables
COS Tables
STIS Tables and Topical Help

ETC Web Page Hierarchy

The HST ETC consists of a server that handles the calculations and a collection of input pages for each of the 4 instruments (ACS, NICMOS, STIS and COS) and their respective science modes (imaging, spectroscopy, coronagraphy, ramp filters and target acquistion).