# Units: # "lambda" is in Angstroms # "pass" is the contribution to the detector signal per photon # entering the atmosphere of Earth # # Bandpass Name(s): [SPECIFY] # # Instrument: GalEx # # Determined by: GalEx team (sent by David Schiminovich) # # Date of determination: 2003? # # Meaning of/Reason for default column: Only available # # Notes: # # From Schiminovich: # # "In ground calibration, by measuring photon count rates of a # monochromatic source and comparing to counts measured by a # NIST-referenced photomultiplier tube. At a given wavelength: # # Effective area=(Geometric open aperture)*(measured # counts)*(phototube efficiency)/(phototube counts) # # Can determine zero-point from this. We have compared to WD # standards in-flight and believe our zero-point is less than 0.1 mag # off, and will improve accuracy over the next few months (more # calibrators are being observed). Grism mode allows us to make some # band shape determinations, however grism order efficiency enters # into calculation. # # -DS" # # The units are "effective area" in cm^2 # # Michael Blanton # 2004-03-12 #