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GALEX Resolution, Dispersion and Equivalent Areas

 

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These plots and tables are derived from GALEX groundbased calibration tests conducted at JPL in the spring of 2001.

Imaging response as a function of wavelength: EA-im.ps .
ASCII table data: EA-nuv_im.tbl , EA-fuv_im.tbl .


NUV spectral response as a function of wavelength for orders 1, 2, 3, and 0: EA-nuv.ps .
ASCII table data: EA-nuv_0.tbl , EA-nuv_1.tbl , EA-nuv_2.tbl , EA-nuv_3.tbl .

FUV spectral response as a function of wavelength for orders 1, 2, and 3: EA-fuv.ps .
ASCII table data: EA-fuv_1.tbl , EA-fuv_2.tbl , EA-fuv_3.tbl .


NUV spectral response as a function of arcseconds (offset) for orders 0, 1, 2, and 3: goff-nuv.ps .
ASCII table data (all orders): show_moea_nuv.tbl .

FUV spectral response as a function of arcseconds (offset) for orders 0, 1, 2, and 3: goff-fuv.ps .
ASCII table data (all orders): show_moea_fuv.tbl .


Offset in arcseconds as a function of wavelength (NUV 1st, FUV 2nd): offset.ps .
ASCII table data (orders 0,1,2,3): Waves_nuv.tbl , Waves_fuv.tbl .
ASCII file of polynomial fit data (all orders): nuv_order_all.txt , fuv_order_all.txt .


Resolution as a function of wavelength (assuming 5 arcsec FWHM PSF): resolution.ps .
Velocity resolution as a function of wavelength: velres.ps .

 


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