Photometry • All radiometric quantities have equivalents in photometry • Photometry: accounts for response of human visual system • E.g. Luminous flux is the photometric quantity that corresponds to radiant flux : integrate radiant flux over all wavelengths, weighted by eye’s luminous efficiency curve
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Measuring the brightness of one star compared to another is called relative photometry. In these equations we are always comparing pairs of stars and are on a relative scale. When no consideration of 0 point of magnitude system, only brightness ratios (magnitude differences) -- call this relative photometry.
ASTR 3130, Majewski [SPRING 2023]. Lecture Notes
The aperture photometry method makes no assumptions about the actual shape of the source, but simply counts flux falling within the selected aperture shape. Note that in principle any aperture shape could be chosen, we will focus on the most common technique of using circular apertures centered on the centroid of each source.
Definition: The irradiance (illuminance) is the power per unit area incident on a surface. Sometimes referred to as the radiant (luminous) incidence. Bouguer’s classic experiment !! Compare a light source and a candle. !! Move until they both appear equally bright. !! Intensity is proportional to ratio of distances squared. !!
ASTR 3130, Majewski [SPRING 2024]. Lecture Notes - University of …
In general, when we deal with photometric data (whether single aperture or two-dimensional) there are several steps we must undertake before we obtain true apparent magnitudes: Steps: Subtraction of background sources (including sky flux and dark current). Correction for atmospheric extinction. Reduction to a standard system.
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Lecture 1, 2015 This file contains the powerpoint lectures from the first two class in the Fall 2015 version of the class. Telescopes, digital detectors and S/N calculations. Lecture 2, 2015 This file contains the powerpoint lecture from the third class: Preliminary processing of CCD frames.
Fundamental field quantity that characterizes the distribution of light in an environment. ∴ All other quantities are derived from it. Does radiance increase under a magnifying glass? No!! The response of a sensor is proportional to the radiance of the surface visible to the sensor. L is what should be computed and displayed.
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This resource contains lecture slides on photometry (definition, measurement, typical values, DF definition).
There are two aspects of radiometry: theory and practice. The practice involves the scientific instruments and materials used in measuring light, including radiation thermocouples, bolometers, photodiodes, photosensitive dyes and emulsions, vacuum phototubes, charge-coupled devices, and a plethora of others.
PSF Fitting Photometry (Stars) Model the 2D point spread function (PSF) based on bright (not saturated!) stars. Fit the model to individual stars, varying brightness of model to minimize residuals. •Good for crowded fields. •Often gives best magnitudes, as long as PSF model is …