Colour equations for UK Schmidt Telescope Tech-Pan film exposures

D. H. Morgan*, Q. A. Parker

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    Abstract

    Kodak Technical Pan (Tech-Pan) film is a standard panchromatic emulsion that was used at the UK 1.2-m Schmidt Telescope (UKST) for a variety of broad-band exposures between 1992 and 2003. However, despite its versatility and frequent use, no formal presentation of its colour-term stability has been provided. A sample of 32 short-exposure Tech-Pan films was specifically acquired in five wavebands with a view to establishing the photometric relationships between Tech-Pan and the equivalent glass-based emulsions previously used. These films have been measured using the SuperCOSMOS measuring machine and the data reduced to provide the appropriate quantitative information. New colour terms relating these measurements to the Cousins photoelectric system are presented. They are shown to be stable, reproducible, generally small and similar to colour terms previously derived for the older emulsions on glass that Tech-Pan effectively replaced. These results give confidence in the use of Tech-Pan photometry from on-line UKST legacy survey archives.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)360-363
    Number of pages4
    JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
    Volume360
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 11 Jun 2005

    Keywords

    • Instrumentation: miscellaneous
    • Instrumentation: photometers
    • Techniques: photometric
    • Telescopes

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