OBSERVER'S MANUAL FOR ISOCAM

The ISOCAM Team
Version 1.0

Issue date: Tue Oct 31 12:06:37 MET 1995
Print date: Tue Oct 31 12:06:37 MET 1995

• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• INTRODUCTION
• INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION
  • OPTICAL DESIGN
  • THE SW ARRAY
    • Readout and integration time (SW)
    • Noise (SW)
    • Linearity and saturation (SW)
    • Gain and encoding (SW)
    • Effect of charged particles (SW)
    • Transient and memory effects (SW)
      • Working example:
    • Flat-field accuracy (SW)
    • Dark level (SW)
  • THE LW ARRAY
    • Readout and integration time (LW)
    • Noise (LW)
    • Linearity and saturation (LW)
    • Gain and encoding (LW)
    • Effect of charged particles (LW)
    • Transients and memory effects (LW)
      • Working example:
    • Flat-field accuracy (LW)
    • Dark level (LW)
  • The internal Calibration Device (ICD)
• CAPABILITIES, INSTRUMENT MODES AND AOTS
  • Photometric imaging
  • Spectrophotometric imaging
  • Polarimetric imaging
• GENERAL PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW
  • Observing with the ISOCAM detector arrays
  • Filters
  • Circular Variable Filters (CVF)
  • Polarizers and polarization maps
  • Dark measurements
    • Dark measurement as an OPERATION
  • Flat-field measurements
  • CLEAN Procedure for LW array
  • FLASH-MODE for the SW channel
  • Noise Components
    • The different components of the SW array noise
    • The different components of the LW array noise
    • Time series
    • Pointed observations
    • Beam-switching
    • Micro-scan
  • Photometric accuracy
• The Cookbook
  • How to use the Cookbook
    • ISOCAM Software Simulator
  • CAM01 - GENERAL OBSERVATION
    • Description of CAM01
    • Input Parameters of CAM01
      • The following input parameters are entered only once for an AOT CAM01 (Single pointing or raster):
      • The following parameters must be entered for each observation within an AOT CAMO1:
    • for a single pointing observation with CAM01
      • Guidelines:
      • Detailed calculation:
    • for a single pointing observation with CAM01
    • for a single pointing observation with CAM01
    • for a raster scan observation with CAM01
      • Guidelines:
      • Detailed calculation:
    • for a raster scan observation with CAM01
    • for a raster scan observation with CAM01
  • CAM02
  • CAM03 - BEAM-SWITCHING
    • Description of CAM03
    • Input Parameters of CAM03
      • The following input parameters are entered only once for an AOT CAM03:
      • The following parameters must be entered for each observation within an AOT CAM03:
    • for a beam-switching observation with CAM03
      • Guidelines:
      • Detailed calculation:
    • for a beam-switching observation with CAM03
    • for a beam-switching observation with CAM03
  • CAM04 - CVF Spectral Observation
    • Description of CAM04
    • Input Parameters of CAM04
      • The following input parameters are entered only once for an AOT CAM04:
      • The following parameters must be entered for each observation within an AOT CAMO4:
    • for a CVF scan observation with CAM04
      • Guidelines:
      • Detailed calculation:
    • for a CVF scan observation with CAM04
    • for a CVF scan observation with CAM04
    • Precautions in using CVF'S
  • Polarization
    • Polarization observation
    • Input Parameters of a Polarization Observation
      • The following input parameters are entered only once for a Polarization observation:
      • The following parameters must be entered for each polarization observation:
    • for polarization observation
      • Guidelines:
      • Detailed calculation:
    • for a polarization observation
    • for a polarization observation
• Short description of the ISOCAM performance simulator
• Worked examples
  • Single pointing observations
  • Micro-scan observation
  • Beamswitching observation
  • CVF scan observation
• ZODIACAL BACKGROUND
• Blocking Of ISOCAM Filters
• Data for the CVFs and the filters
• Acronyms
• Glossary