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Calculation of the required integration time

The required integration time per spectral point can now be calculated by multiplying the number of ramps with the duration of the ramp (i.e. 0.25 seconds for bright sources and 0.5 seconds for other sources.

 

where is the TRUE duration of a ramp.



N.R. Trams, P.E. Clegg and B.M. Swinyard
Wed Aug 7 11:47:53 MET DST 1996