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3.17 Aperture scaling of FCS measurements (PHT-P)

synopsis:  systematic uncertainty due to use of non-standard PHT-P aperture and non-proportionality of flux with aperture area.

limitations and applicability:
Per PHT-P filter the FCS was calibrated in a standard aperture. For this the aperture scaling is not relevant. Non-standard apertures yield large uncertainties.

description:
The normalized power on the detector (in W/mm) obtained from the FCS calibration table has to be scaled with the size of the selected aperture (in ${\rm mm^2}$) to obtain the actual FCS power.

purpose correction:
The actual power on the detector has to be scaled from the standard aperture (normalized to $\rm W/mm^2$) to the selected aperture. In OLP7 it is assumed that the actual power is proportional to the physical area of an aperture. Dedicated calibration observations have shown that this assumption is wrong, especially for the biggest apertures (180'') for the P1 and P2 detectors.

uncertainty/noise introduced:
Due to the incorrect assumption (power proportional to aperture area) the photometric uncertainty is up to a factor $\approx$5 for the largest apertures w.r.t. the standard apertures.

auxillary data:
Areas of the apertures in ${\rm mm^2}$


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ISOPHOT Error Budgets: Derive_SPD Processing Steps, Version 1.0, SAI/98-091/Dc