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"SENS-PET"

Sensitivity - Performance Estimation Tool

Overview: An imaging "Sensitivity Performance Estimation Tool" (SENS-PET). For user configured Spitzer observing parameters, the SENS-PET returns an estimate of the sensitivity to both point and diffuse emission sources, and reports the total integration depth per pixel.

Input: choose expected background level, and configure Spitzer IRAC, IRS Peak-up imaging, and MIPS imaging instrument settings.

Output: sensitivity and integration depth per pixel for the selected observing mode.

Help: see the SENS-PET help page.

Input parameters:

Background:

Background level:

Warm IRAC Observing parameters:

Full Array / HDR / Stellar mode	Frame time:	Number of repeats:
Subarray	Frame time:	Number of repeats:

IRAC Observing parameters:

Full Array / HDR / Stellar mode	Frame time:	Number of repeats:
Subarray	Frame time:	Number of repeats:

IRS Peak-Up Imaging parameters:

Red Filter	Frame time:	Number of repeats:
Blue filter	Frame time:	Number of repeats:

MIPS Observing parameters:

Photometry and Super Resolution

Passband:	Pixel scale:	Field Size:	Frame time (sec):	Number of cycles:
24 microns
70 microns
160 microns

Scan Map

Scan rate:

Number of scan passes:

Output:

INPUT PARAMETERS:
Waveband (microns):
Point source sensitivity (micro-Jy; 1-sigma):
Extended source sensitivity (MJy/ster; 1-sigma):
Exposure time per pixel (s):
Notes/Warnings:

Help: see the SENS-PET help page.