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"EX-PET"

Extragalactic - Performance Estimation Tool

Overview: An "Extragalactic Performance Estimation Tool" (EX-PET) to estimate the flux density in the Spitzer IRAC + MIPS imaging passbands for various point source SEDs. For user configured Spitzer observing parameters, the PET also returns an estimate of the instrument sensitivity, total integration depth per pixel, and expected S/N.

Input: choose an SED model, set normalization parameters, expected background level, and configure IRAC/MIPS instrument settings. Note: these are provided as a guideline only. Observers are responsible for verifying the expected source flux densities for their observations.

Output: summary of SED properties, intrinsic flux , color corrections and observed flux in the Spitzer passbands and a signal-to-noise estimate for the observing parameters chosen.

Help: EX-PET help page.

Input parameters:

SED model: (choose one)

Composite SED	SED type:	Flux density at fiducial wavelength (mJy):	Fiducial wavelength (microns):	Redshift:
Named Object	Object name:	Flux density at fiducial wavelength (mJy):	Fiducial wavelength (microns):	Redshift:
Modified Blackbody	Temperature (K):	Flux density at fiducial wavelength (mJy):	Fiducial wavelength (microns):	Emissivity index:
Blackbody	Temperature (K):	Flux density at fiducial wavelength (mJy):	Fiducial wavelength (microns):
Power Law	Index:	Flux density at fiducial wavelength (mJy):	Fiducial wavelength (microns):

Background:

Background level:

IRAC Observing parameters:

Full Array / HDR / Stellar mode	Frame time:	Number of repeats:
Subarray	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):
Source intrinsic flux density in IRAC/MIPS bands (mJy):
Color correction in IRAC/MIPS bands:
Spitzer quoted flux density in IRAC/MIPS bands (mJy):
Sensitivity in IRAC/MIPS bands (micro-Jy; 1-sigma):
Exposure time per pixel in IRAC/MIPS bands (s):
S/N in IRAC/MIPS bands:
Notes/Warnings:

Help: see the EX-PET help page.