5.0 The WFPC2 Clearinghouse

http://www.stsci.edu/ftp/instrument_news/WFPC2/Wfpc2_clear/wfpc2_clrhs.html

We have extensively searched through the astronomical literature and selected all articles that contain any reference or description of the calibration, reduction, and scientific analysis of WFPC2 data prior to 1998. Each article was then added to our database, with an estimate of its importance in up to 50 calibration topics. Each entry has the following format:

Author: Holtzman,Mould,Gallagher, et al.

Title: Stellar Populations in the Large Magellanic Cloud: Evidence for..

Year: 1997

Reference: AJ 113, 656

Science Keyword: IMF,LMC

Calibration Keyword(3): psf_fitting_photometry(3)

Calibration Keyword(2): bias(2)

Calibration Keyword(1): photometric_zeropoint(1)

Comment: Comparison of aperture and PSF fitting photometry,

where the category number following each keyword stands for the following:

(3)= One of the fundamental references on this topic.

(2)= Some new information on this topic.

(1)= General information on the subject.

The user can select from a large list of WFPC2 calibration related topics (see below). The results from a Clearinghouse search will list, alphabetically by author, all articles containing references to the selected topic. For journal articles, each reference is linked to that article's entry in the ADS Abstract Database, so that users can quickly determine if that particular article is relevant to their individual needs. This database will be updated periodically.

The following topics are available:

Aperture Corrections	Object Identification
Aperture Photometry	Observation Planning
Astrometry	Photometric Transformations
Bias Frames	Photometric Zeropoint
Bias Jumps	Pipeline Calibration
Calibration Observations	Polarization
CCD Characteristics	PSF Characterization
Charge Transfer Traps	PSF Fitting Photometry
Chip-to-Chip Normalization	PSF Subtraction
Completeness Corrections	Quad Filters
Cosmic Rays	Recalibration
CTE Losses	Red Leaks
Darks	Residual Images
Data Quality	Saturated Data
Deconvolution	Scattered Light
Dithering	Serial Clocks
Drizzle	Size Measurements
Field Distortion	Software
Flats	Surface Photometry
Focus	SYNPHOT
Hot Pixels	T=77 Observations
Image Anomalies	UV Throughput
Linear Ramp Filters	Vignetting
Long vs. Short Exposures	Woods Filters
Narrow Band Photometry	1997 Servicing Mission

Last updated: 06/16/98 10:38:00