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[ascl:1311.012] ETC: Exposure Time Calculator

Written for the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) high-latitude survey, the exposure time calculator (ETC) works in both imaging and spectroscopic modes. In addition to the standard ETC functions (e.g. background and S/N determination), the calculator integrates over the galaxy population and forecasts the density and redshift distribution of galaxy shapes usable for weak lensing (in imaging mode) and the detected emission lines (in spectroscopic mode). The program may be useful outside of WFIRST but no warranties are made regarding its suitability for general purposes. The software is available for download; IPAC maintains a web interface for those who wish to run a small number of cases without having to download the package.

Code site:
http://www.tapir.caltech.edu/~chirata/web/software/space-etc/
Described in:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012arXiv1204.5151H
Bibcode:
2013ascl.soft11012H
Preferred citation method:

https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012arXiv1204.5151H and version number


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