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The Exoplanet Characterization Tool Kit
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NIRCam G&I #408

Open kevin218 opened 4 years ago

kevin218 commented 4 years ago
  1. Groups and Integrations calculator doesn't provide an option to select 1 amp readout (4 amp readout is assumed).
  2. APT has a 30-group limit on NIRCam that isn't considered in the G&I calculator. This combination of issues makes it impossible to plan observations of fainter (K>9) stars using the tool.

One solution is to let the user decide how many amps to use (with a warning to switch if the ideal number of groups is > 30). The other solution is to use some logic to pick the appropriate number of readout amps.

kevin218 commented 4 years ago
  1. Also need to implement more than just the RAPID readout pattern. BRIGHT2 and SHALLOW4 look like good options for time-series observations.

Might be best to let the user decide between all of these options.