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Granularity

The granularity of various components of the IPCS gives pixel to pixel variations in sensitivity of a few per cent. These can be calibrated out using flat fields. See Jenkins (Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol 226, p341, 1987) for a much more detailed discussion.




Tue Aug 15 16:42:46 BST 1995