UVES Exposure Time Calculator
Optical Echelle Spectroscopy Mode
Version P115
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Target Input Flux Distribution
Template Spectrum
O5V (Pickles)
O9V (Pickles)
B1V (Kurucz)
B2IV (Pickles)
B3V (Kurucz)
B8V (Kurucz)
B9III (Pickles)
B9V (Pickles)
A0III (Pickles)
A0V (Pickles)
A1V (Kurucz)
F0V (Kurucz)
G0 (Pickles)
G2V (Kurucz)
K2V (Pickles)
K7V (Pickles)
M2V (Pickles)
Planetary Nebula
HII Region (ORION)
Elliptical Galaxy
S0 Galaxy
Sa Galaxy
Sb Galaxy
Starburst Galaxy 1
Starburst Galaxy 2
Starburst Galaxy 3
Starburst Galaxy 4
Starburst Galaxy 5
Starburst Galaxy 6
E Galaxy (GALEV)
QSO
Redshift
z =
Target Magnitude and Mag.System:
U
B
V
R
I
=
Vega
AB
Magnitudes are given per arcsec
2
for extended sources
MARCS Stellar Model
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Spherical Geometry (87 models)
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Teff=4000 log(g)=-0.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-4 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-4 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-4 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=4000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]=-4 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=4000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 5
Teff=4500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 5
Teff=4500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=4500 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=5000 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=5000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 5
Teff=5000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=5000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=5000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=5000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=5000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5500 log(g)= 0.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 5
Teff=5500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=5500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=5500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=5500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=5500 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=6000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=6000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 5
Teff=6000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=6000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=6000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=6000 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=6000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-4 M= 1
Teff=6000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=6000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=6000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=6000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=6500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 5
Teff=6500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=6500 log(g)= 1.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=6500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=6500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=6500 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=7000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=7000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 5
Teff=7000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=7000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 5
Teff=7000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=7500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=7500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=7500 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=7500 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=8000 log(g)= 2.0 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
Teff=8000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]=-2 M= 1
Teff=8000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]=-1 M= 1
Teff=8000 log(g)= 3.5 [Fe/H]= 0 M= 1
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Plane Parallel Geometry,
log(g)=4.0 (50 models)
==============================
Teff=4000 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=4000 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=4000 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=4000 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=4000 [Fe/H]= 1
Teff=4500 [Fe/H]=-4
Teff=4500 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=4500 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=4500 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=4500 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=4500 [Fe/H]= 1
Teff=5000 [Fe/H]=-4
Teff=5000 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=5000 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=5000 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=5000 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=5000 [Fe/H]= 1
Teff=5500 [Fe/H]=-4
Teff=5500 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=5500 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=5500 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=5500 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=5500 [Fe/H]= 1
Teff=6000 [Fe/H]=-4
Teff=6000 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=6000 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=6000 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=6000 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=6000 [Fe/H]= 1
Teff=6500 [Fe/H]=-4
Teff=6500 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=6500 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=6500 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=6500 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=6500 [Fe/H]= 1
Teff=7000 [Fe/H]=-4
Teff=7000 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=7000 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=7000 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=7000 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=7500 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=7500 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=7500 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=7500 [Fe/H]= 1
Teff=8000 [Fe/H]=-4
Teff=8000 [Fe/H]=-2
Teff=8000 [Fe/H]=-1
Teff=8000 [Fe/H]= 0
Teff=8000 [Fe/H]=0.5
Teff=8000 [Fe/H]= 1
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Dwarfs (Plane Parallel Geometry):
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Teff=6250 log(g)= +4.5 [Fe/H]=-3.00
Teff=6250 log(g)= +4.5 [Fe/H]=-4.00
Teff=6250 log(g)= +4.5 [Fe/H]=-5.00
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Giants (Spherical Geometry):
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Teff=5000 log(g)= +1.5 [Fe/H]=-3.00 M= 1.0
Teff=5000 log(g)= +1.5 [Fe/H]=-4.00 M= 1.0
Teff=5000 log(g)= +2.0 [Fe/H]=-3.00 M= 1.0
Teff=5000 log(g)= +2.0 [Fe/H]=-4.00 M= 1.0
Teff=5000 log(g)= +2.0 [Fe/H]=-5.00 M= 1.0
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Blackbody
Temperature:
K
Power Law
Index:
F(λ) ∝ λ
index
Emission Line
Lambda:
nm
Flux:
10
-16
ergs/s/cm
2
(per arcsec
2
for extended sources)
FWHM:
nm
Spatial Distribution:
Point source
Extended source
Sky Conditions
Moon FLI:
Airmass:
Almanac
Almanac
Time
UT
Time step forward/back
sec
min
hour
day
week
month
year
MJD
Target
Target coordinates
Name or ID:
α
°
δ
°
toggle units
UT rise
culm.
set
Hour Angle
azimuth
altitude
zenith distance
airmass
FLI
moon/sun
phase angle
moon/target
separation
Target
Moon
Sun
An
advanced almanac
is available in the ESO SkyCalc sky model calculator
PWV:
0.10
0.25
0.50
1.0
1.5
2.5
3.5
5.0
7.5
10.0
20.0
30.0
mm
Probability
%
of realising the PWV ≤
10.00
mm
Seeing/Image Quality:
The seeing and image quality are irrelevant for extended sources
Turbulence Category:
10% (seeing ≤ 0.5")
20% (seeing ≤ 0.6")
30% (seeing ≤ 0.7")
50% (seeing ≤ 0.8")
70% (seeing ≤ 1.0")
85% (seeing ≤ 1.3")
100% (all)
(FWHM of the atmospheric PSF outside the telescope at zenith at 500 nm)
IQ:
arcsec
FWHM at the airmass and reference wavelength
The corresponding seeing and turbulence category will be indicated in the output page
Image Quality is not a parameter in AO modes
Instrument Setup
Pre slit optics:
None
ADC
Depolarizer
Iodine Cell
Image slicer:
None
IS#1
IS#2
IS#3
Slit width
:
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.5
1.8
2.1
2.4
2.7
3.0
5.0
10.0
arcsec
Free template:
Central wavelength:
nm Camera Tilt:
pixels
Standard template:
Blue Arm, CD1, [330-400](346) nm
Blue Arm, CD2, [360-480] (437) nm
Red Arm, CD3, [450-750] (520) nm
Red Arm, CD3, [450-750] (580) nm
Red Arm, CD3, [450-750] (600) nm
Red Arm, CD4, [600-900] (860) nm
Dic 1, Blue Arm, CD1, [330-400] (346) nm
Dic 2, Blue Arm, CD1, [330-400] (346) nm
Dic 1, Red Arm, CD3, [450-750] (580) nm
Dic 1, Blue Arm, CD2, [360-480] (390) nm
Dic 2, Blue Arm, CD2, [360-480] (390) nm
Dic 1, Red Arm, CD3, [450-750] (564) nm
Dic 2, Blue Arm, CD2, [360-480] (437) nm
Dic 2, Red Arm, CD4, [600-800] (760) nm
Dic 2, Red Arm, CD4, [800-900] (860) nm
Dic 1, Blue Arm, CD2, [360-480] free template only
Dic 2, Red Arm, CD4, [600-900] free template only
Dic 1, Red Arm, CD3, [450-750] free template only
For standard templates, only the central wavelength in parenthesis () can be selected. For free templates, the user can enter values in the range indicated in square brackets []
Below slit filter:
None
BBS6-HER_5 (CD#1 or CD#2)
BBS2-BG24 (CD#1)
RBS1-BG40 (CD#3)
RBS2-SHP700 (CD#3)
RBS9-BK7_5 (CD#3 or CD#4)
RBS3-OG590 CD#4
RBS12_HALPHA (CD#3 or CD#4)
RBS13_HBETA (CD#3)
RBS14_OIII5007 (CD#3)
RBS15_OIII4363 (CD#3)
RBS16_NII5755 (CD#3)
RBS17_OI6300 (CD#3 or CD#4)
RBS18_SII6724 (CD#3 or CD#4)
RBS19_HeII4686 (CD#3)
CCD binning:
1x1 (Fast Readout, Low Gain)
1x1 (Red arm only: Ultra Fast Readout, Low Gain)
2x2 (Slow Readout, High Gain)
1x2 (Fast Readout, Low Gain)
3x2 (Slow Readout, High Gain)
In the binning, the second value refers to the direction of the dispersion in the spectra
Exposure time:
Results
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Tables:
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Spectral Format
Expected Counts
Graphs:
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Input Spectrum
Efficiency
Obj
Sky
Maximum Intensity
S/N
Graphs are not available with emission lines
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