The Effect of "Roll-Drift" in ACS/WFC Images
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| author | Cohen, Yotam |
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| contents | In 2024, due to some operational changes, the Hubble Space Telescope began exhibiting undeclared loss of lock events. This loss of lock can result in the smearing out of light from the target field during an exposure, which leads to data degradation, which in turn may require data to be retaken. In this work, we investigate this `roll-drift' effect in ACS/WFC images. We quantify the impact of roll-drift on measurable parameters in data by using simulations and existing data reduction techniques. We identify a threshold of one such measurable parameter beyond which data may likely be affected by roll-drift, so that users can quickly and easily assess whether their data needs further attention. |
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| spellingShingle | The Effect of "Roll-Drift" in ACS/WFC Images Cohen, Yotam Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics In 2024, due to some operational changes, the Hubble Space Telescope began exhibiting undeclared loss of lock events. This loss of lock can result in the smearing out of light from the target field during an exposure, which leads to data degradation, which in turn may require data to be retaken. In this work, we investigate this `roll-drift' effect in ACS/WFC images. We quantify the impact of roll-drift on measurable parameters in data by using simulations and existing data reduction techniques. We identify a threshold of one such measurable parameter beyond which data may likely be affected by roll-drift, so that users can quickly and easily assess whether their data needs further attention. |
| title | The Effect of "Roll-Drift" in ACS/WFC Images |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.15454 |