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Originally Posted by Merlin66
Glen,
The method used by spectroscopists to measure the QE instrument curve, I'm not sure is easily available to you....it involves using a spectrometer measuring a known source and then by dividing the results getting a response curve for the camera (including the rest of the optical train -lenses etc.)
I'm not sure what other rigorous methods are available.....
http://www.astrosurf.com/buil/50d/test.htm
Re resolution... that can also be done very easily with a spectrograph - measuring the FWHM of nominated emission reference lines - the FWHM is a measure of the pixel size/ sampling etc.
(It should be in your case close to the actual pixel size - after the mono conversion) |
agreed, in order to determine what proportion of photons you are detecting, you need to know how many are being made available to the detector. A standard lamp and calibrated monchromator could be used, but such a setup would cost maybe $10k+. You may be able to use the moon as a standard source (doesn't cost much
. If you wish, will try to work out a method for doing so? - it won't be super accurate, but will give some idea of what you have achieved. What filters do you have available?