From: Robert A. Knop Jr. (robert.a.knop@vanderbilt.edu)
Date: Fri May 03 2002 - 04:03:34 PDT
> the simplification in the plot I posted is that all SNe are stretch=1
> and colors are pulled from a single spectral template. Letting the stretch
> "float" and allowing for intrinsic color dispersion would probably blow
> up the dispersion by a about a factor of 3. It would still not change
> the conclusion: it is a waste not to use the R-I color that is
> measured when prioritizing the candidates. The difference between a
> z=0.5-0.7 candidate and one at z>1 are pretty significant.
Ariel-- are you assuming "at max"? The slopes of the color curves are
pretty steep. How does a z=1 at max compare to a z=0.7 five days after
max? For the CFHT rolling search, we may be able to rule that
possibility out-- however, it is something that should be taken into
account.
-Rob
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