ACS doesn't compete above z~1.2

From: Rachel G. (gibbo@panisse.lbl.gov)
Date: Fri Sep 19 2003 - 15:30:21 PDT

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As the following chart shows, at z=1.2+ ACS is not
going to beat NIC2 J-band. Also, while I was at it, I
refined the NICMOS exposure time data (attached).

gal rest HST HST
type z dy band ABmag orbs SNR1 SNR2
---- ---- ---- ---- -------- ---- ---- ----

e 1.00 0 AZ 23.95772 1 33 29
e 1.00 7 AZ 24.17951 1 27 23
e 1.00 12 AZ 24.55562 1 19 16
e 1.00 17 AZ 25.00455 2 18 13

e 1.20 0 AZ 24.30754 1 23 21
e 1.20 7 AZ 24.63302 1 17 16
e 1.20 12 AZ 25.13622 3 19 15
e 1.20 17 AZ 25.74238 4 13 9

Ciao,

Rachel

TEXT/PLAIN attachment: summarynicmos.dat

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