From: Ariel Goobar (ariel@physto.se)
Date: Wed Mar 17 2004 - 06:18:20 PST
Hi Saul,
I added the Vega->AB conversions (Rachel, please check!) + looked
into your question on the tail vs main pop. What happens is that
the label on the plot is slightly missleading. It says "discovery"
magnitude, but what it really is supposed to be is the magnitude
at the time of search. As I am simulating a "classical" search,
of course the field will contain SNe way past max. Such ones we
will not detected, and will not appear in later plots. Nevertheless,
they are shown in Fig 3. As this shows anything within 100 days
from max, see slice at z~1.25 in a new plot added. So,
as it is more likely to hit a SNe away from max than close to max, these
faint magnitudes are most populated. However, it is the ones in
the "bright tail" that will be discovered. Sorry if this
confused you. I hope is more clear now.
Ariel
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