Re: CRs / SNtrak / minimum energy

From: Robert A. Knop Jr. (robert.a.knop@vanderbilt.edu)
Date: Sun Apr 04 2004 - 16:07:04 PDT

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    On Sun, Apr 04, 2004 at 04:04:37PM -0700, Greg Aldering wrote:
    > Let me also remind people that Adam has an HST ISR which discusses the
    > number of photoelectrons deposited by CRs. There is a minimum
    > deposition, from which we once calculate that any CR will deposit
    > enough e- such that it will be as bright or brighter than a SN Ia at
    > z ~ 1.2 at maximum. This might prove useful in judging some tough cases.

    As an aside to this -- this minimum deposition should *not* be
    considered on the images in the subtraction, *only* in the individual
    images. Sometimes what happens with coincidences of cosmic rays is that
    a small residual is left behind (most of it gets cleaned, but a little
    tail is left behind). That's what shows up as a dim candidate.

    -Rob

    -- 
    --Prof. Robert Knop
      Department of Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University
      robert.a.knop@vanderbilt.edu
    


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