Determination of confusion noise for far-infrared measurements
arXiv:astro-ph/0409336 · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041422
Abstract
We present a detailed assessment of the far-infrared confusion noise imposed on measurements with the ISOPHOT far-infrared detectors and cameras aboard the ISO satellite. We provide confusion noise values for all measurement configurations and observing modes of ISOPHOT in the 90<=lambda<=200um wavelength range. Based on these results we also give estimates for cirrus confusion noise levels at the resolution limits of current and future instruments of infrared space telescopes: Spitzer/MIPS, ASTRO-F/FIS and Herschel/PACS.
A&A accepted; FITS files and appendices are available at: http://www.konkoly.hu/staff/pkisscs/confnoise/