Appendix 7. Combined Calibration Scan Images and Source Lists


5. Properties of the Combined Calibration Field Extracted Source Data

90004 Field

Tile Number (click for preview image)90004
Central R.A. Dec (J2000; deg) 28.66074+0.71693
Central glon glat (deg)154.11677-58.27527
Corners of source extraction area (R.A./Dec. pairs - J2000 deg)28.591031 0.219948, 28.591031 1.215979, 28.729680 0.219948, 28.729680 1.215979
Number Northgoing Scans Combined (J/H/Ks)1393/1404/1411
Number Southgoing Scans Combined (J/H/Ks)1391/1405/1412
Number of Extractions (includes artifacts) 2706

Retrieve Images and Source List for this Field

Extracted Source Counts and Statistics
Figure 1 - Combined calibration field differential source counts vs. magnitude for J (top), H (center), and Ks (bottom) bands. 2MASS All-Sky PSC source counts in the same approximate area are shown in the shaded region. Figure 2 - Combined calibration field extracted source photometric uncertainties plotted versus magnitude for J (top), H (center), and Ks (bottom) bands. Figure 3 - Log 1-sigma noise (mJy) histograms for J (top), H (center), and Ks (bottom) bands for combined calibration sources.

Photometric Properties
Figure 4 - Color-magnitude diagram for the combined calibration field extracted sources. The black contours trace the source distributions. Figure 5 - Color-color diagram for the combined calibration field extracted sources. The black contours trace the source distributions.

Extracted Source Photometric Residuals With Respect to the 2MASS PSC
Figure 6 - Difference between 2MASS All-Sky PSC and combined calibration field J-band photometry (PSC-deep) plotted as a function of calibration field J-magnitude. Figure 7 - Difference between 2MASS All-Sky PSC and combined calibration field H-band photometry (PSC-deep) plotted as a function of calibration field H-magnitude. Figure 8 - Difference between 2MASS All-Sky PSC and combined calibration field Ks-band photometry (PSC-deep) plotted as a function of calibration field Ks-magnitude.

Extracted Source Position Residuals With Respect to the 2MASS PSC
Figure 9 - 2MASS All-Sky PSC - Combined calibration field source Declination residuals (PSC-deep) plotted versus Declination. Figure 10 - 2MASS All-Sky PSC - Combined calibration field source Declination residuals (PSC-deep) plotted versus Right Ascension. Figure 11 - 2MASS All-Sky PSC - Combined calibration field source Declination residuals (PSC-deep) histogram.
Figure 12 - 2MASS All-Sky PSC - Combined calibration field source Right Ascension residuals (PSC-deep) plotted versus Right Ascension. Figure 13 - 2MASS All-Sky PSC - Combined calibration field source Right Ascension residuals (PSC-deep) plotted versus Declination. Figure 14 - 2MASS All-Sky PSC - Combined calibration field source Right Ascension residuals (PSC-deep) histogram.

[Last Updated: 2006 May 16; by R. Cutri]


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