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2mass Extended Source Catalog: Overview And Algorithms, T. H. Jarrett, T. Chester, R. Cutri, S. Schneider, M. Skrutskie, J. P. Huchra
2mass Extended Source Catalog: Overview And Algorithms, T. H. Jarrett, T. Chester, R. Cutri, S. Schneider, M. Skrutskie, J. P. Huchra
Astronomy Department Faculty Publication Series
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A Global Photometric Analysis Of 2mass Calibration Data, S Nikolaev, Md Weinberg, Mf Skrutskie, Rm Cutri, Sl Wheelock, Je Gizis, Em Howard
A Global Photometric Analysis Of 2mass Calibration Data, S Nikolaev, Md Weinberg, Mf Skrutskie, Rm Cutri, Sl Wheelock, Je Gizis, Em Howard
Astronomy Department Faculty Publication Series
We present results from the application of a global photometric calibration (GPC) procedure to calibration data from the first 2 years of the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). The GPC algorithm uses photometry of both primary standards and moderately bright "tracer" stars in 35 2MASS calibration fields. During the first 2 years of the survey, each standard was observed on approximately 50 nights, with about 900 individual measurements. Based on the photometry of primary standard stars and secondary tracer stars and under the assumption that the nightly zero-point drift is linear, the GPC ties together all calibration fields and …