Planck 2013 results. VIII. HFI photometric calibration and mapmaking
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Journal Article
Abstract
This paper describes the methods used to produce photometrically calibrated maps from the Planck High Frequency Instrument (HFI) cleaned, time-ordered information. HFI observes the sky over a broad range of frequencies, from 100 to 857 GHz. To obtain the best calibration accuracy over such a large range, two different photometric calibration schemes have to be used. The 545 and 857 GHz data are calibrated by comparing flux-density measurements of Uranus and Neptune with models of their atmospheric emission. The lower frequencies (below 353 GHz) are calibrated using the solar dipole. A component of this anisotropy is time-variable, owing to the orbital motion of the satellite in the solar system. Photometric calibration is thus tightly linked to mapmaking, which also addresses low-frequency noise removal. By comparing observations taken more than one year apart in the same configuration, we have identified apparent gain variations with time. These variations are induced by non-linearities in the read-out electronics chain. We have developed an effective correction to limit their effect on calibration. We present several methods to estimate the precision of the photometric calibration. We distinguish relative uncertainties (between detectors, or between frequencies) and absolute uncertainties. Absolute uncertainties lie in the range from 0.54% to 10% from 100 to 857 GHz. We describe the pipeline used to produce the maps from the HFI timelines, based on the photometric calibration parameters, and the scheme used to set the zero level of the maps a posteriori. We also discuss the cross-calibration between HFI and the SPIRE instrument on board Herschel. Finally we summarize the basic characteristics of the set of HFI maps included in the 2013 Planck data release.
Date Issued
2014-11-01
Date Acceptance
2014-03-08
Citation
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, 2014, 571
ISSN
1432-0746
Publisher
EDP SCIENCES S A
Journal / Book Title
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Volume
571
Copyright Statement
© ESO, 2014. Reproduced with permission from Astronomy & Astrophysics, © ESO.
Sponsor
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council [2006-2012]
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Grant Number
ST/H001239/1
ST/G003874/1
ST/I005765/1
ST/J004812/1
ST/J001368/1
ST/K001051/1
ST/L001314/1
ST/K004131/1
ST/K001051/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
cosmic background radiation
cosmology: observations
surveys
methods: data analysis
IN-FLIGHT PERFORMANCE
PRE-LAUNCH STATUS
DUST EMISSION
1ST DETECTION
COBE FIRAS
ATMOSPHERE
ANISOTROPY
SPECTRUM
DESIGN
DIRBE
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN A8
Date Publish Online
2014-10-29