Table 1
Euclid image quality requirements for WL measurements.
| Variable | Science req. | Spacecraft req. |
|---|---|---|
| FWHM (″) | 0.18 | 0.155 |
| Ellipticity | 0.15 | 0.14 |
| R2 (arcsec2) |
†
|
0.055 |
| δei | 2 × 10−4 | 2 × 10−3 |
| δR2/R2 | 10−3 | 2 × 10−3 |
Notes. The values give the maximum limits. The science requirements refer to the knowledge of the PSF at a fiducial wavelength of 800 nm and a maximum integration time of 700 s. The spacecraft requirements (column 3) give the derived allocations for the spacecraft. The science and spacecraft requirements for the bottom two lines refer to a period 700 s and 11 000 s, respectively. (†)
is based on a Gaussian profile with a FWHM of
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