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6.2 Performance of the WFC

  

This section describes the in-orbit performance of the complete WFC telescope (mirrors, detector and filters for the full aperture). Values for the point response function and vignetting were obtained from in-orbit calibration measurements during the mission, and from a full aperture test at MPE's PANTER X-ray beam line facility.

 
• Effective Area
• Spatial Variations in Effective Area
• Point Spread Function
• Timing
• Positional Accuracy
• Background
• UV Sensitivity