IRCAM/TUFTI Sky Brightness, Background Limited Exposures and Saturation Magnitudes for Full Array, Standard Readout
| Filter | Bias | Sky Counts | Sky Brightness | Background | Saturation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setting | /second/pixel | Mag/sq.arcsec. | Limit exp. | Mag. | |
| seconds | 0.5″ seeing | ||||
| J | Standard | 6 | 15.7 | 60 | 8.5 |
| H | 40 | 13.6 | 15 | 8.8 | |
| K | 40 | 13.0 | 15 | 8.0 | |
| 2.1cont | 1.3 | 500 | 4.0 | ||
| 2.248 S1 | 3.2 | 200 | 5.0 | ||
| 3.1 ice | 320 | 2 | |||
| 3.4nbL | 3200 | 0.2 | |||
| 3.5mbL | 9900 | 0.07 | |||
| 4.0cont, Br Alpha | 9400 | 0.07 | |||
| L’ | Deepwell | 7.8e4 | 3.4 | 5.0 | |
| M’ | 1.7e5 | 0.5 | 4.0 |