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The AB magnitude system is an astronomical magnitude system. Unlike many other magnitude systems, it is based on flux measurements that are calibrated in absolute units, namely spectral flux densities. == Definition == The ''monochromatic'' AB magnitude is defined as the logarithm of a spectral flux density with the usual scaling of astronomical magnitudes and a zero-point of 3631 Jansky, where 1 Jansky = 1 Jy = 10−26 W Hz−1 m−2 = 10−23 erg s−1 Hz−1 cm−2. If the spectral flux density is denoted ''fν'', the monochromatic AB magnitude is: : or : In cgs units of erg s−1 cm−2 Hz−1, it is: : Actual measurements are always made across some continuous range of wavelengths. The ''bandpass'' AB magnitude is defined so that the zero point corresponds to a bandpass-averaged spectral flux density of 3631 Jansky: : where ''e(ν)'' is the "equal-energy" filter response function and the ''(hν)''−1 term assumes that the detector is a photon-counting device such as a CCD or photomultiplier. (Filter responses are sometimes expressed as quantum efficiencies, that is, in terms of their response per photon, rather than per unit energy. In those cases the ''(hν)''−1 term has been folded into the definition of e(ν) and should not be included.) The STMAG system is similarly defined, but for constant flux per unit wavelength interval instead. AB stands for "absolute" in the sense that no relative reference object is used (unlike using Vega as a baseline object). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「AB magnitude」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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