What is the correspondence between the PROS 34-channel spectrum and PI bins?
(8/22/91)
The correspondence between the 34-channel spectrum and PI bins is listed below.
Energy
channel Low High ADC channels present
1 0.07 0.09 7+ 8 <------ NOT TO BE USED
2 0.09 0.11 9+10 IN ANY FIT
3 0.11 0.14 11-->13
4 0.14 0.17 14-->16
5 0.17 0.20 17-->19
6 0.20 0.24 20-->23
7 0.24 0.28 24-->27
8 0.28 0.32 28-->31
9 0.32 0.37 32-->36
10 0.37 0.42 37-->41
11 0.42 0.47 42-->46
12 0.47 0.52 47-->51
13 0.52 0.58 52-->57
14 0.58 0.64 58-->63
15 0.64 0.70 64-->69
16 0.70 0.77 70-->76
17 0.77 0.84 77-->83
18 0.84 0.91 84-->90
19 0.91 0.99 91-->98
20 0.99 1.07 99-->106
21 1.07 1.15 107-->114
22 1.15 1.23 115-->122
23 1.23 1.32 123-->131
24 1.32 1.41 132-->140
25 1.41 1.50 141-->149
26 1.50 1.60 150-->159
27 1.60 1.70 160-->169
28 1.70 1.80 170-->179
29 1.80 1.91 180-->190
30 1.91 2.02 191-->201
31 2.02 2.13 202-->212
32 2.13 2.24 213-->223
33 2.24 2.36 224-->235
34 2.36 2.48 236-->247
As per a note from G. Hasinger et al. of 8 July 1991, the first output channel will be zero, as it is corrupted in converting from PHA to PI bins.
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