CalDB - Canned Response Matricies
Mirror of the SOC page
2003-01-29
EPIC response files are available for ALL observation modes.EPIC MOS
The canned MOS RMFs are observing mode and observation date dependent. The files are calledm<camera><ccd>_<version>_<mode>_<patterns>_<start_date>.rmf
For example;
m11_r7_im_all_2000-11-09.rmf
m11_r7_im_all_2001-04-18.rmf
| <camera> | 1 or 2 for MOS-1 and MOS-2 |
| <ccd> | The number of the CCD, only the central CCD (number 1) is available at the moment. The variation between CCDs is small. |
| <version> | Version number, currently 'r7' |
| <mode> | 'im' for all imaging modes, 'tu' for Timing mode. |
| <patterns> | 'p0' for pattern 0 only, 'all' for patterns 0 - 12 |
| <start_date> | The first observation date for which this file should be used. The last observation date is given by the start date of the next file in the sequence, e.g. m11_r7_im_all_2000-11-09.rmf should be used for observation dates from 09/11/2000 to 17/04/2001 inclusive. |
The epoch boundaries are :
- Start_of_mission - 14/7/2000
- 15/07/2000 - 08/11/2000
- 09/11/2000 - 17/04/2001
- 18/04/2001 - 17/08/2001
- 18/08/2001 - 25/09/2001
- 26/09/2001 - 24/11/2001
- 25/11/2001 - 06/11/2002
- 07/11/2002 - today
It is important to use the correct epoch matrix when fitting spectral lines.
EPIC PN
As before there are response matrices for spectra selected from single-pixel events only, doubles only, and single+doubles combined, all for an event threshold of 20 adu. For instance, for full frame mode (ff):| epn_ff20_dY9_medium.rmf | doubles selected from CCD lines 180-199, medium filter |
| epn_ff20_dY9_thick.rmf | same, thick filter |
| epn_ff20_dY9_thin.rmf | same, thin filter |
| epn_ff20_dY9_closed.rmf | same, no filter, no telescope areas (useful for cal source) |
| epn_ff20_dY9.rmf | same, pure redistribution, normalised to 1, without double fraction applied. Read also this update. |
| epn_ff20_sY9_medium.rmf | singles selected from CCD lines 180-199, medium filter |
| epn_ff20_sdY9_medium.rmf | singles+doubles from CCD lines 180-199, medium filter |
Extended full frame mode is indicated with the epn_ef prefix, small window mode with epn_sw, large window mode with epn_lw.
Files for ten CCD areas depending on the distance from the readout node are provided, and they are labelled as follows:
- Y0 CCD lines 0-19
- Y1 CCD lines 20-39
- ...
- Y9 CCD lines 180-199
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