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NICER XTI Calibration Files: Release History

  • 20240206 See release notes.
  • 20221001 See release notes.
  • 20210707 See release notes.
  • 20200722 See release notes.
  • 20200202 See release notes.
  • 20190516 See release notes.
  • 20181105 See release notes.
  • 20180711 See release notes.
  • 20180605 See release notes.
  • 20180517 See release notes.
  • 20180417 See release notes.
  • 20180226 See release notes.
  • 20170814 See release notes.



  • NICER XTI Calibration Files: Release Notes History


    CURRENT CALDB XTI release


  • NICER XTI CALDB 20240206 Release Note
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     Update 2024-02-27
    
     *) xti/bcf/bkgparam/nixti3c50_g2022_20170601v001.fits
     *) xti/bcf/detparam/nixtipidetparam20170601v002.fits
     *) xti/bcf/dettran/nixtidettran20170601v002.fits
     *) xti/bcf/xrctran/nixtixrctran20170601v002.fits
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    New file in the directory detparam/ for the detector parameter enhanced to include TRIG_THRESH_ECENT column to account for the effect of the optical light leak that started on May 22 2023.
    New file in the directory /bkgparam for 3C50 Background model to include the most recent calibration of the energy scale designetard as “2022” gain.
    Update of the naming for the detector window/film transmission files in the directory dettran/ and xrctran/.


    Previous CALDB XTI releases


  • NICER XTI CALDB 20221001 Release Note
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     Update 2022-10-28 
                     
     *) xti/bcf/bkgparam/nixti3c50_g2019d_20170601v001.fits
     *) xti/bcf/bkgparam/nixti3c50_g2020a_20170601v001.fits
     *) xti/bcf/bkgparam/nixti3c50_g2020b_20170601v001.fits
     *) xti/bcf/bkgparam/nixti3c50_g2021_20170601v001.fits
     *) xti/bcf/bkgparam/nixti3c50_rgv5_20170601v001.fits
     *) xti/bcf/bkgparam/nixtibkgparam20170601v001.fits
     *) xti/bcf/bkgparam/nixtispaceweather20170601v001.evt
     *) xti/bcf/detparam/nixtinoiseparam20170601v002.fits
     *) xti/bcf/gainfast/nixtiflightpifast20170601v002.fits
     *) xti/bcf/gain/nixtiflightpi20170601v008.fits
     *) xti/bcf/syserr/nixtisyserr20170601v001.fits
     *) xti/cpf/gti/nixtibadtimes20170601v001.fits
     *) xti/cpf/rmf/nixtidiagresp20170601v001.rmf
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    New files to characterize the background stored in new directrory bkgparam/. New diagonal response to use with the background.
    New systematic error to apply to spectra and new time interval file to identify bad time. Updates of the XTI Gain files.

  • NICER XTI CALDB 20210707 Release Note
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     Update 2021-07-20 
    
      *) xti/bcf/alignment/nixtixrcalignparam20170601v001.fits 
      *) xti/bcf/alignment/nixtixrcalignparam20170601v002.fits
      *) xti/bcf/alignment/nixtixrcalignparam20170601v003.fits
      *) xti/bcf/detparam/nixtinoiseparam20170601v001.fits
      *) xti/bcf/detparam/nixtipidetparam20170601v001.fits
      *) xti/bcf/detparam/nixtipifastdetparam20170601v001.fits 
      *) xti/bcf/detqe/nixtidetqe20170601v001.fits 
      *) xti/bcf/dettran/nixtidettran20170601v001.fits
      *) xti/bcf/vignette/nixtivignette20170601v001.fits 
      *) xti/bcf/xrcparam/nixtioffareashell20170601v001.fits
      *) xti/bcf/xrcparam/nixtixrcshellparam20170601v001.fits
      *) xti/bcf/xrcparam/nixtixrcshellparam20170601v002.fits
      *) xti/bcf/xrcparam/nixtixrcshellparam20170601v003.fits  
      *) xti/bcf/xrctran/nixtixrctran20170601v001.fits
      *) xti/bcf/xrctran/nixtixrccorr20170601v001.fits 
      *) xti/bcf/xrctran/nixtixrccorr20170601v002.fits 
      *) xti/bcf/rmfbase/nixtirmfbase20170601v001.fits
      *) xti/bcf/gain/nixtiflightpi20170601v007.fits 
      *) xti/cpf/arf/nixtiaveonaxis20170601v005.arf  
      *) xti/cpf/rmf/nixtiref20170601v003.rmf
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    New files to characterize the instrument stored in new directrories alignment/ detparam/ detqe/ dettran/ vignette/ xrcparam/ and xrctran/.
    Updates of the XTI Gain, ARF and RMF files.

  • NICER XTI CALDB 20200722 Release Note
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     Update 2020-07-27
    
      *) xti/bcf/gain/nixtiflightpi20170601v005.fits
      *) xti/bcf/gain/nixtiflightpi20170601v006.fits
      *) xti/cpf/arf/nixtiaveonaxis20170601v004.arf
      *) xti/cpf/rmf/nixtiref20170601v002.rmf
    
     Updates of the XTI Gain, ARF and RMF files.
    
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  • NICER XTI CALDB 20200202 Release Note
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     Update 2020-02-24
    
      *) xti/bcf/gain/nixtiflightpi20170601v004.fits
      *) xti/cpf/arf/nixtiaveonaxis20170601v003.arf
    
      Updates of the XTI Gain and the ARF files.  
    
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  • NICER XTI CALDB 20190516 Release Note
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     Update 2019-05-20
    
      *)  xti/bcf/gain/nixtiflightpi20170601v003.fits
    
     Change the XTI Gain interpolation above 12 keV.
    
    
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  • NICER XTI CALDB 20181105 Release Note
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     Update 2018-11-06
    
      *)  xti/bcf/issman/nixtiissman20170601v006.fits
          xti/bcf/gtivehicle/nixtisoyuz20170601v003.fits
          xti/bcf/gain/nixtiflightpi20170601v002.fits
    
     Update of the XTI Gain, the ISS events and Soyuz docking/undocking GTI
    
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  • NICER XTI CALDB 20180711 Release Note
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     Update 2018-07-11                                                                                                                                                   
      *)  xti/bcf/issman/nixtiissman20170601v005.fits                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                      
     Update of the ISS events                                                                                                                                                          
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  • NICER XTI CALDB 20180605 Release Note
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     Update 2018-06-05
    
      *)  xti/bcf/gtivehicle/nixtisoyuz20170601v002.fits
    
     Update of the docking/undocking file of the Soyuz on the ISS.
    
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  • NICER XTI CALDB 20180517 Release Note
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     Update 2018-05-21
    
      *) xti/bcf/issman/nixtiissman20170601v004.fits
         xti/bcf/gtivehicle/nixtirobo20170601v001.fits
         xti/cpf/arf/nixtiaveonaxis20170601v002.arf
    
    
     Update of the issman and arf (just keyword changes). New file robio 
    
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  • NICER XTI CALDB 20180417 Release Note
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     Update 2018-04-17
    
      *) xti/bcf/gtivehicle/nixtisoyuz20170601v001.fits
         xti/bcf/issman/nixtiissman20170601v002.fits
         xti/bcf/timebias/nixtitimebias20170901v003.fits
         xti/cpf/arf/nixtiaveonaxis20170601v001.arf
         xti/cpf/rmf/nixtiref20170601v001.rmf
    
     Update time bais , New files rmf, arf , soyuz and issman
    
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  • NICER XTI CALDB 2018-03-05 Release Note
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     Update 2018-03-05
    
     *) 
        xti/bcf/gainfast/nixtiflightpifast20151028v001.fits
        xti/bcf/gainfast/nixtiflightpifast20150902v001.fits
        xti/bcf/gainfast/nixtiflightpifast20170601v001.fits
        xti/bcf/gain/nixtiflightpi20150902v001.fits
        xti/bcf/gain/nixtiflightpi20151028v002.fits
        xti/bcf/gain/nixtiflightpi20170601v001.fits    
        xti/bcf/saa/nixtisaalgreg20170601v001.fits
        xti/bcf/saa/nixtisaareg20170601v003.fits
        xti/bcf/timebias/nixtitimebias20170901v002.fits
    
    
     Update of the gain, gainfast and time bias
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  • NICER XTI CALDB 20170814 Release Note
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    First release 2017-08-18
     
      *) xti/bcf/gainfast/nixtiflightpifast20151027v001.fits
         xti/bcf/gain/nixtiflightpi20150901v001.fits
         xti/bcf/gain/nixtiflightpi20151027v002.fits
         xti/bcf/pntmis/nixtipntmis20170601v001.teldef
         xti/bcf/saa/nixtisaareg20170601v001.fits
         xti/bcf/timebias/nixtitimebias20170901v001.fits
    
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