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Agenda: Actions from Last Meeting - Fin_over_Fout, Warnings on MOS1 Algorithm, BGrebinimage2SKY

This agenda includes actions taken from the last meeting, such as Fin_over_Fout, warnings regarding the use of the MOS1 algorithm with post Rev-961 MOS1 CCD6 loss, and the availability of BGrebinimage2SKY. It also discusses the evolution of the background (BG) and other open issues.

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Agenda: Actions from Last Meeting - Fin_over_Fout, Warnings on MOS1 Algorithm, BGrebinimage2SKY

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  1. Agenda:

  2. Actions from last meeting (taken from minutes) 1/3

  3. Fin_over_Fout [New – Available] Warnings put in regarding use of the MOS1 algorithm with post Rev-961 MOS1 CCD6 loss [have requested input from SM/AL]

  4. BGrebinimage2SKY [New – Available] Now can rebin and reproject any DETX/DETY image of any binning onto the sky to the spatial scale and sky X/Y position of a user-input image

  5. BGrebinimage2SKY Input: 4" Sky template: 4.35" Sky output: 4.35" Input: 3" Sky template: 4.35" Sky output: 4.35" Sky template: 4.35" Input: 8" Sky output: 4.35"

  6. 2" 3" 4" 8"

  7. EPIC-pn data more scarce & RGS on longer time at end of rev • Conclsions based mainly on RGS – within scatter, no difference between instruments

  8. Evolution of the BG (years) • Instruments generally agree • No clear trend in evolution of BG • Largest changes seen at end of rev – peaks of BG increase from 2000 to 2003-2005 and then decline

  9. Evolution of the BG (months) • Seasonal dependence due to asymmetry of the Earth’s magnetic field along the sun-antisun line. • Beginning: Strong seasonal effect – high Feb-Aug – lower for rest of year – min in Dec & Jan – variation factor can be ~8 • Apogee: Similar – marked minimum in Dec & Jan – variation only <3 (only <1.5 in Mar-Oct) • End: Highest levels and strongest variations – Max in Apr (~8x Aug-Sep) – plus yearly effect

  10. Evolution of the XMM BG (Years)

  11. Evolution of the XMM BG (Months)

  12. Some Other Open Issues • espfilt? • Any new tools, files? • MJF – new pn CLOSED stacked sets – SAS 7.1 • Scripts? Link from Other scripts page to ‘other scripts’ – e.g. ghostholes, BGrebinimage2SKY • Plans for future versions of the ESAS s/w package? • Convert ESAS into pn tool? • Papers – KK/SS – MOS BG paper (astro-ph?) (BGWG-link?) • What to present to CAL tomorrow?

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