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FSSC Science Tools Data Selection and Caveats

FSSC Science Tools Data Selection and Caveats. Event selection. Use Events >100 MeV for spectral analysis To avoid spurious features due to rapidly changing effective area with energy and because of residual uncertainty in the instrument response.

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FSSC Science Tools Data Selection and Caveats

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  1. FSSC Science Tools Data Selection and Caveats

  2. Event selection • Use Events >100 MeV for spectral analysis • To avoid spurious features due to rapidly changing effective area with energy and because of residual uncertainty in the instrument response. Small uncertainty in energy scale results in relatively large systematic error in final result.

  3. Event selection • Use "Diffuse" class for diffuse, extended, and point source analysis. (evclsmin=3, evclsmax=3). NOTE - this applies to P6 IRFs only, future recommended event selections might change. • Other event classes have higher charged-particle background contamination and may result in spurious spectral features. Residual cosmic-ray (charged particle) background. Spectral templates are provided for the diffuse class event selection that allow you to account for the presence of residual cosmic-ray backgrounds in your model fits.

  4. Isotropic gamma-ray spectrum (for comparison) No peak at high energies

  5. The Earth is Bright! • Exclude all periods where the edge of your region of interest comes within 8 deg of the Earths limb (zenith angle of 105 deg)

  6. Caveats Documentation

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