HRC Calibration Products

CIAO/HRC Analysis Guides

HRC products in the Calibration Database

Proceedings of the Chandra Calibration Workshop: [2007] [2005] [2004] [2003] [2002] [2001]

Below you will find links to current and historical HRC related calibrations and analyses.

Calibration Products

EFFECTIVE AREA (HRMA + HRC) - Jan 05
Combined response of the CXO telescope with the HRC as detector.
FLAT FIELD RESPONSE - Jan 05
Relative efficiency as a function of energy across the entire detector.
POINT SPREAD FUNCTION (HRMA + HRC) - Feb 99
Combined response of the CXO telescope with the HRC as detector.
DEGAP CORRECTIONS/SPATIAL LINEARITY - Apr 06
Correction factors for detector raw positions to linearize spatial response.
COUNT RATE LINEARITY - May 98
Response of the HRC to various counting rates.
UVIS FILTER TRANSMISSION - Jul 05
Transmission of the HRC UV Ion Shield Witness Samples.
QUANTUM EFFICIENCY OF THE MCPS - Jan 05
On Axis response versus Energy of the Micro-Channel Plates (with no UV Ion shield).
TIMING MEASUREMENTS- Jun 01
Comments on the performance of the HRC timing resolution

FILTERING - Aug 04
Tools for and assesment of Filtering HRC data.
BACKGROUND - Jul 08
Analysis of the total detected- internal and external- on-orbit background.
HOT/BAD PIXEL MAP - Oct 04
Two dimensional map of locations of abnormal response.
GAIN - May 08
Two dimensional map of the median output charge as a function of energy.
PHA RESPONSE - Nov 99
The output charge distribution from the MCP as a function of energy.
QE vs INCIDENT ANGLE - Jul 99
Efficiency as a function of azimuth and incident angle.
MISC - Sep 06
Other assorted products (Instrument Timeline, Geometry, OAC Analyses).
BND ANALYSIS - Apr 98
Spectral Fitting of Phase G PHA Spectra from the HRMA FPC's.
RMF - Nov 06
Redistribution Matrix File

Calibration Products
EFFECTIVE AREA (HRMA + HRC) - Jan 05 Combined response of the CXO telescope with the HRC as detector. FLAT FIELD RESPONSE - Jan 05 Relative efficiency as a function of energy across the entire detector. POINT SPREAD FUNCTION (HRMA + HRC) - Feb 99 Combined response of the CXO telescope with the HRC as detector. DEGAP CORRECTIONS/SPATIAL LINEARITY - Apr 06 Correction factors for detector raw positions to linearize spatial response. COUNT RATE LINEARITY - May 98 Response of the HRC to various counting rates. UVIS FILTER TRANSMISSION - Jul 05 Transmission of the HRC UV Ion Shield Witness Samples. QUANTUM EFFICIENCY OF THE MCPS - Jan 05 On Axis response versus Energy of the Micro-Channel Plates (with no UV Ion shield). TIMING MEASUREMENTS- Jun 01 Comments on the performance of the HRC timing resolution	FILTERING - Aug 04 Tools for and assesment of Filtering HRC data. BACKGROUND - Jul 08 Analysis of the total detected- internal and external- *on-orbit* background. HOT/BAD PIXEL MAP - Oct 04 Two dimensional map of locations of abnormal response. GAIN - May 08 Two dimensional map of the median output charge as a function of energy. PHA RESPONSE - Nov 99 The output charge distribution from the MCP as a function of energy. QE vs INCIDENT ANGLE - Jul 99 Efficiency as a function of azimuth and incident angle. MISC - Sep 06 Other assorted products (Instrument Timeline, Geometry, OAC Analyses). BND ANALYSIS - Apr 98 Spectral Fitting of Phase G PHA Spectra from the HRMA FPC's. RMF - Nov 06 Redistribution Matrix File

Contributors:
HRC IPI Team
CXC Calibration Team

Comments to cxccal@cfa.harvard.edu

Last modified: 07/30/08

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