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HRC Calibration

Instrument Sensitivity
 Effective Area
 Quantum Efficiency
 QE Uniformity
 UVIS Transmission

Instrument Response
 PSF
 Spectral Response
 Timing
 Background
 Count Rate Linearity

Data Processing
 Filtering
 Degapping/Spatial Linearity
 Gain Correction
 Hot/Bad Pixel Map

Other
 Geometry & Coordinates
 Monitoring
 Ground Calibration
 Miscellaneous

HRC Calibration Information

This page contains current and historical documents regarding calibration of Chandra's High Resolution Camera (HRC). Items are organized by topic (see menu on left) and are ordered by date for each topic, with most recent items at the top. For topics with on-going monitoring or calibration (e.g. background, gain correction) the status is summarized at the top of each section.

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Instrument Sensitivity

Effective Area (HRC+HRMA)

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Quantum Efficiency of the Microchannel Plates

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QE uniformity

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UVIS Filter Transmission

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Instrument Performance

Point Spread Function

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Spectral Response

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Timing

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Background

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Count Rate Linearity

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Data Processing

Filtering

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Degap and Position Corrections

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Gain Maps

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Hot/Bad Pixels

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Miscellaneous

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Geometry

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Monitoring

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Ground Calibration

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Contributors:
HRC IPI Team
CXC Calibration Team

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