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The Latest HRC Calibration Products

Note: This page contains links to only the most recent versions of primary calibration products for the HRC - the ones that we expect to be most useful to the majority of users.

If you need more information, you can also access these files, along with

from the main CXC HRC calibration page.

EFFECTIVE AREA (HRMA + HRC)

HRC-I v2.2 - 10/03

(ASCII text file of model)

HRC-S v4 - 11/04

(ASCII text file of model)

HOT/BAD PIXEL MAP

HRC-I v2 - 03/25/02

(ASCII text file of model)

HRC-S v3 - 06/03/04

(ASCII text file of model)

DEGAP COEFFICIENTS
HRC-I v3 - 11/00
(ASCII text file of model)
HRC-S v4 - 05/01
(ASCII text file of model)

BACKGROUND/FIlTERING TOOL
v1 - 09/01/00
(HTML summary of analysis with links to data products)

GAIN

HRC-I v1 - 6/23/99

(FITS image of the model)

HRC-S v2 - summer 2000

(FITS image of the model)

POINT SPREAD FUNCTION (HRMA + HRC)
v1 - 02/24/99
(Tables of PSFs at different energies)

FLAT FIELD RESPONSE

HRC-I Median Flat Field
v1.1 (FITS file)
HRC-S Flat Field
Median Not Applicable
See November 2004 Analysis

BACKGROUND MAP

HRC-I Background Map
v1 - see 9/1/00 analysis
HRC-S Background Map
Map To Be Determined

Contributors:
HRC IPI Team
CXC Calibration Team

Comments to cxccal@cfa.harvard.edu


Last modified: 09/27/12



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