ACIS Thermal Model Tools (acis_thermal_check)

Overview

acis_thermal_check is a library which provides the tools to use and maintain Chandra thermal models. More specifically, acis_thermal_check generates backstop load review outputs for checking ACIS temperatures such as 1DEAMZT, 1DPAMZT, 1PDEAAT, and the ACIS focal plane temperature. It also generates model validation plots for these temperatures comparing predicted values to telemetry for the previous three weeks.

Documentation Contents

• Installation and Development
• How acis_thermal_check Works
  • The Model Check Tools
  • The Web Pages
  • The StateBuilder Class
• Running a Thermal Model with acis_thermal_check
  • Where to Run the Models From
  • Base Command-Line Arguments
  • Running Thermal Models: Examples
• Developing a New Thermal Model for Use with acis_thermal_check
  • The Model Script
  • Setting Up An Entry Point
  • Testing Scripts and Data
• Using the acis_thermal_check Regression Testing Framework
  • An Overview of acis_thermal_check Regression Testing
  • Running Tests
  • Updating the “Gold Standard” Answers
  • Updating the Model Specification File
  • Adding New Loads for the Prediction and Validation Tests