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Last modified: 27 February 2015

URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/caldb/downloads/Release_notes/CALDB_v4.6.0.html

CalDB 4.6.0 Public Release Notes

CalDB 4.6.0 is an Internal Only Release

SDP Installation Date: 2013-12-12T14:30:00 (UTC)


I. INTRODUCTION

CalDB 4.6.0 is an internal-only upgrade to the Chandra CalDB, which includes the following items:

  • PIMMS CY16 Effective Areas

CalDB 4.6.0 contains only PIMMS CY16 Effective Areas, which has no affect on CIAO 4.6 users at all.

II. SUMMARY OF CHANGES

A. PIMMS CY16 Effective Areas

Location: $CALDB/data/chandra/pimms/acis/
Filenames: acisiD2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
acisihetg0D2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
acisiletg0D2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
acissD2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
acissheg1D2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
acisshegmeg1D2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
acisshetg0D2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
acissleg1D2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
acissletg0D2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
acissmeg1D2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
Location: $CALDB/data/chandra/pimms/hrc/
Filenames: hrciD2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
hrciletg0D2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
hrcsD2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
hrcsleg1D2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
hrcsleghiD2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits
hrcsletg0D2013-11-20pimmsN0016.fits

The CYCLE 16 PIMMS Effective Area files have been added to the CalDB in version 4.6.0. These files have no use whatever to CIAO users, and are only read by the DS10.2 operating system in populating the online PIMMS effective area viewer and count rate calculator.

The PIMMS Cycle 16 effective areas are plotted at Cycle 16 PIMMS Effective Areas, and background information is available at this link. Additionally, see the CXC PIMMS Effective Area Viewer and the PIMMS Count Rate Calculator for the Cycle 16 updates.

PIPELINES/TOOLS AFFECTED:

NONE.

THREADS AFFECTED:

NONE.