[Last Change: 08 Dec 2016 (rev 10)]

PSF Core

Calibration Data Files

Title File Documentation Date
Enclosed Count Fractions (ECF) using circular apertures based upon the SAOsac model of the Chandra PSF Data File Help File 2004-06-24
Enclosed Count Fractions (ECF) using elliptical apertures based upon the SAOsac model of the Chandra PSF. These do not cover as large a range in source position and energy as do those based upon circular apertures Data File Help File 2004-06-24

Analyses and Presentations

Title Author Source Date
Close Pair Sources and Extended Sources in the Chandra Source Catalog 2.0 pdf Ping Zhao CXC Memorandum 2016-09-28
Calibration of Chandra's Near On-axis Optical Performance pdf D. Jerius, T.J. Gaetz, M. Karovska Chandra User's Committee Presentation 2004-01-12
Calibration of Chandra's Near On-axis PSF Diab Jerius Chandra Calibration Workshop 2003-10-27
A Parameterization of the Chandra PSF Kester Allen Chandra Calibration Workshop 2003-10-27
Calibration of Chandra's Near On-Axis Performance pdf Diab Jerius SPIE August, 2003
A Parameterization of the Chandra PSF pdf Kester Allen SPIE August, 2003
The Chandra Off-Axis PSF Kester Allen Chandra Calibration Workshop 2002-11-06
Paramaterization of Chandra's PSF Diab Jerius Chandra Calibration Workshop 2002-11-06
Calibrating Chandra's PSF: Comparison of Models to Data Diab Jerius Chandra Calibration Workshop 2002-11-06
PSF Comparison of on-axis Chandra Observations of AR Lac to SAOsac Simulations pdf Diab Jerius   2002-10-29
PSF Analysis pdf Diab Jerius, et al. SPIE March, 2000
 
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