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X-Ray Astronomy Wave ROSAT The X-ray Satellite ROSAT Highlights Gallery Publications Workshops Calibration Timeline Processing News ROSAT Results Archive Catalogues ROSAT Link & Surf XMM-Newton Chandra Other Projects Data Center Exsas Search Impressum Contact	Next: List of Figures Up: ROSAT User's Handbook Previous: ROSAT User's Handbook Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction 1.1 Mission Overview 1.2 Payload Description Overview Command and Data Handling System (CDHS) Attitude Measurement and Control System (AMCS) In-Orbit Performance XRT Star Trackers (STC) South Atlantic Anomaly Detectors (SAADs) Coarse Sun Sensor (CSS) Magnetometer Data Storage and Transmission 1.3 Planned Mission Phases Performance, Verification, and Calibration Observations (PVC) All-Sky Survey Pointed Observations Wobble Mode 1.4 Observing Constraints X-ray Telescope (XRT) 2.1 XRT Mirror Assembly (XMA) XMA Support Structure 2.2 XMA/Detector Boresight Calibration Boresight Calibration Results 2.3 Effective Area of the XMA Reflectivity of Gold Vignetting Mirror Scattering Calculated Effective Area 2.4 Angular Resolution of the XMA XMA Scattering Profile Off-Axis Blur of the XMA 2.5 XRT Coordinate Systems Celestial Inertial Reference Frame () Cartesian Relative Coordinate System ROSAT Coordinate System Image Display Coordinate System Position-Sensitive Proportional Counter (PSPC) 3.1 PSPC Overview 3.2 Operation Low Pulse Height Tails Rate-Gain Effect Gas Control System PSPC Gas Flow PSPC Electronics 3.3 Quantum Efficiency of the PSPCs PSPC Entrance Windows Window Support Structure X-ray Transmission of the Entrance Windows UV Transmission of the PSPC Window and the UV Quantum Efficiency of the PSPC PSPC Filter Wheel Four Positions Boron Filter 3.4 Spectral Property of the PSPC PSPC Gain Method of Determination Spatial Variations ADC Non-linearities Gain Saturation F.4 Temporal Gain Correction Detector Response Matrices 92mar11 Matrix 93jan12 Matrix Notes on the Spectral Response Matrices MPE Notes on the Creation of the 1993 January Matrix After-pulses Spectral Recalibration Plans 3.5 Positional Property of the PSPC Method of Position Determination PSPC Spatial Resolution Focus and Penetration Effects Intrinsic Resolution of the PSPC Linearization of the Event Positions PSPC Readout System () Small Scale Non-linearity (Electronic Position Correction) Large Scale Non-linearity (Window Correction) Positional Response for Events With Small Pulse Heights (Ghost Images) 3.6 PSPC Background Particle Background Reduction Method and Ground Measurements Particle Background Scattered Solar X-ray Background Auroral Induced X-Ray Background Cosmic X-ray Background Other Possible Contributions to the Background 3.7 Dead Time of the PSPC Dependence on Count Rate Dependence on Pulse Height (Photon Energy) Dead Time of Background Events 3.8 Timing of the PSPC Events Characteristics of the PSPC plus XMA Instrument 4.1 Spatial Resolution Focus and Penetration Effects Gaussian Intrinsic Resolution and Mirror Blur Term 4.2 Mirror plus PSPC Response Matrices Total Spectral Response Effective Area Absolute Flux Calibration High-Resolution Imager (HRI) Wide-Field Camera (WFC) 6.1 Description of the WFC Mirrors Detectors Filters Operational Modes 6.2 Performance of the WFC Effective Area Spatial Variations in Effective Area Point Spread Function Timing Positional Accuracy Background UV Sensitivity Guide to PSPC Calibration Observations 7.1 PSPC Calibration Tasks Spatial Response Point Spread Function Ghost Images Spectral Response Temporal Response Boresight UV Leak 7.2 Calibration Target Notes Standard Analysis Software System (SASS) 8.1 Purpose 8.2 System Design PSPC Processing SAV Processing TEL Processing OBI Processing SEQ Processing HRI Processing 8.3 Data Set of a Pointed Observation 8.4 Data Output of the All-Sky Survey Standard Products of the ROSAT Data Archive (RDA) 9.1 Product Overview 9.2 REV0 Data in the RDA 9.3 REV1 Data in the RDA 9.4 REV2 Data in the RDA Mission History A.1 General Spacecraft and Instrument Status ROSAT Status Reports World-Wide Web ROSAT Newsletters Memos A.2 Important Dates Known Problems and Bugs B.1 Spatial Ghost Images Aspect Reconstruction and Attitude Errors Exposure Map Roll Angle High Voltage B.2 Spectral B.3 PSPC Timing Problems B.4 HRI Timing Problems HRI Timing Summary B.5 Warning: Unresolved Problems Calibration-related Memos and Publications Assessment of Efforts to Improve the Attitude Solution D.1 System Specification D.2 Assessment D.3 Performed Investigations D.4 Prospect Summary of ROSAT On-line Databases E.1 On-Line Services at the German RSDC Information Services ROSAT Data Archive (RDA) Interactive Access (BROWSE) E.2 On-Line Services at GSFC HEASARC Services The ROSAT Anonymous FTP Account Mission Information and Planning System (MIPS) E.3 On-Line Services at the UK ROSAT Data Archive Centre (UKRDAC) Information Services ROSAT Data Archive E.4 On-Line Services at the German XUV Data Center Information Services Archived Data PSPC Calibration Files for Standard Data Processing F.1 Bin number of Aluminum K line (BAL) F.2 Correction for ADC Non-linearities F.3 Gain Saturation Correction Temporal Gain Correction F.5 Electronic Position Correction F.6 Correction of Spatial Gain Variations F.7 Window Correction F.8 Correction for XRT Field Distortion F.9 Quantitative Illustration References Index If you have problems/suggestions please send mail to xray-info @ mpe . mpg . de © X-Ray Group at MPE (group) last update:2001/09/27 22:35:01, editor of this page:Ortwin Schwentker
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