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Count-rate Linearity (Pileup) tests measure the effect of increasing
the level of photons per pixel on the PSF, the EA, source centroiding,
and photon detection. We used two methods to vary photon density:
longer readout times for constant beam flux, and brighter beam flux at
constant readout times. The data are being compared to see if the
pileup is different between these two methods. For FI chips, this test
was repeated at medium energy (Al K) for minimum event splitting and at
high energy (Cu K) for maximum event splitting. For BI chips, it was
repeated at medium energy (Al K) for minimum event splitting and high
energy (Cu K) for comparison with FI; we added low energy (O K) and
ultra low energy (C K) for maximum BI event splitting. It was
important to repeat these tests separately for each chip because the
results depend intimately on the event splitting characteristics of the
chip.
Count-rate Linearity Tests
| TRW-ID |
Source |
Energy |
FP_Rate, Tot_cts |
Int Time |
Mult |
Pitch |
Yaw |
Yoff |
Zoff |
Defocus |
Focal |
HST |
Frametime |
Proc_mode |
rows |
frames |
| F-I2C-CR-1.001 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
9.04,20000 |
2212.39 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
384 |
| F-I2C-CR-1.002 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
9.04,20000 |
2212.39 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.227 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
390 |
| F-I2C-CR-1.003 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
9.04,20000 |
2212.39 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.318 |
PH_CNT |
54 |
387 |
| F-I2C-CR-1.004 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
9.04,20000 |
2212.39 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.66 |
PH_CNT |
114 |
373 |
| F-I2C-CR-1.005 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
2.74,20000 |
7299.27 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
1267 |
| F-I2C-CR-1.006 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
28.82,20000 |
693.96 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
121 |
| F-I2C-CR-1.007 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
54.23,20000 |
368.8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
64 |
| F-I2C-CR-1.015a |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
0.95,10000 |
21052.6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
3654 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.001a |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
9.16,20000 |
2183.41 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
379 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.002 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
9.16,20000 |
2183.41 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.227 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
385 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.003 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
9.16,20000 |
2183.41 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.318 |
PH_CNT |
54 |
382 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.004 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
9.16,20000 |
2183.41 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.66 |
PH_CNT |
114 |
368 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.005 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
2.87,20000 |
6968.64 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
1210 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.006 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
27.16,20000 |
736.37 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
128 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.007 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
56.79,20000 |
352.17 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
62 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.029 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
18.32,10000 |
1091.7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
190 |
| H-IAI-CR-1.001 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
2.9392,20000 |
6804.57 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
I3 |
I3 |
0.1 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
2062 |
| H-IAI-CR-1.003 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
9.3359,20000 |
2142.27 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
I3 |
I3 |
0.1 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
650 |
| H-IAI-CR-1.005 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
29.7500,20000 |
672.26 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
I3 |
I3 |
0.1 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
204 |
| H-IAI-CR-1.007 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
55.9798,20000 |
357.27 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
I3 |
I3 |
0.1 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
109 |
| H-IAS-CR-1.002 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
2.9340,20000 |
6816.63 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
S3 |
S3 |
0.1 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
2066 |
| H-IAS-CR-1.004 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
9.1315,20000 |
2190.21 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
S3 |
S3 |
0.1 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
664 |
| H-IAS-CR-1.006 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
29.0987,20000 |
687.31 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
S3 |
S3 |
0.1 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
209 |
| H-IAS-CR-1.008 |
Al-Ka |
1.486 |
54.7544,20000 |
365.26 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
S3 |
S3 |
0.1 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
111 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| F-I2C-CR-2.022 |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
9.2,20000 |
2173.91 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
378 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.023 |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
9.2,20000 |
2173.91 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.227 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
384 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.024 |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
9.2,20000 |
2173.91 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.318 |
PH_CNT |
54 |
380 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.025 |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
9.2,20000 |
2173.91 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.66 |
PH_CNT |
114 |
366 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.026 |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
2.88,20000 |
6944.44 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
1206 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.026a |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
2.88,20000 |
6944.44 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
1206 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.026b |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
2.88,20000 |
6944.44 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
1206 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.027 |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
26.78,20000 |
746.82 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
130 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.027a |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
26.78,20000 |
746.82 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
130 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.027b |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
26.78,20000 |
746.82 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
130 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.027c |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
26.78,20000 |
746.82 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
130 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.028a |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
58.26,20000 |
343.28 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
60 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.028b |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
58.26,20000 |
343.28 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
60 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.028c |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
58.26,20000 |
343.28 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
60 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.028d |
C-Ka |
0.277 |
58.26,20000 |
343.28 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
60 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| F-I2C-CR-1.008 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
9.33,20000 |
2143.62 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
372 |
| F-I2C-CR-1.009 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
9.33,20000 |
2143.62 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.227 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
378 |
| F-I2C-CR-1.010 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
9.33,20000 |
2143.62 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.318 |
PH_CNT |
54 |
375 |
| F-I2C-CR-1.011 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
9.33,20000 |
2143.62 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.66 |
PH_CNT |
114 |
361 |
| F-I2C-CR-1.012 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
2.93,20000 |
6825.94 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
1185 |
| F-I2C-CR-1.013 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
27.7,20000 |
722.02 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
126 |
| F-I2C-CR-1.014 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
57.91,20000 |
345.36 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
60 |
| F-I2C-CR-1.016 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
0.91,10000 |
21978 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C1 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
3814 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.008 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
9.54,20000 |
2096.44 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
364 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.009 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
9.54,20000 |
2096.44 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.227 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
370 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.010 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
9.54,20000 |
2096.44 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.318 |
PH_CNT |
54 |
367 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.011 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
9.54,20000 |
2096.44 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.66 |
PH_CNT |
114 |
353 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.012 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
2.99,20000 |
6688.96 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
1161 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.013 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
28.31,20000 |
706.46 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
123 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.014 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
59.2,20000 |
337.83 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
59 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.030 |
Cu-Ka |
8.030 |
0.94,10000 |
21276.6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
3692 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| F-I2C-CR-2.015 |
O-Ka |
0.5249 |
8.5,20000 |
2352.94 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
409 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.016 |
O-Ka |
0.5249 |
8.5,20000 |
2352.94 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.227 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
415 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.017 |
O-Ka |
0.5249 |
8.5,20000 |
2352.94 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.318 |
PH_CNT |
54 |
412 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.018 |
O-Ka |
0.5249 |
8.5,20000 |
2352.94 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.66 |
PH_CNT |
114 |
397 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.019 |
O-Ka |
0.5249 |
2.72,20000 |
7352.94 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
1276 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.020 |
O-Ka |
0.5249 |
27.39,20000 |
730.19 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
127 |
| F-I2C-CR-2.021 |
O-Ka |
0.5249 |
56.71,20000 |
352.67 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2C0 |
- |
0.113 |
PH_CNT |
18 |
62 |
| H-IAI-CR-1.009 |
O-Ka |
0.5249 |
2.7596,20000 |
7247.43 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
I3 |
I3 |
0.1 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
2197 |
| H-IAI-CR-1.011 |
O-Ka |
0.5249 |
9.7710,20000 |
2046.87 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
I3 |
I3 |
0.1 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
621 |
| H-IAS-CR-1.010 |
O-Ka |
0.5249 |
2.8086,20000 |
7120.99 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
S3 |
S3 |
0.1 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
2158 |
| H-IAS-CR-1.012 |
O-Ka |
0.5249 |
9.3034,20000 |
2149.75 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
S3 |
S3 |
0.1 |
PH_CNT |
38 |
652 |
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Please address comments and questions to Dr. John Nousek ( nousek@astro.psu.edu )