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Observation ID Observation Date Target Star Name Object Class Spectral Type B-V Magnitude RA (deg) DEC (deg) Exposure (s)
3769 2003-08-15 13:19:11 AM HERCULIS RX J1816.2+4952 Cataclysmic Var. AM Her type M4.5 0.0000 274.055170 49.868040 91464.50

Chandra Configuration for the Observation

Zeroth-Order Image

Image File Missing: Snapshot of the Zeroth-Order Image
Zeroth-Order Events Zeroth-Order Count Rate (cts/s) Pileup
24113 0.2636 severe
The zeroth-order image for AM HERCULIS

Hardness Ratios and Quantiles

Hardness ratios and quantiles are calculated from the predicted ACIS-S or ACIS-I aimpoint spectra, as indicated.
Hardness Ratios
Aimpoint HR1 = (H-M)/(H+M) HR2 = (M-S)/(M+S) HR3 = (H-S)/(H+S)
ACIS-S 0.319 0.137 0.437
ACIS-I 0.378 0.423 0.691
S, M, and H represent the predicted total counts in the following passbands:
S: 0.3-0.9 keV
M: 0.9-1.5 keV
H: 1.5-8.0 keV
Quantiles
Aimpoint Quantiles 25 % 25 % Error 50 % 50 % Error 75 % 75 % Error
ACIS-S keV 0.986 0.007 1.570 0.001 3.000 0.008
Q-norm 0.089 0.001 0.165 0.000 0.351 0.001
ACIS-I keV 1.190 0.007 1.803 0.003 3.526 0.008
Q-norm 0.116 0.001 0.195 0.000 0.419 0.001
Normalized quantiles (Q-norm) are defined as:
Qx = (Ex - Elo)/(Ehi - Elo)
Where Elo = 0.3 keV and Ehi = 8.0 keV.
Hardness Ratio plots and Quantile-based Color-Color DiagramsX-Atlas Hardness Ratios and Quantiles Listing

Spectral Metrics

A series of line-line, line-continuum, and continuum-continuum ratios calculated from the high-resolution 1st order MEG or LEG spectrum.
Line-Line Ratios
Ne X / O VIII Ne2O Error O VII(i) / O VII(f) Oif Error O VII(r) / O VIII O78 Error O VIII / Fe XVII O8Fe Error Mg XII / Fe XVII Mg2Fe Error Si XIV / Fe XVII Si2Fe Error S XV / Fe XVII S2Fe Error
2.8648 1.2549 0.0000 0.0000 0.8993 32.1464 0.3762 0.3179 2.5180 1.9681 2.9685 2.3170 0.8153 0.6405

short line / cont
Line-Continuum & Continuum-Continuum Ratios
sl2c Error long line / cont ll2c Error line / cont l2c Error cont long / cont short cl2cs Error cont long / cont med cl2cm Error cont med / cont short cm2cs Error
0.0047 0.0001 0.0002 0.0004 0.0050 0.0004 0.0058 0.0000 0.0059 0.0000 50.2868 0.0495
X-Atlas Spectral Metrics Listing

Spectral Fits

Image File Missing: 2T xsmekal zeroth-order fit
Mewe-Kaastra-Liedahl 2-temperature fit of the low-resolution zeroth-order spectrum of AM HERCULIS.
Warning: The zeroth-order spectrum may be subject to distortions from pileup.

Image File Missing: 2T xsmekal ACIS-S fit
Mewe-Kaastra-Liedahl 2-temperature fit of the predicted low-resolution ACIS-S Aimpoint spectrum of AM HERCULIS. The predicted spectrum was scaled to 1500 counts.

Image File Missing: 2T xsmekal ACIS-I fit
Mewe-Kaastra-Liedahl 2-temperature fit of the predicted low-resolution ACIS-I Aimpoint spectrum of AM HERCULIS. The predicted spectrum was scaled to 1500 counts.

Aimpoint Model nH (1022/cm3) nH error kT (keV) kT error kT2 (keV) kT2 error Abundance (solar) Abundance error Flux (ergs/cm2/s) Flux Emission Ratio (kT2/kT1) Reduced Chi2 DoF
zeroth-order xswabs*(xsmekal1+xsmekal2) 0.099 30.000 0.033 5.09 2.27026e-11 0 6.34 512
ACIS-S xswabs*(xsmekal1+xsmekal2) 0.010 30.000 1.000 1.50 1.52854e-13 0 1.44 80
ACIS-I xswabs*(xsmekal1+xsmekal2) 0.010 30.000 1.000 1.50 1.94993e-13 0 1.67 81
X-Atlas Spectral Fits Listing

HETG Light Curve

Image File Missing: HETG Light Curve
GLvary
Odds6135.224
Prob.1.000
Var. Index10
HETG light curve for AM HERCULIS, constructed from all ±1st, ±2nd, and ±3rd order HETG events.

HETG HEG Spectrum

Image File Missing: High-Resolution 1st Order HEG spectrum of obsid 3769
High-Resolution 1st Order HEG Spectrum for AM HERCULIS

HETG MEG Spectrum

Image File Missing: High-Resolution 1st Order MEG Spectrum of obsid 3769
High-Resolution 1st Order MEG Spectrum for AM HERCULIS

X-Atlas Data Products

Spectral Data
PHA II HEG ±1st Order PHA HEG ±1st Order gARF MEG ±1st Order PHA MEG ±1st Order gARF [Counts/s/Å] FITS [Counts/s/Å] text [ph/s/Å/cm2] FITS [ph/s/Å/cm2] text
Standard Data Products (Cycle 06)
Aimpoint ARFAimpoint RMF
ACIS-SACIS-IACIS-SACIS-I
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