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Observation ID Observation Date Target Star Name Object Class Spectral Type B-V Magnitude RA (deg) DEC (deg) Exposure (s)
3768 2003-09-13 14:38:16 V834 CENTAURI RX J1409.1-4517 Cataclysmic Var. AM Her type M6.5 1.8000 212.280230 -45.287750 58925.10

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
16746 0.2842 severe
The zeroth-order image for V834 CENTAURI

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 0.368 0.112 0.461
ACIS-I 0.429 0.404 0.710
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 1.015 0.003 1.657 0.008 3.409 0.016
Q-norm 0.093 0.000 0.176 0.001 0.404 0.002
ACIS-I keV 1.234 0.004 1.949 0.010 3.993 0.015
Q-norm 0.121 0.001 0.214 0.001 0.480 0.002
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
2.6014 3.9737 0.0000 0.0000 1.3451 2.0319 2.1776 11.0077 7.7689 38.1938 10.8990 53.5647 2.7275 13.4581

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
0.0267 0.0013 0.0014 0.0007 0.0283 0.0015 0.0294 0.0001 0.0325 0.0001 9.5252 0.0241
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 V834 CENTAURI.
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 V834 CENTAURI. 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 V834 CENTAURI. 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) 0.118 30.000 0.027 6.17 4.60315e-11 0 6.68 436
ACIS-S xswabs*(xsmekal1+xsmekal2) 0.010 30.000 1.000 1.50 2.24448e-13 0 2.36 77
ACIS-I xswabs*(xsmekal1+xsmekal2) 0.010 30.000 1.000 1.50 2.8206e-13 0 2.42 84
X-Atlas Spectral Fits Listing

HETG Light Curve

Image File Missing: HETG Light Curve
GLvary
Odds149.875
Prob.1.000
Var. Index10
HETG light curve for V834 CENTAURI, constructed from all ±1st, ±2nd, and ±3rd order HETG events.

HETG HEG Spectrum

Image File Missing: High-Resolution 1st Order HEG spectrum of obsid 3768
High-Resolution 1st Order HEG Spectrum for V834 CENTAURI

HETG MEG Spectrum

Image File Missing: High-Resolution 1st Order MEG Spectrum of obsid 3768
High-Resolution 1st Order MEG Spectrum for V834 CENTAURI

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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