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Observation ID Observation Date Target Star Name Object Class Spectral Type B-V Magnitude RA (deg) DEC (deg) Exposure (s)
2525 2002-03-28 09:59:58 Tau CMa HD 50761 Spectroscopic binary O9II -0.1550 109.676930 -24.954440 43202.68

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
912 0.0211 mild
The zeroth-order image for Tau CMa

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 -0.797 -0.506 -0.929
ACIS-I -0.753 -0.285 -0.855
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 0.635 0.003 0.752 0.007 0.913 0.005
Q-norm 0.044 0.000 0.059 0.001 0.080 0.001
ACIS-I keV 0.694 0.007 0.854 0.007 1.000 0.007
Q-norm 0.051 0.001 0.072 0.001 0.091 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
0.5164 1.2217 40.6503 287.7596 0.2505 0.5021 0.2226 0.2373 0.1456 0.2850 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000

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
0.3064 0.1688 0.3812 4.3151 0.6931 4.3184 9.2675 2.3676 13.0775 4.7081 2.4324 0.8812
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 Tau CMa.
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 Tau CMa. 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 Tau CMa. 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) 0.013 0.458 0.010 0.17 1.26916e-12 1.27858 0.99 36
ACIS-S 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.00 1.26916e-12 0 0.00 0
ACIS-I xswabs*(xsmekal1+xsmekal2) 0.306 4.467 0.194 0.42 3.09085e-13 92.6258 1.20 52
X-Atlas Spectral Fits Listing

HETG Light Curve

Image File Missing: HETG Light Curve
GLvary
Odds-1.424
Prob.0.036
Var. Index0
HETG light curve for Tau CMa, constructed from all ±1st, ±2nd, and ±3rd order HETG events.

HETG HEG Spectrum

Image File Missing: High-Resolution 1st Order HEG spectrum of obsid 2525
High-Resolution 1st Order HEG Spectrum for Tau CMa

HETG MEG Spectrum

Image File Missing: High-Resolution 1st Order MEG Spectrum of obsid 2525
High-Resolution 1st Order MEG Spectrum for Tau CMa

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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