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Observation ID Observation Date Target Star Name Object Class Spectral Type B-V Magnitude RA (deg) DEC (deg) Exposure (s)
5171 2004-07-13 17:20:44 Mkn 421 QSO B1101+3828 BL Lac-type object DC 1.0220 166.113940 38.208820 63877.49

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
83627 1.3092 severe
The zeroth-order image for Mkn 421

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 -0.159 -0.043 -0.200
ACIS-I -0.105 0.280 0.180
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 0.737 7.263 1.059 0.000 1.526 6.474
Q-norm 0.057 0.943 0.099 0.000 0.159 0.841
ACIS-I keV 0.927 7.073 1.248 6.752 1.716 6.285
Q-norm 0.081 0.919 0.123 0.877 0.184 0.816
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
0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0053 0.0000 0.0053 0.0000 0.0053 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
0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0014 98.2332 0.0019 0.0000 0.0019 0.0000 1287.2358 0.1239
X-Atlas Spectral Metrics Listing

Spectral Fits

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
X-Atlas Spectral Fits Listing

LETG Light Curve

Image File Missing: LETG Light Curve
GLvary
Odds714.521
Prob.1.000
Var. Index10
LETG light curve for Mkn 421, constructed from all ±1st, ±2nd, and ±3rd order LETG events.

LETG LEG Spectrum

Image File Missing: High-Resolution 1st Order LEG spectrum of obsid 5171
High-Resolution 1st Order LEG Spectrum for Mkn 421

X-Atlas Data Products

Spectral Data
PHA II LEG ±1st Order PHA LEG ±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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