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Observation ID Observation Date Target Star Name Object Class Spectral Type B-V Magnitude RA (deg) DEC (deg) Exposure (s)
638 2000-09-17 02:36:45 TAU SCO HD 149438 Star B0.2V -0.2010 248.970610 -28.216030 59180.05

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
12177 0.2058 severe
The zeroth-order image for TAU SCO

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 -0.680 -0.122 -0.741
ACIS-I -0.642 0.079 -0.593
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 0.752 7.248 0.898 7.102 1.073 0.000
Q-norm 0.059 0.941 0.078 0.922 0.100 0.000
ACIS-I keV 0.810 0.000 0.956 0.000 1.190 0.006
Q-norm 0.066 0.000 0.085 0.000 0.116 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
2.8010 1.4975 0.0000 0.0000 0.3059 0.2086 0.0652 0.0222 0.0526 0.0266 0.0639 0.0523 0.0095 0.0109

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
0.0213 0.0020 0.0185 0.0016 0.0425 0.0028 0.1366 0.0003 0.1382 0.0003 87.2356 0.5254
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 SCO.
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 SCO. 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 SCO. 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) 0.044 30.000 0.010 0.05 0 0 5.58 207
ACIS-S xswabs*(xsmekal1+xsmekal2) 0.077 2.709 0.610 0.14 9.84988e-14 0 1.39 54
ACIS-I xswabs*(xsmekal1+xsmekal2) 0.077 1.021 0.436 0.17 1.60663e-13 1.56656 1.41 56
X-Atlas Spectral Fits Listing

HETG Light Curve

Image File Missing: HETG Light Curve
GLvary
Odds2.423
Prob.0.996
Var. Index7
HETG light curve for TAU SCO, constructed from all ±1st, ±2nd, and ±3rd order HETG events.

HETG HEG Spectrum

Image File Missing: High-Resolution 1st Order HEG spectrum of obsid 638
High-Resolution 1st Order HEG Spectrum for TAU SCO

HETG MEG Spectrum

Image File Missing: High-Resolution 1st Order MEG Spectrum of obsid 638
High-Resolution 1st Order MEG Spectrum for TAU SCO

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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