X-ray Hardness and Quantiles

Hardness ratios calculated from the predicted ACIS-S Aimpoint spectra of selected X-Atlas targets (× = hot star; ◊ = cool star). S, M, and H are the total predicted counts in the passbands listed on the plot. 15 Mon in Obsid 5401 is circled in red on the plot.

Hardness ratios calculated from the predicted ACIS-I Aimpoint spectra of selected X-Atlas targets (× = hot star; ◊ = cool star). S, M, and H are the total predicted counts in the passbands listed on the plot. 15 Mon in Obsid 5401 is circled in red on the plot.

Hardness Ratios for 15 Mon, Obsid 5401
Aimpoint	HR₁ = (H-M)/(H+M)	HR₂ = (M-S)/(M+S)	HR₃ = (H-S)/(H+S)
ACIS-S	-0.804	-0.661	-0.957
ACIS-I	-0.767	-0.472	-0.910

X-ray Quantiles

Quantile-based color-color diagram: (m = Q₅₀ = (E₅₀ - E_lo)/(E_hi - E_lo)). E_lo = 0.3 keV; E_hi = 8.0 keV

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Quantiles for 15 Mon, Obsid 5401

Aimpoint Quantiles 25 % 25 % Error 50 % 50 % Error 75 % 75 % Error
ACIS-S keV 0.591 0.006 0.708 0.006 0.854 0.001

Q-norm 0.038 0.001 0.053 0.001 0.072 0.000
ACIS-I keV 0.664 0.007 0.796 0.006 0.927 0.006

Q-norm 0.047 0.001 0.064 0.001 0.081 0.001

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Quantiles for 15 Mon, Obsid 5401
Aimpoint	Quantiles	25 %	25 % Error	50 %	50 % Error	75 %	75 % Error
ACIS-S	keV	0.591	0.006	0.708	0.006	0.854	0.001
ACIS-S	Q-norm	0.038	0.001	0.053	0.001	0.072	0.000
ACIS-I	keV	0.664	0.007	0.796	0.006	0.927	0.006
ACIS-I	Q-norm	0.047	0.001	0.064	0.001	0.081	0.001