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- Download the CALDB4
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- Release Notes
- Caveats for the Chandra CALDB4
- 38 ACIS OBS_IDs with T_GAIN correction problem (posted 24 April 2012)
- ACIS N0005 Responses Suite Caveat
- HRC-I RMF v2 Caveat
- ACIS Epoch 42 T_GAIN Error
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Matching CIAO and CALDB Versions
CALDB 4.5.6 should not be used unless you are running CIAO 4.3 or later versions.
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08 Jan 2013
CalDB 4.5.5.1, a patch upgrade to CalDB 4.5.5, has been released. This minor patch upgrade corrects header keyword omissions in the new ACIS time-dependent QEU files originally released in CalDB 4.5.5 below. See the CalDB 4.5.5.1 Release Notes for details.13 Dec 2012
CalDB 4.5.5, a cumulative upgrade to CalDB 4.4.7 through 4.5.4, includes the following: ACIS T_GAIN Epoch 51, ACIS time-dependent QEUs, HRC-I 2012 GMAP and PIBGSPEC updates, HRC-S QE for post-HV-adjust OBS_IDs, the PIMMS CY15 Effective areas, and (once again!) RE-re-corrected ACIS Group E blank-sky background files. See the CalDB 4.5.5 Release Notes for details.15 Oct 2012
CalDB 4.5.3, a cumulative upgrade to CalDB 4.4.7 through 4.5.2, includes the RE-corrected ACIS Group E blank-sky background files, as promised on 04 Oct 2012, when an error was discovered. See the CalDB 4.5.3 Release Notes for details.27 Sep 2012
CalDB 4.5.2, a cumulative upgrade to CalDB 4.4.7 through 4.5.1, includes the latest ACIS T_GAIN Epoch 50 quarterly updates. NOTICE as of 04 Oct 2012: The included ACIS Group E BKGRND files version N0002 that were supposed to be corrected are still problematic. They will be replaced ASAP. See the CALDB 4.5.2 Release Notes for details.24 Jul 2012
CalDB 4.5.1, an upgrade to CalDB 4.4.7 through 4.5.0. This upgrade includes upgrades to the HRC-S time-dependent gain (T_GMAP) file originally released in December 2009. It adds corrections for 2012 Obs_IDs with HRC-S/LETG at either the old or new HRC-S HV settings, which were changed on 29 March 2012. See the CalDB 4.5.1 Release Notes for details.27 Jun 2012
CalDB 4.5.0, an upgrade to CalDB 4.4.7 through 4.4.10. This upgrade includes fixes to the CalDB for certain OBS_IDs that have trouble in reprocessing or analysis due to incorrect calibration validity end dates. It also include new HRC-I and HRC-S GAPLOOKUP (DEGAP solution) files relevant for imaging, LETGS, and timing data. See the CalDB 4.5.0 Release Notes for details.30 May 2012
CalDB 4.4.10, a patch upgrade to CalDB 4.4.7 and 4.4.8. This upgrade includes latest ACIS Contamination Correction (CONTAM) upgrade version N0007, and the latest T_GAIN corrections from Epoch 49 (Feb-Apr 2012). See the CalDB 4.4.10 Release Notes for details.