No; either will do. The ciao tool mkrmf can certainly read the fef files.
Alexey has just fixed his (privately contributed) calcrmf tool so it
can also read the new fef files (which we sorted in a different order
than he expected based on previous experience).
> Thanks for the info. So it sounds like I should use the calcrmf just
> posted rather than mkrmf, then, since calcrmf can properly read the new
> fef files but mkrmf can't?
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Richard J. Edgar wrote:
>
> > Andrew Ptak asked:
> >
> > > >In general, when creating
> > > >rmfs with newer FEFs than what was (probably) used in processing the
> > > >events in the first, then it is necessary to run acis_process_events also,
> > > >right?
> > >
> >
> > Alexey Vikhlinin responded:
> >
> > > Right, if you would like to use the new fefs, it is absolutely necessary to
> > > reprocess the events files with the matching new gain maps.
> > >
> > Andrew again:
> > > >From the tone of the thread, this not only updates the pi column
> > > >but also tips off ciao to use the newer FEFs.
> > >
> >
> > The PHA column in the pipeline products is fine for use with any PHA
> > response matrix, including the new ones. The low-energy gain has been
> > adjusted, however, so the conversion between PHA and PI is different
> > now, and so if you wish to fit spectra using the PI column in the event
> > lists (with the new PI FEF), you *must* reprocess the events with
> > acis_process_events taken from ciao 2.3.1 (or later) and the acis gain
> > file from CALDB 2.7 (or later).
> >
> > Hope this clears things up a little.
> >
> >
> > Dick Edgar
> >
> >
> >
>
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