read_rmf

Context: crates

Synopsis

Load an RMF file into a RMFCrateDataset.

Syntax

read_rmf(filename)

Description

filename - name of the file

The read_rmf command loads the specified RMF file into a RMFCrateDataset.

Example

>>> cds = read_rmf("rmf.fits")
>>> print(cds)

The output of the print command is:

   RMF Crate Dataset:
     File Name:         meg_1.rmf
     Read-Write Mode:   rw
     Number of Crates:  3
       1)     Crate Type:        <IMAGECrate>
   Crate Name:        PRIMARY
   Crate Number:      1

       2)     Crate Type:        <TABLECrate>
   Crate Name:        MATRIX
   Crate Number:      2
   Ncols:             6
   Nrows:             8192

       3)     Crate Type:        <TABLECrate>
   Crate Name:        EBOUNDS
   Crate Number:      3
   Ncols:             3
   Nrows:             8192

In this example the RMF is from a grating observation and was obtained from TGCat.

Bugs

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