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Last modified: 24 April 2013

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Version History

Package Version Name Changes
24 Apr 2013 merge_obs, reproject_obs, and flux_obs
  • Improved handling of HRC data, including warnings when data needs reprocessing due to different PI characteristics and better support for some subspace filters that appear in Repro IV.
  • Event files with OBS_ID keyword of Merged are automatically skipped.
  • Interleaved-mode data can now be combined without explicitly listing e1 and e2 observations.
  • Handling of missing ancillary files, such as the PBK file, has been improved.
  • The asol argument is checked to make sure an aspect histogram is not used by mistake.
fluximage The asol argument is checked to make sure an aspect histogram is not used by mistake.
chandra_repro
  • Supports interleaved-mode observations without the user needing to split the e1 and e2 observations into separate directories.
  • New recreate_tg_mask parameter added. By default, the existing region appended to the original evt2 file is now used rather than recreated using tgdetect and tg_create_mask.
  • When reprocessing an observation using gratings, the ARF and RMF files for each order and arm are now created. They are saved into a tg sub-directory of the output directory.
add_ds9_contours and read_ds9_contours Bug fix so the tools function in CIAO 4.5.
tgmask2reg and reg2tgmask [New]

New scripts to assist in making custom region extraction masks for tgextract2.

See:

mktgresp [New]

New scripts to that will take a Type II PHA file produced by tgextract or tgextract2 and will create the ARF and RMF for each order and grating arm.

ciao_contrib.runtool module Updated to include the new and changes scripts in this release.
$ASCDS_CONTRIB/param/ximage_lut.par
$ASCDS_CONTRIB/param/imagej_lut.par
Due to a naming conflict, these parameter files that provide access to the suite of auxiliary color lookup-tables have been changed.
13 Dec 2012 multiple scripts The scripts package has been updated for the CIAO 4.5 release. The Analysis Scripts section of the release notes has a list of all the changes.

Last modified: 24 April 2013
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