CALDB 4.11.3 should not be used unless you are running CIAO 4.16
or later versions!
21 Aug 2024
CalDB 4.11.3 has been released to the public.
Included in this release is an updated HRC-S QEU time-dependent file set version 19 (34 new files),
as well as four new ACA-P DARK_CURR files (periodic updates #7), which do not affect CIAO.
See the
CalDB 4.11.3 Release Notes
for details.
06 Jun 2024
CalDB 4.11.2 has been released to the public.
Included in this release is an updated HRC-I QE time-dependent file set version 15 (38 new files).
See the
CalDB 4.11.2 Release Notes
for details.
18 Apr 2024
CalDB 4.11.1 has been released to the public.
Included in this release are the new ACIS "warm-temperature" CTI corrections vN0012, and an updated
HRC-S QEU N0018 file set (33 new files).
Also included are set #6 of the PCAD ACA-primary DARK_CURR (dark current) image files.
See the
CalDB 4.11.1 Release Notes
for details.
12 Dec 2023
CalDB 4.11.0 has been released to the public.
Included in this release are the new ACIS "warm-temperature" CTI corrections vN0011, and an updated
HRC-I QE N0014 file set (37 new files).
Also included are set #5 of the PCAD ACA-primary DARK_CURR (dark current) image files and the Cycle 26
PIMMS Effective Area configuration files, neither of which affect CIAO users.
See the
CalDB 4.11.0 Release Notes
for details.
14 Dec 2023
CfP Cycle 26 Release
Cycle 26 PIMMS Effective areas information, ACIS and GRATING sample
(G)RMFs and (G)ARFs for proposal planning by non-CIAO users.
14 Sep 2023
CalDB 4.10.7 has been released to the public.
Included in this release are the latest HRC-S QE Uniformity data sets (version N0017)
including one addtional data set effective for OBS_IDs taken after the HRC-S restart.
Also included are more PCAD ACA-primary DARK_CURR (dark current) image files, which do not affect CIAO users.
See the
CalDB 4.10.7 Release Notes
for details.
22 Mar 2023
CalDB 4.10.4 has been released to the public.
Included in this release are the latest ACIS T_GAIN (time-dependent gain) updates, which will be
updated annually rather than semiannually going forward. Also included with this release are
PCAD ACA-primary DARK_CURR (dark current) image files, which do not affect CIAO users.
See the
CalDB 4.10.4 Release Notes
for details.
15 Nov 2022
CalDB 4.10.2 has been released to the public.
Included in this release is the latest ACIS OBF Contamination (CONTAM) model (v N0015) upgrade, which
adjusts for recent (2020-2022) increases in the contamination rate relative to the older model (v N0014).
See the
CalDB 4.10.2 Release Notes
for details.
16 Jun 2022
CalDB 4.9.8 has been released to the public.
Included in this release are PCAD ALIGN file updates (18 new files, six-month intervals, extending from 2013-2021);
HRC-I/Grating angle corrections in the PIXLIB GEOM file vN0007; HRC-S QE Uniformity upgrade version N0016 with
and additional new file for new observations.
See the
CalDB 4.9.8 Release Notes
for details.
24 Mar 2022
CalDB 4.9.7 has been released to the public.
Included in this release are ACIS T_GAIN upgrades for Epochs 85+86 (effective 2021-05-02, finalized) and
epochs 87+88 (effecive 2021-11-01, provisional), and expanded FP_TEMP boundary conditions for certain ACIS CalDB
files applicable to current and future datasets, to accommodate warmer ACIS calibration observations to be taken
in the near future.
See the
CalDB 4.9.7 Release Notes
for details.
24 Sep 2021
CalDB 4.9.6 has been released to the public.
Included in this release are ACIS T_GAIN upgrades for Epochs 83+84 (effective 2020-11-01, finalized) and
epochs 85+86 (effecive 2021-05-02, provisional), HRC-S T_GMAPs v4, QE v16, and QEU v15, as well as HRC-I QE v13.
See the
CalDB 4.9.6 Release Notes
for details.
29 Apr 2021
CalDB 4.9.5 has been released to the public.
Included in this release are ACIS T_GAIN upgrades for Epochs 81+82 (effective 2020-05-02, finalized) and
epochs 83+84 (effecive 2020-11-01, provisional), as well as a new ACIS-S3 CTI correction file for observations
taken since 2020-01-01. HRC-I/LETG +/- 1st order LSF parameter files have also been added.
See the
CalDB 4.9.5 Release Notes
for details.
16 Dec 2020
CalDB 4.9.4 has been released to the public.
Included in this release are the ACIS CONTAM N0014 upgrade, an HRC-S QEU N0014 upgrade with 29 new
files for the library, and a delayed upgrade to the HRC-S PI Region background filter file N0002.
See the
CalDB 4.9.4 Release Notes
for details.