MTA Monitoring Report 07/04/25 - 07/10/25

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Radiation

Quiet

Detrended CTI

Although we prefer to quote CTI values of the cleanest data (FT <= -119.7 C, int time > 7000sec), the data that fulfills these conditions are getting rare. We now quote CTI based on temperature corrected data for Focal plane temperature <= -118.5 C).

The unit is now CTI/year not CTI/day.

Average of ACIS-I CCDs (MnKa) slope: 5.214e-02 CTI/year (1.428e-04 CTI/day)
Detrended slope: 4.865e-02 CTI/year (1.333e-04 CTI/day)

ACIS Warm Pixels

We display all bad pixels that have showed up in past, and, if any, previously unknown bad pixels appeared in the last 14 days. We also list hot pixels (defined as 1000 above the average of bias background). Warm columns 509-514 are probably due to boundaries.

New definitions of warm pixels and flickering pixels (May 15, 2014). If a pixel displays the level beyond a threshold for more than 70% of the time in the past two weeks, the pixel is categorized as a "warm" pixel. If a pixel is above the threshold more than 30% of time but less than 70% of the time in the past two weeks, the pixel is categorized as a "flickering" pixel.

 CCD0CCD1CCD2CCD3CCD4CCD5CCD6CCD7CCD8CCD9
Previously Unknown Bad Pixels                 (916,83)  
Current Warm Pixels (786,117) (802,665) (910,239) (985,393) (837,378) (178,149) (526,66) (104,31) (803,225) (726,537) (99,899) (811,637) (21,95)     (670,387) (849,169) (335,412)    
Flickering Warm Pixels (283,278) (90,859) (427,125) (665,25) (617,159) (394,80)   (369,376) (263,317) (884,31) (1000,214) (368,231)    
Current Hot Pixels                    
Flickering Hot Pixels                    
Warm column candidates           1022 512 510   1022 512    
Flickering Warm column candidates                    

ACIS Focal Plane Temperature

For this period, 9 peaks are observed.

Weekly focal plane temperature with sun angle, earth angle, and altitude overplotted. Sun angle is the solar array angle, that is the angle between the sun and the optical axis (+X axis). The earth angle is the angle between earth and the ACIS radiator (+Z axis). Altitude varies from 34 kkm to 128 kkm.



SIM Movements

9 TSC moves this period

Telemetry

New violations or new extrema are shown in blue cells.

MSID 07/04/25 07/05/25 07/06/25 07/07/25 07/08/25 07/09/25 07/10/25 yellow limits
(lower)
upper
red limits
(lower)
upper
Units Description
AFTBLKHDT           308.49 308.32 (260.2)
303.0
(250.2)
308.0
TEMPAFT BULKHEAD TEMP
AWD1TQI (-3.35)   (-3.39)         (-1.22)
1.22
(-3.3)
3.3
AMPWHEEL 1 TORQUE CURRENT
AWD6TQI (-3.35)   (-3.43)     (-3.43)   (-1.22)
1.22
(-3.3)
3.3
AMPWHEEL 6 TORQUE CURRENT
CTXBPWR (0.00) (0.00)   (0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (36.12)
37.0
(36.0)
38.0
DBMTRANSMITTER B OUTPUT POWER
MZOBACONE 309.67 311.26 311.91 312.86 310.28 314.55 313.99 (260.2)
303.0
(250.2)
308.0
CONE-Z SIDE OBA CONE
OBAAVG 301.68 302.88 303.43 304.18 302.19   305.54 (282.5)
300.0
(281.4)
301.0
KOBA/TFTE TEMP
OBACONEAVG 306.59             (282.5)
300.0
(281.8)
301.0
KOBA CONE AVG TEMP
OBADIAGRAD 4.78 4.75 4.71 4.69 4.65 4.57 4.62 (-1.11)
3.5
(-2.78)
3.9
KOBA DIAM GRAD
PZOBACONE       308.62   310.25 310.27 (260.2)
303.0
(250.2)
308.0
CONE+Z SIDE OBA CONE
TCM_TX1   (268.79)           (283.15)
348.15
(269.15)
404.15
KTRANSPONDER-1 EXT BPL TEMP
TFTERANGE 47.06   46.68   48.06 49.56 47.21 (16.7)
37.5
(11.1)
45.0
KTFTE VENT/RAD TEMP
TSCTSF3   (268.43)     (268.79) (268.43)   (278.15)
359.15
(269.15)
483.15
KSC-TS FITTING -3 TEMP


IRUs

Gyro Bias Drift Gyro Bias Drift Histogram

Recent Observations

OBSID DETECTOR GRATING TARGET ANALYSIS ACA
30978 ACIS-67 NONE NGC_6814_s4 OK OK
28857 ACIS-0123 NONE CMZ Molecular Cloud OK OK
29614 ACIS-01236 NONE A1795 OK OK
29615 ACIS-0123 NONE A1795 OK OK
30985 ACIS-0123 NONE CMZ Molecular Cloud OK OK
30984 ACIS-0123 NONE CMZ Molecular Cloud OK OK
29616 ACIS-0123 NONE A1795 OK OK
30982 ACIS-0123 NONE [JDW2009] G359.55+0.16 OK OK
29617 ACIS-01236 NONE A1795 OK OK
29892 ACIS-67 NONE NGVS J123027.37+074920.8 OK OK
28128 ACIS-0123 NONE [JDW2009] G359.55+0.16 OK OK
30991 ACIS-0123 NONE [JDW2009] G359.55+0.16 OK OK
28655 ACIS-5678 HETG NGC 4579 OK/NA OK
28065 ACIS-2367 NONE SNR G15.9+0.2 OK OK
28852 ACIS-0123 NONE A1550 OK OK
30990 ACIS-2367 NONE SNR G15.9+0.2 OK OK
30993 ACIS-0123 NONE A1550 OK OK
28746 HRC-I NONE G29-38 OK OK
29669 ACIS-3678 NONE NGC5134 OK OK
28650 ACIS-01237 NONE SDSS J0100+2802 OK OK
30997 ACIS-0123 NONE MACSJ2020.3-2225 OK OK
30992 ACIS-01237 NONE SDSS J0100+2802 OK OK
30988 ACIS-0123 NONE MACSJ2020.3-2225 OK OK
30280 ACIS-01236 NONE Perseus cluster OK OK
30987 ACIS-67 NONE NGC6814 OK OK
30995 ACIS-01236 NONE Perseus cluster OK OK

Trending

This week's focus is SIM

Last reported on Apr 24.

Only the most interesting or representative msids are shown below. For a full listing choose the bulletted link.


MSIDMeanRMSDelta/YrDelta/Yr/YrUnitDescription
3btu_bpt 0.4320.009(2.66+/-0.07)e2-0.13 +/- 0.21KBTU BASEPLATE (+X)), ABORT HTR TSC2
3fabraat 0.0340.005(2.66+/-0.03)e2-0.05 +/- 0.08KFA STRUCTURE AT BEARING A ABORT HTR. FA6 TEMP
3fabrcat 0.0080.009(2.75+/-0.06)e2-0.01 +/- 0.18KFA STRUCTURE AT BEARING C ABORT HTR. FA6 TEMP
3famyzat -0.6370.016(2.81+/-0.12)e20.02 +/- 0.22KFA STRUCTURE +X FACE AT -Y-Z END ABORT HTR. FA6 TEMP
3fapyzat -0.7980.014(2.80+/-0.12)e2-0.05 +/- 0.09KFA STRUCTURE +X FACE AT +Y+Z END ABORT HTR. FA6 TEMP
3faralat -0.2720.015(2.75+/-0.11)e20.05 +/- 0.28KFA STRUCTURE AT RAIL -Z, ABORT HEATER FA6 TEMP
3flcabpt 0.3850.004(2.82+/-0.04)e2-0.11 +/- 0.09KFLCA BASEPLATE (+X)
3rctubpt 0.5640.011(2.73+/-0.09)e2-0.26 +/- 0.26KRCTU BASEPLATE (+X)
3tsmxcet 2.0710.028(2.28+/-0.24)e20.09 +/- 0.58K-X TURTLE SHELL NR HRC CEA
3tsmxspt 10.2670.112(3.16+/-1.07)e22.10 +/- 1.78K-X TURTLE SHELL NR ACIS SS
3tsmydpt 0.8700.012(2.33+/-0.10)e2-0.26 +/- 0.24K-Y TURTLE SHELL NR ACIS DPA
3tspyfet 0.3240.008(2.34+/-0.06)e2-0.20 +/- 0.17K+Y TURTLE SHELL NR HRC FEA
3tspzdet 0.6650.009(2.67+/-0.08)e2-0.06 +/- 0.20K+Z TURTLE SHELL NR ACIS DEA
3tspzspt 0.7050.009(2.71+/-0.08)e2-0.10 +/- 0.18K+Z TURTLE SHELL NR ACIS SS
3ttacs1t 0.1720.003(2.66+/-0.02)e20.02 +/- 0.07KTT at ACIS Attach #1 Abort Htr
3ttacs2t 0.1570.004(2.66+/-0.03)e20.03 +/- 0.09KTT at ACIS Attach #2 Abort Htr
3ttacs3t 0.1500.002(2.62+/-0.02)e20.06 +/- 0.03KTT at ACIS Attach #3 Abort Htr
3ttbrgbt 0.2170.012(2.59+/-0.09)e2-0.14 +/- 0.28KTT at Bearing B, Abort Htr TSC4
3tthrc1t 0.2230.013(2.68+/-0.09)e2-0.21 +/- 0.29KTT at HRC Bipod Attach #1
3tthrc2t 0.2030.013(2.73+/-0.09)e2-0.23 +/- 0.29KTT at HRC Bipod Attach #2
3tthrc3t 0.1390.004(2.68+/-0.03)e20.07 +/- 0.09KTT at HRC Bipod Attach #3
3ttralat 0.2950.009(2.47+/-0.06)e2-0.02 +/- 0.17KTT at Rail A, Abort Htr TSC3
3ttralct 0.1540.006(2.66+/-0.04)e20.07 +/- 0.13KTT at Rail C, Abort Htr TSC3
3ttvalvt 0.3950.011(2.54+/-0.08)e20.01 +/- 0.24KTT at Vent Valve, Abort Htr TSC7


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