From a01c3c50745ecbfe3868f1d59a214190defe8098 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: vfioretti <valentina.fioretti@inaf.it> Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2022 16:51:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] First release --- README.md | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0bc024b..e122c52 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ * [About the Project](#about-the-project) * [Built with](#built-with) * [Usage](#usage) + * [Validity ranges](#validity) * [License](#license) * [Contact](#contact) * [Acknowledgements](#acknowledgements) @@ -53,14 +54,18 @@ The current release of the proton response files is based on: * The RMF and ARF files can be loaded with any X-ray analysis software compliant with the NASA caldb format. * Since the accuracy of the Geant4 modeling of the proton stopping power degrades below 1 keV (20% at 1 keV reported in the Geant4 Physics Reference Manual), the energy redistribution is modelled from 1 keV to the upper threshold of the instrument X-ray RMF. -* Validity energy range: due to biases at the boundary of the RMF modeling, induced by features in the interpolation because of limited statistics in the simulation, the spectral analysis must be performed within the following intervals: - * MOS: 1.5 - 11.5 keV - * PN: 1.5 - 20 keV - * The response files are available for three optical filters: * thin: 0.16 um of polyimide and 0.04 um of aluminium * medium: 0.16 um of polyimide and 0.08 um of aluminium * thick: 0.33 um of polypropylene, and 0.11 um of aluminium, and 0.045 um of tin + +### Validity ranges + +Due to biases at the boundary of the RMF modeling, induced by features in the interpolation because of limited statistics in the simulation, the spectral analysis must be performed within the following intervals: +* MOS: 1.5 - 11.5 keV +* PN: 1.5 - 20 keV + + <!-- LICENSE --> -- GitLab