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## Table of Contents
* [About the Project](#about-the-project)
* [Documentation](#documentation)
* [Built with](#built-with)
* [Usage](#usage)
* [Validity ranges](#validity-ranges)
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### Documentation
The
The detailed description of the activity, including the verification and validation, can be found in the [WP 9.8 Technical Note](https://www.ict.inaf.it/gitlab/proton_response_matrix/xmm-newton-proton-response-files/-/blob/main/docs/AHEAD2020_WP9.8_SOFTPROTONS_report_FINAL_v1.2.pdf).
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* 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.
* contrary to the X-ray ARFs, the proton ARF stores the grasp, in cm2 sr. For this reason, the input proton model obtained by deconvolving the observed spectrum with the response files is in units of protons/s/keV/sr.
* The spectra obtained from the response files are normalized for the simulated detection area, stored in the header of the response files. This area can be different from the actual detection area and the observed spectra must be corrected in order to be normalized for the simulated and not the in-flight observation area.
* 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
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## License
* Copyright (C) 2022 INAF - see LICENSE.rst
* Copyright (C) 2022 INAF - see LICENSE.rst[](https://www.ict.inaf.it/gitlab/proton_response_matrix/xmm-newton-proton-response-files/-/blob/main/lic/LICENSE.rst)
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## Contact
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