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Input Files

  1. A list of $N$ images, supplied to the boxbkgmapsets parameter, which are made by esensitivity calling asmooth. They are formed by convolving the background maps used by eboxdetect with the square detection box.

  2. A list of $N$ images, supplied to the psfexpmapsets parameter, which are made by esensitivity calling econvolverprep followed by asmooth. They are formed by truncating the normalized PSF within the detection box and convolving the exposure maps with the result. Thus these images are in units of seconds and in some sense represent the exposure `seen' within the sliding source-detection box. Their dimensions and coverage of the sky must be idenitical to the boxbkgmapsets images.

  3. A list of $N$ exposure maps, supplied to the expmapsets parameter. These appear to serve little function in the present version of the task so I'll remove them in the future.


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XMM-Newton SOC/SSC -- 2005-08-16