| Parameter | Mand | Type | Default | Constraints |
| eventsets | yes | dataset list | ' ' | none |
list of input events files |
| instrument | yes | string | emos | emos/epn/rgs |
select parameter name |
| imagingset | no | dataset | 'merged.img' | none |
name of output event file for IMAGING or SPECTROSCOPY mode |
| timingset | no | dataset | 'merged.tim' | none |
name of output event file for TIMING, BURST or HTR mode |
| maintable | no | list of uppercase strings | EVENTS | none |
names of tables to be merged |
| othertables | no | list of uppercase strings | BADPIX EXPOSURE STDGTI | none |
names of secondary tables or arrays to propagate |
| primarychecks | no | list of strings | TELESCOP INSTRUME OBS_ID EXP_ID | none |
primary attributes to check for compatibility |
| primaryonly | no | list of strings | ORIGIN | none |
primary attributes which should not be propagated to extensions |
| extensionchecks | no | list of strings | TIMESYS MJDREF TIMEUNIT TIMEREF TASSIGN DET_SYST
TCRPX TCTYP TCRVL TCDLT TCROT TCUNI | none |
attributes to check for compatibility of the merged extensions |
| minattributes | no | list of strings | TSTART TLMIN TDMIN | none |
attributes to minimise in the merged extensions |
| maxattributes | no | list of strings | TSTOP TLMAX TDMAX | none |
attributes to maximise in the merged extensions |
| mainattributes | no | list of strings | | none |
attributes to propagate to the merged extensions |
| emosdatamodes | no | list of strings | IMAGING TIMING | none |
modes (DATAMODE keyword) to distinguish among input files |
| emosimgcolnames | no | list of uppercase strings | TIME RAWX RAWY DETX DETY X Y PHA PI FLAG PATTERN
OFFSETX OFFSETY | none |
columns to propagate in merged extensions (Imaging mode) |
| emosimgcoltypes | no | list of strings | double int16 int16 int16 int16 int32 int32 int16 int16 int32 int8
int16 int16 | int8/int16/int32/single/double/boolean/string |
output type of Imaging mode columns |
| emostimcolnames | no | list of uppercase strings | TIME RAWX PHA PI FLAG PATTERN OFFSETX | none |
columns to propagate in merged extensions (Timing mode) |
| emostimcoltypes | no | list of strings | double int16 int16 int16 int32 int8 int16 | int8/int16/int32/single/double/boolean/string |
output type of Timing mode columns |
| epndatamodes | no | list of strings | IMAGING TIMING | none |
modes (DATAMODE keyword) to distinguish among input files |
| epnimgcolnames | no | list of uppercase strings | TIME RAWX RAWY DETX DETY X Y PHA PI FLAG PATTERN
PAT_ID PAT_SEQ OFFSETX | none |
columns to propagate in merged extensions (Imaging mode) |
| epnimgcoltypes | no | list of strings | double int16 int16 int16 int16 int32 int32 int16 int16 int32 int8
int16 int8 int16 | int8/int16/int32/single/double/boolean/string |
output type of Imaging mode columns |
| epntimcolnames | no | list of uppercase strings | TIME RAWX PHA PI FLAG PATTERN | none |
columns to propagate in merged extensions (Timing mode) |
| epntimcoltypes | no | list of strings | double int16 int16 int16 int32 int8 | int8/int16/int32/single/double/boolean/string |
output type of Timing mode columns |
| rgsdatamodes | no | list of strings | SPECTROSCOPY 'HIGH TIME RESOLUTION' | none |
modes (DATAMODE keyword) to distinguish among input files |
| rgsimgcolnames | no | list of uppercase strings | TIME CHIPX CHIPY BETA XDSP BETA_CORR XDSP_CORR
BETA_CHANNEL XDSP_CHANNEL PHA PI FLAG SHAPE GRADE | none |
columns to propagate in merged extensions (Spectroscopy mode) |
| rgsimgcoltypes | no | list of strings | double int16 int16 single single single single
int16 int16 int16 int16 int32 int8 int8 | int8/int16/int32/single/double/boolean/string |
output type of Spectroscopy mode columns |
| rgstimcolnames | no | list of uppercase strings | TIME CHIPX BETA BETA_CORR BETA_CHANNEL PHA PI FLAG | none |
columns to propagate in merged extensions (HTR mode) |
| rgstimcoltypes | no | list of strings | double int16 single single int16 int16 int16 int32 | int8/int16/int32/single/double/boolean/string |
output type of HTR mode columns |
| Parameter | Mand | Type | Default | Constraints |