XMM-Newton Science Analysis System


rmfgen (rmfgen-2.8.7) [xmmsas_20230412_1735-21.0.0]

Input Files

1. Input counts spectrum dataset specified by the parameter spectrumset. The format of this dataset is defined in the OGIP document [2], but for the purposes of rmfgen, it must contain the following information:
   • The global attributes TELESCOP, INSTRUME, FILTER.
   • A table named SPECTRUM, containing the attributes SPECPIX, SPECDELT and SPECVAL. This table in turn contains:
     • A column named CHANNEL, which contains the attributes TLMIN and TLMAX.

2. Input detector map. This is a file or array specified by the parameter detmaparray and containing the following information:
   • A 2-d array of any numerical type. By default this will be the primary array in an image dataset.
   • The WCS attributes CTYPE1, CRPIX1, CRVAL1, CDELT1, CTYPE2, CRPIX2, CRVAL2, CDELT2. This map must be generated in terms of [DETX,DETY] coordinates, so the axis types, ie CTYPE1 and CTYPE2, must be DETX and DETY respectively.
   This map is only used by rmfgen if detmaptype is set to 'dataset'.