XMM-Newton Science Analysis System


rmfgen (rmfgen-2.8.7) [xmmsas_20230412_1735-21.0.0]

Output Files

1. An OGIP-compliant response dataset. The format of this dataset is defined in the OGIP document [3], but in summary, this contains:
   • A table labelled MATRIX, containing the following columns
     • A 32-bit real column labelled ENERG_LO
     • A 32-bit real column labelled ENERG_HI
     • A 16-bit integer column labelled N_GRP
     • A 16-bit integer vector column labelled F_CHAN
     • A 16-bit integer vector column labelled N_CHAN
     • A 32-bit real vector column labelled MATRIX

     and the following attributes:

     • TELESCOP
     • INSTRUME
     • FILTER
     • RMFVERSN
     • CHANTYPE
     • DETCHANS
     • HDUCLASS
     • HDUCLAS1
     • HDUCLAS2
     • HDUCLAS3
     • HDUVERS1

   • A EBOUNDS table, containing the following
     • A 16-bit integer column labelled CHANNEL
     • A 32-bit real column labelled E_MIN
     • A 32-bit real column labelled E_MAX

     and the following attributes:

     • TELESCOP
     • INSTRUME
     • FILTER
     • RMFVERSN
     • CHANTYPE
     • DETCHANS
     • HDUCLASS
     • HDUCLAS1
     • HDUCLAS2
     • HDUCLAS3
     • HDUVERS1