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4.1.3.1 EPIC MOS Imaging Mode Event List File

An EPIC MOS Imaging Mode Event List file (*M[1,2]*IME.FIT) is created for each CCD node which is producing imaging mode data. Each file consists of a single binary table. The binary table consists of the columns listed in Table 4.


Table 4: EPIC MOS Imaging Mode Event List file (*M[1,2]*IME.FIT) binary table columns
Name Type$^a$ Units Description
FRAME 1J COUNTER Frame number
RAWX 1I PIXEL Event raw X position
RAWY 1I PIXEL Event Y position
ENERGYE1 1I CHANNEL Event energy (E1)
ENERGYE2 1I CHANNEL Event energy (E2)
ENERGYE3 1I CHANNEL Event energy (E3)
ENERGYE4 1I CHANNEL Event energy (E4)
PATTERN 1B   Pattern number
PERIPIX 1B   Peripheral pixels above Threshold Counter
$^a$See Sect. 9 for convention


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