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4.1.3.2 EPIC MOS Timing Mode Event List File

An EPIC MOS Timing Mode Event List file (*M[1,2]*TIE.FIT) is created for each CCD node which is producing timing mode data. Each file consists of a single binary table. The binary table consists of the columns listed in Table 5.


Table 5: EPIC MOS Timing Mode Event List file (*M[1,2]*TIE.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
ENGYE1E2 1I CHANNEL Event energy (E1+E2)
PATTERN 1B   Pattern number
PERIPIX 1B   Peripheral pixels above Threshold Counter
$^a$See Sect. 9 for convention


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