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7.2 non-Scientific Modes

Since for non-scientific exposures no PPS products are produced, these mode names are only listed in the *SUM.SAS file. The non-scientific mode names searchable in XSA and used in the *SUM.SAS file are listed in Table 36.


Table 36: Naming of non-scientific instrument names and filters in XSA and *SUM.SAS file
Instrument mode names in XSA SUM.SAS   Filter names
MOS Diagnostic 3x3 Diagnostic3x3   Closed
  Diagnostic 1x1 Diagnostic 1x1   CalOpen
  CCD Diagnostic CcdDiagnostic   CalClosed
  Diagnostic 1x1 Reset per Pixel Diagnostic1x1ResetPerPixel   CalThin1
        CalThin2
        CalMedium
        CalThick
pn Diagnostic Diagnostic   Closed
  Noise Noise   CalOpen
  Offset Offset   CalClosed
  Full Frame Low Gain     CalThin1
        CalThin2
        CalMedium
        CalThick
RGS Diagnostic1x1 Diagnostic1x1    
  Diagnostic3x3 Diagnostic3x3    
  HTR Single CCD HighTimeResolutionSingleCcd    
  HTR Multiple CCD      
OM Centroiding Conf. CentroidingConfirmation   Blocked
  Enineering 3 CentroidingData   Unknown
  Dark High DarkHigh    
  Dark Low DarkLow    
  Flat High FlatFieldHigh    
  Flat Low FlatFieldLow    
  Inten.Char.      


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