SAS Release Notes - SAS 8.0.0

	             Release Note for SAS 8.0
		     ========================

		   Carlos Gabriel & Eduardo Ojero 
	                 XMM-Newton SOC
 Contributions from Vladimir Yershov and Christopher Brindle (MSSL/SSC)



* Contents

  . SAS releases covered by this note
  . URLs
  . Summary of important changes
  . New and withdrawn packages
  . Detailed list of changes between SAS 7.1 and SAS 8.0

* SAS releases covered by this note


The version of the SAS installed can be displayed with the command:

			      sasversion

This version (8.0.0): xmmsas_20080701_1801 (1803 for MacOs)

Last public version  (7.1.0): xmmsas_20070708_1801, however two patches have
been performed. The patched version is to be referred to as 7.1.2.


* URLs

SAS pages at the XMM-Newton SOC:
   http://xmm.esac.esa.int/sas/

XMM-Newton calibration information:
   https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/calibraion
 
Pipeline configuration at the XMM-Newton Survey Science Centre:
   http://xmmssc-www.star.le.ac.uk/public/pipeline/


*Summary of important changes

The main improvements of this release can be summarized as follows:

- slew data analysis fully integrated in SAS: new task eslewchain,
performing data reduction and source detection of slew data;

- new EPIC light curve background subtraction and exposure correction task, epiclccorr, valid both for PN and MOS in all user available modes;
- RGS alternative analysis based on a wavelength grid, offered in this version as non default, making possible the absolute alignment of spectra from different RGSs, orders and observations, (word of caution here: tasks dealing with combination of several spectra, like rgsfluxer and rgscombine need still some upgrading for working always with wavelength grid obtained spectra),
- changes for enabling processing of mosaicing observations,
- refined OM astrometry, improved OM source detection and flagging, all changes needed for the OM sources catalogue production,
- new algorithm for better detection and correction of PN time jumps implemented (including possibility of user defined SAS_JUMP_THRESHOLD environment variable),
- event times in EPIC-PN imaging modes by default randomized within the frame duration, to avoid aliasing effects in light curves,
- improved OM grism performance for crowded fields,
- OM mosaicing of imaging data substantially improved by using the astrometric correction of the single images,
- OM FAST mode images analysis introducing detection of possible modulo-8 and coincidence loss corruption.

Also a number of improvements in the calibration areas of the different instruments, as follows: EPIC: ==== - new task epfast, for column and rate dependent CTI + gain correction on PN fast modes (will be effective when corresponding CCF is released - at the moment coefficients are set to unity, the update is expected in due course), - 2-dimensional elliptical PSF inclusion for a more accurate correction of integrated encircled energy off-axis (maintained as non-default until calibration finished and the necessary CCF gets populated), - PN temperature dependent gain correction performed by default (was already switched on in patched version 7.1.2), OM: == - use of CCF for computing time-dependent photocathode sensitivity correction factors makes possible their update at any time (actual CCF is OM_PHOTONNAT_0004.CCF)

And, as always, many other less important improvements and bug fixes have taken place. 55 tasks have been upgraded all in all, with a total number of sub-version changes of 152. A detailed list follows further below. * New and withdrawn packages NEW: Package epfast: [NEW] Package epiclccorr: [NEW] Package eslewchain:[NEW] WITHDRAWN: DELETED: Package regionstats: [DELETED] * Detailed list of changes between SAS 7.1.0 and SAS 8.0.0 A detailed list of all upgraded tasks wrt SAS 7.1.0 follows, the corresponding ChangeLogs are further below:


Package addattribute: version 2.1 [was 2.0]
Package arfgen: version 1.75.5 [was 1.73.1]
Package backscale: version 1.4.2 [was 1.3.2]
Package barycen: version 1.17.4 [was 1.17.3]
Package cal: version 3.187.3 [was 3.186.14]
Package caloalutils: version 1.104.2 [was 1.104.1]
Package dsslib: version 5.5.7 [was 5.5.6]
Package eboxdetect: version 4.19.2 [was 4.19]
Package eexpmap: version 4.4.1 [was 4.1]
Package emframes: version 5.8 [was 5.7]
Package emldetect: version 4.60.1 [was 4.60]
Package emosaic: version 1.15 [was 1.14]
Package epchain: version 8.63 [was 8.60]
Package epevents: version 6.43 [was 6.42.1]
Package epexposure: version 0.9 [was 0.6.2]
Package epfast: version 0.3 [NEW]
Package epiclccorr: version 1.0.7 [NEW]
Package epicproc: version 2.9.19 [was 2.9.16]
Package eposcorr: version 3.12.1 [was 3.12]
Package epreject: version 5.11 [was 5.9]
Package eslewchain: version 1.0 [NEW]
Package especget: version 1.27.6 [was 1.26]
Package espfilt: version 1.0.3 [was 0.8.2]
Package evselect: version 3.60.2 [was 3.60]
Package imgdisplay: version 1.48 [was 1.47]
Package mssllib: version 2.55.2 [was 2.52.4]
Package oal: version 3.116 [was 3.115]
Package omatt: version 2.46.2 [was 2.43]
Package omdetect: version 5.14.1 [was 5.9.1]
Package omfchain: version 1.34.3 [was 1.34.2]
Package omgchain: version 1.8 [was 1.6]
Package omgrism: version 1.22 [was 1.18.1]
Package omgrismplot: version 1.3 [was 1.2.1]
Package omichain: version 1.51 [was 1.50]
Package omlcbuild: version 1.31.1 [was 1.29.1]
Package ommag: version 3.8 [was 3.6]
Package ommodmap: version 2.17.2 [was 2.15.4]
Package ommosaic: version 1.18 [was 1.13]
Package omphotom: version 0.6.7 [was 0.6.6]
Package omsrclistcomb: version 2.11.4 [was 2.7.1]
Package region: version 7.9.3 [was 7.9]
Package regionstats: version 3.3.1 [NEW]
Package rgsangles: version 4.6.3 [was 4.6.2]
Package rgsfluxer: version 1.7.4 [was 1.7.3]
Package rgsframes: version 3.17.2 [was 3.17.1]
Package rgslccorr: version 0.2.2 [was 0.1.1]
Package rgsproc: version 1.26.3 [was 1.26.1]
Package rgsrmfgen: version 1.10.1 [was 1.10]
Package rgsspectrum: version 2.6.3 [was 2.6]
Package sas: version 1.479 [was 1.470]
Package slconv: version 2.2 [was 2.1.3]
Package ssclib: version 3.33.4 [was 3.29.3]
Package testccf: version 1.113.3 [was 1.113.2]
Package testprods: version 1.11 [was 1.8]
Package xmmselect: version 2.65 [was 2.64.9]
Package addattribute: version 2.1 [was 2.0]

ChangeLog

Version 2.1 - 2007-09-13 (DJF/LUX)
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	-	The special extension name PRIMARY was being handled incorrectly
	-	Now handles all blocks equally.
	-	Improved test harness.

Version 2.0 - 2006-03-28 (DJF/LUX)
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	-	Rewritten in C++
	-	Can now add common attributes to a list of data sets 
	-	Can now add attributes to different blocks
	-	Attributes can now be given units


Package arfgen: version 1.75.5 [was 1.73.1]

ChangeLog

Version 1.75.5   - 2008-06-20 (RDS)
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	+ (src/CalPsfModel.cc)	          - Avoid problem with NAN in
					    calculation of elliptical PSF
						(SPR-6484)

Version 1.75.4   - 2008-06-19 (RDS)
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	+ (src/CalPsfModel.cc)	          - Fixed problem with bad-pixel
					    calculation with elliptical PSF
						(SPR-6484)

Version 1.75.2   - 2008-06-06 (RDS)
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	+ (src/CalPsfModel.cc/h)	  - Speeded up the cross-ARF calculation   
Version 1.75.1   - 2008-05-22 (RDS)
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	+ (src/PointEeCorrector.cc        - Set ELLBETA PSF iterator to 1 pixel
	   src/CalCoreData.cc)              Take maximum ellipical radius.
						(SPR-6465)
	+  test/testarfgen_mos_flatdetmap   Speeded up test

Version 1.75   - 2008-04-30 (RDS)
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	+ (src/CalCoreData.cc/h           - Added support for the ELLBETA
	   src/CalPsfModel.cc/h)	    PSF model. It is only used if
					    the source region is an 'optimum'
					    ellipse.

Version 1.74.3 - 2008-04-24 (RDS)
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	+ (src/ConcreteArfDataServer.cc)  - uses 2-arcsec resolution in the
					    2-d map to speed-up execution time.

Version 1.74.2 - 2007-10-11 (RDS)
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	+ (src/ConcreteArfDataServer.cc)  - now uses a 2-d map to handle
					    the backscale calculation rather
					    than the spans.

					  - Also handles AXES called AXIS2D3

Version 1.74.1 - 2007-08-31 (RDS)
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        + (src/RegionFunctions.cc)     - Fixed a problem with rotated ellipses
										 which were effectively treated as
										 unrotated before in the BACKSCAL
										 calculation (SPR-2725)

Version 1.74 - 2007-08-17 (RDS)
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        + (config/arfgen.par)          - Use logic to set booleans automatically
										 when a referred parameter is set.
										 Affects: withdetbounds, withfilteredset, 
												  withsourcepos, withrmfset
											(SPR-2702)

Version 1.73.2 - 2007-08-09 (RDS)
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        + (src/RatioPsfModel.cc/h,     - In the case of a selection containing
		   src/AreaCalc.cc,				 a mask the code now uses the
		   ConcreteArfDataServer.cc/h,   detector map to calculate the 
		   test/testarfgen_mos_mask )    source box size. This solves problems
										 with the BACKSCAL and chip gap
										 calculation in this case (SPR-2723)

Version 1.73.1 - 2007-06-15 (RDS)
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        + (src/RegionFunctions.cc)     - Now handles the backscale calculation
										 for non-contiguous areas in Timing
										 or BURST mode obs (SPR-2595)


Package backscale: version 1.4.2 [was 1.3.2]

ChangeLog

Version 1.4.2   - 2007-11-23 (RDS)
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	+ (config/backscale.par,lyt)   
	+ Documentaion update          

	No longer necessary to provide the detector map to calculate
	the BACKSCAL for MASK observations.

Version 1.4.1 - 2007-11-08 (EO)
-------------
        + This version contains the same code than 1.4 but it is
          made to restate the flow of versions after previous upload.

Version 1.3.3 - 2007-11-08 (EO)
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        + In order to make a patch to SAS 7.1.0 with the contents of
          version 1.4 of that package, a copy of that code was made into
          version 1.3.3. That way, SAS 7.1.0 binaries depending on
          libbackscale.so.1.3 (besides backscale itself, xmmselect)
          could find it without trouble.
        + Therefore a package backscale-1.3.3 will exist with a release
          date after backscale-1.4.
        + In order to restate the normal flow of package versions,
          after that package was uploaded, a new version 1.4.1 with
          the same contents that 1.4, will be uploaded.

Version 1.4   - 2007-08-17 (RDS)
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	+ (src/backscale.cc,
	   config/backscale.par,lyt)   

	+ Documentaion update

	Added the option of specifying the detector map as an image
	with the 'detmaptype' and 'detmaparray' parameters.
	This solves the problem with calculating the backscale value 
	for regions containing a spatial mask (SPR-2723)
	
Version 1.3.2 - 2005-08-04 (RDS)
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	+ Documentation upgrade
	

Package barycen: version 1.17.4 [was 1.17.3]

ChangeLog

Version 1.17.4 - 2007-06-19 (AI)
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	+ (src/BaryCenterableDataSet.h) New method "processExposu" that corrects the 
	EXPOSU time values. SOC-SPR-6485
	+ New parameter (barycen and earthbarycen) "processexposutable". 
	+ Documentation updated. 
	
Version 1.17.3 - 2004-09-10 (RDS)
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	+ changed start time in barycen and earthbarycen documentation
      from 1998-01-01T00:00:00 UTC to 1998-01-01T00:00:00 TT (SPR-2529)


Package cal: version 3.187.3 [was 3.186.14]

ChangeLog

Version 3.187.3 - 2008-06-23 (RDS)
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	+ (src/PsfDataServer.cc)      - Remove Warning message if elliptical
					CCF not found.

Version 3.187.2 - 2008-05-23 (RDS)
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	+ (src/PsfDataServer.cc)      - Remove debug

=======
Version 3.187.2 - 2008-05-23 (AI)
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	+ (src/GratingDataServer.cc) - New method energy to convert wavelength to energy
	
>>>>>>> 1.381
Version 3.187.1 - 2008-04-24 (RDS)
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	+ (src/EnergyCorrector.cc)    - Added access to rate-dependent 
					CTI correction parameters for EPIC-pn

Version 3.187 - 2008-04-15 (RDS)
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	+ (src/PsfDataServer.cc)      - Added support for the ELLBETA
					elliptical 2-d PSF model

Version 3.186.14 - 2007-07-04 (AI)
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	+ (src/EnergyCorrector.cc)    - Long-term CTI correction. Added a new Nominal Quadrant Box
					Temperature that depends on the mode and ccd (_TNominal). 
					These temperatures are readed from a new column (T_NOM) in the
					QBOXTEMP_GAIN table.
				      	Variables _TgainSlope and _TNominal changed to map.
	
	

Package caloalutils: version 1.104.2 [was 1.104.1]

ChangeLog

Version 1.104.2 - 2007-08-29 (RDS)
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    + src/Xmm.cc               	Remove unwanted debug line

Version 1.104.1 - 2007-06-22 (RDS)
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    + src/Xmm.cc               	Backwards compatibility for MODEPARAM CCFs
								w.o MOS 3X3 mode data (SPR-2715)


Package dsslib: version 5.5.7 [was 5.5.6]

ChangeLog

Version 5.5.7 - 2008-06-26 (AI)
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	+(dssutil.f90) pointers variables in dssRanges interface have been changed 
	to allocatable variables. SOC-SPR-6457 fixed. 

Version 5.5.6 - 2005-08-04 (AI)
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	+ (DSgtiBlock.cc) level warning message changed. 


Package eboxdetect: version 4.19.2 [was 4.19]

ChangeLog

Version 4.19.2 -  2008-06-03 GL
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Removed test output

	
Version 4.19.1 -  2008-05-08 GL
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Increased limits for input images (for mosaicing observations):
    max_ima=240
    max_ins=60


Enable processing of multiple exposures with identical ObsIDs:
    increased lenghts of strings expid, ins, instrume
Close SOC-SPR 5874 (SSC-SPR-3139)

Correct error due to integer variable
'iso', which should be of real type after the changes 
made in v4.16. The error resulted in a slightly
reduced sensitivity for faint sources. 
(this is now identical with  2XMM/reprocessing version 4.15.2)	

	
	

Package eexpmap: version 4.4.1 [was 4.1]

ChangeLog

Version 4.4.1 -  2008-06-26 (AI)
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frange pointer variable has been changed an allocatable var.
dssf and dssc arrays have been changed to scalars.
Interface to dssRanges function (dsslib package) has been changed.
Close SOC-SPR-6480 

Version 4.4 -  2008-01-14 (GL)
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Fixed problem of bus errors under Mac OSX,
when using the withvignetting=no option.
Apparently this was caused by 
assigning a scalar to an (allocated) array,
which is allowed in Fortran90.
Close SSC-SPR-3709. 
 
	
Version 4.3 -  2007-10-15 (GL)
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Fix error that left the timestamp for the call of 
CAL_getCamCoord2ToSacCoord undefined.
The error had no influence on the result, since 
the output of CAL_getCamCoord2ToSacCoord is not time dependent.
Close SSC-SPR-3699.
	
Version 4.2 -  2007-07-23 (GL)
--------------------------------

Fix crashes in cases of missing CCDs.
Close SPR SSC-SPR-3695
Remove obsolete entries "withpatterns", "pattern"
in parameter file.
Remove obsolete code using unitialized variables ngrade, grade
(caused segmentation faults under Solaris).

	
	
Version 4.1 -  2007-05-11 (GL)
--------------------------------

New test harness.
Correct position of exposure map in detector coordinates
by -0.5,-0.5 raw pixels (change in the CAL?)
Close SSC-SPR-3530

	
	

Package emframes: version 5.8 [was 5.7]

ChangeLog

Version 5.8 - 2007-11-26 (JB)
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- Fix problem with OBSID 0510010701 which occurred when the frame renumbering
  resulted in fewer frames than initially, or when the very last frame
  was corrupted.

Version 5.7 - 2007-01-11 (BFM)
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- Makes use of the counting mode data for frame renumbering.


Package emldetect: version 4.60.1 [was 4.60]

ChangeLog

Version 4.60.1 - 2008-05-06 GL
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Subroutine get_files: changed name of logical variable 
	   "double" to "same_inst".


Increased parameter values in order to enable 
processing of large mosaics:
 max_ima=240
 max_ins=60	

Subroutine mulsou: correct calculation of variable ntfix, when fitting extent
with fixed positions.

Enable processing of multiple exposures with identical ObsIDs:
    increased lenghts of strings expid, ins, instrume
(see  SOC-SPR 5874 on eboxdetect)
	
	
Version 4.60 - 2006-01-15 GL
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Changed subroutine "fill_arrs":
Fixed problem of missing sources,
when using nmaxfit>1 and one input position of
a source cluster is outside the detection mask.
	

Package emosaic: version 1.15 [was 1.14]

ChangeLog

Version 1.15 - 2008-06-26 (MAS/LUX)
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- Now the (output) datatype refers to --exposuresets as well as --imagesets if --withexposure is set, in response to SOC-SPR-6475, which will be closed.
	
Version 1.14 - 2005-11-23 (IMS/LUX)
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- Added a new parameter --forceuniformkwds in order to close SPR 3546. Default is 'no' so default behaviour of the task is unchanged.
- Made now explicit type conversions when writing from working image (4-byte real) to file.


Package epchain: version 8.63 [was 8.60]

ChangeLog

Version 8.63 - 2008-04-08 (HBrunner)
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- (doc/epchain_description.tex) note on OOT file creation added

	
Version 8.62 - 2007-11-21 (MJF)
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- (src/epchain): changed default "withtempcorrection" from "N" to "Y"
- (config/epchain.*): as above
- (doc/epchain_description.tex): as above

Version 8.61 - 2007-10-29 (MJF)
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- (src/epchain): allow "withframecti=Y" call to task "epevents"
- (doc/epchain_description.tex): as above
- (test/epchain_test_TI): added "withframecti=Y"

Version 8.60 - 2006-02-07 (HB)
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- (src/epchain): corrected error when run running epchain for 
	         specific exposures in odfaccess=oal mode;
	         closed SSC-SPR-3565	         
	

Package epevents: version 6.43 [was 6.42.1]

ChangeLog

Version 6.43 - 2008-04-08 (HB)
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- (src/epevents_mod.f90) added new flag EVATT_BELOW_ACCEPTANCE to list 
	                 of flags excluded from amplitude recombination

Version 6.42.2 - 2007-11-21 (MJF)
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- (config/epevents.*): changed default "withtempcorrection" from "N" to "Y"
- (doc/epevents_description.tex): as above

Version 6.42.1 - 2007-07-05 (AI)
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- (src/epevents_mod.f90) Warning message related to temperature correction
  removed.


Package epexposure: version 0.9 [was 0.6.2]

ChangeLog

Version 0.9 - 2008-07-01 (MJF)
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- (src/epexposure_mod.f90): drop backwards compatibility: column TIME is
  from now on randomized if randomization is switched on (randomizetime=Y)
  and then TIME_RAW contains a copy of the original unrandomized times to
  enable the user to check the event file for the presence of time jumps
- (config/epexposure.par): changed default of "randomizetime": "N" -> "Y"

Version 0.8 - 2008-06-10 (HB)
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- (src/epexposure_mod.f90) write keyword	RAND_TIM to exposure extension
	                  (1: time randomized 0: not randomized)

Version 0.7 - 2007-10-12 (MJF)
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- (src/epexposure_mod.f90): enable time randomization for all IMAGING modes:
  for backwards compatibility: TIME is unrandomized (as always in the past)
  and TIME_RND contains randomized event times (within TIMEDEL)
- (src/epexposure_mod.f90): issue randomization warning for BU and TI modes
- (src/epexposure_mod.f90): added inter-CCD-analysis of MIP rejections (in
  addition to CCD-level analysis in "epframes")
- (src/epexposure_mod.f90): added correction numbers for "Discarded Line"
  spatial exposure inhomogeneities (dummy "1.0" at the moment, intended as
  interface test for "eexpmap" and "arfgen")

Version 0.6.2 - 2005-06-07 (MJF)
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- (src/epexposure_mod.f90): added checks on presence of extensions and columns,
  open input file in USE_ENVIRONMENT memory model


Package epfast: version 0.3 [NEW]

ChangeLog

Version 0.3 - 2008-04-24 (RDS)
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	+ First uploaded version

Version 0.2 (RDS) 03-04-2008
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	+ temp parameter to turn off randomisation

Version 0.1 (RDS) 26-09-2007
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	+ original 


Package epiclccorr: version 1.0.7 [NEW]

ChangeLog

Version 1.0.7 - 2008-07-01 (AI)
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	+(src/FrameList.cc) Check that for PN in Timing mode we cannot randomize the events.
	SOC-SPR-6489 fixed.
	+ Documentation updated.

Version 1.0.6 - 2008-06-25 (AI)
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	+ (src/LightCurve.cc) Fixed problem related to the STDGTI and GTI extensions.
	SOC-SPR-6487 fixed

Version 1.0.5 - 2008-06-23 (AI)
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	+ (src/LightCurve.cc) Fixed a problem retrieving the GTI blocks in the event
	list. SOC-SPR-6486 fixed. 
	
Version 1.0.4 - 2008-06-20 (AI)
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	+ (src/LightCurve.cc) Info about DSS added to the output file. SOC-SPR-6477 fixed
	+ (src/FrameList.cc) Check for PN rand events implemented. SOC-SPR-6481 fixed
	+ Parameter "detxbins" and "detybins" added.
	+ Documentation updated.
	
Version 1.0.3 - 2008-06-06 (AI)
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	+ (src/FrameList.cc) Bug fixed. index out of bounds.
	
Version 1.0.2 - 2008-04-11 (AI)
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	+ src/Makefile: extra "," removed from INTERFACE keyword
	
Version 1.0.1 - 2008-04-10 (AI)
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	+ src/Makefile: INTERFACE keyword updated.
	
Version 1.0 - 2008-04-02 (AI)
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	+ First version of epiclccorr.
	+ Relative corrections and Absolute corrections applied.



Package epicproc: version 2.9.19 [was 2.9.16]

ChangeLog

Version 2.9.19 - 2008-05-14 (AI)
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	+ randomizetime parameter added to runepexposure extension.

Version 2.9.18 - 2007-11-14 (AI)
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	+ (doc/epproc.par) Default "withtempcorrection" parameter value set to YES

Version 2.9.17 - 2007-10-22 (AI)
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	+ (lib/EpicProc.cc) removed unwanted debug lines.
	
Version 2.9.16 - 2007-07-05 (AI)
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	+ New parameter "withtempcorrection" added. SOC-SPR-1721 fixed
	

Package eposcorr: version 3.12.1 [was 3.12]

ChangeLog

Version 3.12.1 - 2008-05-09 GL
-----------------------------------  

Correct an error with using the parameter rawxsyserr,
introduced in v 3.9.2.
Close SOC-SPR 6436 (SSC-SPR 3701).

	
	
Version 3.12 - 2007-05-25 GL
-----------------------------------  

Fixed documentation.

	

Package epreject: version 5.11 [was 5.9]

ChangeLog

Version 5.11 - 2008-04-08 (HB)
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+ (src/epreject_mod.f90) writes keywords OFSTCOR1, OFSTCOR2, OFSTCOR3,
	                 to exposure extension, giving offset correction 
	                 method, number of corrected events, and number 
	                 of events shifted below the threshold;
	                 sets new flag EVATT_BELOW_ACCEPTANCE for events 
	                 below threshold (this replaces the temporary 
	                 use of flag EVATT_TRAILING for the same purpose
                         implemented in v5.8)             
	                   
	                 
		
ersion 5.10.1 - 2007-11-08 (EO)
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        + This version contains the same code than 5.10 but it is
          made to restate the flow of versions after previous upload.


Version 5.9.1 - 2007-11-08 (EO)
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        + In order to make a patch to SAS 7.1.0 with the contents of
          version 5.10 of this package, a copy of its code was made into
          version number 5.9.1. That way, SAS 7.1.0 binaries depending
          on libepreject.so.5.9, i.e. epproc and odfbrowser, could find it
          without trouble.
        + Therefore a package epreject-5.9.1 will exist with a release date
          after epreject-5.10.
        + In order to restate the normal flow of package releases,
          after this package is uploaded, a new version 5.10.1 with
          the same contents that 5.10, will be uploaded.



Package eslewchain: version 1.0 [NEW]

ChangeLog

Version 1.0 - 2008-06-24 (RDS)
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- Added documentation

Version 0.3 - 2008-05-30 (RDS)
-------------------------------
- The first PERL-only version.

Version 0.2 - 2008-05-09 (RDS)
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- A version which runs but still contains references to shell
	scripts that need to be converted to Perl.

Version 0.1 - 2008-04-24 (RDS)
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- Initial version based on the procslew v2.1 package
	previously issued independently to the SAS.


Package especget: version 1.27.6 [was 1.26]

ChangeLog

Version 1.27.6 - 2008-06-25 (RDS)
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        doc/especget_description.tex  - Documentation update

Version 1.27.5 - 2008-06-16 (RDS)
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        src/EregionAnalyse.cc   -  Supresses warning related to missing
				   ELLBETA parameters in PSF CCF
					(SPR-6467)

Version 1.27.4 - 2008-06-05 (RDS)
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        src/EregionAnalyse.cc   -  Constrained the bayesian upplim calculation
				   to cases where source counts < 80.
				   Otherwise seg faults (SPR-6467)

Version 1.27.3 - 2008-05-29 (RDS)
-----------
      + src/ImageRegion.cc/h -     Made REGION output work for X/Y regions
        src/EregionAnalyse.cc          (SPR-6467)

Version 1.27.2 - 2008-05-23 (RDS)
-----------
      + src/ImageRegion.cc -     Solved problem with ellipse orientation in 
				 X/Y images

      + src/EregionAnalyse.cc -  Added explicit REGION output for SAS use
					(SPR-6467)

Version 1.27.1 - 2008-04-28 (RDS)
-----------
      + src/EregionAnalyse.cc -  Fixed error in ellipticity calculation

Version 1.27 - 2008-04-17 (RDS)
-----------
      + src/EregionAnalyse.cc -  Added calculation of an optimum
				 elliptical extraction region.

				 Also added in bayesian calculation for the
				 upper limit for low numbers of counts.

Version 1.26.1 - 2007-09-28 (RDS)
-----------
      + src/ImageRegion.cc -  Removed srand call which was causing the 
				filenames to be non-unique
      + src/EregionAnalyse.cc -  Added "c/s" string after Statistical upp limit


Package espfilt: version 1.0.3 [was 0.8.2]

ChangeLog

Version 1.0.3 - 2008-06-27 (BP)
-------------
- Bug fixes to Ratio Method.
- Added Ratio Method to test harness.
- Tweeks to graphical QDP output. 	
	
Version 1.0.2 - 2008-06-20 (EO)
-------------
- Added is src/Makefile new varaible "NAGSUPMODS = yes" to allow for
- Inclusion of "use f90_unix_proc" in src/espfilt_mod.f90
- Include set -e in test/espfilt_test for proper check of script errors

Version 1.0.1 - 2008-05-22 (BP)
------------

- Reupload due to pgp error.
	
Version 1.0  -  2008-05-12 (BP)
------------
- Reconciled Devel and Release tracks.
- Fixed SPRs.
- Added Ratio Method.
- Corrected build for Mac OS X.

Version 0.8.2  -  2007-06-15 (BP)
------------

- Fixed SPRs 3676-3681
- FORTRAN 90 Version


Package evselect: version 3.60.2 [was 3.60]

ChangeLog

Version 3.60.2 - 2008-06-17 (AI)
------------
	+ (src/Extractor.cc) SOC-SPR 6479 fixed.

Version 3.60.1 - 2008-06-09 (AI)
------------
	+ (src/Extractor.cc) New method to calculate the light curve start time and stop time. SAS-SCR-238
	+ (src/rate.cc) New call  GetObservationLimits". SAS-SCR-238
	+ (test/rate.ref) light curve test case updated. SAS-SCR-238 
	

Package imgdisplay: version 1.48 [was 1.47]

ChangeLog

Version 1.48 - 2008-02-15 (AI)
------------
	+ (Ds9.cc) Re-opened SOC-SPR-2548. The ds9 excluded regions are now 
	properly flagged in the fits file with an "!" mark. 
	
Version 1.47 - 2006-12-12 (AI)
------------
	+ (Ds9.cc) ANNULUS shape supported. SOC-SPR-2618 fixed


Package mssllib: version 2.55.2 [was 2.52.4]

ChangeLog

Version 2.55.2 - 2008-05-30 (CB)
-----------------------------=
	Made a small ammendment to
	omastromcorrect_mod -
	Made the minimum position
	error=0.5 to prevent RMS
	residual being unduly
	influenced by very bright
	sources. Has been tested
	on a lot of ODFs.
	Fixes SPR 6469.
	
Version 2.55.1 - 2008-05-21 (CB)
-----------------------------=
	Made a small ammendment to
	omastromcorrect_mod.f90 to improve
	reliability of computed offsets
	(Now stops searching for better
	offsets when 95% of the sources
	down to a given mag have been matched-
	instead of 50%). Fixes SPR 6463.
	

Version 2.55 - 2008-05-07 (CB)
-----------------------------=
	Made a small ammendment to
	omastromcorrect_mod.f90 to improve
	reliability of computed offsets

Version 2.54 - 2008-05-02 (CB)
-----------------------------=
	Ammended omcoincorr_mod to check for
	count-rates with null values
	
Version 2.53 - 2008-04-23 (CB)
-----------------------------=
        Ammended omastromcorrect_mod to reduce cpu time

Version 2.52.4 - 2007-07-01 (CB)
-----------------------------	
        Somehow managed to forgot to 
	modify test harness before uploading 2.52.3
	for (SPR 3687). No changes have been made
	to src directory files.
	

Package oal: version 3.116 [was 3.115]

ChangeLog

Version 3.116 - 2008-04-24 (RDS)
---------------
		+ src/AuxHKaccess.cc  -  the default is set to 22 times
					 TIMDEL for checking for time jumps.
					 This still may be overridden by the
					 user with the SAS_JUMP_THRESHOLD
					 environment variable

Version 3.115 - 2006-06-01 (RDS)
---------------
		+ src/AuxHKaccess.cc  -  the JUMP THRESHOLD code set 
                                 back to original version unless
                                 user defines the SAS_JUMP_THRESHOLD
                                 environment variable

        + src/AttitudeLocator.cc -  A delta of 0.75s is subtracted from
                                 the times in the RAF file to 
                                 compensate for the star-tracker CCD
                                 integration time (SPR-2669)


Package omatt: version 2.46.2 [was 2.43]

ChangeLog

Version 2.46.2 - 2008-06-16 (VNY)  +(src/omatt_mod.f90)
	A test-printing line was removed (continuation of the
	bug-fixing corresponding to SSC-SPR-6478)
Version 2.46.1 - 2008-06-16 (VNY)  +(src/omatt_mod.f90, omrotation_mod.f90)
	A bug is fixed which was causing the setting of the POSCOROK
	keyword in the header of the rotated image to TRUE when 
	the number of matching sources was too small and the actual
	value of this parameter must be FALSE (SSC-SPR-6478).
Version 2.46 - 2008-04-21 (VNY) +(src/omatt_mod.f90, omrotation_mod.f90)
	The value of the attribute RA_OFF is divided by cos(dec) 
	- without this the mosaiced images would show a small 
	shifts for high declinations.
Version 2.45 - 2008-04-07 (VNY) 
	+(src/omatt_mod.f90, omrotation_mod.f90)
	Added two new attributes to the rotated (sky) image 
        FITs file: RA_OFF and DEC_OFF (in arcseconds) to indicate 
        the amount of astrometric correction applied to the image
	(further improvement related to SSC-SPR-3707)
Version 2.44 - 2008-02-15 (VNY)
	+(src/omatt_mod.f90, omrotation_mod.f90)
	Correcting the values of the attriburtes CRVAL1 and CRVAL2
	of the sky (rotated) image in the case of the parameter
	usecat=yes, which means that the calculated astrometry 
	corrections of RA and DEC are applied not only to the source
	coordinates in the source list, but also to the sky-image
	(for its further correct mosaicing by the ommosaic task).
	SSC-SPR-3707
-------------------------------	
Version 2.43 - 2007-03-09 (VNY)
-------------------------------
	Additional data for grism source positions is itroduced 
	for calculation of the right ascensions and 
	declinations for zero-order features for different combinations
	of primary instruments, high/low resolution modes and 
	grism filters (UV- or V-grism). Fixing SSC-SPR-3652.

Package omdetect: version 5.14.1 [was 5.9.1]

ChangeLog

Version 5.14.1 - 2008-06-18 (CB)
        Added two checks for nan values in
	subroutine sourcecircle in omdetectdetection_mod
	to exclude them before calling median function
	(which couldn't cope with them).
	Fixes SPR 6483

	
Version 5.14 - 2008-05-07 (CB)
        Made some small imnprovements to
	the documentation.

	
Version 5.13 - 2008-05-02 (CB)
        Made some small imnprovements for
	detecting smoke rings

Version 5.12 - 2008-04-23 (CB)
        Made some improvements of flagging
	of smoke-ring sources and some small mods
	to reduce execution time and improve
	detection reliability
	
Version 5.11 - 2008-03-13 (CB)
        Added a nullify statement after the pointer
	"image" is deallocated to fix SPR 3711


Version 5.10 - 2008-01-17 (CB)
        Made small modification to omdetect_mod.f90
	to stop rare problem where program stops
	prematurely (SPR 3704).

Version 5.9.1 - 2007-06-20 (CB)
--------------------------------
        Made some small modifications to 
	subroutine "refinesourcemap3" in
	omsourcemap_mod and a further
	few minor mods in module 
	"omdetectdetection_mod" to fix
	SPR 3670. 


Package omfchain: version 1.34.3 [was 1.34.2]

ChangeLog

Version 1.34.3 - 2008-05-20 (VNY) +(config/omfchain.par) The default value
	of the parameter nsigma is set to 3 instead of 2 in order
	to reduce the number of spurious sources detected in the 
	fast window (SSC-SPR-6462).
Version 1.34.2 - 2007-06-07 (VNY) +(src/omfchain.pl) Fixing a bug
	of the previous version: by accident a few task were excluded
	from processing (restoring them). 

Package omgchain: version 1.8 [was 1.6]

ChangeLog

Version 1.8 - 2008-05-01 (VNY) Modified the call to omgrism plot
	in order to produce the PostScript file with spectra extraction
	regions plotted over the grism rotated image
Version 1.7 - 2007-11-02 (VNY) +(config/omgchain.par) Added a parameter
	(addedregionfile) to enable the output of a new region file for
	newly detected point sources (extra sources missing in the 
	region file from omdetect)
Version 1.6 - 2007-05-22 (VNY) +(config/omgchain.par) The default parameter
	for the width of the spectrum extraction region was set to 8 pixels
	because this is what actually was used in the task omgrism due to a
	small bug. The bug was fixed in Omgrism-1.17 (accompanying the 
	SSC-SPR-3660) so that omgchain is also adjusted to keep the spectrum
	extraction region the same as before.  

Package omgrism: version 1.22 [was 1.18.1]

ChangeLog

Version 1.22 - 2007-11-07 (VNY) The same as 1.21, the version number 
	was increased to align it with the SAS patch release
Version 1.21 - 2007-11-07 (VNY) +(src/omgrism_mod.f90) Restoring the 
	omgsource flag when extracting the target spectrum: in the 
	case when omgrism is called from the interactive tool omgsource
	the target spectrum shouldn't be extracted (fixing the SSC-SPR-3702)
Version 1.20 - 2007-11-07 (VNY) +(src/omgrism_mod.f90, config/omgrism.par)
	Added a parameter enabling the output of an additional region
	file that contains newly detected point-like sources (zero-order
	features)
Version 1.19 - 2007-10-20 (VNY) +(src/omgextraction_mod.f90) Fixed a
	bug that could result in a crash of the task when processing 
	crowded fields (SSC-SPR-3700)
Version 1.18.1 - 2007-07-08 (VNY) +(src/omgrism_mod.f90) Fixing a bug
	that results in a wrongly calculated available spectrum length
	of the target (SSC-SPR-3694)

Package omgrismplot: version 1.3 [was 1.2.1]

ChangeLog

Version 1.3 - 2008-05-01 (VNY) 	+(src/omgrismplot_mod.f90) introducing
	the capability to generate a postscript file showing
	the spectra extraction regions on the grism rotated image
Version 1.2.1 - 2005-11-15, 2005-05-23 (VNY) 
	+(src/omgrismplot_mod.f90) The X- and Y- 
	coordinates are introduced into the plot header; strange symbols
	at the top of the plot are eliminated (this version is
	not uploaded yet - VNY 15.11.2005)

Package omichain: version 1.51 [was 1.50]

ChangeLog

Version 1.51 - 2008-04-17 (CB) 
--------------
	Intruduced optional parameter "alignaxes"
	for omsrclistcomb and updated documentation.



Version 1.50 - 2007-05-21 (CB) 
--------------
	Updated documentation.

	

Package omlcbuild: version 1.31.1 [was 1.29.1]

ChangeLog

Version 1.31.1 -2008-06-05 (VNY) +(src/omlcbuild_mod.f90) The values 
	in the RATE and BACKGROUND_RATE columns of the source-list
	table produced by omdetect are substituted by the corresponding
	raw count rates computed by omlcbuild in order to make these 
	values consistent with the corrected count rates computed 
	by the omlcbuild task (SSC-SPR-6474).
Version 1.31 - 2008-04-25 (VNY) +(src/omlcbuild_mod.f90) The use of the 
	theoretical calibration curve for coincidence-loss correction 
        is replaced with the use of the empirical polynomial coefficients 
	(i.e. the CAL routine CAL_omPhotoNatural is now called with the 
	logical parameter "empirical" set to troue instead of false). 
	Currently, the difference between the theoretial calibration 
	curve and the polynomial function is small but in the future the 
	calibration files might change (SSC-SPR-6456).	
Version 1.30 - 2008-02-13 (VNY) +(src/omlcbuild_mod.f90) Using the CAL 
	routine for computing the time-dependent sensitivity correction 
	factor (SSC-SPR-3706) instead of the internal routine.	
Version 1.29.1 - 2007-06-07 (VNY) +(src/omlcbuild_mod.f90) Suppressing the 
	background subtraction for mod-8 corrupted images (to fix SSC-SPR-3144)
	because the bright corrupted sources occupy practically the whole 
	Fast window.	

Package ommag: version 3.8 [was 3.6]

ChangeLog

Version 3.8 -  2008-05-06 (CB)
-------------------------------
	Modified so that if the corrected count rate > 1000
	magnitude set to null and significance to -significance

Version 3.7 -  2008-05-01 (CB)
-------------------------------
	Modified so that if the corrected count rate > 1000
	magnitude set to null.


	
Version 3.6 -  2005-09-12 (CB)
-------------------------------
	Made minor modification to the positioning of the magnitude
	columns in the source-list table.
	

Package ommodmap: version 2.17.2 [was 2.15.4]

ChangeLog

Version 2.17.2 - 2008-05-14 (VNY) +(src/recover16bits_mod.f90)
	Restricting the number of calls to a recourcive procedure
	(checkConnectedPixels) to 2500 to protect the task from
	crashing when processing unusual images (or images with 
	very bright sources). This is the real fix of SSC-SPR-6458
	(the previous version didn'n fix it). 
Version 2.17.1 - 2008-05-12 (VNY) +(test/testommodmap): Removing
	wrong files from the test directory to avoid error
	messages during the test procedure (SSC-SPR-6458)
Version 2.17 - 2008-04-08 (VNY) +(src/ommodmap_mod.f90): Checking 
	for the size of the bad-pixel region and, if this region is 
	small (currently checking the 60 by 60-pixel vertical cross) 
	then include this region for the mod-8 correction. 
	Otherwise the region will remain uncorrected in order to 
	prevent the infinite cycling of the task (SSC-SPR-3715).	
Version 2.16 - 2007-07-23 (VNY) +(src/ommodmap_mod.f90): Bulding 
	the modulo-8 mask for those pixels that were labelled as "bad" 
	in the quality image is disabled to prevent the indefinite cycling 
	of the task on images with black strips (fixing SSC-SPR-3696).
Version 2.15.4 - 2005-02-23 (VNY) +(/src/ommodmap_mod.f90): The value 
	of MJDREF is set to 50814, in accordance with the changes 
	made 04.06.2004 in OMFASTSHIFT, SSC-SPR-3333. 
	The old value (5.08140007312960D+04) was only used in 
	rare occasions when the MJDREF key was abscent in the header.
	So, this change practically does not affect the performance 
	of the task.	

Package ommosaic: version 1.18 [was 1.13]

ChangeLog

Version 1.18 - 2008-04-17 (VNY) Introducing the keyword POSINTRP
	(false/true) to indicathe whether the the astrometric correction
	was done by omatt (using the catalogue) or by interpolation
	(using the coorections from other exposures belonging
	to the data set). The input images are now astrometry-
	corrected (shifted) in the case they were not corrected
	by omatt. In this case the interpolated correction is used.
Version 1.17 - 2008-04-17 (VNY) interpolating the RA and DEC offsets
	for those exposures that were not astrometry corrected
	taking the offsets from the corrected exposures. Making
	use of the RA_OFF and DEC_OFF attributes produced by omatt
	(this is a continuation of updates for fixing SSC-SPR-3707).
Version 1.16 - 2008-03-11 (VNY) The RA shifts of the individual images
        that form the mosaic are multiplied by cos(DEC), SSC-SPR-3710  
Version 1.15 - 2008-03-07 (VNY) 
	Documentation updated
Version 1.14 - 2008-02-27 (VNY)
	Making use of the keyword POSCOROK for astrometry-corrected
	images and shifting these images according to the CRVAL1 and CRVAL2
	keywords (SSC-SPR-3707)
Version 1.13 - 2007-03-05 (CB) 
-------------------------
       
        Ammended info file to OM. 

	

Package omphotom: version 0.6.7 [was 0.6.6]

ChangeLog

Version 0.6.7 - 2008-05-16 (CB)
--------------------------------
        Ammended the documentation 
	(SPR 6461).

	
Version 0.6.6 - 2007-06-29 (CB)
--------------------------------

Package omsrclistcomb: version 2.11.4 [was 2.7.1]

ChangeLog

Version 2.11.4  - 2008-06-07 (CB)
-----------------------------

	Made a small modification
	so that sources with
	negative significances
	have a count-rate entry
	in the table (


Version 2.11.3  - 2008-06-05 (CB) 
-----------------------------

        Durther investigation of
	SPR 6473 has identified
	the problem to an uninitialized
	variable- variable set to null.


Version 2.11.2  - 2008-06-05 (CB)
-----------------------------

        Replace a fortran "where"
	statement by 2 do loops
	to fix SPR 6473, but no
	idea why the where statement
	failed.
	
Version 2.11.1  - 2008-05-15 (CB) 
-----------------------------
	Ammended the test-harness to
	fix time-out failure in low-momory
	mode on some systems (SPR 6460)
	
===========================
Version 2.11  - 2008-05-07 (CB) 
-----------------------------
        Modified a format statement in
	omsrclistcomb_mod.f90 to stop WHITE
	being truncated to WHIT
Version 2.10  - 2008-05-02 (CB) 
-----------------------------
        Updated documentation
Version 2.9  - 2008-04-24 (CB) 
-----------------------------
        Changed merging code so that
	corrected count rates are averaged
	without weighting and then the
	averaged instrumental magnitudes
	are computed from these rates using
	cal routine. Modified matching algorithm
	to run faster.

	
Version 2.8  - 2008-01-18 (CB) 
-----------------------------
        Ammended the subroutine in
	omsrclistcomb that sets the
	SRC_IDS for the individual
	source-list files (SPR 3705)
	
Version 2.7.1  - 2007-06-28 (CB) 
-----------------------------
        Made a couple of small changes to
	fix SPR 3693.

	

Package region: version 7.9.3 [was 7.9]

ChangeLog

Version 7.9.3 - 2008-06-26 (MAS/LUX)
----------------------
- Fixed the failing test-harness region_test, due to the change of the environment, which now uses SSCLib (so DEPEND ssclib-3.31).
	
Version 7.9.1 - 2007-09-21 (MAS/LUX)
----------------------
- Fixed SPR 3698 (abort sometimes when no source is selected) with update of test-harness.
- Updated the History in the document (from Ver.7.1.4).


Package regionstats: version 3.3.1 [NEW]
Package rgsangles: version 4.6.3 [was 4.6.2]


ChangeLog

Version 4.6.3 - 2008-05-23 (AI)
-------------
	+ New column MLAMBDA_CHANNEL.
	+ New parameters. lambdabinref, lambdabinwidth and nlambdabins.
	
Version 4.6.2 - 2007-03-14 (CG)
-------------

	+ dependency to cope with higher version of rgssources



Package rgsfluxer: version 1.7.4 [was 1.7.3]

ChangeLog

Version 1.7.4 - 2008-05-23 (AI)
-------------
	+ Check if the input spectra were calculated in wavelength grid 
	or beta grid. In case of a wavelength spectra, calculate the right 
	wavelength channels to accumulate the spectra.
	
Version 1.7.3 - 2006-07-02 (CG)
-------------
	+ Fixed background subtraction bug for background in counts with 
	different exposure time than source spectrum (SPR 2714) 
	

Package rgsframes: version 3.17.2 [was 3.17.1]

ChangeLog

Version 3.17.2 - 2007-09-13 (AI)
--------------
	+ Single Readout Node change: Keep the same array size for ccdnode and
	rawx variables when duplicate pixles are found.
	
Version 3.17.1 - 2007-06-01 (CG)
--------------
        + Uploaded again due to having removed accidentally some
	  info in the ChangeLog file 


Package rgslccorr: version 0.2.2 [was 0.1.1]

ChangeLog

Version 0.2.2 -  2008-06-17 (AI) 
-------------
	+ (config/rgslccorr.info) Set VISIBLE to yes
	
Version 0.2.1 -  2007-10-31 (AI) 
-------------
	+ (src/rgslccorr.cc) bug related to order selection fixed. 
	
Version 0.2 -  2007-10-30 (AI) 
-----------
	+ (src/LightCurve.cc) bug related to binzise values similar to 
	RGS frame time resolution fixed. SOC-SPR-2731 Closed.
	
Version 0.1.1 -  2007-07-04 (AI) 
-------------
	+ First experimental version.
	+ Dead time correction applied.
	+ Area scale correction applied.
	

Package rgsproc: version 1.26.3 [was 1.26.1]

ChangeLog

Version 1.26.3 - 2008-05-23 (AI)
--------------
	+ New parameter "spectrumbinning" in rgsspectrum stage, 
	to enable the spectrum calculations in a wavelength grid.
	
Version 1.26.2 - 2007-09-13 (AI)
--------------
	+ Documentation updated. Update the entrystage and finalstage 
	parameter values.

Version 1.26.1 - 2007-05-25 (CG)
--------------
	+ dependency changed to cope with higher version of rgssources


Package rgsrmfgen: version 1.10.1 [was 1.10]

ChangeLog

Version 1.10.1 - 2008-05-23 (AI)
-----------
	+ New method that reprojects the response matrix calculated in beta 
	space into lambda space.
	+ Ebounds calculated base on a lambda grid in case the input spectrum  
	was calculated in lambda.
	
Version 1.10 - 2006-05-22 (AI)
-----------
	+ (src/calib.cc) Parameter "neweffarecorr" changed for 
	"dyneffarecorr". Parameter "corrType" removed. 
	Documentation updated.
	

Package rgsspectrum: version 2.6.3 [was 2.6]

ChangeLog

Version 2.6.3 - 2008-06-17 (AI)
-----------
	+ Documentation fixed and updated.
	
Version 2.6.2 - 2008-06-04 (AI)
-----------
	+ Mlambda channel index, needed to accumulate counts, is now checked. Only
	positive values are allowed.
	

Package sas: version 1.479 [was 1.470]

ChangeLog

Version 1.479 - 2008-06-18 (EO)
-------------
	+ Makefile.include.in: New variable NAGSUPMODS which can be set
	  to yes when NAG supplied modules are required, as for 
	  example f90_uunix_proc (provides the system call), etc, from
	  f95 code.
	+ version for release track

Version 1.478 - 2008-05-19 (EO)
-------------
	+ Fixed AKA - version for mac

Version 1.477 - 2008-05-19 (EO)
-------------
	+ Fixed AKA - version for release

Version 1.476 - 2008-05-16 (EO)
-------------
	+ Fix manifest missing proper sas package version 
	  mac release (previous version for release).

Version 1.475 - 2008-05-16 (EO)
-------------
	+ Fix manifest missing proper sas package version

Version 1.474 - 2008-05-09 (EO)
-------------
	+ Modification for mac track only
	  AKA := 8.0.0 - Beta (Make.include.in)
	  SHAREDVERSION=no (configure.in)
	+ By mistake the previous version did not include
	  the amended SAS ESA Copyright date : 1996-2008.
	  This does it.

Version 1.473 - 2008-05-09 (EO)
-------------
	+ Release track mode made active
	  - Stopped manifest building for dev track
	  - Stopped building dev track (+devmac)
	+ Modifications in Make.include.in:
	    AKA := 8.0.0 - Beta
	+ Modifications in configure.in:
	    SHAREDVERSION=yes
	+ These modifications apply except for mac track
	  which is the equivalent to release track only
	  for Mac. Next sas 1.474 applies for mac track.
	+ Amended SAS ESA Copyright dates: 1996-2008.
	    
Version 1.472 - 2007-07-05 (EO)
-------------
	+ dev track version AKA := dt
	+ Table of pkg vers 1.470-1.472:
	  - 1.470 - release      - 7.1.0
	  - 1.471 - mac          - 7.1.0
	  - 1.472 - ddevelopment - dt

Version 1.471 - 2007-07-05 (EO)
-------------
	+ mac track version AKA := 7.1.0

Version 1.470 - 2007-07-05 (EO)
-------------
	+ Release track version AKA := 7.1.0


Package slconv: version 2.2 [was 2.1.3]

ChangeLog

Version 2.2 - 2008-05-14 (MAS/LUX)
------------------------
- Fixed SOC-SPR-6459.  The output is now slightly changed (the position of the text are not explicitly specified any more).  It now depends on ssclib-3.33.3 and testprods-1.11 .

Version 2.1.3 - 2006-05-23 (IMS/LUX)
------------------------
- Slight documentation upgrade.


Package ssclib: version 3.33.4 [was 3.29.3]

ChangeLog

Version 3.33.4 - 2008-06-26 (AI)
----------------------
- (dss_aux.f90) calls to the new dssRanges interface (dsslib) changed. SOC-SPR-6488 fixed

Version 3.33.3 - 2008-05-14 (MAS/LUX)
----------------------
- In Fitsplutils.pm, fixed a bug that the rows after 19th are ignored in &tbl2arrays() and &tbl2arraysingle().  The corresponding test case is added in test/testfitsplutils .

Version 3.33.2 - 2008-04-16 (MAS/LUX)
----------------------
- In dss_aux.f90, fixed a point to cause a possible memory leak.  trim() are added in a number of points.  Subroutine deallocateDssCompSubsets is added.
- In dss_ranges_aux.f90, subroutine areRangesEqual is added.
- Added dss1_test (which runs testdssaux.f90 and testexposure.f90) and testdssrangesaux.f90 in test/ .  Because of this it now requires testprods-1.10.
	
Version 3.33.1 - 2008-04-01 (MAS/LUX)
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- In exposure.f90, now call CAL_piToeV (in cal) from convertPiToEeV, as SOC-SPR-2424 was already fixed and closed.  This eliminates the warning piToEvWorkaround, and it follows the request in SSC-SPR-3682 (for lccorr).  Also, convertPiToEeV now also accepts real(single) scalar/vector as the input.  The test harness for it testexposure.f90 is also created.
	
Version 3.33 - 2008-03-19 (MAS/LUX)
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- Added Fitsplutils.pm::fparkey() (and its tests in testfitsplutils).
	
Version 3.32 - 2008-03-18 (MAS/LUX)
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- Added Fitsplutils.pm::getattribute() (and its tests in testfitsplutils).
	
Version 3.31 - 2008-03-07 (MAS/LUX)
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- Added SSCLib.pm and Fitsplutils.pm as well as its test harnesses (testssclibpm and testfitsplutils).
	
Version 3.30 - 2007-10-31 (MAS/LUX)
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- Added test_utils.  Modified the document accordingly.
- Added test/testdetectionstats.f90 test/testtestutils.f90 .
	
Version 3.29.3 - 2007-05-31 (MAS/LUX)
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- Fixed fftw_aux (eliminating an initialization) which causes a compiling problem in asmooth.
	

Package testccf: version 1.113.3 [was 1.113.2]

ChangeLog

Version 1.113.3 - 2007-11-22 (RDS)
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	+ constituents/ccf.cif updated.
	Changed version of EPN_CTI from 12 to 16. 
	
Version 1.113.2 - 2007-06-27 (AI)
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	+ constituents/ccf.cif updated.
	Changed version of RGS?_EFFAREACORR from 1 (never public) to 3. 
	

Package testprods: version 1.11 [was 1.8]

ChangeLog

Version 1.11 - 2008-05-14 (MAS/LUX)
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- Added some data in slconv_data directory.

Version 1.10 - 2008-04-16 (MAS/LUX)
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- Added colimplot_data directory.

Version 1.9 - 2008-03-06 (MAS/LUX)
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- Added some data in lccorr_data directory.

Version 1.8 - 2005-11-07 (IMS/LUX)
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- Added imageutils_data directory.


Package xmmselect: version 2.65 [was 2.64.9]

ChangeLog

Version 2.65 - 2005-08-09 (RDS)
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	+ (TaskLauncher.cc/h,
	   XmmSelectGui.cc/h) 		- Added the option of an elliptical
					  extraction zone. Will turn on 
					  automatically when an ELLBETA
					  compatible CCF is available

Version 2.64.9 - 2005-08-09 (AI)
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	+ (TaskLauncher.cc) filterTable now calls evselect with the parameter
	"updateexposure" set to "yes".