The illuminator data can on occasions be glitched due to cosmic ray hits. Algorithms using an orbital model for the changes in detector response are being investigated. IDL routines will be available to refine the flux calibration and apply new calibration files which will be generated during routine phase observations. Additional corrections will need to be made if the observed source is extended. Members of the LWS Consortium have developed IDL software to allow you to remove the ripples seen in LWS spectra.
Cosmic ray hits increase the noise on the detector.
The search for the best averaging scheme or median extraction scheme for data reduction is in progress. Note, the observer receives all scans individually that make up an observation. The pipeline processing does not average scans across the same spectral range.