Somewhat different regions of the gratings will be illuminated at XRCF as compared to flight. It is expected that the size of these effects and the uniformity of the gratings are such that these diferences will not compromise the XRCF to flight calibration transfer. The images and plots below provide just such detailed looks for the Al 1.487 keV line. Processing specifications were derived from input from Calibration scientists. For Phase 1, there is strong reliance on MST processing of the focal-plane detector data.
Numeric designations correspond to individual pipelines.
Completion requires profile ratios and statistical test of constancy with azimuth. After pipeline processing, a large variety of software is available on the 3rd floor for detailed, interactive analysis.