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HRC-I Quantum Efficiency Flight Model v. 2.2:
Broadband Measurements

Energy Band
(keV)
Primary Source Observed
(cts/s)
Predicted using
MCP QE v. 2.2 (cts/s)
> 1.0 G21.5-0.9 0.61 ± 0.02 0.62
0.7 - 2.5 Cas A 89.19 ± 1.60 86.58
0.2 - 2.5 PKS 2155-304 1.70 ± 0.01 1.68
< 0.2 HZ 43 4.35 ± 0.05 4.29


For more information on these data, see "An Update to the HRC-I Quantum Efficiency Model" by J. Posson-Brown, R. H. Donnelly, and D. Pease.


Last modified: 09/25/12





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