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| ==== Burn-in Effects ==== | ==== Burn-in Effects ==== | ||
| - | The SPICE detectors have microchannel plates (MCPs). Over time, the sensitivity of MCPs decreases at the locations of strong emission lines. This effect is referred to as "burn-in" and results in a flat-top or "self-reversal" to the line profile. This has already been noticed for the C III 977 line. As of November 2023, internal level-2 files are corrected for burn-in for six lines (files planned to be part of release 4.0). The effects of burn-in continue to be monitored, particularly for weaker lines for which a correction is not currently available. | + | The SPICE detectors have microchannel plates (MCPs). Over time, the sensitivity of MCPs decreases at the locations of strong emission lines. This effect is referred to as "burn-in" and results in a flat-top or "self-reversal" to the line profile. This has already been noticed for the C III 977 line. From data release 4.0, level-2 files are corrected for burn-in for six lines. The effects of burn-in continue to be monitored, particularly for weaker lines for which a correction is not currently available. |
| The lines that are being corrected (as of 2023-11) are: N IV 76.5 nm, Ne VIII 77.0 nm, Ne VIII 78.0 nm, C III 97.7 nm, Lyman-beta 102.6 nm, and O VI 103.2 nm. | The lines that are being corrected (as of 2023-11) are: N IV 76.5 nm, Ne VIII 77.0 nm, Ne VIII 78.0 nm, C III 97.7 nm, Lyman-beta 102.6 nm, and O VI 103.2 nm. | ||
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| ==== Units and uncertainties ==== | ==== Units and uncertainties ==== | ||
| - | The data cube (returned by the SSW object method ''get\_window\_data'' or by the Python ''astropy'' or ''sunraster'' libraries) of the SPICE level-2 files contains spectral radiances in units of W/m²/s/sr/nm. The wavelength vector has units of nm. To convert a radiance in W/m²/s/sr to erg/cm²/s/sr, it is necessary to multiply by 1000. | + | The data cube (returned by the SSW object method ''get\_window\_data'' or by the Python ''astropy'' or ''sunraster'' libraries) of the SPICE level-2 files contains spectral radiances in units of W/m²/sr/nm. The wavelength vector has units of nm. To convert a radiance in W/m²/sr to erg/cm²/s/sr, it is necessary to multiply by 1000. |
| Uncertainties on the spectral radiances can be obtained with: | Uncertainties on the spectral radiances can be obtained with: | ||
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