PIMMS Version 3.8/3.8a/3.8a2 Release Notes

  • New in Version 3.8a2 (Released 2006 May 24)
    • Updated effective area curves for Swift UVOT (except for the grisms).
  • New in Version 3.8a (Released 2006 May 2)
    • Updated effective area curves for Swift XRT in Photon Counting and Windowed Timing modes.
  • New in Version 3.8 (Released 2006 May 1)
    • The dead-time fraction of XMM-Newton EPIC-pn burst mode has been corrected.
    • PIMMS now outputs bacground and signal-to-noise information for Swift/BAT, in its total bandpass as well as in 4 standard bands.


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