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RGS flux to count rate conversion
Figs. 63-65 provide RGS flux to count rate conversion factors for a variety of standard spectral
models. Families of curves for various values of the foreground absorbing
column density, NH, are plotted. Fluxes and count rates are calculated
for the 0.3-2.0 keV band; fluxes are unabsorbed values. All calculations
are performed for the -1. grating order.
Figure 63:
RGS flux to count rate conversion factors for various power
law spectra and different values for the absorbing column density, NH.
All numbers were obtained for the -1. grating order only.
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Figure 64:
RGS flux to count rate conversion factors for various black
body spectra and different values for the absorbing column density, NH.
All numbers were obtained for the -1. grating order only.
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Figure 65:
RGS flux to count rate conversion factors for various Mekal
thermal plasma spectra and different values for the absorbing column
density, NH. All numbers were obtained for the -1. grating order
only.
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