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Chandra ACIS粒子感生背景的时空变化及谱模型生成工具的开发

Spatial and Temporal Variations of the Chandra ACIS Particle-Induced Background and Development of a Spectral-Model Generation Tool

Hiromasa Suzuki, Paul P. Plucinsky, Terrance J. Gaetz, Aya Bamba

摘要:

在X射线观测中,粒子诱导背景的估计是很重要的,特别是对于微弱和/或漫射源。虽然软件存在,以产生总(天空和探测器)的背景数据适合于一个给定的钱德拉ACIS观测,没有公共软件存在的粒子诱导的背景单独建模。我们的目标是了解钱德拉ACIS的粒子诱导背景的空间和时间的变化,在两种数据模式,VFAINT和FAINT。使用了货物预报信息系统在遮蔽天空的存放位置进行的观测和钱德拉深场南方数据集。的光谱建模与Al,Si,Ni和Au的仪器线和连续组分的组合。在VFAINT和FAINT数据中发现了光谱形状的类似空间变化,这主要是由于Bartalucci等人2014年解释的在帧存储区域转换的事件的电荷转移效率不适当的校正。光谱硬度比的时间变化被发现是$\sim 10\%$在最大值,这似乎在很大程度上是由于太阳活动。我们根据总计数率通过修改光谱硬度来模拟这种变化。利用这些性质,我们开发了一个工具`` mkacispback ''来生成与任意天体观测相对应的粒子诱导背景光谱模型。作为一个应用实例,我们使用mkacispback工具产生的背景谱分析CDF-S观测中的宇宙X射线背景。我们发现在2- 8 keV波段的强度为3.10(2.98-- $3.21)\times 10^{-12}$ erg s $^{-1}$ cm $^{-2}$ deg $^{-2}$),与以前的估计一致或低于以前的估计。工具mkacispback可在https://github.com/hiromasasuzuki/mkacispback上获得。

英文摘要:

In X-ray observations, estimation of the particle-induced background is important especially for faint and/or diffuse sources. Although software exists to generate total (sky and detector) background data suitable for a given Chandra ACIS observation, no public software exists to model the particle-induced background separately. We aim to understand the spatial and temporal variations of the particle-induced background of Chandra ACIS obtained in the two data modes, VFAINT and FAINT. Observations performed with ACIS in the stowed position shielded from the sky and the Chandra Deep Field South data sets are used. The spectra are modeled with a combination of the instrumental lines of Al, Si, Ni, and Au and continuum components. Similar spatial variations of the spectral shape are found in VFAINT and FAINT data, which are mainly due to inappropriate correction of charge transfer inefficiency for events that convert in the frame-store regions as explained by Bartalucci et al. 2014. Temporal variation of the spectral hardness ratio is found to be $\sim 10\%$ at maximum, which seems to be largely due to solar activity. We model this variation by modifying the spectral hardnesses according to the total count rate. Incorporating these properties, we have developed a tool ``mkacispback'' to generate the particle-induced background spectral model corresponding to an arbitrary celestial observation. As an example application, we use the background spectrum produced by the mkacispback tool in an analysis of the Cosmic X-ray Background in the CDF-S observations. We find an intensity of 3.10 (2.98--$3.21)\times 10^{-12}$ erg s$^{-1}$ cm$^{-2}$ deg$^{-2}$ in the 2--8 keV band, consistent with or lower than previous estimates. The tool mkacispback is available at https://github.com/hiromasasuzuki/mkacispback.

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