INTEGRAL Galactic bulge Monitoring: Crab Calibration Data (OSA10.1)

Light Curves

IBIS/ISGRI

IBIS/ISGRI count rates for the Crab have been read from the isgri_sky_res.fits files produced by OSA10.1 with the same settings as for the Galactic bulge monitoring light curves. The average count-rates are as follows: Band A (18-40 keV), 1 Crab = 208 cps; Band B (40-100 keV), 1 Crab = 100 cps (averaged between MJD 52500 - 55000 and with off-axis angles smaller than 13 degrees). There are variations in the IBIS/ISGRI count rates with off-axis angles of ~ few % up to ~14 degrees from the pointing direction.
IBIS/ISGRI has shown variations by a few % over the years; see also ISDC FAQ IBIS-026.

Crab_isgri_lc_18-40.gif Crab_isgri_lc_18-40.offaxis.gif Crab_isgri_lc_40-100.gif Crab_isgri_lc_40-100.offaxis.gif

IBIS/ISGRI Data files:

MJD(days), +/-, Flux (counts/s), +/-, angle, ScW ID

Crab_isgri_lc_18-40.all
Crab_isgri_lc_40-100.all

JEM-X

JEM-X count rates for the Crab have been read from the jmx[1/2]_sky_ima.fits files produced by OSA10.1 with the same settings as for the Galactic bulge monitoring light curves. Fluxes are read from the images using mosaic_spec. The average count-rates, at less than 4.5 degrees off-axis are as follows: Band A (3-10 keV), 1 Crab = 97 cps (J1), 103 cps (J2); Band B (10-25 keV), 1 Crab = 29 cps (J1), 27 cps (J2). Outside of 4.5 degrees off-axis the response falls off sharply and uncertainty on the flux increases.

Crab_jmx_lc_10-25.gif Crab_jmx_lc_10-25.offaxis.gif Crab_jmx_lc_3-10.gif Crab_jmx_lc_3-10.offaxis.gif

JEM-X Data files:

MJD(days), +/-, Flux (counts/s), +/-, angle, JEM-X unit, ScW ID

Crab_jmx_lc_10-25.all
Crab_jmx_lc_3-10.all

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