    SDAST Chat # 78: Thursday 28th August 2003

 Participants: Carol Anne Oxborrow; Peter Kretschmar; Jerome Chenevez;
 	Sami Maisala; Niels Joergen Westergaard
  
 Subjects discussed: Status for ISSW before end-of-Sep 2003 s/w freeze
 	Empty fields for background modelling

 Action Items
 
AI030828_1	NJW	30 Sep 2003	Look into sources moving parallel to
OPEN			COSY / COSZ axes giving problems with vignetting, esp.
			GRS 1915
			
AI030828_2	JC	31 Aug 2003	Email Sami a list of available recent
OPEN			empty field data




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> Hello, is there anybody out there?END
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<jerome> Goddag!
> Hi NJW, let's hope it isn't just the DSRI folk that turn up to
> chat today - not quite the meaning of these get togethers! END
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<peter> Hi everybody, sorry for the delay. END
<jerome> Hello Peter, hello Sami!
<jerome> Sami, I am sorry to have left Helsinki without saying goodbye... The 
taxi to catch! END
<njw> Hello
> Hello everyone. We at DSRI have another party in 45 minutes,
> so I think we should start now, an be brief, so I'll start
<smaisala> Hello everybody. Jerome, it's ok :) END
> the ball rolling. Currently I'm working on Planck, and wil
> next get a chance to work on JEM-X next week, at the earliest.
> I'll begin my delivering j_prp_verify, which is just waiting
> for the official versions of the JMXi-ANOD-PRP templates
> to be released. Then I'll add hotspots to both DETE-MOD
> tables, then I'll start on some more offline tools.
> Any questions? END
<peter> No
<jerome> You have already answred mine... END
> If there are no more questions: Peter what's you status?
> Will you have all your redeliveries done bfore your long
> break in September? END
<peter> Frankly, I start to have _serious_ doubts. The last two weeks have seen 
much more
<peter> other problems than I anticipated and next week I'm off mostly to 
Garching. 
<peter> I don't want to rule it out completely, but it will be difficult.
> You can work on this stuff in Garching surely? END
<peter> In a pinch, I might come in to work between the trip to Spain and the 
rest of the vacation.
<peter> In Garching, I'll attend a big formal INTEGRAL event on one day and 
help people analyzing their data with something else than SPI the other days.
<peter> There may be some time for this work, but I'm not 100% sure ...
<peter> END
> But most of your AI's don't affect the software freeze do
> they, so we could put the various `look into' AIs on hold
> without holding up OSA 3.0 END
<peter> Yes, we could. One note before I never tell you guys:
<jerome> ????
<peter> In the GRS 1915 set which triggered all the doubts about vignetting the 
source moves around as seen from the detector almost exactly parr
<peter> ... exactly parallel to the COSY / COSZ axes. NJW, do you think that 
could explain something? END
> I think we'd better look into that: AI on me to discuss
> it with NJW. Is that all you want to get off your chest
> PEter? END
<njw> There's some thinking to do, Peter END
<peter> Yes, that's all. END
> Okay Sami: what are your plans for the near future (JEM-X
> wise)? END
<smaisala> No future no plans...
> Boy you people from the frozen North are pessimistic....END
> Any questions for Sami, anyone? END
<smaisala> I'm trying to create new bkg models with your dead anode 
information. I think I can deliver them by today. END
> Delivering by today is great! Tomorrow would also be good...
> END
<jerome> Have you used recent new empty fields data Sami?
<jerome> END
<smaisala> I was trying to get that data but there were some problems. I'll 
analyze that as soon as possible. END
> What problems? This is public data isn't it Jerome? END
<jerome> Tell me if you need some input from my part (dates and so on). END
<jerome> Well that depends what data we are speaking about...
<jerome> I can also use private data just to make a anodes check from empty 
fields. END
<smaisala> I think we are talking about rev 102 crab off axis pointings? END
<jerome> Ok. So no problem. END
> Can we discuss this offline? I'll put an AI on JC to send
> an email to Sami about empty fields. END
> Status for you NJW, how's the imaging going, and using
> background models? END
<njw> I've spent some time on AO2. I'm approaching a code for including the
<njw> backgrou d in j_ima_shadowgram. Btw. Sami, did you have a look at my
<njw> last email?
<njw> I have no results yet for the effect of background inclusion END
> Any questions about NJW's work? END
<smaisala> I made a quick look and it seems you are using the models right. END
<njw> Thanks END
> Okay Jerome, how's your status, what are you doing these
> days? END
<jerome> I am working on a routine which converts sky coord to JEMX coord and 
to be
<jerome> implemented in NL's s/w.
<jerome> That is to make mosaic images taking account of the vignating problem.
<jerome> By the way Peter, I have sent an email to Pascal asking him for the 
misalignement matrix
<jerome> but I have not got any answer for a few days... Do you know if he his 
there? END
<peter> He's currently off. Do you need the file, or what did you want from 
him? END
<jerome> Yes the file would be a good start. END
<peter> Try 
/isdc/pvphase/nrt/ops_1/aux/adp/ref/irot/inst_misalign_20030717.fits
<jerome> OK, Thanks. I will take a look. END
> Okay, I'm afraid I'm going to have to break up this little
> lovefest - there's a party about to begin here. Do your
> AIs and be good till we chat again! END
> PS the party's a farewell party for Allan - so it's not
> completely non-jemx-related, it that's any excusse.....
> END
<jerome> Regarding AI 26.1, I am waiting for a new updated schedule before I 
send anything, OK?
<jerome> END
> A schedule from ISDC that is....so buck up your ideas over
<peter> Say hello to Allan from me, please!
> there! END
> Hello and good bye! END
<peter> Yes, that too. END
> Have a good weekend you all END
<peter> Tomorrow is a working day - right? END
> Yes - no parties. END
<peter> And I thought you would be flooding us with emails all day tomorrow :-) 
END
> Bye!
<njw> bye
<peter> Bye - envious! END
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<jerome> Bye
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