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	  SDAST Chat #84: 7th January 2004
	  
 Subjects discussed:
1) AI list:
	CAO to talk to NL about making a formal mosaiking document
	CAO to talk to SB about getting Instrument configuration parameters
	SL to write a SCREW on source extraction components:
				include background subtraction
2) Plans/work for OSA 3.1
	SM and SL summarised their OSA 3.1 plans
3) AOB
	GRB alert 6/01/04 was in rim of ISGRI FOV so not of interest to JEM-X
	Wednesday 12.30 DUT is preferred chat time

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> Hej Jerome! END
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<peter> Happy New Year to all of you - I hope you had some time to relax! END
> Hi Guys! Happy New Year - I hope you all got the presents you
> wanted. END
> Silvia won't be joining us today since it's still Christmas in
> Spain END
<jerome> Happy New Year Peter!
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<larsson> Hi there! END
<peter> Thanks! I was quite happy with Christmas but did not get my Project 
Problem Solver Robot ... END
> We OD'ed on DVDs and Christmas pudding, so not a very high brow
> time for the family, but fun and relaxing. Does anyone know if
> Sami will be joining us? END
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> Hi! The gang's all here! Happy New Year Sami! END
<jerome> Hello Sami. Have you seen Santa Claus this year? END
<smaisala> Happy new year for all of you too! 
<smaisala> Santa is back in korvatunturi. END
> Let's get going. AIs: I'll just cover the ones that are due.
> AI26.12		NJW	30 Dec 2003	IMA level to output 
significance maps
OPEN


> Need a more realistic due date on this one NJW? END
<njw> Quite soon, I'm testing it at the moment. It runs and seems to produce 
good
<njw> results. I'm waiting for Marc Trler to verify updated templates END
> How about beginning of next week to give the templates time? ENd
<njw> OK END
> Next for Jerome:
> AI27.5	JC	30 Dec 2003	Send NJW Xe-energy resolution results 
for SVR
OPEN			


<jerome> Yes. I still have one or two things to do and then I promise to start 
working on it and 
<jerome> I hope to be finish before end of January. END
> OK. END
> This next is for NL, who may not even be aware of it:
> AI27.10 NL	5 Dec 2003	Update mosaicking discussion to a formal 
OPEN			document that can be put on the DSRI document page


> I'll talk to him about it this afternoon. END
> Next AI:
> AI27.13	JC	20 Dec 2003	Make a data template for midisky images 
made
OPEN			by image_mosaic
	

> I got this from NJW's minutes of the Valencia meeting: can anyone
> remember what it was about, and what should we do about it? END
<njw> Perhaps obsolete now that Paul C. has come up with an ISDC version END
<jerome> Yes, we are working on it together with Niels. END
> New due date? end
<jerome> I think it should rather be removed. END
> Okay,it'sofficially cancelled END
> AI27.25 SB	15 Dec 2004	Provide a list of instrument configuration
OPEN			changes: HV setting, rejection criteria, low level
			discriminator etc. etc.
			
AI27.26	CAO	4 Jan 2004	Put instrument configuration list on SDAST
OPEN			forum
> These two belong together, and I'll talk to Soren about it today,
> promise. I'll have this done by next monday, I think.
> Any comments? END
* njw N
<jerome> N
<peter> N
<smaisala> N
<larsson> N
> Last one is also the next agenda item:
> AI27.28 ALL	1 Dec 2003	Circulate emails with plans for executables
OPEN			to be available for OSA 3.1

> So, stefan and Sami (and Silvia) could you each in turn give a
<larsson> OK
> list of what you'll have done for the next freeze? I'll add your
> answers to the little forum document and that will complete the
> AI. END
<larsson> Updates of j_src_lc and _spectra will contain
<larsson> some bug fixes. I will clean off most of the present SPRs, keywords, 
free memory
<larsson> etc. 
<larsson> Error estimates will be improved (to reduce the low count rate 
problem)
<larsson> The energy dependence of the detector resolution is partly taken into
<larsson> account.
<peter> Good! Do you see any progress on the remaining vignetting issues?
<larsson> I am working on the support structure which may or may not be 
included.
<larsson> END
> THanks, that was very clear and precise. Now your turn Sami! END
<larsson> I hope the support structure will improve on that.
<larsson> As soon as I have time I will test how
<larsson> that affects the vignetting. END
<smaisala> I will clean off  all of my SPR:s. I 'might' do some improvements to 
the bkg selection criterias. 
<smaisala> My main task is now to analyze blank field scw:s and make new bkg 
models. END 
> Will these be in time for the new OSA release? END
<smaisala> What is the dead line?
> Can you give us firm deadline Peter? END
> Let's just say end of January, Sami. END
<smaisala> I can promise the SPR:s and some new models. END
<jerome> Sami, remember that PID 6 in Rev. 41 and the first 5 PIDs in Rev. 42 
are not empties! END
> Okay, that's good. END
> Any more comments on OSA 3.1? END
<jerome> N
<larsson> n
<njw> N
<peter> The production release will be end of January, this means all inputs 
must be there a bit earlier ... END
> Okay, I've overlooked a few AIs, all of them having to write
> SCREWs and SPRs. The first one is:
> AI27.15	NJW	3 Dec 2003	Write a SCREW on imaging components to 
use
OPEN			agreed normalised fluxes


> Could you please do this very soon NJW, it'll only take a couple of
> minutes? END
<njw> Oops, forgot it, right, I'll do it right after this chat END
> Same comment applies for the next two:
> AI27.20	SM	15 Dec 2003	Write SCREW on dal_verify: check for
OPEN			grouping table numbers that may have been corrupted

AI27.21	SL	15 Dec 2003	Write SCREW on source extraction components:
OPEN			include background subtraction


> Please get them done, so that you'll all be motivated to do the
> work needed to close the SCREWs! END
<smaisala> AI 27.20 is closed. SCREW 01334 has been Accepted by CCB. END
> Any comments? END
<peter> N
<smaisala> N
<jerome> N
<njw> N
<larsson> n
> On the AOB front: we got a GRB alert yesterday, does anyone know
> if this was seen by JEM-X ? END
<peter> No idea
> No idea??????? You astronomers are supposed to live for this stuff!
> END
<peter> There are people with different interests and no-one notified me of 
anything ... 
> Any more AOB, anyone? END
<njw> N
<peter> a second ...
<jerome> N
<peter> A GRB was seen at the rim of the field of ISGRI it seems. END
> So not very interesting for us......END
<peter> Correct. END
<peter> OK, shall we call it a day?
> Well, that's it folks. I suggest we also have a very quick chat
<njw> I've just made SCREW 1342 for flux units END
> next week since there are many AIs due for mid January. Good, NJW,
<peter> Same time & day? END
> I'll close that one!
> Is this time and day good for everyone? END
<njw> OK for me END
> Good for me. END
<peter> OK, though I took my lunch in the office ... END
<smaisala> Fine
> A little deprivation is good for the Soul Peter. END
<jerome> "very quick" is OK for me. END
> "very quick" is my preferred mode too. Stefan, is Wednesday 12.30
> okay for you? END
<larsson> yes
> Okay, that's settled. See you all next week. A happy, healthy and
> productive 2004 to you all! END
<jerome> Good bye!
> Bye!
<smaisala> Bye!
<larsson> bye
<njw> Same to you and all, bye
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<peter> Bye!
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