Gain Notes for Revolution 860 JEM-X1: To get optimal results with this revolution it is necessary to use the IC gain history table that has been created offline at DNSC, instead of the gain history table created automatically by OSA. If you have the newest package of IC files from ISDC and these are correctly installed, OSA will find the IC gain history table automatically and you don't need to do anything. However, if you don't have the IC gain table package from ISDC you can download the table from the gain history archive by anonymous ftp through the link provided. Download the table to some suitable subdirectory for your analysis, then set the hidden OSA parameter gainHist: gainHist="/". These files are used instead of the automatically generated gain history tables wherever there has been an unusual or non-linear behaviour of the detector gain. If the automatic gain history table is used to process data from this revolution the energy calibration will be about 5% too low, which means that the data will still be useable for non-spectral applications like imaging, position determination and lightcurves, but not for spectral analyses. Calibration source number 4 (purple/orange) is no longer used for calibration purposes since an anode strip directly under the source has broken and no useable signal comes from this area of the detector any longer. JEM-X2: A quite normal revolution with fine gain fitting. All the data from this revolution should be useable. The Xe line analysis confirms the good gain calibration for this revolution with all Science Windows having a Xe line position with 2% of the ideal value. As always, however, it is suggested that users avoid the first few science windows in each revolution since this is where the instrument warms up and gain variations across the plate settle down. CAO 30/11/2009 JEM-X1 IC gain history table created, verified and delivered Using IC table, all SCWs except first 4 lie with 3% of ideal gain correction and average position of Xe line is at 29.59 keV. CAO 2/12/2009