For Astronomers: Simulations


In order to enable simulations of NuSTAR observations, the NuSTAR team has released the following background and response files which can be used with PIMMS. These files reflect the best estimates of the NuSTAR performance in June 2008; an update will be released after the NuSTAR Project Preliminary Design Review (PDR) in June 2009.

  • Performance Guide (version 1.0, November 2009)
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  • Response and Background files (November 2010)
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