Restoring the Suzaku Source Position Accuracy and Point-Spread Function

Details Restoring the Suzaku Source Position Accuracy and Point-Spread Function Restoring the Suzaku Source Position Accuracy and Point-Spread Function

2008-03-24

arxiv.org/abs/0803.3418v1

Publ.Astron.Soc.Jap.60:S35-S41,2008

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

8 pages, 9 figures, the published version is available by the end of 2008 from http://pasj.asj.or.jp/v60/sp1/60s104/60s104.pdf

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We present an empirical correction of sky coordinates of X-ray photons obtained with the XIS aboard the Suzaku satellite to improve the source position accuracy and restore the point-spread function (PSF). The XIS images are known to have an uncertainty in position of up to 1 arcmin, and to show considerable degradations of the PSF. These problems are caused by a drifting of the satellite attitude due to thermal distortion of the side panel 7, where the attitude control system is mounted. We found that the position error averaged over a pointing observation can be largely reduced by using the relation between the deviation of the source position in the DETX direction and the ecliptic latitude of the pointing target. We parameterized the wobbling of the source position synchronized with the satellite orbital period with temperatures of onboard radiators and elapsed time since the night-day transition of the spacecraft. We developed software, aeattcor, to correct the image drift using these parameters, and applied it to 27 point-source images. We show that the radius of the 90% error circle of the source position was reduced to 19 arcsec and the PSF was sharpened. These improvements have enhanced the scientific capability of the Suzaku XIS.

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