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Calculation note: At 8keV, we expect around 30 ADUs per photon in high gain mode. At 6.4keV, we are seeing around 23 ADU per photon. currentADU/currentEnergy*8keV=23/6.4*8=28.75 ADU per photon which is close to 30 ADUs.

 

K-alpha table for Iron (6.4keV):

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http://www.yourperiodictable.com/copper.php

Pnccd per-pixel gains from flat field measurement

DateDetectorGain modePhoton sourceOccupancy (photons/pixel)Per-pixel histogram fit HDF5Deployed gain fileComments
2016-04-15pnccdFront6Si K-alpha (1.74keV)0.006

/reg/g/psdm/detector/alignment/pnccd/

amo06516-pnccd-2016-04-14/calib/

PNCCD::CalibV1/Camp.0:pnCCD.0/pixel_gain/

run10_pnccdFront_flatIso_clean.h5

run10_pnccdFront_flatIso_clean.dataSuccess rate was high ~0.96%. Filled in the rest with average gain from each 128 pixel strips.
2016-04-15pnccdFront5Si K-alpha (1.74keV)0.004

/reg/g/psdm/detector/alignment/pnccd/

amo06516-pnccd-2016-04-14/calib/

PNCCD::CalibV1/Camp.0:pnCCD.0/pixel_gain/

run15_pnccdFront_flatIso_clean.h5

run15_pnccdFront_flatIso_clean.data

Success rate was high ~0.96%. Filled in the rest with average gain from each 128 pixel strips.

2016-04-15pnccdFront4Si K-alpha (1.74keV)0.003/reg/g/psdm/detector/alignment/pnccd/

amo06516-pnccd-2016-04-14/calib/

PNCCD::CalibV1/Camp.0:pnCCD.0/pixel_gain/

run19_pnccdFront_flatIso_clean.h5

 run19_pnccdFront_flatIso_clean.dataSuccess rate was high ~0.95%. Filled in the rest with average gain from each 128 pixel strips. 

Note: Pnccd has numbered gain modes.

 

K-alpha table for Silicon (1.74keV):

http://www.yourperiodictable.com/silicon.php

EPIX per-pixel gains

DatePhoton SourceCarrier ID 0/1Digital Card ID 0/1Analog Card ID 0/1Experiment/RunGain FileComment
2016-04-14Cu K-alpha (8 keV)996663297/37916508261232098304/9532062832655595777/520093719xcs01116/95gainPixelCorr_passZero_r95_c1.txtProvided by Philip Hart

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