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ombackground (ombackground-0.5) [xmmsas_20160201_1833-15.0.0]

Current SAS algorithm (SAS Background algorithms Median Home Index

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Mean

Using the mean of the pixel values to obtain an estimate of the background is risky because one or more source pixels can seriously effect its value.


XMM-Newton SOC/SSC -- 2016-02-01