Problems based on the analysis of the Crab


ISGRI

1.Get your data

Using the INTEGRAL Archive Browse find the Science WIndows (ScW) of revolution 102 in which Crab pulsar wind nebulae is observed almost on-axis (off-axis angle is less than 10 arcmin). Select several of them for the analysis.

Using the list of data given above create an observation group named crab_isgri

1. Image Reconstruction:

Run  ibis_science_analysis  from COR till  IMA  step  in 3 energy bands (20-40 keV, 40-60 keV, 60 -100 keV).
(    IBIS_II_E_band_min="20  40  60"
     IBIS_II_E_band_max="40  60  100"
     IBIS_II_ChanNum=3       ).

Determine the position of the Crab and compare with the catalog one.
Compare the accuracy of localization for different energy bands.

Create and compare mosaic images with and without background subtraction.
With the help of cat2ds9 create a region file of detected and catalog sources and
create a nice image with ds9.

Compare  the Crab flux in single science windows with the flux determined from the mosaic  analysis.

2. Spectral Analysis.

Copy the  IMA level group crab_isgri to crab_isgri2 to try different methods of spectral extraction.
Leave crab_isgri unmodidied as a reserve copy of the analysis run till IMA level.

With the help of FTOOLS utility rbnrmf  rebin response matrix for spectral analysis.
(To know more about this program type fhelp rbnrmf). Example of  binning scheme
is given in the IBIS cookbook.

Find the Crab spectrum using the standard spectral extraction method and method based on the mosaic image.

To sum the spectra of the single science windows use spe_pick.
The command should looks like:

spe_pick group="og_ibis.fits[1]" source="Crab"\
response=../../ic/ibis/rsp/isgr_rmf_grp_0017.fits\
ancrfile=../../ic/ibis/rsp/isgr_arf_rsp_0010.fits rootname=Crab




Launch xspec and compare the obtained results.

3. Timing Analysis.

Lightcurve production

 Create 20-25 keV Crab lightcurve with 100 sec binning.

Merge lightcurves from single science windows with the help of lc_pick.

Compare the obtained countrate with the one you found at image step in crab_mosaic.

Timing Analysis without deconvolution

Find the Crab period.

To do this create list of photons and produce Crab power spectrum.