1.2 Bragg Crystal Spectrometer (BCS)


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1.2 Bragg Crystal Spectrometer (BCS)

     

Instrument:                  Bent Crystal Spectrometers
Spectral lines:              Fe XXVI (1.76 - 1.81 A)    (Chan 1)
                             Fe XXV  (1.83 - 1.90 A)    (Chan 2)
                             Ca XIX  (3.16 - 3.19 A)    (Chan 3)
                             S XV    (5.01 - 5.11 A)    (Chan 4)
Spectral resolution (l/dl):  3000 - 8000
Angular resolution:          Full disk
Best time resolution:        0.125 sec
Typical time resolution:     3.0 sec in FLARE/HI

The BCS has the capability to bin the different channels in a variety of ways. Each binning group is defined by a separate ModeID. For a given ModeID is it possible to determine how the data original bins were combined before being telemetered to the ground.


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