Re: phased spectra for input into isis

From: John Houck <houck_at_email.domain.hidden>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 20:19:46 -0400
On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 23:16 +0200, goldsteing_at_email.domain.hidden>  
> This may be redundant as the problem was solved; however I think it is
> stated that Isis requires a pha type file and will not read a pi type
> spectrum. This is not correct in my experience. I have recently been

In fact, the file formats are identical.  ISIS handles PI and
PHA spectra equally well (since they have the same format --
"OGIP standard Type I PHA"). ISIS also reads ASCII files and 
"OGIP standard Type II PHA" files.

Most of the file input problems I've seen have been caused by
either ARF/RMF grid mismatch,  RMF/spectrum mismatch or
by an invalid RMF grid.

Invalid RMF grids regularly cause problems (meaning grids which
are not monotonic, which have overlapping bins, or which have
bin edges which are not valid floating point numbers).  Such
problems are due to bugs in the RMF generation software.

-John

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