Extended Data Fig. 2: HaloSat instrumental background model. | Nature Astronomy

Extended Data Fig. 2: HaloSat instrumental background model.

From: A disk-dominated and clumpy circumgalactic medium of the Milky Way seen in X-ray emission

Extended Data Fig. 2: HaloSat instrumental background model.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

The photon index of the instrumental background for each detector is calculated from the count rate in the 3-7 keV band using the slope and intercept values in the table in the equation: Photon index = slope × (hard rate - hr0) + intercept, where hr0 = 0.05 c/s.

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