This a simple template for ascii files reporting flux measurements.

Instrument: RXTE/PCA  (http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xte/rxte.html)
Analyzers  : David Paneque (dpaneque@slac.stanford.edu)
Last file Update: 2008/05/23
General notes: The fluxes reported below are preliminary fluxes from the PCA detector on borad of the RXTE satellite. The flux of the Crab Nebula in the energy range specefied below (1-10 keV) corresponds to 1.94 counts/s per PCU. This is a useful information for comparison purposes.



START_FLUX_REPORT

UTC_date_START       : 20080501
MJD_START            : 54587.xxx
UTC_time_START       : 023500
UTC_date_END         : 20080501
MJD_END              : 54587.yyy
UTC_time_END         : 030000
Duration             : 1500 
Mean_frequency	     : 1.e18
Lowest_frequency     : 2.5e17
Highest_frequency    : 2.5e18
FILTER		     : Not applicable
FLUX_UNITS           : (counts/s)
FLUX		     : 4.97
FLUX_ERROR           : 0.06
FLUX_HostGalaxy      : Not applicable
FLUX_HostGalaxy_ERROR: Not applicable
ANALSYS_FLAG         : P
QUALITY_FLAG         : G 
NOTES		     : 

UTC_date_START       : 20080502
MJD_START            : 54588.xxx
UTC_time_START       : 020800
UTC_date_END         : 20080502
MJD_END              : 54588.yyy
UTC_time_END         : 023300
Duration             : 1500 
Mean_frequency	     : 1.e18
Lowest_frequency     : 2.5e17
Highest_frequency    : 2.5e18
FILTER		     : Not applicable
FLUX_UNITS           : (counts/s)
FLUX		     : 4.32
FLUX_ERROR           : 0.08
FLUX_HostGalaxy      : Not applicable
FLUX_HostGalaxy_ERROR: Not applicable
ANALSYS_FLAG         : P
QUALITY_FLAG         : G 
NOTES		     : 

UTC_date_START       : 20080503
MJD_START            : 54589.xxx
UTC_time_START       : 014100
UTC_date_END         : 20080505
MJD_END              : 54591.yyy
UTC_time_END         : 024700
Duration             : 4500 
Mean_frequency	     : 1.e18
Lowest_frequency     : 2.5e17
Highest_frequency    : 2.5e18
FLUX_UNITS           : (counts/s)
FLUX		     : 4.74
FLUX_ERROR           : 0.04
ANALSYS_FLAG         : P
QUALITY_FLAG         : G 
NOTES		     : This is an example of combination of observations during 3 days:  54589; 1:41-2:06,  54590; 2:48-3:15, 54591; 2:21-2:47. Note that in this example I did not include the fields which are devoted for optical instruments (FILTER and FLUX_HostGalaxy, FLUX_HostGalaxy_ERROR); that is perfectly fine.


UTC_date_START       : 20080509
MJD_START            : 54595.xxx
UTC_time_START       : 014100
UTC_date_END         : 20080505
MJD_END              : 54591.yyy
UTC_time_END         : 020600
Duration             : 1500 
Mean_frequency	     : 1.e18
Lowest_frequency     : 2.5e17
Highest_frequency    : 2.5e18
FLUX_UNITS           : (counts/s)
FLUX		     : 0
FLUX_ERROR           : 0
ANALSYS_FLAG         : F
QUALITY_FLAG         : B
NOTES		     : PCU 2 trip-off. No observations could be made. This is an example of observation that could not be performed. Note that the QUALITY_FLAG was set to B (bad). The fluxes are set to zero because the instrument was not operative. There could be cases with a non-zero "measured flux" even though the instrument did not perform well. It is important to set the flag to B (bad) so that this point is not used. Note also that in this example I did not include the fields which are devoted for optical instruments (FILTER and FLUX_HostGalaxy, FLUX_HostGalaxy_ERROR); that is perfectly fine.

STOP_FLUX_REPORT