PACS AOT release notes

When making an AOT available to observers, the new mode has been described in AOT release notes. These are available below for historical reference. Note that several items (calibration accuracy, encircled energy, ....) are outdated.

For up-to-date information on how to observe with PACS and on the actual calibration, see the PACS instrument and Calibration web page.

PACS photometer release notes

• PACS photometer scan map AOT release note
• PACS scan maps for point sources (mini-scan maps)

PACS Spectrometer AOT release notes

PACS high-sampling chop/nod mode for Line Spectroscopy and Range Spectroscopy AOTs

• PACS chopped line scan and high-sampling range scan AOT release note (19 Jan 2010)

PACS SED and large range scan mode in Range Spectroscopy AOT

• PACS SED and large range scan AOT release note (10 Mar 2010)

PACS unchopped grating scan mode for Line Spectroscopy and Range Spectroscopy AOTs - 2nd generation observing mode

• Unchopped line scan and unchopped range scan/SED mode release note (10 Sep 2010)

PACS unchopped grating scan bright line mode for Line Spectroscopy AOT

• Unchopped line scan bright line mode release note (15 Apr 2011)

PACS wavelength switching mode for Line Spectroscopy AOT - decommissioned 1st generation observing mode

• PACS wavelength switching AOT release note (20 Jan 2010)