Tohban Report 2017-10-18
| Tohban Reports | |
|---|---|
| Start Date: | 11 Oct 2017 |
| End Date: | 18 Oct 2017 |
| Tohban: | Pascal Saint-Hilaire |
| Tohban email: | pascal@ssl.berkeley.edu |
| Next Tohban: | Jim |
| List all reports | |
Solar Activity
The Sun was very active produced a string X-flares this week!!
HSI_TOHBAN_FLARE_COUNTER: No RHESSI Flares for this time period
Below A5 the whole week, except today: a whopping B2 flare!
Memory Management
Ending at ~25% at end of pass set.
Spacecraft Status
Detectors 1, 3, 6 and 8 are active and taking data.
On Oct 16th, the thin attenuator came out. Background flux threshold (D3) for attenuator actuation has been increase 5%, and the attenuator came out. Perhaps a little more is needed, for margin?
Shadow lengths have reached peak of 35 mins. Should stay there for a couple of weeks.
Data Gaps
No data gaps of import between Oct 9 and Oct 16th included.
= Detector issues
D6f has a very low livetime (<10%). But it might be one of those temporary (few days) dip. Let's keep observing, to see if it gets back up.
Spacecraft Management
| Decimation | Active/Vigorous |
| HLAT Decimation | Rear decimation |
| Night time data (fronts) | plus/minus 4 minutes from daylight |
| Night time data (rears) | plus/minus 4 minutes from daylight |
| Require extra passes? | No |
| Requirement for moving pointer? | No |
| Attenuator operation | logic enabled |
| Detector problems? | See notes above. |