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Update hi excess background counts to 0.002 counts/sec #3297

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion imap_processing/hi/utils.py
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Expand Up @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class HiConstants:
# Background rate correction
# Constant offset to subtract from combined background rates to correct
# for excess counts from the outer ESA during background testing.
EXCESS_BACKGROUND_COUNT_RATE = 0.003 # per second
EXCESS_BACKGROUND_COUNT_RATE = 0.002 # per second
EXCESS_BACKGROUND_COUNT_RATE_UNC = 0.001
# ESAs 7, 8, 9 get an extra 0.0025/s uncertainty to account for possible
# unidentified additional background in these ESA steps.
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