MIPS Campaign D2 Anomalies ========================== 1. 1st SUR DCE Slope Anomaly Status: Closed (pending fix to FSW) Description: For the first DCE commanded by each exposure sequence (single execution of CEMIPSUR), the slope produced by the on-board SUR algorithm is systematically 9% lower than slopes fit to comparable RAW mode data. This effect was seen (at an even worse level) in ground testing. For other DCEs, the SUR algorithm produces slopes for unsaturated pixels which are within 1% of slopes derived by linear, least-squares fitting of RAW ramps. We conclude that until and if the DCE0 SUR disparity can be calibrated, the first DCE taken by a command sequence for 24um should be discarded. Closure Plan: Test FSW in lab to see if the 1st DCE slope problem is a problem in the FSW. DK/TG (Ball). Testing was done, and it appears this is a problem with the FSW algorithm. A fix needs to be implemented to FSW, probably post SV. 2. 24um POM contamination [ISA # Status: Open Description: There are at least two dark spots that appear in 24um images taken in photometry mode. The spots are ~3-4 pixels across, and ~20% dimmer than surrounding pixels. The move analogously to sources for CSMM moves, but do not move when the telescope nods, and so are attributed to debris on the pick-off mirror. Depending on the dither pattern used, these spots produce corresponding patterns of spots in mosaiced data (e.g. for small-field photometry they produce a trapezoid of dark spots in the lower-left corner). The contamination may also impact 160um images, as the same POM feeds that part of MIPS. Closure Plan: See if a more elaborate flat-fielding approach corrects the problem (DONE - Almudena showed that this works nicely at 24um at least). Evaluate Flat/IC tasks in IOC/SV