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# Directory Listing of Routines

# general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files

- RBSP_AC_HIGHPASS_RESPONSE (FUNCTION)[2]
  Calculate the response of the one-pole 10 Hz high-pass analog filter applied
- RBSP_ADC_RESPONSE (FUNCTION)[2]
  Calculate the responses of the RBSP DFB ADC chip.
- RBSP_ANTI_ALIASING_RESPONSE (FUNCTION)[2]
  Calculate the frequency responses of the anti-aliasing filters for RBSP
- RBSP_DFB_RESPONSE (FUNCTION)[2]
  Calculate DFB responses at given frequencies. Two modes are suppored. If the
- RBSP_EFW_BOOM_DEPLOY_HISTORY (FUNCTION)
  Returns a structure with all the boom lengths for each antenna pair on both
- RBSP_EFW_BOOM_LENGTH (FUNCTION)[2]
  Return the boom length for a give time.
- RBSP_EFW_BOOM_RESPONSE (FUNCTION)[2]
- RBSP_EFW_DECONVOL_INST_RESP (FUNCTION)[2]
  De-convolve instrument responses for RBSP EFW data, including search-coil
- RBSP_EFW_DENSITY_FIT_FROM_UH_LINE
- RBSP_EFW_EMFISIS_19DB_GAIN_LIST
- RBSP_EFW_EMFISIS_SCM_GAIN_LIST
- RBSP_EFW_GET_GAIN_RESULTS[2]
  return structure with freq-dependent calibration curves for the searchcoil and EDC
- RBSP_EFW_READ_L1_TIME_TAG_CORRECTION[1]
- RBSP_GET_DENSITY_CALIBRATION
- RBSP_GET_EFW_DFB_CONFIG (FUNCTION)[2]
  Decode the EFW DFB Config byte
- RBSP_MSC_RESPONSE (FUNCTION)[2]
  Calculate the transmittance of the search-coil magnetometer.

# Routine Descriptions

## RBSP_AC_HIGHPASS_RESPONSE (FUNCTION)[2]

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     NAME:
       rbsp_ac_highpass_response (function)

     PURPOSE:
       Calculate the response of the one-pole 10 Hz high-pass analog filter applied
       to RBSP AC channel field signals.

     CATEGORIES:

     CALLING SEQUENCE:
       resp = rbsp_ac_highpass_response(f)

     ARGUMENTS:
       f: (Input, required) A frequency array for which the response of the filter
           is calcuated. The frequency should be in units of Hz.

     KEYWORDS:
       None.

     COMMON BLOCKS:

     EXAMPLES:

     SEE ALSO:

     HISTORY:
       2012-08-08: Created by Jianbao Tao, SSL, UC Berkeley.

     Version:

     $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
     $LastChangedDate: 2020-04-29 11:08:41 -0700 (Wed, 29 Apr 2020) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 28638 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_ac_highpass_response.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_ac_highpass_response.pro)

## RBSP_ADC_RESPONSE (FUNCTION)[2]

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     NAME:
       rbsp_adc_response (function)

     PURPOSE:
       Calculate the responses of the RBSP DFB ADC chip.

     CATEGORIES:

     CALLING SEQUENCE:
       response = rbsp_adc_response(f, channel, delay = delay)

     ARGUMENTS:
       f: (Input, required) A floating array of frequencies at which the responses
               are calculated.
       channel: (Input, required) A string of channel names. Valid channels are:
              'V1DC',  'V2DC',  'V3DC',  'V4DC',  'V5DC',  'V6DC',
              'E12DC', 'E34DC', 'E56DC', 'E12AC', 'E34AC', 'E56AC',
              'V1AC', 'V2AC', 'V3AC', 'V4AC', 'V5AC', 'V6AC',
              'MAGU', 'MAGV', 'MAGW', 'MSCU', 'MSCV', 'MSCW'

     KEYWORDS:
       delay: (Output, optional) A variable name to hold the time delay of the
              given channel.

     COMMON BLOCKS:

     EXAMPLES:

     SEE ALSO:

     HISTORY:
       2012-08-10: Created by Jianbao Tao (JBT), SSL, UC Berkley.

     Version:

     $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
     $LastChangedDate: 2020-04-29 11:10:32 -0700 (Wed, 29 Apr 2020) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 28639 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_adc_response.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_adc_response.pro)

## RBSP_ANTI_ALIASING_RESPONSE (FUNCTION)[2]

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     NAME:
       rbsp_anti_aliasing_response (function)

     PURPOSE:
       Calculate the frequency responses of the anti-aliasing filters for RBSP
       field signals.

     CATEGORIES:

     CALLING SEQUENCE:
       response = rbsp_anti_aliasing_response(f)

     ARGUMENTS:
       f: (Input, required) A floating array of frequencies at which the responses
               are calculated.

     KEYWORDS:
       None.

     COMMON BLOCKS:

     EXAMPLES:

     SEE ALSO:

     HISTORY:
       2012-08-10: Created by Jianbao Tao (JBT), SSL, UC Berkley.

     Version:

     $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
     $LastChangedDate: 2020-04-29 11:11:13 -0700 (Wed, 29 Apr 2020) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 28640 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_anti_aliasing_response.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_anti_aliasing_response.pro)

## RBSP_DFB_RESPONSE (FUNCTION)[2]

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     NAME:
       rbsp_dfb_response (function)

     PURPOSE:
       Calculate DFB responses at given frequencies. Two modes are suppored. If the
       sample rate keyword, SAMPLE_RATE, is specified, it will calculate the
       response of the low-pass output from DFB. If the the filter bank level
       keyword, FBK_LEVEL, is specified, it will calculate the response of the
       corresponding filter bank level.

       Warning: If both keywords are set, FBK_LEVEL is ignored. If neither is set,
                a NaN will be returned.

       Filter bank level look-up table:
           Frequency range in Hz  |  Level
               8192 - 4096        |    1
               4096 - 2048        |    2
               2048 - 1024        |    3
               1024 -  512        |    4
                512 -  256        |    5
                256 -  128        |    6
                128 -   64        |    7
                 64 -   32        |    8
                 32 -   16        |    9
                 16 -    8        |    10
                  8 -    4        |    11
                  4 -    2        |    12
                  2 -    1        |    13

     CATEGORIES:

     CALLING SEQUENCE:
       result = rbsp_dfb_response(f, sample_rate = sample_rate, $
                            fbk_level = fbk_level)

     ARGUMENTS:
       f: (Input, required) A floating array of frequencies at which the responses
               are calculated.

     KEYWORDS:
       sample_rate: (Input, optional) See PURPOSE.
       fbk_level: (Input, optional) See PURPOSE.

     COMMON BLOCKS:

     EXAMPLES:

     SEE ALSO:

     HISTORY:
       2012-08-08: Created by Jianbao Tao (JBT), SSL, UC Berkley.

     Version:

     $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
     $LastChangedDate: 2020-04-29 11:12:21 -0700 (Wed, 29 Apr 2020) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 28641 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_dfb_response.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_dfb_response.pro)

## RBSP_EFW_BOOM_DEPLOY_HISTORY (FUNCTION)

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     NAME:
       rbsp_efw_boom_deploy_history (function)

     PURPOSE:
       Returns a structure with all the boom lengths for each antenna pair on both
       probes at the cadence of the input datetimes

     CATEGORIES:

     CALLING SEQUENCE:

     NOTES: Boom deploy schedule from https://efw.ssl.berkeley.edu/svn/SOC/software/deploy_history/

    		 To Convert SPB total stroke to dipole tip-to-tip, double stroke length and
    		 add 1.82 m; e.g. 20-m stroke = 41.8-m tip-to-tip dipole.

    		 To convert AXB total stroke to dipole tip-to-tip, add AFT and FWD total strokes
    		 and add 1.2 m for deck spacing and 0.76 m for whip and sphere
    		 e.g. 4.02-m stroke on FWD and AFT AXB stacers gives a dipole tip-to-tip of 10.0 m.

     ARGUMENTS: datetime --> either a single value or an array of times.
                             The code returns a similarly sized array with boom lengths
                             for each time

     KEYWORDS:	allvals -> set to fill with a structure with all the mission boom length
    						changes based on date and time
               multipletimes -> set to input an array of times (say for entire day).

     COMMON BLOCKS:

     EXAMPLES:

     SEE ALSO:

     HISTORY:
    	2013-05-17:	Created by Aaron Breneman (UMN)

     VERSION:
     $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
     $LastChangedDate: 2020-09-21 18:13:35 -0700 (Mon, 21 Sep 2020) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 29167 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_boom_deploy_history.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_boom_deploy_history.pro)

## RBSP_EFW_BOOM_LENGTH (FUNCTION)[2]

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     NAME:
       rbsp_efw_boom_length (function)

     PURPOSE:
       Return the boom length for a give time.

     CATEGORIES:

     CALLING SEQUENCE:
       result = rbsp_efw_boom_length(sc, time)

     ARGUMENTS:
       sc: (In, required) Spacecraft name. Should be 'a' or 'b'.
       time: (In, required) A value of time.

     KEYWORDS:

     COMMON BLOCKS:

     EXAMPLES:

     SEE ALSO:

     HISTORY:
       2012-10-08: Created by Jianbao Tao (JBT), SSL, UC Berkley.
       2012-11-05: Initial release to TDAS. JBT, SSL/UCB.
       2013-06-20: JBT. Accounted for AXB trimming.

     VERSION:
     $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
     $LastChangedDate: 2020-09-21 18:14:09 -0700 (Mon, 21 Sep 2020) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 29168 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_boom_length.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_boom_length.pro)

## RBSP_EFW_BOOM_RESPONSE (FUNCTION)[2]

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     NAME:
       rbsp_efw_boom_response (function)

     PURPOSE:

     CATEGORIES:

     CALLING SEQUENCE:
       resp = rbsp_efw_boom_response(f, boom_type, rsheath = rsheath, $
       H_before = H_before, H_after = H_after)

     ARGUMENTS:

     KEYWORDS:

     COMMON BLOCKS:

     EXAMPLES:

     SEE ALSO:

     HISTORY:
       2012-08-12: Created by Jianbao Tao (JBT), SSL, UC Berkley.

     VERSION:
     $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
     $LastChangedDate: 2020-04-29 11:18:54 -0700 (Wed, 29 Apr 2020) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 28644 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_boom_response.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_boom_response.pro)

## RBSP_EFW_DECONVOL_INST_RESP (FUNCTION)[2]

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     NAME:
       rbsp_efw_deconvol_inst_resp (function)

     PURPOSE:
       De-convolve instrument responses for RBSP EFW data, including search-coil
       data that are channeled into EFW. It will return a tplot data structure.

     CATEGORIES:

     CALLING SEQUENCE:
       result = rbsp_efw_deconvol_inst_resp(data, probe, datatype)

     ARGUMENTS:
       data: (Input, required) A tplot data structure, i.e., a structure with the
             form {x:time_array, y:[nt, 3]}.

       probe: (Input, required) RBSP probe name. It should be 'a' or 'b'.

       datatype: (Input, required) Data type name. Valid names are:
             'eb2', 'mscb1', 'mscb2'.

     KEYWORDS:
       None.

     COMMON BLOCKS:

     EXAMPLES:

     SEE ALSO:

     HISTORY:
       2012-08-23: Created by Jianbao Tao (JBT), SSL, UC Berkley.
       2013-06-21: JBT.
             1. Added support to eb1.
             2. Removed hard-wired sample rate.
    	2014-06-01: AWB
    		  Checks to be sure that block length is greater than kernel length
    		  Not doing this can cause blk_con to fail for short bursts.

     Version:

     $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
     $LastChangedDate: 2020-04-29 11:19:10 -0700 (Wed, 29 Apr 2020) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 28645 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_deconvol_inst_resp.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_deconvol_inst_resp.pro)

## RBSP_EFW_DENSITY_FIT_FROM_UH_LINE

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     NAME: rbsp_efw_density_fit_from_uh_line
     SYNTAX:
     PURPOSE: Return a tplot variable of density based on sc
     potential. Calibrations from the UH line are updated every few weeks
     The double-exponential fit is based on Escoubet 1997
     INPUT: sc_potential - name of tplot variable (string) that contains the quantity (V1+V2)/2
     OUTPUT: tplot variable of density
     KEYWORDS: sc -> 'a' or 'b'
               newname -> name of output density tplot variable. Defaults
                     to 'density'
             dmin, dmax -> min and max allowable density values. Values
                outside of these limits are set to NaN or setval if set
             setval -> value to set density to if it is outside dmin,
             dmax range

     HISTORY: Written by Aaron W Breneman (UMN), based on Scott
     Thaller's density calibrations to EMFISIS upper hybrid line
     VERSION:
       $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
       $LastChangedDate: 2019-12-19 12:12:54 -0800 (Thu, 19 Dec 2019) $
       $LastChangedRevision: 28128 $
       $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_density_fit_from_uh_line.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_density_fit_from_uh_line.pro)

## RBSP_EFW_EMFISIS_19DB_GAIN_LIST

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     NAME: rbsp_efw_emfisis_19dB_gain_list
     SYNTAX:
     PURPOSE: Returns a list of times when EMFISIS turned on/off the 19dB
              attenuator on the SCM burst waveform signal.

     KEYWORDS:
     NOTES: Notes to Aaron Breneman: See D. Malaspina email on Feb 2, 2018.
            Initial list of on/off times from Hospodarsky 2018-02-28 email

     HISTORY: Written by Aaron W Breneman
     VERSION:
       $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
       $LastChangedDate: 2018-12-21 11:35:33 -0800 (Fri, 21 Dec 2018) $
       $LastChangedRevision: 26395 $
       $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_emfisis_19dB_gain_list.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_emfisis_19dB_gain_list.pro)

## RBSP_EFW_EMFISIS_SCM_GAIN_LIST

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     NAME: rbsp_efw_emfisis_scm_gain_list.pro
     SYNTAX:
     PURPOSE: Returns a list of times when EMFISIS turned on/off the 19dB attenuator
              on the SCM burst waveform signal.
     NOTES: Note for Aaron Breneman: See Malaspina email on Feb 2, 2018.
            Full list of on/off times from Hospdarsky/Bounds 2018-02-28 email
     KEYWORDS:
     HISTORY: Aaron Breneman, 2018
     VERSION:
       $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
       $LastChangedDate: 2018-12-21 11:38:35 -0800 (Fri, 21 Dec 2018) $
       $LastChangedRevision: 26396 $
       $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_emfisis_scm_gain_list.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_emfisis_scm_gain_list.pro)

## RBSP_EFW_GET_GAIN_RESULTS[2]

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     NAME:
       rbsp_efw_get_gain_results

     PURPOSE:
       return structure with freq-dependent calibration curves for the searchcoil and EDC
    	channnels on EFW. Also includes notes on how to apply the calibration

     CATEGORIES:

     CALLING SEQUENCE:
       x = rbsp_efw_get_gain_results()

     ARGUMENTS:

     KEYWORDS:

     COMMON BLOCKS:

     EXAMPLES:

     SEE ALSO:

     HISTORY:
       2013-05-15: Created by Aaron Breneman (UMN)

     VERSION:
     $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
     $LastChangedDate: 2020-04-29 11:19:22 -0700 (Wed, 29 Apr 2020) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 28646 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_get_gain_results.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_get_gain_results.pro)

## RBSP_EFW_READ_L1_TIME_TAG_CORRECTION[1]

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     Read the time range of sections shifted in time tag, and the correction.
     Data adopted from the txt file generated by rbsp_efw_read_l1_time_tag_correction_gen_file.

     The tplot_var is 'rbspx_l1_time_tag_correction', to use
        get_data, 'rbspa_l1_time_tag_correction', start_times, time_ranges, corrections
        nsection = n_elements(corrections)

        foo_l1_efw_data = 'rbspa_efw_esvy'
        get_data, foo_l1_efw_data, times, data
        for ii=0, nsection-1 do begin
            tmp = where(times ge time_ranges[ii,0] and times le time_ranges[ii,1], count)
            if count eq 0 then continue
            ; Have to find the closest time, otherwise the index can be 1 record off.
            if min(times) ge time_ranges[ii,0] then i0 = 0 else begin
                index = min(times-time_ranges[ii,0], /absolute, i0)
            endelse
            if max(times) le time_ranges[ii,1] then i1 = n_elements(times) else begin
                index = min(times-time_ranges[ii,1], /absolute, i1)
            endelse
            times[i0:i1-1] += corrections[ii]
        endfor
        store_data, foo_l1_efw_data, times, data

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_efw_read_l1_time_tag_correction.pro)

## RBSP_GET_DENSITY_CALIBRATION

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     NAME: rbsp_get_density_calibration
     SYNTAX: rbsp_get_density_calibration,'a'
     PURPOSE: Returns a structure with the RBSP density calibrations.
     INPUT:
     OUTPUT: Fit parameters for calculating density from RBSPa spacecraft
     potential "v". Form is A*exp(B*v) + C*exp(D*v)
     KEYWORDS:
     HISTORY: Written by AWB at the UMN, May, 2015
     VERSION:
       $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
       $LastChangedDate: 2016-05-12 12:20:43 -0700 (Thu, 12 May 2016) $
       $LastChangedRevision: 21062 $
       $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_get_density_calibration.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_get_density_calibration.pro)

## RBSP_GET_EFW_DFB_CONFIG (FUNCTION)[2]

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     NAME:
       rbsp_get_efw_dfb_config (function)

     PURPOSE:
       Decode the EFW DFB Config byte

     CALLING SEQUENCE:
       result = rbsp_get_efw_dfb_config(config_byte)

     ARGUMENTS:
       config_byte: (Input, required) Integer or array of integers containing the DFB config byte

     KEYWORDS:

     COMMON BLOCKS:

     EXAMPLES:

     SEE ALSO:

     HISTORY:
       2013-04-03: Created by Peter Schroeder (PCS), SSL, UC Berkley.

     Version:

     $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
     $LastChangedDate: 2020-04-29 11:19:35 -0700 (Wed, 29 Apr 2020) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 28647 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_get_efw_dfb_config.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_get_efw_dfb_config.pro)

## RBSP_MSC_RESPONSE (FUNCTION)[2]

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     NAME:
       rbsp_msc_response (function)

     PURPOSE:
       Calculate the transmittance of the search-coil magnetometer.

     CATEGORIES:

     CALLING SEQUENCE:
       response = rbsp_msc_response(f, probe, component)

     ARGUMENTS:
       f: (Input, required) A floating array of frequencies at which the responses
               are calculated.

       probe: (Input, required) RBSP probe name. It should be 'a' or 'b'.

       component: (Input, required) Component name. Valid names are:
             'Bu', 'Bv', 'Bw'.

     KEYWORDS:
       None.

     COMMON BLOCKS:

     EXAMPLES:

     SEE ALSO:

     HISTORY:
       2012-09-04: Created by Jianbao Tao (JBT), SSL, UC Berkley.

     Version:

     $LastChangedBy: aaronbreneman $
     $LastChangedDate: 2020-04-29 11:19:47 -0700 (Wed, 29 Apr 2020) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 28648 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_msc_response.pro $

(See general/missions/rbsp/efw/calibration_files/rbsp_msc_response.pro)