Important update about Herschel PACS and SPIRE filters

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A correction that was made a while ago but I thought I'd point out for those who did not notice the update on the filter file. Will try to update in real time now that we have a MAGPHYS user blog!

The Herschel PACS and SPIRE response functions originally introduced in the MAGPHYS filter file were in the wrong units (filters #169 to #174). The effect on SED fits is small, but can be noticeable at the level of a few K for the coldest dust component.
Thanks very much to Steve Maddox and Loretta Dunne for spotting this!

I updated the filter file with the correct response functions in Nov 2016. The new PACS and SPIRE filters are #441 to #446 in the filter file and they are labelled "recommended": those are the ones that should be used for Herschel point source fits.

Please note that for extended sources we include recommended SPIRE response functions (#447 to #449) provided by Steve Maddox.

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