For BESSY II typical uncertainties in the measurement of the parameters entering into the calculation of the spectral power ΦE(E) are summarized in the table below.
| ΔΦE(E) /ΦE(E) (*10-3) | ||||
| parameter / typical value | E=3 eV to 3 keV |
E=3 keV to 10 keV |
E=10 keV to 15 keV |
|
| electron beam current / 10.000(2) mA | I | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| electron energy / 1718.60(6) MeV | W | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| mag. induction / 1.30000(13) T | B | 0.06 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| eff. vertical divergence / 3.5(7) μrad | Σy | 0.06 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| distance to source point / 30000(2) mm | d | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| angle to orbit plane / 0.000(2) mrad | Ψ | 0.04 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| total | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | |

Influence of the uncertainty in the parameters on the uncertainty of the calculated spectral radiant power
for different photon energies