Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psModules/src/objects/pmPCMdata.c
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--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psModules/src/objects/pmPCMdata.c	(revision 36297)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psModules/src/objects/pmPCMdata.c	(revision 36298)
@@ -43,5 +43,9 @@
 
 # define USE_DELTA_PSF 0
-# define KERNEL_NSIGMA 3.0
+# define KERNEL_NSIGMA 5.0
+
+// TEST: factor to increase the convolution sigma. psphot modifies this global variable.
+// Should be removed before commitng to the tag
+psF32 BILLS_SCALE_FACTOR = 1.0;
 
 static void pmPCMdataFree (pmPCMdata *pcm) {
@@ -344,5 +348,5 @@
     }
     if (modelPSF->type == modelType_PS1_V1) {
-	*sigma = 0.5 * (axes.major + axes.minor);
+	*sigma = 0.5 * (axes.major + axes.minor) * BILLS_SCALE_FACTOR;
 	*kappa = PAR[PM_PAR_7];
     }