XMM-Newton Science Analysis System: Users' Guide

Contents

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Scope of this manual
  • 1.2 Required software environment
  • 1.3 SAS installation
  • 1.4 More information on the web
  • 1.5 Structure of the document
  • 1.6 Reporting problems
  
  
• 2 Analysis of XMM data: an overview
  • 2.1 The XMM-Newton data files
  • 2.2 Successive steps in analysing XMM-Newton data. Threads and Watchout items
  • 2.3 Starting a SAS session
    • 2.3.1 Seting up the basic SAS environment
    • 2.3.2 Telling SAS where to find the ODF and CCF files
    • 2.3.3 cifbuild
    • 2.3.4 odfingest
  • 2.4 Running SAS: Command Line or Graphical User Interface
  • 2.5 Selecting a SAS task
  • 2.6 Running a SAS task from the command line
  • 2.7 General settings affecting all SAS tasks
  • 2.8 SAS input and output files
  
  
• 3 SAS graphical user interface
  • 3.1 Getting started
  • 3.2 A quick tour
  • 3.3 Selecting an ODF
  • 3.4 Task browser
  • 3.5 Parameter dialogs
  • 3.6 Task control
  • 3.7 Browsing a dataset
  • 3.8 Using the log
  • 3.9 Errors and warnings
  • 3.10 Using on-line help
  • 3.11 Accessing calibration data
  
  
• 4 Analysis of EPIC camera data
  • 4.1 The EPIC data package
    • 4.1.1 The EPIC Observation Data Files
    • 4.1.2 The EPIC MOS Observation Data Files
    • 4.1.3 The EPIC pn Observation Data Files
  • 4.2 The EPIC pipeline products
  • 4.3 Running the EPIC pipeline processing
    • 4.3.1 Running the EPIC MOS processing meta-task
    • 4.3.2 Running the EPIC pn processing meta-task
      • 4.3.2.1 Improving the quality of EPIC pn data: epreject
  • 4.4 Filtering calibrated EPIC event lists
    • 4.4.1 Filtering EPIC MOS concatenated event lists
    • 4.4.2 Filtering EPIC pn concatenated event lists
    • 4.4.3 How to get pixels flagged "ON_BADPIX" back into the eventlist
    • 4.4.4 Filtering high background periods
  • 4.5 Merging event lists
  • 4.6 EPIC-pn Out-of-time events
    • 4.6.1 Removing Out-of-Time events from pn images
    • 4.6.2 Removing Out-of-Time events from pn spectra
  • 4.7 Pile-up
    • 4.7.1 How to analyse a piled-up Timing mode observation
  • 4.8 Analysis of extended sources
  • 4.9 Generating EPIC images
    • 4.9.1 Image generation with evselect
    • 4.9.2 Image generation with xmmselect
  • 4.10 EPIC spectral analysis
    • 4.10.1 Generating spectra
    • 4.10.2 Creating response matrices
    • 4.10.3 Generating source and background spectra in one go
    • 4.10.4 Response files for extended sources
  • 4.11 Detecting EPIC X-ray sources
  • 4.12 Processing examples of EPIC data
    • 4.12.1 Example of calibrated events files creation
    • 4.12.2 Example of EPIC product generation: images, spectra & light curves
      • 4.12.2.1 Working from the command line
      • 4.12.2.2 Inspection of spectra or timeseries using the command line
    • 4.12.3 Source detection example
      • 4.12.3.1 EPIC source detection performed via single task commands
      • 4.12.3.2 Running the EPIC source detection chain
    • 4.12.4 Working with the GUI
  
  
• 5 Analysis of RGS spectrometer data
  • 5.1 Source coordinates
  • 5.2 Source extent
  • 5.3 Background behaviour
  • 5.4 Calibration data
  • 5.5 Taking delivery of RGS data
    • 5.5.1 Raw RGS Data Files in the ODF
  • 5.6 Running the RGS processor rgsproc
    • 5.6.1 Events, sources and selection criteria
    • 5.6.2 Pixel-by-pixel offset subtraction
    • 5.6.3 The new class of cool pixels
  • 5.7 The use of xmmselect on RGS data
    • 5.7.1 Generating RGS images
    • 5.7.2 Generating RGS lightcurves
    • 5.7.3 Assessing the RGS background
  • 5.8 Rerunning the RGS processor rgsproc
  • 5.9 Treatment of multiple RGS sources
  • 5.10 Treatment of extended RGS sources
  • 5.11 Computing a model spectrum of the RGS background
  • 5.12 Creating RGS response matrices
  • 5.13 Combined analysis of spectra
  • 5.14 Use of rgsfluxer
  • 5.15 The RGS pipeline products
  
  
• 6 Analysis of OM optical monitor data
  • 6.1 The OM data
    • 6.1.1 OM observing modes and data types
    • 6.1.2 OM: filters and grisms
    • 6.1.3 Listing the OM Current Calibration Files
  • 6.2 Description of the OM image data processing chain omichain
    • 6.2.1 Data preparation
    • 6.2.2 Handling of tracking data
    • 6.2.3 Handling of corrections applied to image mode data
    • 6.2.4 Source detection, astrometry and photometry
    • 6.2.5 Final combined results
    • 6.2.6 Further notes on processing of OM image data
    • 6.2.7 Interactive source detection and photometry
  • 6.3 Description of the OM fast mode data processing chain omfchain
    • 6.3.1 Data preparation: tracking correction
    • 6.3.2 Event selection & corrections
    • 6.3.3 Source detection & astrometry
  • 6.4 Description of the OM grism data processing chain omgchain
    • 6.4.1 Grism specific tasks
    • 6.4.2 Astrometry on grism images
    • 6.4.3 Interactive spectral extraction
    • 6.4.4 Further notes on processing of OM grism data
  • 6.5 OM SAS processing products
  • 6.6 Running the OM data processing
    • 6.6.1 Example of image data processing
    • 6.6.2 Example of fast mode data processing
    • 6.6.3 Example of grism data processing
  • 6.7 Analysing OM data
    • 6.7.1 Astrometry in OM images
    • 6.7.2 Counts conversion to magnitudes and fluxes
    • 6.7.3 Barycentric correction for fast mode data
    • 6.7.4 AB magnitude system for OM
    • 6.7.5 OM response matrices
  
  
• Bibliography