Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik
ROSAT User's Handbook
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User's Handbook
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ROSAT User's Handbook |
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A guide to the Astronomical X-Ray Satellite ROSAT, intended to provide ROSAT users
with an overview of all technical aspects of ROSAT
With special emphasis on the calibration of the various instruments
edited by:
UG Briel, B Aschenbach, J Englhauser, M Freyberg, G Hasinger,
R Gruber, H Hippmann, E Pfeffermann, P Predehl, JHMM Schmitt,
O Schwentker, W Voges, U Zimmermann
Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik
85740 Garching, Germany
R Gruber, H Hippmann, E Pfeffermann, P Predehl, JHMM Schmitt,
O Schwentker, W Voges, U Zimmermann
Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik
85740 Garching, Germany
IM George, SL Snowden, TJ Turner
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
L David, FR Harnden Jr, KE Kearns, MV Zombeck
Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
MA Barstow, JP Osborne, JP Pye, M Watson, RG West, R Willingale
University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
September 1997
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- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- X-ray Telescope (XRT)
- Position-Sensitive Proportional Counter (PSPC)
- Characteristics of the PSPC plus XMA Instrument
- High-Resolution Imager (HRI)
- Wide-Field Camera (WFC)
- Guide to PSPC Calibration Observations
- Standard Analysis Software System (SASS)
- Standard Products of the ROSAT Data Archive (RDA)
- Mission History
- Known Problems and Bugs
- Calibration-related Memos and Publications
- Assessment of Efforts to Improve the Attitude Solution
- Summary of ROSAT On-line Databases
- PSPC Calibration Files for Standard Data Processing
- References
- Index