XMM-Newton Data Analysis - Observation Overview

There are two ways to get a quick overview about an XMM observation: a) through the XMM-Newton Observation Log browser page at VILSPA or b) running the XMMSAS task odfbrowser over your own ODF:

The XMM-Newton Observation log browser:
The Webpage at VILSPA provides an XMM-Newton Observation Log Browser Page where you can search all performed observations. You can search for the Revolution/orbit number, target name and coordinates, etc. The Webpage will give you information on the instruments used and the observing times.

The XMMSAS Task odfbrowser:

The new XMMSAS version 5.3.0. provides a new task named odfbrowser that is an interactive graphical viewer of and XMM observation. It allows you to view the observations, but also to process the observation interactively. Please make sure that before you start the task odfbrowser, that you have created a summary file ..SUM.SAS in you ODF directory and that you have also created an ccf.cif files, if you wish to run the metatasks to create eventfiles form the ODF via the interactive odfbrowser task. Please have a look at System Setup Page. Below displays an example of an observation of LBQS 2212-1759 from orbit 355:

odfbrowser display

Display of the XMM observation of LBQS 2212-1759 from orbit 355 of observation 0106660501

The Display shows the basic information about the observation, and displays graphically the length of the observations. When you move the mouse over one of the observations, it displays also information, e.g. what filter has been used.
In the upper left corber of the odfbrowser display are the keys that control the processing of the ODF data. When you click on those M, R, P, and O, keys it will pop-up an new display that allows you to controll the processing in more details.

Last change: 2002-04-19 16:00 by D. Grupe