Quick look/analysis tool for XMM-Newton Pipeline Products and Catalogue

This tool is a Graphical User Interface that allows a quick visualisation and analysis of the XMM-Newton Pipeline products (PPS) as well as the XMM-Newton catalogue. The code is written in Python and has an interface to the ds9 application.

Tu run the code you first need to download the XMM-Newton Pipeline Products of the observations you want to analyse at:
XMM-Newton Science Archive Search

You also need to download one of the latest versions of the XMM-Newton Catalogue at:
The XMM-Newton Survey Science Catalogues

The Python codes can be retrieved here (2 files):
screening.py
screen_extra.py

Before running the scripts you need to indicate the path to your XMM-Newton PPS files and Catalogue via the keywords root_dir and ltvcatfile, respectively, appearing at the top of the main code.

Please read carefully the Handbook before you start.

For any feedback or questions, please contact me at scarpano(at)mpe.mpg.de