XMM-Newton Science Analysis System Page: 1 rgsbkgmodel July 9, 2007 Abstract Compute a model background spectrum from RGS background templates 1 Instruments/Modes Instrument Mode RGS Spectroscopy 2 Use In the interactive environment. pipeline processing no interactive analysis yes 3 Description The aim of this package is to compute a model spectrum of the RGS background applicable to a given observation from a combination of observations of empty elds. ... Model background spectra (OGIP-compliant). ...

... Let us assume that table OBSERVP.tbl contains observations of a periodic phenomenon. ... SET/CONTEXT TSA ! Enable TSA package . NORMALIZE/TSA OBSERVP :VALUE ! ... BAND/TSA OBSERVP ! ... Inspect corresponding settings . POWER/TSA OBSERVP POWERSPEC ! Compute power spectrum and . ... PLOT/ROW POWERSPEC ! ... PLOT/ROW AOVSPEC ! ... POWER/TSA ? LINESPEC 20 .01 501 ! Compute detail of power spec. PLOT/ROW LINESPEC ! ... WIDTH/TSA LINESPEC ! ... SINEFIT/TSA OBSERVP CLNOBS 23 1 ! ...

... STScI . HST . NICMOS STScI Analysis Newsletter 7 . ... Data . ... HST Overview . ... Data Analyst Position Available at STScI ---------------------------------------- The Space Telescope Science Institute currently has openings for Data Analysts. Data Analysts in the Science Support Division help General Observers and Archive Researchers analyze HST data, work with Instrument Scientists in calibrating the HST instruments, and work with STScI staff on grant-supported research projects. ...

The VLTI Calibrator Selector Tool is a tool intended to assist in the selection of suitable interferometric calibrators for VLTI observations with MIDI and AMBER. It uses a model of the VLTI and its instruments to assess the fringe visibility, given the observed bandpass, the geometry, spectrum, and coordinates of the target and the time at which the observations are to be made. ... The tool offers an HTML/Java based interface and consists of two pages. ... The quality flag depends on LDD_chi2. ...

Next: Model Spectra for Spectral-Fitting Up: Spectral Analysis Previous: A Quick Look at . ... For ROSAT PSPC data, this conversion is done during the on-line (SASS) processing. For IPC observations, the instrument gain varies both across the detector and in time, and is applied during off-line processing (PROS) using the BAL histogram. By default, spectra are extracted in PI bins for PSPC data and in PHA bins for IPC data. ... Special techniques are required when using Einstein IPC data. ...

Determination of short-term proper motions of fast stars with Pulkovo Normal Astrograph. ... Khovritchev Laboratory of Astrometry and Stellar Astronomy of the Pulkovo Observatory, RAS, Saint-Petersburg Observations Normal Astrograph (D/F=33 cm/3.5m), CCD camera: S2C, FOV = 18x16 arcmin, Pixel size 900x900 mas Determination of the new proper motions of 413 LSPM stars 1 epoch : CCD-surveys and catalogs -- M2000, CMC14, 2MASS, SDSS DR7 2 epoch : CCD-observations with the ...

Multibeam Survey Working Group . ... The two main projects, which require large amounts of telescope time and which have already underway are the HIPASS and the ZOA surveys. ... Data and analysis papers written by HIPASS/ZOA 1 team members before January 1, 2001 will normally list as co-authors all those HIPASS/ZOA members who have actively participated at some stage in the system design, preparation, observations, analysis or interpretation of the survey data. ... HIPASS: . ... HIPASS/ZOA 1 . ...

... This paper describes the main algorithms used by the Einstein Level One processing to create the exposure masks and the background maps for Einstein IPC images, and how these algorithms were recreated in the IRAF environment. Our goal was to recreate the algorithms used by the Level One Processing to create exposure masks and background maps for Einstein Image Proportional Counter (IPC) data (cf. sections 2.5 and 2.7 of Harnden et al. ...

Plans are under way to create a new way of performing non-interactive observations which will be called auto-observing . ... Non-interactive observing with CIMA has for a long time been available with the use of CIMA command files. Contrary to normal command file observing which requires a command file with a set of commands to be executed sequentially, auto-observing will use a list of sources and a list of instructions on how to observe each of the sources. ...

... Day-by-day lines contain complete set and intended for those who have been there (I mean, in Kyoto :) . ... Large format is mainly for 1600x1200 screens and fast link (pictures are up to 150K in size). Normal is for typical 1024x768 screen (i.e. 15" monitors). ... Photos look incredible on it. ... Large . ... Normal . ... Thumbnails . ... Contents with thumbnails: Large | ... Nara, one of the historical cities of Japan . ... August 17, Sunday. ... Nara. ... return to photo album contents | ...

... The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a computer client or server to another server or reference time source, such as a radio or satellite receiver or modem. ... Information on the NTP architecture, protocol and algorithms can be found in the Further Information and Bibliography page. The Building and Installing the Distribution page presents an overview of the procedures for compiling the distribution and installing it on a typical client or server. ...

... The commissioning of the FORS2 multi-mode astronomical instrument at KUEYEN , the second FOcal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph at the ESO Very Large Telescope, was successfully finished today. ... FORS2 is now ready to be handed over to the astronomers on April 1, 2000. ... Additional information about the VLT Data Flow System is available in ESO PR 10/99 . ... ESO Press Photo 05a/00 . Preview; JPEG: 400 x 452; 52k] . ... This is the caption to ESO PR Photos 05a-c/00 . ...

In order to calculate the line profile of a given absorption line for atomic species Z with a wavelength LAMBDA (in Angstroms) and a microturbulent velocity VT (in km/s). ... mode . ... 1) The input model may contain more than one model (i.e. it may be an entire grid of models). Spectrum will cycle through this grid NMOD times, omitting NSKIP-1 models from the . ... However, the input data following MODE must be repeated NMOD times in order to obtain equivalent results for each model in the grid. ...

This directory contains Calgary Neutron Monitor Data at five minute resolution. Each file is a gzipped tar archive that contains files of uncorrected count rates and barometric pressures at five minute intervals for one year. A file named snm.calg.fmi.YYYY.tgz is an archive that holds five minute data for the year YYYY. ... So a file named cal01030.fmi contains five minute uncorrected data for year 2001 day 30 (which is Jan 30, 2001). ... A text file named note.txt is also usually present. ...

... The Science Operation Department is composed of Astronomers, Telescope Instruments Operators(TIOs) and Data Handling Administrators(DHAs). ... Astronomers have proposed several methods to quantitatively measure the amount of turbulence above the telescope, which the most common ones is Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM). In optical testing, the Hartmann test is the common method to test the quality of optical components. ... Hartmann mask consists of 48 lenses. ...

... Slitless is configured to work primarily with the STIS G750L grism mode, but more modes can be defined by the user using a simple grism dispersion configuration file. 5. stecf.impol ­ an IRAF Imaging Polarimetry Reduction Package The impol package consists of five tasks to reduce, simulate and plot imaging linear polarimetry data taken with the HST instruments with polarizing facilities - currently FOC, NICMOS and WFPC2. ... Linear polarization and position angle images are required. ...

... There are still a few items on a punch list of things to be completed. ... Sometimes recovery is quick and other times the instrument self corrects itself just by sitting idle. ... As of August 30, 2013, the 3.5-m has implemented a TAI time standard in all the instrument headers. ... ARCES . ... 2015-11-30: The slitviewer computer problems appear to be intermittent but are quickly resolved by the observing specialist. ... The instrument is available again . ... 2015-10-26: Vacuum not soft. ...

Next: GOCG Post-Observation Products . ... Reconstructed Orbit . JPL MMNAV Reconstructed Orbit . ... The JPL MMNAV files will be made available on the JPL MMNAV FTP site in directory [RAstron.ODDATA.JPLICV.TRACK] (note the capital letters). back to top . ... What: X-band Doppler tracking data will be transmitted in near real-time from the DSN GTS to the JPL MMNAV team and from the Pushchino GTS to the ASC navigation team, and post-pass (via FTP) from the GBTS to the JPL MMNAV team. ...

... On the left is a normal star field containing the constellation Orion. ... A Wolf-Rayet Star Blows Bubbles . ... Wolf-Rayet stars can blow bubbles. ... All extremely massive stars will eventually evolve though a Wolf-Rayet phase. ... Wolf-Rayet stars generate bubbles because they continually eject their outer atmosphere as a stellar wind. ... Although Aurora might first appear to be moonlit clouds, they only add light to the sky, and hence can not block background stars from view. ... X-Ray Earth . ...

... Observational Zoo of Binaries with Compact Stars . Evolutionary Scenarios of Binary Systems . ... Evolution of Magnetic Rotators . ... Mixing types of E-P-A binary systems with non-zero orbital . ... Binary Pulsar Diversity and High Neutron Star Birth Velocity . ... Ejectors in Massive Binary Systems . ... Other Candidates for Ejecting Stars in Binary Systems . ... Cosmic Rays and Evolution of Binary . ... Sky in Gravitational Waves . ... Gravitational Waves from Coalescing Compact Binary Stars . ...