Index

Determine Background Counts per

ACF

Autocorrelation Analysis

asym. Gaussian line

Asymmetric Gaussian line

attitude

correction mode: Correction | Correction | Correction
mean: Create Images for Source
merging: 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax

background

count rate

Input Data Files

counts

particles

spectrum: 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Correction Commands | REMOVE/PARTICLES | REMOVE/PARTICLES

particles

selection

Extended Source: Spectra and | Spectral Binning | Spectral Binning

smoothed image

Create Smoothed Background Image

spectrum

Determine Total Field of

subtraction

Creating Spectra | Crowded Field: Clearing Contaminating

light curve: Creating Light Curves | Instrument Correction and Background | Instrument Correction and Background | Instrument Correction and Background | Instrument Correction and Background | Instrument Correction and Background | Instrument Correction and Background | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax
spectrum: Creating Spectra | Instrument Correction and Background | Instrument Correction and Background | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Correction Commands | REMOVE/PARTICLES | REMOVE/PARTICLES

band

ROSAT: 6.5 Instrument Specifics -
SASS: 6.5 Instrument Specifics -

BDT

Introduction | Input Data Formats

bin

amplitude

general definition

BIN

image

Spatial Binning into Images

light curve

many spectra

Projection Command Files

profile

Profiles | Profiles

pulse height channel

response matrix

Preparations

sky pixels

Profiles | Profiles

spectrum

time

binsize: Projection Commands
gaps suppression: BIN | BIN

black body

Boltzmann constant

Calculation of a Model | Spectral Models

broken power law

broken-power law | broken power law | broken power law

calibration area

Crosscorrelation Analysis

CCF

channel

bands: 6.5 Instrument Specifics -
energy: Detector Response Matrix
pulse height: Detector Response Matrix | 6.6 Products of the

chi-square

Fitting of Spectra | General Keywords | Spectral Header

grid

6.1 Examples for Reducing | Fitting of Spectra

pixel: Grid

probability

Signal Detection in Power | Integration of chi-square Distribution

test

Folding Search - Period

cluster analysis

Determine Cluster Properties

command

ADD/CONTOUR

Adding a Contour Image | Command Overview

ADJUST/MASK

Source Detection on PSPC | Source Detection on HRI | Local and Map Source | Screen an Image by | Command Overview

ALIGN/SCAN_IMAGE

Alignment of an Image | Command Overview

AVERAGE/OFF_AXIS_ANGLE

Determine Average Off-Axis Angle | Command Overview

BIN

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Projection Commands | BIN | BIN

BIN AMPL

BIN TIME

BIN XPIX

Profiles | Profiles

BIN/DETECTOR

BIN/IMAGE

CALCULATE/GALACTIC_NH

Sources partially obscured by

CALCULATE/HARDNESS_RATIO

Calculate Hardness Ratios | Command Overview

CALCULATE/PSF

Get Extent of a | Command Overview

CALCULATE_PSF

Calculation of the Point

COMPUTE/LIFE_TIME

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities | Calculate Source Count Rates

COMPUTE/LIFETIME

COMPUTE/PRECESS

EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic

COMPUTE/ROSAT_NAME

Applying the Maximum Likelihood | Determine Upper Limits for | Command Overview

COMPUTE/UPPER_LIMITS

CONVERT/DETECTION_LISTS

Merging of Source Lists | Conversion of Source Detection | Command Overview

CONVERT/PROBABILITY

CONVERT/RATE_TO_FLUX

CONVERT/SOURCE_TABLE

Creation of a Maximum | Command Overview

COPY/HEADER

CORRECT/LIGHT_CURVE

CORRECT/SPECTRUM

correction

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Source Detection on PSPC | Sources partially obscured by

COUNT

Projection Command Files | Projection Pipelines

CREATE/BG_IMAGE

CREATE/EXPOSURE

CREATE/GRID_TABLE

Creation of Position Grid | Command Overview

CREATE/HEADER

Source Detection on PSPC | Create Smoothed Background Image | Command Overview

CREATE/MASK

Screen an Image by | Command Overview

CREATE/PARFIL

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Creating and Modifying | Extended Parameter Files | Command Overview | Commands

CREATE/PSF

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | CREATE/PARFIL | Utilities | Utilities

CREATE/SMOOTH_BG_IMAGE

CREATE/SOURCE_DETECT_IMAGE

Source Detection on PSPC | Source Detection on HRI | Local and Map Source | Create Images for Source | Command Overview

CREATE/WOBBLED_MASK

Source Detection on PSPC | Screen an Image by | Sources partially obscured by | Command Overview

DETECT/LOCAL

Source Detection on PSPC | Local and Map Source | Command Overview

DETECT/MAP

Source Detection on PSPC | Local and Map Source | Command Overview

DETECT/MAXLIK

Source Detection on PSPC | Get Extent of a | Detect Sources with the | Command Overview

DETECT/SOURCES

Source Detection on HRI | All Source Detection Done | Command Overview

DRAW/BOX_PROFILE

Calculate Linear Intensity Profiles | Command Overview

DRAW/COORDINATES

Plot Coordinate Grids | Plot Coordinate Grids | Command Overview | Command Overview

DRAW/RADIAL_PROFILE

Get Extent of a | Command Overview

DRAW/SOURCE_POSITIONS

Source Detection on PSPC | Plot Source List Positions | Command Overview

EXSAS/NEWS

FIT/MULTI_SOURCE

Multi Source Fit to | Command Overview

FIT/SPECTRUM

Determine Galactic Coordinates of | Get Coordinates by Cursor | Command Overview

GET/COORDINATES

INPUT

INPUT | INPUT | SELECT

INTAPE/ROD

3.2 How to input

INTAPE/USROD

INTEGRATE/BOX

Calculate Counts within a | Command Overview

INTEGRATE/FLUX

INTEGRATE/RING

Calculate Counts within a | Command Overview

LABEL/SOURCE_POSITIONS

Label Source List Positions | Command Overview

LOAD/RGB

Creating Sky Images | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities

MAKE/FOLDING

Folding Search - Period

MAKE/PEM

Selection of Events | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities

MAKE/PROJECTION

MAKE/PSF_MODEL

MAKE/PSF_MODEL_PROFILE

Creation of a Point

MERGE/FILES

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities

MERGE/ML_SOURCE_TABLES

MERGE/SOURCE_TABLES

Source Detection on PSPC | Merging of Source Tables | Merging of Source Lists | Command Overview

MERGE/SPECTRA

MODEL/SPECTRUM

OPERATE/SPECTRUM

OUTPUT

OUTPUT | OUTPUT

OUTTAPE/XSPEC

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities | Utilities

OVERPLOT/AITOFF

Plotting Sources on an | Command Overview

OVERPLOT/COORDINATES

Plot Coordinate Grids | Command Overview

pipeline

PLOT/AITOFF

Plotting Sources on an | Command Overview

PLOT/CHI2

PLOT/ERROR

PLOT/FIT

PLOT/LIGHT_CURVE

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities

PLOT/PSF_MODEL

PLOT/RING_PROFILE

Get Extent of a | Calculate Radial Intensity Profiles | Command Overview

PLOT/SPECTRUM

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities

PREPARE/LIGHT_CURVE

PREPARE/SPECTRUM

Calculate Source Count Rates | Sources partially obscured by | Command Overview

projection

Projection Commands

PREPARE/LIGHT_CURVE: Plot of Light Curves
SORT/TABLE: Known-in-advance Period Detection

READ/EXPOSURE

READ/RANGES

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities

REBIN/EXPOSURE

REBIN/LIGHT_CURVE

Create a simulated observation | Command Overview

REMOVE/DETECTION_FILES

Source Detection on PSPC | Command Overview | Cleanup

REMOVE/PARTICLES

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Correction Commands | REMOVE/PARTICLES | REMOVE/PARTICLES

SELECT

Projection Commands | SELECT | SELECT

SELECT AMPL

SELECT TIME

SELECT/BOX

SELECT/INTERVAL

Projection Command Files | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines

SELECT/RING

SELECT/SECTOR

SET/PROJECTION

SHOW/PROJECTION

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities

SIMULATE/SOURCE

SIMULATE/SPECTRUM

spectral

EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic | Command Overview

TEST/CORRECTION

Instrument Correction and Background | Instrument Correction and Background | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities

TEST/PROJECTION

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities

timing

INTEGRATE/CHI2: Folding Search - Period

TRANSFORM/COORDINATES

TRANSFORM/EQU_ECL_GAL

Determine Galactic Coordinates of | EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic | Command Overview

TRANSFORM/RADEC_TO_PIXEL

EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic | Command Overview

TUTORIAL/PROJECTION

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities

TUTORIAL/SPECTRAL

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Spectral Header

utilities

WRITE/PARFIL

Creating and Modifying | Extended Parameter Files | Command Overview

WRITE/RADEC_TABLE

Get Extent of a | Determine Galactic Coordinates of | Create a User defined | Command Overview

command file

projection: Data Preparation | Extended Source: Spectra and | Extended Source: Spectra and | Extended Source: Spectra and | Extended Source: Spectra and | Crowded Field: Clearing Contaminating | Crowded Field: Clearing Contaminating | Profiles | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Projection Commands | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Utilities | Utilities

comparison

comptonization (Sunyaev-Titarchuk)

comptonization

confidence level

Commands | Commands | General Keywords | Fitted Parameters | Spectral Header

Gaussian sigma: Determine Upper Limits for

convergence limit

coordinates

cursor: Get Coordinates by Cursor
draw line: Plot Coordinate Grids
draw polygone: Plot Coordinate Grids
ecliptic: EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic
ellipse: Plot Coordinate Grids
equatorial: EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic
equinox: EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic
galactic: EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic
grid: Plot Coordinate Grids
image pixel: EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic
overplot frame: Plot Coordinate Grids
precession: EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic
sky pixels: EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic
transformation: EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic | EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic | EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic | Command Overview | Command Overview

correction

barycenter: Arrival Time Correction
dead time: Spectral Binning | Time Binning into Light | Instrument Correction and Background | Correction | Correction | SET/PROJECTION CORRECT | CREATE/PARFIL
light curve: Instrument Correction and Background
vignetting: Extended Source: Spectra and | Instrument Correction and Background | Instrument Correction and Background | Correction | SET/PROJECTION CORRECT | CREATE/PARFIL | Creation of Exposure Maps

correction vector

Power Law Fit to | Preparations | Simultaneous Fitting of Spectra

count

correction

point spread function: Calculate Source Count Rates
vignetting: Determine Upper Limits for | Calculate Hardness Ratios

correction

from image data

circle: Calculate Counts within a
rectangle: Calculate Counts within a
ring: Calculate Counts within a

from image data

photons

Projection Pipelines

count rate

background: Input Data Files
source: Input Data Files
total: Input Data Files

covariance matrix

Commands | Spectral Header | Spectral Header

cursor

select: Creating Sky Images | Creating Sky Images | Creating Sky Images | Creating Light Curves | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Profiles | Spectral Binning | Spectral Binning | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines

curved power law

curved-power law

data center

GSFC: 1.4 The ROSAT Science | 3.1 General Considerations
MPE: 1.4 The ROSAT Science
RAL: 1.4 The ROSAT Science
RSDC: 1.4 The ROSAT Science
SAO: 1.4 The ROSAT Science

data input

ROD: 3.2 How to input

data right

dead time

deceleration parameter

Spectrum (folded and unfolded) | Spectral Header

degree of freedom

detection

period: Known-in-advance Period Detection | Signal Detection in Power

detector

PSPC: 6.5 Instrument Specifics -
response: Fitting of Spectra | Simultaneous Fitting of Spectra | Detector Response Matrix | Detector Response Matrix | 6.5 Instrument Specifics -
response matrix: Preparations

detector pixel

BIN | CREATE/PARFIL

disk black body

effective area

Corrected Effective Area

PSPC: Power Law Fit to | Calculation of a total | Commands

efficiency

detector: Preparations

emission measure

energy

bands: 6.5 Instrument Specifics -
calibration: Detector Response Matrix
channel: Detector Response Matrix
flux: Calculation of Photon and | Spectral Header
line: Gaussian line | Asymmetric Gaussian line | Gaussian line
range: Calculation of Photon Flux | Integrated Flux Density and | General Keywords | General Keywords
select: Creating Sky Images | Creating Sky Images | Creating Light Curves | Creating Light Curves | Creating Spectra | Hardness Ratio | Hardness Ratio | Selection of Events | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Projection Commands | Projection Commands | SELECT | SELECT | SELECT | Projection Pipelines | PREPARE
unit: Calculation of a Model

ephemeris

Arrival Time Correction

error

additional: Additional Errors
contour line: 6.1 Examples for Reducing
count rate: Input Data Files
ellipse: Spectral Analysis | Commands
measured: Fitting of Spectra | General Keywords
parameter: Fitting of Spectra
statistical: General Keywords
systematic: General Keywords

ESO

ESO Operating Manual

examples

data preparation: 4.1 Examples of Typical
spatial analysis: 5.1 Examples of Typical
spectral analysis: 6.1 Examples for Reducing
timing analysis: 7.1 Typical Sessions for

exponential

exponential | exponential | exponential

exponential power law

power law exponential

exponential power law

exponential power law

exponential power law

exponential power law

exposure

image: Creation of Exposure Maps
time: Input Data Files | Spectral Header

EXSAS

calibration area

command

correction: 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax
projection: Projection Commands
spatial: Command Overview
spectral: Commands
timing: Introduction
utilities: 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Spectral Header

command

data input

data structure

Files

e-mail

header

command: Spectral Header
general: EXSAS Standard Headers | Commands
special: EXSAS Standard Headers
spectral: Spectral Header

header

help

installation guide

mail

portability

2.1 EXSAS Structure

request

2.8 EXSAS Distribution Policy

ROD

2.1 EXSAS Structure

software

support

team

test data area

tutorial

2.5 Help Utilities | 2.5 Help Utilities

update

EXSAS/MIDAS

installation: 2.6 EXSAS Support

FFT

Segmented Power Spectrum | Long Power Spectrum

file

correction table

Commands | Commands | Commands

effective area table

input

observed spectrum

output

parameter

Commands | Parameter File

response matrix

Commands | Commands | Commands | Commands

spectral

Mewe-Kaastra: Mewe-Kaastra

spectral model

atomic: thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith -
thbrall: thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith - | Raymond-Smith (variable abundances)
thbrsm: thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith - | Raymond-Smith (He and metal
thbrte: General Keywords | thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith - | Raymond-Smith (quick mode)

type

DRM: Detector Response Matrix
EFC: Corrected Effective Area
SPE: Commands

type

filter

Preparations | Spectral Models

boron: Correction | CREATE/PARFIL
transmission: Corrected Effective Area

fit

Chi-square Grid Search

best-fit: Spectral Analysis | Fitting of Spectra
goodness-of-fit: Fitting of Spectra
least-squares: Fitting of Spectra
power law: Power Law Fit to
spectral: Spectral Analysis

FITS

Calculation of Photon Flux | Calculation of Photon Flux | Integrated Flux Density and

flux

energy: Calculation of Photon and
photon: Calculation of Photon Flux | Calculation of Photon and | Spectral Models
source: Calculation of Photon Flux
unit: Spectral Models

folding

Preparations | General Keywords | Folding Search - Phase

format

Input Data Formats

FITS: 1.6 Extended Data Evaluation

FORTRAN

2.1 EXSAS Structure | Raymond-Smith (He and metal

frequency-time image

Segmented Power Spectrum | Frequency-Time Image Handling | Frequency-Time Image Conversion to | Frequency-Time Image Display

Gaunt factor

thermal bremsstrahlung | thermal bremsstrahlung | thermal-bremsstrahlung

Gaussian line

Gaussian line | Gaussian line

GSOC

Calculate Hardness Ratios | 6.6 Products of the

hardness ratio

error: Calculate Hardness Ratios
image: Hardness Ratio

header

general: Simultaneous Fitting of Spectra
spectral: Calculation of a Model

helium

abundance: thermal bremsstrahlung
line energies: Raymond-Smith (He and metal

help

facility: 2.5 Help Utilities
qualifier: 2.5 Help Utilities

Hubble parameter

Spatial Binning into Images

hydrogen

abundance: thermal bremsstrahlung | thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith -
column density: galactic absorption (standard absorption | galactic absorption (interstellar absorption | source absorption (intrinsic absorption
line energies: Raymond-Smith (He and metal

image

as reference

Creating Sky Images

bin

binsize

Creating Sky Images | Creating Sky Images | Spatial Binning into Images | BIN

units: Creating Sky Images

corrected

Creating Sky Images | Extended Source: Spectra and | Creation of Exposure Maps

detector

Projection Commands | BIN

energy

Creating Sky Images | Creating Sky Images | Hardness Ratio | Utilities

exposure

Creation of Exposure Maps | Calculate Source Count Rates

hardness ratio

Hardness Ratio

intensity

movie

Projection Command Files

patchwork

Create Images for Source

reference image

Creating Light Curves | Creating Spectra

screen by a mask

Screen an Image by

select

SET/PROJECTION

Creation of Exposure Maps

size

Creating Sky Images | Spatial Binning into Images | BIN

sky

BIN

true color

Creating Sky Images | Utilities

vignetting

input

file: General Keywords
mode: General Keywords

intensity contours

confidence levels: Calculate Intensity Contours

iteration

General Keywords | Spectral Header

Kellog-Baldwin-Koch

thermal bremsstrahlung | thermal bremsstrahlung | thermal-bremsstrahlung

Kelvin

Spectral Models

key word

standard MIDAS: Output key words

Kolmogorov-Smirnov test

Is my Source constant? | Variability Analysis

Krolik-Kallman

source absorption (intrinsic absorption

label

Simulation of a Spectrum

column: Commands | Input Data Files | Corrected Effective Area

least-squares

length

unit: Calculation of a Model

Levenberg-Marquardt

Calculate Source Count Rates

life time

accepted time intervals: Calculate Source Count Rates

light curve

as reference

Projection Pipelines

binsize

Projection Commands

correction

Instrument Correction and Background | Instrument Correction and Background | Instrument Correction and Background | Correction

dead time: Correction

energy band

Hardness Ratio

energy bands

Creating Light Curves

from extended source

Extended Source: Spectra and

from point source

Creating Light Curves | Creating Light Curves | Creating Light Curves | Creating Light Curves | Creating Light Curves

select

luminosity

Integrated Flux Density and

luminosity distance

mask

adjusted: Source Detection on PSPC
window support struts: Screen an Image by

maximum likelihood

5.7 Data Analysis Methods | Fitting of Spectra | General Keywords | Spectral Header

merging

attitude: 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities
events: Utilities
photon lists: 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Utilities | Utilities

merit function

2.2 MIDAS Environment | Detector Response Matrix

metal

abundance: thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith -
line energies: Raymond-Smith (He and metal

Mewe-Kaastra

solar abundances: thermal plasma (Mewe-Kaastra -
variable abundances: thermal plasma (Mewe-Kaastra -

MIDAS

2.1 EXSAS Structure

bulk data frame

command

enviroment

files

2.2 MIDAS Environment | Detector Response Matrix

image

interactive help facility

standard header

MIDAS Standard Headers

image: MIDAS Standard Headers
table: MIDAS Standard Headers

table

column: 2.2 MIDAS Environment
row: 2.2 MIDAS Environment

tutorial

mirror reflectivity

Preparations

model

acronym

Power Law Fit to | Commands | Commands | Commands

parameter

error: Spectral Header

Molnar

thermal bremsstrahlung | thermal bremsstrahlung | thermal-bremsstrahlung

neutron star

Oberpfaffenhofen/Weilheim

Determine Average Off-Axis Angle | EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic

off-axis angle

operating system

UNIX: 1.6 Extended Data Evaluation | 2.6 EXSAS Support
VMS: 1.6 Extended Data Evaluation | 2.6 EXSAS Support

output

file: General Keywords | Output Data Files
key word: Output key words
mode: General Keywords | Output Data Files

OUTPUTC

Output key words

OUTPUTR

Output key words

parameter

Parameter File general Format

fit: Model related Keywords
fixed: Model related Keywords
free: Model related Keywords
interesting: Model related Keywords
uninteresting: Model related Keywords

parameter file

Parameter File

format

keyword

Parameter File

general: General Keywords
model related: Model related Keywords

source detection

creation: Creating and Modifying

spatial analysis

5.3 Command Syntax and

modification: Creating and Modifying

syntax

Parameter File

PEM

MAKE/PEM: Selection of Events | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities
sky maps: Selection of Events | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities

PET

Introduction | Input Data Formats

merging: Utilities
sky maps: 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax

Phase Dispersion Method

Folding Search - Phase

photon

flux

Calculation of Photon and | Spectral Header

spectrum: Fitting of Spectra

index

Chi-square Grid Search | power law | broken-power law | curved-power law

pipeline

projection: Projection Command Files | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines

Planck spectrum

black body (Planck spectrum) | black body (Planck spectrum) | black body (Planck spectrum)

plot

accepted times

Plot of accepted Times

ACF

Plot of ACFs

CCF

Plot of CCFs

chi2_contour

Chi-square Grid Search

fit

Power Law Fit to

folding

Plot of folded Light

Kolmogorov-Smirnov

Plot of Kolmogorov-Smirnov Output

light curve

4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities | Plot of Light Curves

power spectrum

Plot of Power Spectra

spectrum

Instrument Correction and Background | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Utilities | Utilities

XSPEC: Utilities

point spread function

FWHM: Get Extent of a
ROSAT HRI: Point Spread Function
ROSAT PSPC: Point Spread Function
ROSAT WFC: Point Spread Function

power law

fit: Power Law Fit to | Power Law Fit to

power spectrum

Power Spectrum Analysis

long: Long Power Spectrum
segmented: Segmented Power Spectrum

principal investigator

probability

binomial: Detect Sources using Local
chi-square: Detect Sources using Local
existence: Detect Sources using Local
Gaussian sigma: Detect Sources using Local
likelihood: Detect Sources using Local

profile

Profiles

azimuthal: Calculate Azimuthal Intensity Profiles
box: Command Overview
linear: Calculate Linear Intensity Profiles
radial: Get Extent of a | Determine Source Extent | Calculate Radial Intensity Profiles | Command Overview
ring integrated: Get Extent of a | Determine Source Extent | Calculate Radial Intensity Profiles | Command Overview
ROSAT PSPC on-axis: Determine Source Extent
select: Profiles | Profiles

projection

command file: Data Preparation | Extended Source: Spectra and | Extended Source: Spectra and | Extended Source: Spectra and | Extended Source: Spectra and | Crowded Field: Clearing Contaminating | Crowded Field: Clearing Contaminating | Profiles | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Projection Commands | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Utilities | Utilities
pipeline: Projection Command Files | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines

PSPC

calibrated amplitudes

detection efficiency

EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic

detector center

detector response

energy range

energy resolution

energy-channel relation

exposure map

Exposure Map

hardness ratio

6.6 Products of the

instrument map

5.4 Instrument Specifics - | Instrument Map

particle background

5.4 Instrument Specifics - | Point Spread Function

point spread function

on-axis surface brightness: Point Spread Function

range of channels

standard bands

Screen an Image by | Sources partially obscured by

window support structure

pulse height

amplitude: Preparations
channel: Preparations | Simulation of a Spectrum | Input Data Files | Detector Response Matrix | Detector Response Matrix
spectrum: Spectral Analysis | Preparations

qualifier

Rayleigh test

Folding Search - Period

Raymond-Smith

atomic: Raymond-Smith (full code)
full code: thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith -
individual abundances: thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith -
metal abundances: thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith -
quick mode: thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith -

rebin

light curve: Utilities

red shift

residuals

Power Law Fit to | 6.6 Products of the

ROD

3.1 General Considerations | 3.2 How to input

data input: 3.2 How to input
exabyte cassette: 3.1 General Considerations
HRI: 3.3 The ROSAT Data
magnetic tape: 3.1 General Considerations
PSPC: 3.3 The ROSAT Data
standard analysis processing: 3.1 General Considerations

ROSAT

6.6 Products of the

all sky survey

altitude

archive

service: 1.5 Standard Data Processing

attitude

calibration/verification phase

channel bands

6.1 Examples for Reducing

data

housekeeping

inclination

mission time line

pointing

1.3 Satellite Data Flow | 1.4 The ROSAT Science

RSDC

SASS

1.5 Standard Data Processing

satellite

1.5 Standard Data Processing

ground station: 1.3 Satellite Data Flow

standard data processing

telemetry data

1.2 The ROSAT Instruments

telescope

X-ray: 1.1 Introduction | 1.6 Extended Data Evaluation
XRT: 1.2 The ROSAT Instruments
XUV: 1.1 Introduction

telescope

WFC

data center: 1.3 Satellite Data Flow

X-ray telescope

optical axis: EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic
pointing direction: Create Images for Source | EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic
vignetting: 5.4 Instrument Specifics - | Vignetting

X-ray telescope

XRT

HRI: 1.2 The ROSAT Instruments
PSPC: 1.2 The ROSAT Instruments

XRT

ROSAT name

Utilities | Utilities

ROSAT NEWS

1.5 Standard Data Processing

SASS

channel bands: 6.5 Instrument Specifics -

scale factor

scale factor

Schwarzschild radius

Relevant Descriptors from the

select

detector: Projection Commands | SELECT
energy: Creating Sky Images | Creating Sky Images | Creating Light Curves | Creating Light Curves | Creating Spectra | Hardness Ratio | Hardness Ratio | Selection of Events | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Projection Commands | Projection Commands | SELECT | SELECT | SELECT | Projection Pipelines | PREPARE
exclusion: Crowded Field: Clearing Contaminating
in count rate: Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines
optimization: Selection of Events
spatial: Creating Sky Images | Creating Sky Images | Creating Sky Images | Creating Light Curves | Creating Light Curves | Creating Light Curves | Creating Light Curves | Creating Light Curves | Creating Light Curves | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Extended Source: Spectra and | Crowded Field: Clearing Contaminating | Hardness Ratio | Profiles | Spectral Binning | Selection of Events | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Projection Commands | Projection Commands | Projection Commands | SELECT | SELECT | SELECT | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines
time: Creating Sky Images | Creating Light Curves | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Selection of Events | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Projection Commands | Projection Commands | SELECT | SELECT | SELECT | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines
via cursor: Creating Sky Images | Creating Sky Images | Creating Sky Images | Creating Light Curves | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Profiles | Spectral Binning | Spectral Binning | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines

sky pixel

Spatial Binning into Images | Projection Commands | BIN

source

blobs: Merging of Source Tables
count rate: Input Data Files
display positions: Plot Source List Positions
distance to neighbour: EquatorialEcliptic and Galactic
intrinsic width: Get Extent of a
label positions: Label Source List Positions

source detection

close pair of stars

Merging of Source Tables

example session

ROSAT HRI: Source Detection on HRI
ROSAT WFC: Local and Map Source

example session

EXSAS and Midas descriptors

extended objects

Detect Sources using Local | Detect Sources using Background

extended structure

Merging of Source Tables

HRI

Source Detection on HRI | Create Images for Source

input and output files

Input Files | List of Input/Output File

local

Source Detection on PSPC | Source Detection on PSPC

off-axis angle: Detect Sources using Local

local and map

distance to rib: Output Files
likelihood of existence: Output Files

local and map

map

Source Detection on PSPC | Merging of Source Tables

maximum likelihood

Source Detection on PSPC | Source Detection on PSPC | Local and Map Source | 5.7 Data Analysis Methods

parameter files

creation: Creating and Modifying

post-merge

Merging of Source Lists

pre-merge

Merging of Source Lists

preparatory tasks

Source Detection on PSPC | Source Detection on HRI

results

background counts: Output Files | Output Files
distance to next source: Output Files
error in source count rate: Output Files
error in source counts: Output Files
error in source extension: Output Files
error in source x-position: Output Files
error in source y-position: Output Files
likelihood of existence: Output Files
likelihood of extention: Output Files
local and map source counts: Output Files
merged source counts: Output Files
ML source counts: Output Files
size of detection cell: Output Files
source count rate: Output Files
source extension: Output Files
source x-position: Output Files
source y-position: Output Files
upper limit counts: Output Files
vignetting correction factor: Output Files

results

ROSAT Survey

technique

maximum likelihood: Detect Sources with the | 5.7 Data Analysis Methods
sliding window: Detect Sources using Local

technique

upper limits

counts: Determine Upper Limits for

WFC

Local and Map Source

source model

Spectral Models | Source Models (additive) | Source Models (normalized to

additive

Additive models | Spectral Models | Source Models (additive)

energy flux: Source Models (normalized to
luminosity: Source Models (normalized to

asym. Gaussian line, asyg

Asymmetric Gaussian line

black body

bbdy: Model related Keywords | black body (Planck spectrum)
bbef: black body (Planck spectrum)
bblm: black body (Planck spectrum)

black body

broken power law

bpef: broken power law
bplm: broken power law
brpl: broken-power law

broken power law

comptonization, comp

comptonization (Sunyaev-Titarchuk)

curved power law, pwlb

curved-power law

disk black body, dibb

User defined source model

exponential

exef: exponential
exlm: exponential
expo: exponential

exponential

exponential power law

plex: power law exponential

exponential power law

epef: exponential power law

exponential power law

eplm: exponential power law

Gaussian line

gaus: Gaussian line
gsef: Gaussian line

Gaussian line

power law

plef: power law
pllm: power law
powl: Power Law Fit to | Model related Keywords | Model related Keywords | power law

power law

thermal bremsstrahlung

tbef: thermal bremsstrahlung
tblm: thermal-bremsstrahlung
thbr: Model related Keywords | thermal bremsstrahlung

thermal bremsstrahlung

thermal plasma

meka: thermal plasma (Mewe-Kaastra -
mekv: thermal plasma (Mewe-Kaastra -
rasm: thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith -
rsma: thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith -
rsmf: thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith -
rsms: thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith -

thermal plasma

user defined, user

white spectrum, cons

Constant (white spectrum)

spacecraft clock

Conversion from Spacecraft Clock

spectrum

calculate: General Keywords
compare: General Keywords
correction: Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Extended Source: Spectra and | Spectral Binning
fit: General Keywords
from extended source: Extended Source: Spectra and
from point source: Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Extended Source: Spectra and
rebin: Background subtraction | PREPARE
select: Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Extended Source: Spectra and | Spectral Binning | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Pipelines

standard data processing

6.6 Products of the

hardness ratio: 6.6 Products of the

standard processing

1.5 Standard Data Processing | 3.1 General Considerations | Images

images: Images
source tables: Source Tables
spectra: 6.6 Products of the

support

Calculation of Photon Flux

table

column

label: Commands | Input Data Files | Corrected Effective Area

column

row

telescope

Spectral Analysis

XRT: 6.5 Instrument Specifics -

temperature

comptonization (Sunyaev-Titarchuk)

plasma: thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith - | thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith - | thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith - | thermal plasma (Raymond-Smith - | thermal plasma (Mewe-Kaastra - | Raymond-Smith (quick mode) | Raymond-Smith (He and metal | Raymond-Smith (variable abundances)
radiation: black body (Planck spectrum)

test data area

1.6 Extended Data Evaluation | 2.6 EXSAS Support

thermal bremsstrahlung

thermal plasma

time

select: Creating Sky Images | Creating Light Curves | Creating Spectra | Creating Spectra | Selection of Events | 4.3 Preparation Command Syntax | Projection Commands | Projection Commands | SELECT | SELECT | SELECT | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Command Files | Projection Pipelines | Projection Pipelines
sorting: Instrument Correction and Background | CREATE/PARFIL
unit: Calculation of a Model

tutorial

EXSAS: 2.5 Help Utilities
MIDAS: 2.5 Help Utilities

unit

sky pixels: Spatial Binning into Images
spatial intervals: Creating Light Curves | Creating Spectra
spatial positions: Creating Light Curves | Creating Spectra

unit system

Calculation of a Model

UNIX

upper limits

counts

correction vignetting: Determine Upper Limits for

flux

confidence: Determine Upper Limits for
convidence levels: Determine Upper Limits for

flux

user defined model

User defined source model | user defined absorption model

utility

help: 2.5 Help Utilities
tutorial: 2.5 Help Utilities

vignetting

VMS

1.6 Extended Data Evaluation | 2.6 EXSAS Support

white spectrum

Constant (white spectrum)

XRT, energy range