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- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/exopubs
- Title:
- EXOSAT Bibliography
- Short Name:
- EXOPUBS
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- This database table contains information about all EXOSAT publications in refereed journals that make use of EXOSAT data. Each entry is unique for every combination of publication and X-ray source. For example, a paper which discusses five X-ray sources will have generated five distinct entries in the database, each referring to a different X-ray source. Unlike EXOLOG, the EXOPUBS database also includes entries for serendipitous sources. In addition to standard database parameters such as source name, coordinates, object class, etc., the EXOPUBS includes the full reference (authors, journal, volume, page, year) and title of each publication. Note the information is not complete after the year 1991. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/exohgls
- Title:
- EXOSAT/CMA High Galactic Latitude Survey
- Short Name:
- EXOSAT/High
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- A survey of serendipitous source performed in the very soft X-ray band (0.05-2.0 keV) using the EXOSAT imaging telescopes is presented. The survey covers 783 square degrees of high galactic latitude sky and includes 210 serendipitous sources which define a complete (flux-limited) sample. An extensive program of optical and radio observatories together with cross-correlations with catalogs of known objects lead to the identification of 200 of the 210 detected sources. The 10 remaining objects have been preliminarily classified on the basis of their X-ray to optical flux ratios, thus making the sample essentially fully identified. Twenty-three additional serendipitous sources which did not satisfy the requirements for inclusion in the complete sample were also identified during the optical observations program. The complete sample has been used to study the logN-logS relation and the average spectral slope of AGN. It is found that the logN-logS slope is consistent with that of the Einstein Extended Medium Sensitivity Survey (EMSS) and with the "Euclidean" value of 1.5. The normalization of the logN-logS is a strong function of the assumed spectral slope of AGN. Consistency with the results of the EMSS implies that the average (energy) slope of extragalactic sources in the soft X-ray band is very steep (alpha ~ 1.5). An analysis of the association between AGN detection and Galactic NH also shows that alpha is steep and inconsistent with the canonical value of 0.7. The survey was particularly successful in detecting nearby Galactic soft X-ray emitters and includes a significantly higher percentage of stars than the Einstein EMSS, five White Dwarfs, and three previously unknown AM Her type systems. The sample of sources in this catalog has been selected from the CMA database, which it has been generated using a standard processing on the LE data. The source detection algorithm used a sliding cell method. The size of the search cell is such as to maximize the sensitivity across the field of view. For more information about the LE processing see the documentation in the CMA database. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/cmaimage
- Title:
- EXOSAT CMA Images for Each Pointing
- Short Name:
- CMAIMAGE
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- This database table contains the images from two EXOSAT LE telescopes with the channel multiplier array (CMA) detectors in the focal plane. The CMA/telescope combination covers the 0.05-2.5 keV energy range with a field of view of 2 degrees and an on-axis angular resolution of 24 arc seconds (HEW). The detectors had no intrinsic spectral capabilities; however, different filters were used to make broad band measurements. The most commonly used were Thin Lexan (number 7), Aluminum-Parylene (number 6) and Boron (number 8). An image was generated for each filter used during an observation. This Browse table was created in March 1995 and updated in October 2003. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/cmascreen
- Title:
- EXOSAT/CMA Sources (Screened for Quality)
- Short Name:
- CMASCREEN
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- This database table contains the results of the sources detected from the two EXOSAT LE telescopes. Each telescope had a channel multiplier array, CMA, detector in the focal plane. The CMA/telescope combination covered the 0.05-2.0 keV energy range with a field of view of 2 degrees and an on-axis angular resolution of 20 arcseconds (HEW). The detectors had no intrinsic spectral capabilities; however, different filters were used to make broad band measurements. The most commonly used were thin Lexan (no. 7), Aluminum-Parylene (no. 6) and Boron (no. 8). An image was generated for each observation using a particular filter. A detection program was used to generate one database entry per source detected above a particular threshold. This catalog contains the list of detected sources, details about those detections, plus the names of the files containing the associated image and lightcurves. Since many objects were observed many times, there are multiple entries per object. The list of detections in this database table has been screened for quality. Only sources with qflag_le >= 3 are present. Please refer to the <a href="/W3Browse/exosat/cma.html">CMA</a> database table for the complete, unscreened list of detections. This database table was created by the HEASARC in August 2020, and it is based on a table created by the HEASARC in 1995 or earlier. The original CMA database table was created at the EXOSAT observatory during the post-operation phase (1986-1990) as part of the pipeline processing. These CMA results are part of the HEASARC data holdings from the start of the HEASARC. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/cma
- Title:
- EXOSAT/CMA Sources (Unscreened)
- Short Name:
- CMA
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- This database table contains the results of the sources detected from the two EXOSAT LE telescopes. Each telescope had a channel multiplier array, CMA, detector in the focal plane. The CMA/telescope combination covered the 0.05-2.0 keV energy range with a field of view of 2 degrees and an on-axis angular resolution of 20 arcseconds (HEW). The detectors had no intrinsic spectral capabilities; however, different filters were used to make broad band measurements. The most commonly used were thin Lexan (no. 7), Aluminum-Parylene (no. 6) and Boron (no. 8). An image was generated for each observation using a particular filter. A detection program was used to generate one database entry per source detected above a particular threshold. This catalog contains the list of detected sources, details about those detections, plus the names of the files containing the associated image and lightcurves. Since many objects were observed many times, there are multiple entries per object. This database table contains the complete list of detections and has not been screened for quality. Please refer to the <a href="/W3Browse/exosat/cmascreen.html">CMASCREEN</a> database table for a version which has been screened for quality. This database table was created by the HEASARC in August 2020, and it is based on a table created by the HEASARC in 1995 or earlier. The original CMA database table was created at the EXOSAT observatory during the post-operation phase (1986-1990) as part of the pipeline processing. These CMA results are part of the HEASARC data holdings from the start of the HEASARC. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/gs
- Title:
- EXOSAT GSPC Spectra and Lightcurves
- Short Name:
- GS
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- The results and data products from the EXOSAT GSPC. Only sources with ME count rates of at least 5 ct/s/half are included. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/exomaster
- Title:
- EXOSAT Master Observation List
- Short Name:
- EXOSAT
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- The EXOMASTER database contains the EXOSAT observation log. This is a complete list of all EXOSAT observations, observing modes, and principal investigators. The log can be used to find out which targets were observed by EXOSAT, who observed them and the observation configuration. In addition this database can also be used to check the availability of the FOT (Final Observation Tape) files (the original raw data files) and their reformatted FITS files. This database table was originally created in September/October, 1997. The HEASARC revised this database table in August, 2006, in order to fix the equatorial coordinates (which were in the wrong equinox) and to rename or convert some of the time-related fields to better conform with current HEASARC practices. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/exogps
- Title:
- EXOSAT/ME Galactic Plane Survey
- Short Name:
- EXOSAT/Plane
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- This catalog is based on information contained in Warwick et al (1988), MNRAS, 232, 551. The distribution of 2-6 keV x-ray emission in the galactic plane in the first and fourth galactic quadrants has been measured in a series of scanning observations with the medium-energy progportional counters on EXOSAT. The results are presented as contour maps and in the form of a catalogue of 70 discrete sources. Additional references can be found under the reference parameter. Additional information can be obtained upon request from the HEASARC. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/exms
- Title:
- EXOSAT ME Slew Catalog
- Short Name:
- EXOSAT/Slew
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- This is the first online version of the EXMS catalog. It contains information on the 1210 sources detected by EXOSAT during slew manoevers between 1983 and 1986. Each detection was obtained by searching for excesses above the background level in the light curve, fitted with the expected triangular profile due to the source passing from one side of the collimator to the other. These light curves are available for inspection from the xray account at ESTEC/ESA (telnet :://xray@exosat.estec.esa.nl). The detection time, raw 1-8 keV count rate and position (based on the centroid of the uncertainty region) are given for all 1210 entries. 80% of entries have proposed single identifications, obtained by cross-correlation of the uncertainty region against other catalogs. For these sources, the count rates are also supplied after correction for collimator efficiency, normalised to counts/sec/half, where "half" refers to one half of the ME detector array. This ensures consistency with the entries in the ME database. Coordinates of the proposed counterpart are also given, together with object type. The remaining sources consist of cases where more than one plausible candidate lay within the uncertainty region or where no candidate could be found. For these cases, only raw count rates are supplied. This database is a modified copy of the exms databases available from ESTEC/ESA. It was re-built by the HEASARC in July 1999. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
