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1. EXOSAT Bibliography
ID:
ivo://nasa.heasarc/exopubs
Title:
EXOSAT Bibliography
Short Name:
EXOPUBS
Date:
03 May 2024
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 .
2. EXOSAT CMA Images for Each Pointing
ID:
ivo://nasa.heasarc/cmaimage
Title:
EXOSAT CMA Images for Each Pointing
Short Name:
CMAIMAGE
Date:
03 May 2024
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 .
3. EXOSAT Final Observation Tapes
ID:
ivo://nasa.heasarc/exofot
Title:
EXOSAT Final Observation Tapes
Short Name:
EXOFOT
Date:
03 May 2024
Publisher:
NASA/GSFC HEASARC
Description:
The EXOFOT database table contains the log of the EXOSAT final observation tapes (FOTs). It is meant to help locate the desired EXOSAT data file within the HEASARC data archive. The table itself contains a minimal number of parameters regarding the observation. This information corresponds to the first 255 bytes which label the FOT. Those parameters are target name, experiment, and start and stop time. The other parameters in the table are more related to the organization of the archive. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
4. EXOSAT GSPC Spectra and Lightcurves
ID:
ivo://nasa.heasarc/gs
Title:
EXOSAT GSPC Spectra and Lightcurves
Short Name:
GS
Date:
03 May 2024
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 .
5. EXOSAT Master Observation List
ID:
ivo://nasa.heasarc/exomaster
Title:
EXOSAT Master Observation List
Short Name:
EXOSAT
Date:
03 May 2024
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 .
6. EXOSAT ME Spectra and Lightcurves
ID:
ivo://nasa.heasarc/me
Title:
EXOSAT ME Spectra and Lightcurves
Short Name:
ME
Date:
03 May 2024
Publisher:
NASA/GSFC HEASARC
Description:
The EXOSAT Medium Energy experiment (ME) was an array of eight proportional counters with a total geometric area of 1600 cm^2. The field of view was square and 0.75 degrees x 0.75 degrees FWHM on each side. Each proportional counter consisted of an argon chamber on top of a xenon chamber separated by a 1.5 mm beryllium window. The fractional energy resolution, dE/E, was 21(E/6 keV)^-0.5 percent FWHM for the argon chambers. The output from each chamber was pulse height analyzed into 128 channels with the argon chambers sensitive from 1-20 keV and the xenon from 5-50 keV. To optimize the background subtraction, each half of the detector array was alternately offset to a source-free region of sky to monitor the particle background. Only results from the argon detectors are included in the EXOSAT ME database. The high count rates given by the ME required OBC (on board computer) programs to compress the data prior to their being telemetered. Depending on the objective of the observation the OBC programs traded time resolution against spectral information. Depending on the telemetry load, and the OBC programs running for the other two experiments, two or three ME programs could be run simultaneously. The spectral orientated programs gave spectra plus intensity profiles. The timing programs gave purely intensity profile data with in some cases selectable channels. The highest time resolution possible for a single selectable energy band was 0.2 ms. The products available within this database has been created using the data sampled by the spectral orientated OBC programs. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
7. EXOSAT Observation Log
ID:
ivo://nasa.heasarc/exolog
Title:
EXOSAT Observation Log
Short Name:
EXOLOG
Date:
03 May 2024
Publisher:
NASA/GSFC HEASARC
Description:
This database table 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 current state of the data analysis. The HEASARC revised this database table in August, 2005, in an effort to modernize its parameter names and add Galactic coordinates. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
8. EXOSAT TGS L and R Orders
ID:
ivo://nasa.heasarc/tgs
Title:
EXOSAT TGS L and R Orders
Short Name:
TGS
Date:
03 May 2024
Publisher:
NASA/GSFC HEASARC
Description:
Spectra obtained using the EXOSAT transmission grating spectrometer, TGS. There are two databases TGS and TGS2 as follows: <pre> * TGS - the grating spectra averaged over the positive and negative orders * TGS2 - the postive and negative orders kept separate </pre> TGS provides a better overview of the spectrum, and is quicker to use with a spectral fitting program. This is the default that most users will want to use. Once a user has become more expert and wants to see, for example, if a subtle feature is present in both halves of the grating spectra, the user can access TGS2. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
9. EXOSAT TGS Spectra and Lightcurves
ID:
ivo://nasa.heasarc/tgs2
Title:
EXOSAT TGS Spectra and Lightcurves
Short Name:
TGS2
Date:
03 May 2024
Publisher:
NASA/GSFC HEASARC
Description:
Spectra obtained using the EXOSAT transmission grating spectrometer, TGS. There are two databases TGS and TGS2 as follows: <pre> * TGS - the grating spectra averaged over the positive and negative orders * TGS2 - the postive and negative orders kept separate </pre> TGS provides a better overview of the spectrum, and is quicker to use with a spectral fitting program. This is the default that most users will want to use. Once a user has become more expert and want to see, for example, if a subtle feature is present in both halves of the grating spectra, the user can access TGS2. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .

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