2. Useful Information and References

2.1 MAIN WEB SITES

• XMM-Newton SOC, fount of all XMM-Newton project information:

  http://xmm.esac.esa.int/

• NASA/GSFC GOF, source of US specific information and a mirror site for software and public data access:

  http://xmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/

• Survey Science Centre

  http://xmmssc-www.star.le.ac.uk/

2.2 XMM-NEWTON HELP DESKS

• The main project helpdesk is located at Vilspa and can be accessed through the WWW:

  http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_user_support/helpdesk.shtml

  or via e-mail:

  xmmhelp@sciops.esa.int

  The helpdesk also provides an archive of previously asked questions.
• The NASA/GSFC GOF offers an e-mail helpdesk for both general support and for US-specific issues:

  xmmhelp@lists.nasa.gov

  Some questions addressed to the NASA/GSFC GOF may be redirected to the Vilspa helpdesk.

2.3 MISSION PLANNING AND SPACECRAFT STATUS

• Observation Log:

  http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_mission_plan/index.php

  The scheduling information from this data base has been extracted and incorporated into a Browse data base at GSFC:

  http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/db-perl/W3Browse/w3browse.pl

• Long-Term Timeline:

  http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_sched/advance_plan.shtml

2.4 PUBLIC DATA ARCHIVES

• SOC Public Data Archive via the XSA:

  http://xmm.esac.esa.int/xsa/
  

• GSFC Archive Mirror Site via Browse:

  http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/db-perl/W3Browse/w3browse.pl

2.5 CALIBRATION DATA

• XMM-Newton Calibration Page. Under this page can be found the Current Calibration File (CCF) archive, release notes for CCF updates, EPIC response and background files (top menu), and calibration information.

  http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_calibration/

• Caldb, NASA/GSFC GOF mirror site for canned response files:

  ftp://legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov/caldb/data/xmm/

2.6 SOFTWARE

• XMM-Newton Standard Analysis System (SAS):

  http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_data_analysis/

• HEASARC HEASoft Package:

  http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/corp/software.html

• CXC CIAO Package:

  http://asc.harvard.edu/ciao/

2.7 ANALYSIS, DOCUMENTATION AND HELPFUL HINTS

• On-Line SAS Handbook:

  http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_data_analysis/

  click ``SAS Manual''
• There is a ``watchout'' page for current SAS bugs at:

  http://xmm.esac.esa.int/sas/7.1.0/watchout/

• XMM-Newton Users Handbook:

  http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_user_support/documentation/uhb_frame.shtml

• This Guide:

  http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xmm/abc/

• The MPE Analysis Guide:

  http://www.mpe.mpg.de/xray/wave/xmm/cookbook/

• The Birmingham Analysis Guide (scripts etc. for EPIC extended source analysis):

  http://www.sr.bham.ac.uk/xmm2/