Suzaku News #009: Technical Description for AO-1

["U\.S\. Suzaku GOF" <arida@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov>]

The Suzaku Guest Observer Facility at NASA/GSFC and the Suzaku
project team at ISAS/JAXA have released the following technical
information, to aid in preparing Guest Observer proposals.

* Suzaku Technical Description (in three versions)
  http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/astroe/prop_tools/suzaku_td/  (HTML)
  ftp://legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov/suzaku/nra_info/suzaku_td.pdf        (PDF)
  ftp://legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov/suzaku/nra_info/suzaku_td.ps.gz   (gzipped PS)

* List of SWG targets
  http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/astroe/prop_tools/swg_lst.html

* Response and background files for simulations.  Files are available at
  ftp://legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov/suzaku/nra_info/responses/
  Brief explanations are available at
  http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/astroe/prop_tools/hxd_mat.html (HXD) and
  http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/astroe/prop_tools/xis_mat.html (XIS).

The RPS for Suzaku AO-1 is not yet ready.

We apologize for the delay.

Please consult the Proposal & Planning Tools section of our site
  http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/astroe/aehp_prop_tools.html
for further details.  Any updates or supplementary information
will also be posted on that page.

US-based astronomers are urged to submit Notices of Intent (NoI) to the
NSPIRES page.  The deadline for NoI is 4:30 pm on Friday, December 2.
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