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EXOPUBS - EXOSAT Bibliography

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Overview

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.


Parameters

Name
The 'name' parameter gives the target designation. This name usually corresponds to the target name as specified by the original observer. If a source has been observed by different observers, it may be entered under two or more names. It is recommended that any search by 'name' always should be followed by a search on position.

RA
The Right Ascension of the EXOSAT pointing.

Dec
The Declination of the EXOSAT pointing.

LII
The Galactic Longitude of the EXOSAT pointing.

BII
The Galactic Latitude of the EXOSAT pointing.

Redshift
Redshift

Class
The BROWSE object classification of the source.

Targno
Unique identifier for X-ray sources (only used when updating the database).

Paperno
The unique ID for each publication; all entries (e.g. for different X-ray sources) generated from the same publication will have the same 'paperno'.

Title
The title of the publication.

First_Author
The first author of the paper: surname, initial.

Co_Author
String containing all the co-authors on the paper.

Journal
The name of the journal.

Volume
The volume number of the journal.

Page
The page number in the journal.

Year
The year of publication.


Contact Person

Questions regarding the EXOPUBS database table can be addressed to the HEASARC User Hotline.
Page Author: Browse Software Development Team
Last Modified: Friday, 11-Aug-2006 11:08:58 EDT