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HEASARC Data Access

  • Xamin Interfaces
  • Xamin Web InterfaceIntro   
    Our faster and more powerful access to HEASARC data

    Xamin API and Batch Interface
    Access the database with the Xamin application programming interface (API) that can perform all of the same tasks as the UI. You can also use it from your command line.
    Xamin VO Standard APIs
    For the full flexibility of SQL queries to bring complicated query logic directly to the database, you can use our VO APIs. See also tutorials for how to access these APIs in Python.
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  • Browse Mission Interface  
    Our full-featured interface
    Browse Table Index
    Listing of all tables in the HEASARC database
    Browse Correlation of 2 Tables
    Correlation of more than 2 tables is available in Xamin
    Browse Notification Service
    Get notified when new data is available in the archive
    Use Xamin if you wish to monitor any query
    Browse Batch InterfaceDownload  
    Perl scripts (by default these now query Xamin database)

  • CMB Data
  • CMB Missions and Projects
    Data from space-bourne and suborbital CMB experiments in LAMBDA
  • Specialized Forms
  • Argus Proposal/Observation Info
    Search Browse proposal information for observation details and status
    Swift Data Query
    Search bursts and observations of the Swift mission

  • Direct Access to HEASARC Archive Directories
  • Command-Line Downloads
    Describes using our download script as well as wget and curl.

    If there is a published astronomical catalog that you would
    like added to the HEASARC, let us know.

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    Other Resources

    • SkyView - An easy-to-use tool that returns digital images of the sky in any waveband from radio through to gamma rays
    • VAO DataScope - Query catalogs and services from the HEASARC and from around the world using a single form
    • Literature - Links to literature search engines and online versions of refereed journals and science magazines

    Archive Information

    Latest News

  • eROSITA sky-survey data now available at HEASARC (19 Sep 2024)
    First eROSITA sky-survey data release data (eRASS1) is now available at HEASARC!
  • Swift SC CALDB updated (18 Sep 2024)
    The Swift SC has been updated to version 20240912 to update the clock correction file ...
  • NuSTAR Caldb Update (17 Sep 2024)
    The NuSTAR FPM caldb was updated to version 20240916. This release includes a new clock correction file, v190. Please see the release notes for more details.
  • PIMMS updated to Version 4.14 (16 Sep 2024)
    Version 4.14 contains updated calibration for IXPE and new Athena calibration files.
  • XSPEC 12.14.1a,b Patch Released (09 Sep 2024)
    These patches address issues with parameter limits in the sssed model and memory issues in the ismabs model.
  • Chandra Cycle 26 Accepted Proposals and Targets Lists Are Now Available (6 Sep 2024)
    The Chandra Peer-Review recommended targets and proposals for Chandra Cycle 26, including GTO and GO proposals, joint proposals with other ground-based and/or satellite facilities, large and very large multicycle proposals, have now been publically released. Note: archive and theory proposals are no longer supported.
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