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ASCA Distribution Files

Typically there are a few hundred files in an ASCA distribution with a total size of a few hundred megabytes.

This chapter consists of two sections as follows:

Which Files Do I Really Need?

The simple answer is that you need the Unfiltered Event Files which contain all the calibrated but unreduced data, and the Filter File(s), which contain information needed to filter bad exposure time from the data. These are the only files absolutely needed to run ascascreen and begin your data reduction and analysis. Note that if you are using version 3.6 or earlier of the FTOOLS you will need to run "ascascreen -e unf" to specify that you are using these files. With FTOOLS versions 4.0 and higher you can just run "ascascreen".

If you are a novice ASCA user it would be a good idea for you to read over the File Descriptions section to become familiar with all of the data products. There are many reduced data products which could save you considerable effort, at least for your first look at the data.