8. osse*.tdat: The Pipeline Interface to W3Browse

8.1 Intent

The TDAT file creates an observation identifier (Obs ID) for each OSSE observation of a given target, along with associated information which a researcher might use as a basis for a search. The observation ID provides an additional link to the configuration database which is described in the next section.

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#       TABLE: heasarc_osse
#    LOCATION: 
#  TOTAL ROWS:         1580
#
# CREATION DATE: Tue Sep  8 11:14:38 1998
# PROGRAM:       archive_osse.pro
# VERSION:       v1.1 - August 1998
#
table_name = heasarc_osse
table_description = "CGRO/OSSE Observations"
table_security = "public"
table_document_url = http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/W3Browse/all/osse.html
#
# Table Parameters
#
field[target]      = char30         (index) // Target name
field[ra]          = float8_degree  (index) // Right Ascension
field[dec]         = float8_degree  (index) // Declination
field[lii]         = float8_degree  (index) // Galactic longitude
field[bii]         = float8_degree  (index) // Galactic Latitude
field[time]        = float8_mjd     (index) // Start time of observation
field[endtime]     = float8_mjd     (index) // End time of observation
field[exposure]    = float8         (index) // Exposure time
field[instrument]  = char1          (index) // Initial of instrument used
field[obs_id]      = char25         (index) // Observation ID
field[radius]      = float8         (index) // Radius Size or error
field[view_period] = float8         (index) // CGRO viewing period
field[altvp]       = char6          (index) // Alternate view period format
#
parameter_defaults = obs_id ra dec time endtime
#
# Virtual Parameters
#
declination           = @dec
default_search_radius = 480
end_time              = @endtime
equinox               = 2000
frequency_regime      = Gamma ray
observatory_name      = CGRO
right_ascension       = @ra
sequence_id           = @obs_id
start_time            = @time
target_name           = @target
unique_key            = obs_id
#
# Data Format Specification
#
line[1] = view_period altvp instrument target obs_id time endtime exposure ra dec lii bii radius
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1.00000|0001_0|O|1A 0535+262|O.VP0001_0.1A0535+262|48392.504|48407.504|-1.0|84.7300|26.3200|
	181.440|-2.64000|240.000
1.00000|0001_0|O|VELA PULSAR|O.VP0001_0.VELAPULSAR|48392.504|48393.504|-1.0|128.920|-45.1800|
	263.590|-2.74000|240.000
1.00000|0001_0|O|CRAB PULSAR|O.VP0001_0.CRABPULSAR|48392.504|48407.504|-1.0|83.5200|22.0200|
	184.500|-5.87000|240.000
1.00000|0001_0|O|PSR 1957+20|O.VP0001_0.PSR1957+20|48392.504|48407.504|-1.0|299.850|20.8000|
	59.1700|-4.66000|240.000
1.00000|0001_0|O|BLANK PER 1|O.VP0001_0.BLANKPER1|48399.504|48407.504|-1.0|345.240|48.2600|
	104.630|-10.6500|240.000

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