The HEASARC Calibration Database

The HEASARC's calibration database (CALDB) system stores and indexes datasets associated with the calibration of high energy astronomical instrumentation. The system can be accessed by users and software alike to determine which calibration datasets are available, and which should be used for data reduction and analysis. (Read more...)

User Information CALDB Location: https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/caldb Supported Missions Missions and Instruments which use the HEASARC CALDB Download and Installation Instructions Get your own copy of the CALDB for any supported mission Remote Access to the HEASARC CALDB The easiest way to access calibration data from the HEASARC CALDB Documentation Library CALDB file format definitions, user guides and more. For quick reference, a table listing the CALDB Header Keywords, with brief definitions, is available. Cross-Calibration Information This page contains documents regarding efforts at cross-calibration of X-ray and Gamma-ray instruments. CALDB Software Find out what HEASOFT software interacts with the CALDB. Installing, Managing or Creating your own CALDB Download the HEASARC CALDB and update it, or make your own CALDB CALDB Personnel Who's who at the CALDB (and who was who) Need Help? Take a look at the HEASARC Frequently Asked Questions, or use the Feedback page to ask a question. CALDB Mirror A mirror of the HEASARC CALDB is available at ftp://cda.cfa.harvard.edu/pub/arcftp/heasarc/caldb/ The International Astronomical Consortium for High Energy Calibration The IACHEC aims to provide standards for high energy calibration and supervise cross calibration between different missions

Latest News BurstCube Calibration Database Released (27 Mar 2025) The first BurstCube Calibration Database (version 20250226) has been released at the HEASARC. As part of this release, the CALDB caldb.config file has also been updated to include the BurstCube release, and the caldb setup tar file has been updated with the new caldb.config file. XRISM Caldb Correction (18 Mar 2025) The XRISM caldb.indx file released as part of the 20250315 XRISM Resolve caldb release was incorrect. The correct caldb.indx file is now installed in the XRISM Resolve CALDB, and the tar files updated. Please replace previously downloaded versions of the caldb.indx20250315 in the $CALDB/data/xrism/resolve/index directory with the corrected version. NuSTAR Caldb Update (18 Mar 2025) The NuSTAR FPM caldb was updated to version 20250317. This release includes a new clock correction file, v201. Please see the release notes for more details. XRISM Caldb Update (15 Mar 2025) An update to the XRISM Caldb for the Resolve, XTEND and gen instruments is now available. Tar files can be downloaded from the XRISM Calibration page. +RSS... [What???] +Caldb News Archive +Caldb Mail Archives