HEASARC Colocated Data Centers
Provide dedicated support to specific missions utilizing HEASARC infrastructure
- Develop mission specific software
- Interface between community, instrument teams and/or foreign data center
- Data processing and archive creation
- Proposal support and grants administration
- Science expertise in the specific mission
Currently there are 8 active GOFs/SSCs:
- XMM-Newton, RXTE, BeppoSAX, INTEGRAL, Swift, Astro-E2, GLAST, CGRO
- 1 to 5 scientists per mission (typically 3), plus comparable number of programmers and support staff
- Colocated staff at foreign data centers (XMM-Newton, INTEGRAL, Astro-E2)
- Current total cost ~ $3M (depending on mission phase)