Suzaku News #065: Software/Calibration updates

[suzakunews@lists.nasa.gov]

Dec 3, 2009

 New release of the Suzaku software and calibration data is available
 for download.

==============
 Software :
==============

  The Suzaku software (version 14.0) has been released as part of the
  HEAsoft version 6.8 and can be downloaded from:

    http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/lheasoft/download.html

  The changes in the Suzaku software and related packages are listed
  in the HEAsoft Release Notes 6.8 at:

    http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/lheasoft/release_notes.html

  Also see the Suzaku GOF web pages at :

    http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/suzaku/aehp_data_analysis.html
 
  Both source and binary distributions are available for all the
  supported platforms. These are listed at :

    http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/lheasoft/supported_platforms.html

  For detailed installation information, see the install document,
  available online (or in each distribution) at:

    http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/lheasoft/install.html

  Please report any Suzaku software problem via:

    http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/Feedback

  and select Suzaku under "Choose a mailing list"


==============
Calibration:
==============

   The latest calibration files released for HXD are:
   HXD (20091207) 

  The Suzaku CALDB can be downloaded via the Web at or via anonymous
  ftp to be installed on the user's machine or local network.

  *** DOWNLOAD CALDB on the LOCAL MACHINE

  The CALDB tar files are available from the CALDB Suzaku Web page at :

    http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/suzaku/

  or via anonymous ftp at:

    ftp://legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov/caldb/data/suzaku/hxd/goodfiles_suzaku_hxd.tar.Z

  The CALDB installation procedure is available at:

    http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/caldb_install.html

  *** NOTE on the current access to CALDB

  Note that with this software release all Suzaku tasks support the automatic 
  queries to CALDB.

  *** HELP

 Please report any problems with the installation procedure to:

    http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/Feedback

  and select CALDB under "Choose a mailing list"