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XMM-NEWTON NEWS #192 --- 17-Jan-2017
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XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre at
ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre,
Villanueva de la Canada, Madrid, Spain
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Contents:
- Version 16.0 of the Science Analysis System (SAS) released
- Data Analysis Threads for SAS v16.0.
Version 16.0 of the Science Analysis System (SAS) released
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The XMM-Newton SAS team is pleased to announce the release of a new
version of the SAS: SAS v16.0.
Binaries for diverse flavours of Linux and Mac OS X (in 64-bit native
versions) are available at
http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/sas-download
The main improvements of this release can be summarised as follows:
- SAS v16.0 has been compiled with the GNU C/C++ compiler collection GCC
6.2.0, including gfortran 6.2, used for compilation of the SAS fortran
code instead of the NAG fortran compiler.
- The new task "evqpb" creates for any EPIC Full Frame exposure an event
list with the associated quiescent particle background extracted from
the Filter Wheel Closed data. This instrumental background can be used
to correct spectra or images.
- The new metatask "edetect_stack" performs standardized EPIC source
detection on overlapping fields of different observations. It is still
in experimental stage, but it is expected to be the basis for a future
catalogue of stacked observations.
- The new task "implotregions" produces EPIC thumbnail images showing
selected source and background extraction regions.
- The new task "rgsimageforbadpixfind" is ancillary to the
implementation of an alternative for RGS hot column finding using the
MOS task "embadpixfind". This method is recommended in case of very
bright emission lines whose profile might be distorted due to the false
detection of a hot column.
- The task "epxrlcorr", that performs corrections related to EPIC X-ray
loading, has been upgraded to provide optionally diagnostic images that
can be used to decide if an observation is affected by X-ray loading.
- The task "ebkgreg", that determines the most suitable position of the
region for background correction of a source in an EPIC image, works
now also with MOS data.
- The task "rgsrmfgen" offers an optional effective area correction,
aiming to improve the cross calibration between RGS1 and RGS2, first
and second order.
- The Slew Data reduction metatask "eslewchain" includes now source
detection.
This version of SAS is released in two 64-bit binary versions for Linux
(RHEL 6.8 and Ubuntu 16), and two for Mac OS X (Yosemite and El
Capitan). The versions released have been tested to run correctly on
several other platforms. Libraries are provided where necessary
together with the distribution.
As already announced, no 32-bit binary versions are released anymore.
Data Analysis Threads for SAS v16.0
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SAS analysis threads have been revised to ensure compatibility with the
recently released SAS v16.0. They are available at
http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/sas-threads
Yours sincerely,
XMM-Newton SOC
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