SAS, the `XMM-Newton Science Analysis Software'
located in /net/xray/software/xmm/xmmsas_20010618_1522
To start SAS, add the following lines to your .chsrc file (located in your home directory on your machine)
## SAS setup script:Dokumentation on SAS can be found
setenv SAS_DIR /net/xray/software/xmm/xmmsas_20010618_1522
setenv SAS_PATH /net/xray/software/xmm/xmmsas_20010618_1522
source $SAS_DIR/sas-setup.csh
and simply type in sas
either as html file at /net/xray/software/xmm/xmmsas_20010618_1522/doc/index.htmlOther X-ray software packages can be run by typing the following commands at the command line prompt before using the packages:
or as postscript dokumentation: "The XMM ABC Guide.
A detailed "walkthrough" is available at a MPE website
Fits View (FV)
setenv FV /net/xray/usr/local/fv2.6/linux/
set path = ($FV/bin $path)
type fv & to start
XANADU (incl. XSpec, FTools, etc.)
setenv LHEASOFT /net/xray/usr/local/lheasoft/Linux_2.2_i686
source $LHEASOFT/lhea-init.csh
type xspec to start
SAO Image Window
alias ds9 "/net/xray/usr/ds9"
type ds9 to start
note: you may want to add this line to your .cshrc file as well as the above CIAO commandsIDL (Interactive Data Language):
IDL programs for the analysis of ACIS data (e.g. PSF analysis software) can be found at
/net/xray/usr/local/idladd/chandraidland general xray idl programs can be found at
/net/xray/pub/xrayidl
Instructions to run Daniel's IDL startup script can be found here