Analysis Guides

Since the number of CIAO Science Threads is always increasing, there is a great demand for a roadmap on how to apply them to the data. The Analysis Guides presented here were written for that purpose.

Each guide takes a certain instrument configuration (ACIS, for example) or type of analysis (e.g., extended sources) and lists the relevant threads. Along with the listing is a brief explanation of the purpose of each task. The goal is to help the user complete the analysis without requiring that every thread be read.

ACIS

• ACIS Data Preparation
• Pileup Analysis - Detailed Overview (PS, 23 pages)

HRC

• HRC Data Preparation
• HRC Imaging

Analysis Techniques

• Extended Sources
• High Resolution Spectroscopy
  • HETG/ACIS-S Observations
  • LETG/ACIS-S Observations
  • LETG/HRC-S Observations
  • High Resolution Spectroscopy - Detailed Overview
  • Chandra Grating Data Archive and Catalog (TGCat): a browsable interface to analysis-quality spectral products.