Clustering/Populations -- Poster Presentation
An Archive of Chandra Observations of Regions of Star Formation
(ANCHORS)
Bradley Spitzbart, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Natalya Bizunok, Scott Wolk (SAO)
ANCHORS is a web based archive of all the point sources
observed during Chandra observations of regions of star formation. It is
designed to aid both the X-ray astronomer with a desire to compare X-ray
datasets and the star formation astronomer wishing to compare stars
across the spectrum. For some 50 Chandra fields, yielding 10,000+
sources, the database contains X-ray source properties including position,
net count rates, flux, hardness ratios, lightcurve statistics and plots.
Spectra are fit using several models, with final parameters and plots
recorded in the archive. Multi-wavelength images and data are cross-linked
to other archives such as 2MASS and SIMBAD. The pipeline processing
ensures consistent analysis techniques for direct comparisons among
clusters. Results are presented on-line with sorting, searching, and
download functions HTML/XML interface. We will demonstrate the system
and solicit users' feedback.