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UpdateDowload CalDB 3.4.3CalDB 3.4.3 with new EPOCH 32 and EPOCH 0 (FP_TEMP=-110C) T_GAINS is now available.3/31/08
New PageDownload CalDB 3.2.4CalDB 3.2.4, which includes some upgrades to the ACIS T_GAIN suite for observations from 2005-02-01 through the present, has been released.11/7/06
Update Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer Observer Informationadded memo and link to paper on the relevance of Compton Scattering in white dwarf atmospheres for the LETG+HRC-S low E calibration.3/2/06
New Page Extragalactic SurveysA Chandra Science Workshop, November 6-8, 2006.2/17/06
updateProposer PagesAll related Proposer documentation has been updated for Cycle 812/16/05
New PageThe HRMA User's GuideCharacteristics of Chandra's High Resolution Mirror Assembly2/24/05
UpdateMARX 4.2 MARX 4.2 has been released. It is available for download from the MARX web page.12/16/04
UpdateCycle 7 CfP The Cycle 7 Call for Proposals was released on December 15, 2004. The Cycle 7 proposal deadline is March 15, 2005. Proposal tools and information are available on the Proposer pages12/16/04
New PageACIS-S/Grating Spectral Feature PositionsThis spectrum visualization tool allows users to choose a Y-axis offset and redshift and then displays where spectral features fall on the ACIS-S array when using the LETG or HETG.12/13/04
New PageNew Pitch Angle RestrictionsNew restrictions on pitch angle for Chandra. 11/19/04
New PageChandra Calibration Workshop ProceedingsProceedings from the 2004 Chandra Calibration Workshop (held Oct 25-26) are being published as they are received from the presenters.11/15/04
New PageChandra Paper StatisticsPresents plots and statistics tracking Chandra-related publications.10/21/04
New PageLETG Observer InformationUpdates to main page (minor reorganization, remove very old pages, add list of LETG published documentation)--updated Calibration Status and LETG/HRC Effective Area--new pages on LETG/HRC Dispersion Relation and Degap Map10/19/04
UpdateHRC TimelineWe have revised the HRC timeline webpage to include HRC related changes to CIAO, standard data processing, and the CALDB, as well as changes to the instrument settings.10/7/04
UpdateFiltering HRC DataPage has been reorganized to be clearer and more helpful.8/23/04
Update2004 Chandra Calibration WorkshopThe website for this year's Calibration Workshop is up to accept registrations and abstract submissions.7/30/04
UpdateChandra Fellowship Programupdates for this year7/29/2004
UpdateCycle 6 Recommended Targets AnnouncedUpdated page with cycle 6 lists7/2/2004
UpdateHRMA Calibration: Point Spread FunctionAdded Enclosed Count Fractions (ECF) using circular and elliptical apertures; added memo on on-orbit PSF wings6/28/04
UpdateCas A Megasecond ObservationsThe first of the Cas A 1 Ms ObsIds are now public. The archive's What's New page gives advice on how to make the download less painful.5/7/04
New PageCalculate Exposure Time for a Single Line Detection using ACIS-S/HETGNew Proposer Thread2/25/04
New PageSimulating HETGS Spectra of Spatially Complicated SourcesNew Proposer Thread2/25/04
New PageX-Ray Imaging of the Jet in J2310-43New Proposer Thread2/25/04
New PageACIS Calibration Validity Checks Description for users to confirm the validity of ACIS Gain calibration at the time of their observations2/19/04
New PageGalaxies Viewed with Chandra WorkshopAnnouncement of the Galaxies Viewed with Chandra workshop, and related pages
New PageChandra Calibration Workshop ProceedingsProceedings from the 2003 Chandra Calibration Workshop (held Oct 27-28) are being published as they are received from presenters.11/6/03
UpdateGain Response of the HRCPage has been updated to include memos and plots on gain evolution, the latest gain model for the HRC-S, and the current status of HRC gain maps in the CALDB. 9/18/03
Update2003 CHANDRA Calibration WorkshopThe website for this years Calibration Workshop is up and running to accept registrations and abstract submissions. 9/11/03
UpdateChandra/CIAO Workshops 5th Chandra/CIAO Workshop announced for 29-31 October 2003.8/07/03
UpdateChandra Postdoctoral Fellowship ProgramUpdates to Fellowship pages7/28/03
UpdateWhat's New in the Chandra Data Archive WebChaSeR access through the mirror site at LEDAS
WebChaSeR may now be accessed through LEDAS, providing better performance for our European users who are only interested in downloading public data or just in browsing the Observation Catalog. There is no access to proprietary data.
7/7/03
UpdateWhat's New in the Chandra Data Archive Chandra group in ADS
The ADS main search page now also has a Chandra group, allowing its users to filter publication searches on Chandra-related articles.
7/7/03
UpdateHRC Flat Field ResponseAdded link to memo about QE uniformity of the HRC-I at low energies. 6/24/03
UpdateFour Years of Chandra Observations: A Tribute to Riccardo GiacconiChandra Symposium, September 16-19 in Huntsville, Alabama 5/9/03
New PageReport of the Users' Committee meeting Report of the fifteenth Users' Committee meeting (17-18 Dec. 2002, report issued on 29 April 2003) 5/1/03
New PageThe AXAF Guide and Acquisition Star CatalogWeb interface to the Chandra guide star catalog (version 1.5)3/8/2003
UpdateRESPONSE PRODUCTS RELEASE NOTES FOR ACISRelease notes for the new front illuminated chip, ACIS-I and S2, response matrices have been posted.2/4/03
New PageCTI caveatCaveat for CTI corrected response matrix12/24/02
New PageCycle 5 Proposal InformationLink to the CfP and associated documentation and software12/13/02
New PageChandra Ray Tracer (ChaRT)ChaRT: Web Interface to PSF simulator12/13/02
New PageATOMDB 1.3.0ATOMDB v1.3.0 released12/13/02
New PageProceedings of the Chandra Calibration WorkshopPresentations given at the 2002 Chandra Calibration Workshop (Nov. 6-7) are posted.12/3/02
New PageCycle 4 TOOs can be triggered from Nov 1, 2002.Cycle 4 TOOs start date10/31/02
New PageParticle background analysisDark moon observations and observations with ACIS stowed10/28/02
UpdateCDA: What's NewThe primary data products of all public Chandra observations are now available from an anonymous ftp site, cdaftp. Note that, although it provides access to these data products by ObsId, there are no search and query facilities.
See the README file for details.
9/19/02
UpdateHRC Hot/Bad Pixel MapsIncludes version 2 of the hot/bad pixel map for the HRC-I. 8/23/02
UpdateHRC On-Axis Effective AreaNew version 2.1 of the HRC-I On-Axis Effective Area Model 8/23/02
UpdateMCP Quantum EfficiencyNew version 2.1 of the HRC-I Flight QE Model8/23/02
UpdateLETG Observer Information: LETG+HRC-S EAUpdated calibration of LETGS effecive area; new effective area files and response matrices.8/19/02
UpdateCDA: What's NewPublic DDT Observations of GRB020813
2002-08-16
The recent Chandra observations of Gamma Ray Burst GRB020813 are available from custom processing through the CP page of the Provisional Retrieval Interface.
8/16/02
New PageAnalysis of ACIS Data Affected by the Low Energy QE DegradationThis memo is an update to the report of April 5, 2002 concerning the reduction in the ACIS low energy QE. A summary of the results of the investigation into this problem and provide observers with advice and new tools to use in their spectral analysis of ACIS data7/26/02



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