How do I cite the Chandra Source Catalog
Request for Acknowledgment of Use of the Chandra Source Catalog
Users are kindly requested to acknowledge in the acknowledgment section of any resulting publications their use of the Chandra Source Catalog.
This will help us greatly to keep track of catalog usage, information that is essential for providing full accountability of our work and services, as well as for planning future services.
The following language is suggested:
This research has made use of data obtained from the Chandra Source Catalog, provided by the Chandra X-ray Center (CXC).
We would like to remind you that it is also very helpful for us if you could include Digital Object Identifiers in the manuscript. The DOI for the Chandra Source Catalog Release 2 Series is:
doi:10.25574/csc2
Citing the Chandra Source Catalog in a Publication
Users who wish to reference the Chandra Source Catalog Release 2 Series (2.0, 2.1, ...) in a publication should cite
Evans, I.N., et al. 2024, ApJS, in press, doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ad6319
(Note that this DOI will not resolve until the catalog paper is published.)
or
Evans, I.N., et al. 2024, arXiv:2407.10799
The catalog paper can also be downloaded from here.