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Revision History
Contents
The
Swift
Technical Handbook
Version 6.0
Swift
Science Center
Revision History
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Overview
1.1 The Swift Technical Handbook
1.2 Mission Overview
1.3 Instrument Overview
2 Observatory Policy
2.1 Proprietary Data Rights
2.2 Guest Investigator Program
2.3 Swift Key Projects
3 Observing Strategy
3.1 Observing
3.2 The Figure of Merit
3.3 Orbital Information
3.4 The South Atlantic Anomaly
3.5 Slewing
3.6 Pointing Constraints
4 The Burst Alert Telescope
4.1 BAT Technical Description
4.2 BAT Operations
4.2.1 Burst Detection
4.2.2 Hard X-ray Survey
4.3 BAT Instrument Performance
5 The X-Ray Telescope
5.1 XRT Technical Description
5.2 XRT Operations
5.3 XRT Instrument Performance
5.4 Automated XRT Analysis Tools
6 The Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope
6.1 Overview of UVOT
6.2 UVOT Description
6.2.1 Optics
6.2.2 Detectors
6.2.3 Detector Safety
6.2.4 Software
6.3 Observing Scenarios
6.4 Data Products
6.5 Telemetry Volume
7 Operations
7.1 The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
7.2 The Malindi Ground Station
7.3 The Mission Operations Center
7.4 The Swift Data Center
7.5 The Swift Science Center
8 Data
8.1 Data Organization
8.2 HEASARC Data Levels
8.3 BAT Data
8.4 XRT Data
8.5 UVOT Data
8.6 The TDRSS Finding Chart
8.7 Announcement of Transient Sources
8.8 Calibration
9 Quick-Look and Data Archive
9.1 Quick-Look Data
9.2 The Swift Data Archive
9.3 Other Archives
10 Software Tools
10.1 Data Processing and Analysis Support
10.2 Swift Software
10.3 Simulation Tools
10.3.1 XSpec
10.3.2 Simulating Swift Data Using WebSpec
10.3.3 WebPIMMS
10.3.4 XRT Data Simulator
10.3.5 UVOT Signal-to-Noise Calculator
10.3.6 Viewing
11 Observing Requests
11.1 Targets of Opportunity
11.2 Supernova Observations
A. Swift Help Desk
B. Frequently Asked Questions
C. Abbreviations and Acronyms
About this document ...
Stephen T. Holland 2009-06-16
