Transcript HEASARC Online Services Sessions & Demos

The HEASARC On-line Services
Tom McGlynn
April 12 - 13, 2006
HEASARC Users Group
Tom McGlynn
Summary
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On-line services overview
New capabilities
Browse and the archive
Browse demo
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Web Services: Information tools
• nH: Galactic hydrogen column
• X-ray background: ‘Diffuse’ X-ray
background
• Source finder: Is this a known HEA
source?
• Timeline: What did satellites actually do?
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Web Services: Proposal Tools
• RPS: Multi-mission proposal software
– INTEGRAL, RXTE, Suzaku, XMM
• Viewing: Who can see where when (Demo)
– Chandra, HST, Suzaku, RXTE, Swift, XMM
• WebSpec: Simulate observed spectra
– ASCA, BeppoSAX, Chandra, Con-X, ROSAT, RXTE,
Sazuku, Swift, XMM
• WebPIMMS: Convert counts
– ASCA, BeppoSAX, CGRO, Chandra, Con-X, Einstein,
INTEGRAL, ROSAT, RXTE, Sazuku, Swift, XEUS, XMM
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Web Services: Utilities
• Target/position converters: Find positions
of named targets, convert coordinates.
• Data/Time converter: Convert among time
representations and systems. (Demo)
• Energy converters: Unit conversion
• FITS validator: Run FVerify on uploaded
data
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Web Services: Miscellaneous
• AKBAR: Allow users to update tables (used
within RPS and for Swift GRB updates)
• Argus: Follow observations through
proposal/observation cycle.
• XTE Weather Map: What is active in the sky?
(Demo)
• Software download utilities: Find the software
tools for your analysis needs.
• SkyMorph: Look for moving targets in data.
• Hera, SkyView and VO services discussed later.
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What’s new
• AKBAR
• Argus revised
• Now a specialized interface to Browse
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Coordinate list converter
Combined date and time converters
More missions and such in many tools
Revamped RPS
GRB name resolver (in development)
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Browse
• Primary interface to HEASARC catalogs
and archive.
• Multiple interfaces with varying complexity
and power.
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Top 10 tables
Jan 2006
Feb 2006
13961 :: heasarc_wgacat
70260 :: heasarc_cvcat
12188 :: heasarc_rospspc
65814 :: heasarc_cns3
11506 :: heasarc_xmmmaster
65805 :: heasarc_cabscat
11466 :: heasarc_chanmaster
65768 :: heasarc_hipparcos
7177 :: heasarc_xtemaster
63719 :: heasarc_globclust
7096 :: heasarc_rospspctotal
56878 :: heasarc_rassdwarf
7095 :: heasarc_roshri
56877 :: heasarc_rassgiant
6389 :: heasarc_xmmssc
55156 :: heasarc_hbc
6318 :: heasarc_xmmxassist
54895 :: heasarc_atnfpulsar
6016 :: heasarc_m31xmmxray
54655 :: heasarc_hmxbcat
April 12 - 13, 2006
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Tom McGlynn
April 12 - 13, 2006
HEASARC Users Group
Tom McGlynn
Missions
Tables
Index
Table Summ.
Simple
FITS, VOTable,
Excel, Text, ...
Query
Links
X-correlation
Each blue box
represents a distinct
age in Browse.
Parameters
Requery
Vizier native
queries
Query Results
Row Display
Serv.sum.
NED/Simbad
SkyView ...
Data Preview
WGET script
HEASARC Archive Files
Hera
Plot
TAR generation
TAR of HEASARC
data
Text of plot
results
Usage flows in Browse
What’s new in Browse
• Swift tables and data
• Tabbed results (in development, demo)
• Keyword search interface (demo)
– Simple but powerful query interface
• Enhanced text interface
– Retains most capabilities of default HTML table display but is
much faster.
• Filtering of data products
– Select only files matching template
• Special Swift interface
• Improved internal plotting
• Links to Hera (demo)
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Browse
(and anything else you would like to see)
Demos
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Tabbed Output
• Breaks down Browse output into manageable
chunks.
– Different functions available on different tabs
– Missions and tables conveniently organized
• Shopping cart paradigm for data product
retrieval
– Users select products associated with each table,
then go to retrieval form.
• Still under development, suggestions very
welcome!
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Keyword Search Interface
• Google-esque style search: Users enter text describing
what they want and Browse tries to find it.
• Distinguishes times, positions, formats, table selection
keywords automatically.
• Supports search by position, time or any parameter.
• Allows selection of tables by name, mission, regime, ...
– Tables selected by matching keywords.
• Uses JavaScript and AJAX to give users feedback as
they are entering information.
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Possible next steps
• User defined samples
• Correlations with large external catalogs (e.g.,
SDSS, Galex)
– Probably using VO protocols
• Automated notifications for new observations
• VO access to HEASARC images and spectra
• ...
April 12 - 13, 2006
HEASARC Users Group
Tom McGlynn