HEASARC Staff Scientist Position - Applications are now being accepted for a Staff Scientist with significant experience and interest in the technical aspects of astrophysics research, to work in the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. Refer to the AAS Job register for full details.
The following software is supported by the HEASARC. Most of this software
is designed for professional researchers and advanced students for the
analysis of scientific astronomical observations in
FITS format. The 'fv' program is also
suitable for more general use by
amateurs and educators for viewing astronomical image files. These
software packages are to be downloaded to the users machine. Web-based
tools are available on our tools
page.
HEASARC Software Packages
FITSIO - A subroutine library for reading and writing
FITS
files for C and Fortran programmers.
FTOOLS - General
FITS file utility programs and mission-specific data analysis
tools.
FV - Interactive editor and viewer for astronomical
data files in FITS format.
HEASoft - A unified release of the FTOOLS and XANADU
packages.
SciServer - Run the FTOOLS and XANADU software on the
SciServer science platform, without having to install the
software packages locally or download any data. Define your
own collaboration groups, share code and results, etc.
Hera - Run the FTOOLS and XANADU software on the
Hera servers at the HEASARC, without having to install the
software packages locally. DEPRECATED
Maki - Displays fields of view for various instruments on
FITS images. Currently supports the Suzaku XIS & HXD, Chandra
ACIS & HRC, XMM EPIC, and RXTE PCA detectors.
PIMMS - Program to estimate count rates from fluxes or
vice versa, or to estimate count rates in one instrument from those
measured in another.
Profit - GUI tool for visualizing and modeling
high-resolution spectra.
SAOImage DS9 - Astronomical Imaging and Data Visualization
Application: DS9 supports FITS images and binary tables, multiple
frame buffers, region manipulation, and many scale algorithms and
colormaps.
XSELECT - Multipurpose tool for filtering event files
and generating images, spectra, and light curves. Distributed as
part of the HEASARC package on the
download page.
XSTAR - Program for calculating physical conditions and
emission spectra in photoionized gases.
ASTRO-Update - Latest
Versions of Useful Multi-mission Software
FITS - Data Formats, Standards
and HEASARC Conventions for High-Energy Astrophysics Data
LAMBDA Toolbox -
Useful Software and Web Tools for Cosmic Microwave Backround and
General Astronomy
XRISM Caldb Update(15 Nov 2024)
An update to the XRISM Caldb for the Resolve, XTEND and gen instruments is now available. Tar files can be downloaded from the XRISM Calibration page.
Swift SC CALDB updated(13 Nov 2024)
The Swift SC has been updated to version 20241101 to update the clock correction file ...
Chandra CALDB 4.11.5 installed at the HEASARC(30 Oct 2024)
The Chandra CalDB 4.11.3 is now installed in and available from the HEASARC CALDB. Chandra 4.11.3 was released by the CXC on August 21, 2024.
Swift SC CALDB updated(18 Sep 2024)
The Swift SC has been updated to version 20240912 to update the clock correction file ...
Last modified: Wednesday, 06-Nov-2024 07:37:46 EST
HEASARC Staff Scientist Position - Applications are now being accepted for a Staff Scientist with significant experience and interest in the technical aspects of astrophysics research, to work in the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. Refer to the AAS Job register for full details.
HEASoft & Docker
