XRISM+Hitomi Common Applications

ahbackscal - Corrects BACKSCAL keyword in a spectrum extracted with xselect
ahcalcl32ti - Compute L32TI from S_TIME
ahfilecaldb - Creates a FITS file from a set of text files
ahgainfit - Calculate the time-dependent energy gain corrections using known calibration lines
ahgetvector - Extracts vectors from a FITS file and outputs to a text file
ahgtigen - Create and/or merge GTI files
ahmodhkext - Merges extensions of FITS file into single extension
ahscreen - Screens a science event file
ahsysinfo - Displays system build information about an executable and/or information about the current system
ahtimeconv - Converts mission time in different formats

XRISM-Specific Applications

Mission Applications

xaarfgen - Makes an ancillary response function (ARF) file for XRISM Resolve or Xtend using xaxmaarfgen
xacalctime - Re-runs the XRISM timing tools on an output directory from the XRISM pipeline
xaexpmap - Generates an exposure map for XRISM Resolve or Xtend instrument
xafilter - Generates an EHK file and a MKF filter file for XRISM
xamkehk - Makes an extended housekeeping (EHK) file using XRISM orbit and attitude data to construct time series columns
xamkregion - Creates region files showing the fields of view of all XRISM instruments
xamktim - Calculates the relation of XRISM time invariant (TI) vs. TIME and the GTI for when the GPS is on
xapipeline - XRISM Resolve/Xtend reprocessing tool
xatime - Calculates times and populates the TIME column for all XRISM science and housekeeping data
xatrendtemp - Calculates the quartz clock frequency vs. temperature relation for the on-board clock on XRISM
xaxmaarfgen - Creates an ancillary response function (ARF) file for the XRISM Resolve or Xtend instruments
xrismversion - Reports version string for XRISM tools

Resolve Applications

rsladrgti - Calculates ADR GTI and constructs ADR GTI file
rslanticolc - Extracts XRISM Resolve antico light curve(s), with optional spectra
rslanticopi - Assigns PHA and PI columns to XRISM Resolve anticoincidence events
rslbranch - Computes rates and branching ratios for each XRISM Resolve event grade
rslctsfluct - Calculates CTS Control and Monitor thermometer temperature fluctuations
rslflagpix - Flags XRISM Resolve events for antico and MXS event coincidence, temporal proximity, and crosstalk
rslgain - Calculates the time-dependent energy correction for XRISM Resolve events from comparison with known calibration lines
rslmkrmf - Creates a XRISM Resolve redistribution matrix file (RMF) for selected Resolve pixels and grade combinations
rslmxsgti - Generates coarse and fine MXS GTI files for XRISM Resolve using rslmxstime, inverts GTI, and merges GTI
rslmxstime - Generates coarse and fine GTI files for the XRISM MXS and populates HK columns with LED start and stop times
rslnxbgen - Creates a non-X-ray background (NXB) spectrum for the XRISM Resolve instrument
rslpha2pi - Calculates the PI values for events in XRISM Resolve event files
rslpipeline - XRISM Resolve reprocessing tool
rslpixgti - Combines pixel-dependent and pixel-independent Resolve GTI
rslplsclip - Calculates Resolve event pulse clipping flag
rslrmf - Creates an XRISM Resolve redistribution matrix file (RMF) file for selcted pixels and grades with weighting factors
rslsamcnt - Calculates the local time at fine resolution in XRISM Resolve for later synchronization wth GPS-related time
rslseccor - Corrects PHA for mid-resolution secondary grade XRISM Resolve events
rslsecid - Associates XRISM Resolve secondary events with primary events in groups, optionally reassigning event grades

Xtend Applications

xtdflagpix - Flags pixel STATUS for XRISM Xtend event data
xtdmodegti - Creates GTI excluding dead time for each XRISM Xtend observing mode
xtdnxbgen - Creates a Non-X-ray Background (NXB) spectrum for XRISM Xtend
xtdphas - Merges inner 3x3 and outer 5x5 pulse height columns in a XRISM Xtend event list
xtdpi - Calculates pulse invariant (PI) values and assigns grades for XRISM Xtend events
xtdpipeline - XRISM Xtend reprocessing tool
xtdrmf - Creates a XRISM Xtend energy redistribution matrix file (RMF)

Non-XRISM-Specific Applications

Attitude

aberattitude - Corrects an attitude file for aberration effects
aberposition - Corrects coordinates for aberration effects
attconvert - Converts attitude format
coordevt - Converts events from one coordinate system to another
coordpnt - Converts a single point or region file from one coordinate system to another
det2att2 - Converts detector coordinate offsets and rotations to attitude quaternions

FTOOL TIME Applications

gticolconv - Merges or splits GTI based on specified 'column' and 'direction'
gtiinvert - Creates a gti file by inverting the time intervals of an input gti file

HEASIM Applications

heasim - Multi-mission high-energy astrophysics simulation tool
skyback - Simulates the total, broadband, discrete and diffuse high-energy astrophysical background

HEAGEN Applications

arftable - Creates an ancillary response function (ARF), or effective area file from the output events from the raytracing code xrtraytrace, not including any detector efficiencies
dustmodeleffarea - For X-ray point sources with dust halos, makes an effective area correction (or modifier) file, with the option of inputting raytracing event files made by the tool dustyarfmod
dustyarfmod - For X-ray point sources with dust halos, makes an effective area correction (or modifier) file, with the option of running raytracing simulations for the calculations
eeftable - Creates an encircled energy function (EEF) file based on the output history file from the raytracing tool xrtraytrace
xrtraytrace - Performs raytracing simulations of X-ray telescopes, calculating photon paths, PSF, EEF, and effective area
xrtreftable - Calculates the probability of reflection and transmission of a ray upon a surface, and mass absorption coefficients for mirror surface
barycen - Applies barycenter corrections to X-ray timing data

HEASARC Applications

searchflickpix - Searches for anomalous 'flickering' pixels in event files from CCD-type detectors

SEE ALSO

LAST MODIFIED

August 2024