XMM-Newton General Observer Facility

The XMM-Newton General Observer Facility

Services

Below are potentially useful links to our products, plus archives, catalogs, and ways to contact us.

Software, Documents, and Data Access
Information for Grant Recipients
Publications
Past Senior Review (Science Sections Only)
XMM Image Gallery
Contact Us
Staff

Software, Documents, and Data Access

Links for the analysis software and technical information can be found in the table below. dditional information about software and documentation, and other useful links, can be found on our Data Analysis page.

	What are you looking for?	Format
Handbooks	XMM-Newton User's Handbook	GOF-HTML
	Data Files Handbook	GOF-HTML
Data Analysis Software	Requirements to run the Science Analysis Software (SAS)	SOC-HTML
	Download the SAS	SOC-HTML
	Install the SAS	SOC-HTML
	Download pySAS	Github-HTML
Calibration	Current Calibration Files (CCFs) for running SAS	SOC-HTML
	Canned response files	PN, GOF-HTML; MOS, GOF-HTML; RGS, GOF-HTML; OM, GOF-HTML
	Nomenclature and how to use the canned response files	GOF-HTML
	Calibration status for all instruments	SOC-HTML
Data Analysis Manuals	SAS User's Guide	GOF-HTML
	ABC Guide to Data Reduction	GOF-HTML GOF-PDF GOF-PS
	Absolute Beginners Guide to XMM	GOF-PDF
	ABC Guide to Data Reduction, Streamlined	GOF-HTML
	Introduction to SciServer	GOF-HTML
	Data Reduction Perl Scripts and Manual	GOF-HTML
	XMM-ESAS Cookbook	GOF-HTML GOF-PDF
	Data Simulation and Analysis Threads	GOF-HTML
Archives	HEASARC Browse	GSFC-HTML
	XMM-Newton Master Log & Public Archive	GSFC-HTML
	RGS BiRD	SOC-HTML
Catalogs	Serendipitous Sky Survey Catalog (4XMM DR14 version)	GSFC-HTML
	XMM-Newton Slew Survey Catalog	GSFC-HTML
	OM Serendipitous UV Source Suvey Catalog (SUSS6.1)	GSFC-HTML
	OM Serendipitous UV Source Catalog (OMCat)	MAST-HTML

Information for Grant Recipients

As a recipient of a NASA grant, there are requirements that PIs are expected to fulfil: they must file a Summary of Research Report, and ensure that their peer-reviewed publication(s) and associated data can be accessed by the public at no charge.

Information on these topics and more can be found through the links below.

Publications

Every quarter, lists are compiled of publications in referreed journals that used XMM data. They are arranged by author and by science topic. A reverse-chronological bibliography is also made for the last four years. Clicking on the bibcode will take you to the ADS entry for that paper. Please send questions and omissions to the XMM-Newton GOF Helpdesk. Please note that observation IDs are listed for a given article when they are used directly in the analysis, and when it is not prohibitive to do so (such as if a paper used hundreds of archived datasets).

The XMM-Newton bibliography is sorted:

And by subject:

Past Senior Review Proposals (Science Section Only)

Every 2-3 years, NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) conducts intensive, independent reviews of its operating missions, called Senior Review. The results of the reviews are used to give programmatic direction to NASA's portfolio of missions for the next five fiscal years.

XMM-Newton has participated successfully in several Senior Reviews. The science sections from each are available below.

Proposal from Year...	Format
2022	GOF-PDF
2019	GOF-PDF
2016	GOF-PDF
2014	GOF-PDF
2012	GOF-PDF
2010	GOF-PDF
2008	GOF-HTML GOF-PDF GOF-PS
2006	GOF-PDF GOF-PS
2004	GOF-HTML GOF-PS GOF-PDF
2002	GOF-HTML GOF-PS

XMM Image Gallery

The GOF have created images using the ESAS tasks in SAS and posted them in this gallery. They are sorted by category, and are made as time allows. Requests for your favorite celestial object can be sent to the Help Desk.

Contact Us

Our primary goal is to assist the science community to do the best science possible with XMM-Newton. Open lines of communication are crucial to that effort.

Having problems? Send the Help Desk e-mail at xmmhelp@athena.gsfc.nasa.gov
Do you have a great idea for something the GOF should do? Complaints? Let the User's Group know!
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Technical questions can be directed to the SOC Help Desk.