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Summary

The following is a list of the Xselect commands that are currently available. For the XPI commands, see the XPI Commands heading.


  • bin - Old name for extract
  • choose - Choose observations from catalogue by number
  • cpd - Equivalent to set device
  • echo - Toggles echoing of Xselect command files to the screen
  • extract - Extract image, spectrum or light curve from data
  • filter - Set filters for the bin command
  • faint - Do faint-to-bright conversion
  • fast - Apply the SIS fast mode timing correction
  • gisclean - Filter data using a PI-Rise Time window
  • hkbin - Bin up an HK parameter(s)
  • hksel - Create a GTI file using HK data
  • (x)list - List the obscats or the work and data directories. The command name is xlist in xseltcl and ixselect.
  • (x)load - Load an extant observation catalogue. The command name is xload in xseltcl and ixselect.
  • mkfbin - Bin up parameters from the Mkfilter output file
  • make - Make observation catalogue
  • plot - Plot spectrum, light curve, image, HK parameter, or other
  • (x)read - Read in filename(s) of FITS file(s) to be used. The command name is xread in xseltcl and ixselect.
  • save - Save current session, product FITS file, spectrum, light curve, image
  • select - Apply Boolean expressions for data selection, for creating GTI intervals from HK or filter files, and for filtering the observation catalogue.
  • (x)set - Sets the mission, instrument and plot device, and the column names, and binsizes for extract. The command name is xset in xseltcl and ixselect.
  • show - Show data files, obscat, parameters, selections, or status
  • sisclean - Remove hot pixels from ASCA SIS data
  • sispi - Fill the PI column for ASCA SIS data.
  • clear - Clear input files, filters, selections, or everything
  • echo - Toggles echoing of command files to the screen
  • help - Obtain help on commands and syntax
  • exit - Exit from Xselect
  • quit - Exit from Xselect
  • stop - Exit from Xselect


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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.