Swift Software/Calibration Update

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 8 Aug 2005 

 A new release of the Swift software and calibration data is available 
 for download.

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 Software :
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 The Swift software (version 2.1) has been released as part of the
 HEAsoft version 6.0.2.  The changes in the Swift software and related
 packages are listed in the HEAsoft Release Notes 6.0.2 at

 http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/lheasoft/release_notes.html

 Both source and binary distributions are available for all supported
 platforms at :

   http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/lheasoft/supported_platforms.html

 For detailed installation information, see the install document,
 available online (or in each distribution) at:

   http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/lheasoft/install.html


 Please report any Swift software problem via:

  http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/Feedback 

 and select Swift under "Choose a mailing list"


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 Calibration:
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 The software is released with updates of the calibration data for all three 
 instruments [BAT (20050714), XRT (20050704) and UVOT (20050805)] and 
 the Swift common calibration files [MIS(20050805)].  
 The list of updates are available in the release notes at 

        http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/swift/
  

 The Swift CALDB can be downloaded via the Web at or via anonymous ftp 
 to be installed on the user's machine or local network, or can be accessed 
 remotely.

*** DOWNLOAD CALDB on the LOCAL MACHINE
   
     There is one tar file for each instrument (BAT, XRT and UVOT) and one 
     for miscellaneous common Swift calibration files (MIS). 
     The contents of the latter (MIS) have been already included in the 
     CALDB tar files for each instrument, therefore is not necessary to 
      download the MIS tar file separately.   

     The CALDB tar files are available from the CALDB 
     Swift Web page at : 

        http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/swift/
  
     or via anonymous ftp at :
 
        ftp://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/caldb/data/swift/bat/goodfiles_swift_bat.tar.Z
        ftp://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/caldb/data/swift/xrt/goodfiles_swift_xrt.tar.Z
        ftp://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/caldb/data/swift/uvota/goodfiles_swift_uvota.tar.Z
   
     The CALDB installation procedure is available at 
   
       http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/caldb_install.html
    
  
 *** REMOTE CALDB ACCESS
 
     It is also possible to access the CALDB remotely without the need to 
     download and install locally this database. 
     The instructions to set up the remote CALDB access are available from :

        http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/caldb_remote_access.html

 *** HELP:     
      Please report any problems with the installation procedure to:

         http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/Feedback

         and select CALDB under "Choose a mailing list"
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