Swift Software/Calibration Update

[Michael Arida <arida@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov>]

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 November 28, 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 2.3) has been released as part of the
  HEAsoft version 6.0.4 and can be downloaded from:

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

  The changes in the Swift software and related packages are listed
  in the HEAsoft Release Notes 6.0.4 at:

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

  Both source and binary distributions are available for all supported platforms.
  These are listed 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

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Calibration:
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  The software is released with updates of the calibration data for all three instruments
  [BAT (20051103), XRT(20051028), UVOT(20051118) and the
  Swift common calibration files [MIS(20051116)].
  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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