Contents

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Software
  • 2.1 CALDB
  • 2.2 XSELECT
  • 2.3 XANADU
  • 2.4 Profit
  
  
• 3. Suzaku Data Specifics and Conventions
  • 3.1 Directory and Data File Structure
    • 3.1.1 Retrieving the data
    • 3.1.2 Organization of the data
  • 3.2 Filenames
  • 3.3 Suzaku Coordinates
  • 3.4 Photon Energies and Pulse-heights
  • 3.5 Timing Information
  • 3.6 Suzaku Telemetry
    • 3.6.1 Data rates
    • 3.6.2 Allocations
    • 3.6.3 Telemetry Limits
  • 3.7 xselect Default Parameters
  
  
• 4. Suzaku Data Analysis Overview
  • 4.1 Important Events and Processing Version
  • 4.2 Checking for Updates
  • 4.3 Unfiltered or Screened?
  • 4.4 Spectral Analysis
  • 4.5 Timing Analysis
  • 4.6 Imaging Analysis
  • 4.7 Recipe 1: XIS Spectral Analysis
  • 4.8 Recipe 2: HXD/PIN Spectral Analysis
  
  
• 5. The ``README FIRST" of Suzaku data analysis
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 XIS
    • 5.2.1 Loss of XIS2
    • 5.2.2 Contamination
    • 5.2.3 SCI
    • 5.2.4 Energy scale for non-SCI data taken in 2006
    • 5.2.5 Flux calibration for small extraction regions
    • 5.2.6 Updated calibration of energy scale for SCI data
    • 5.2.7 Timing mode
  • 5.3 HXD
    • 5.3.1 GSO background
    • 5.3.2 PIN Background
    • 5.3.3 PIN responses by epoch
    • 5.3.4 Energy range
  • 5.4 Cross calibration
  
  
• 6. XIS Data Analysis
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Content of the Cleaned Event Files
  • 6.3 Updating CTI calibration
  • 6.4 Extracting Products
    • 6.4.1 Additional screening
    • 6.4.2 Region Selection
  • 6.5 Generating RMF and ARF files
    • 6.5.1 Generating RMF and ARF with xisresp
    • 6.5.2 Combining Spectral files and Responses using addascaspec
    • 6.5.3 Generating RMF files using xisrmfgen
    • 6.5.4 Generating ARF files using xissimarfgen
    • 6.5.5 Tips for Faster Spectral Fits of XIS Data
  • 6.6 Subtracting the non X-ray Background
    • 6.6.1 Xisnxbgen
  • 6.7 Creating an exposure map
    • 6.7.1 Types of Exposure Maps
    • 6.7.2 Running xissim
    • 6.7.3 Extracting a flat field image using xselect
    • 6.7.4 Smoothing the flat field image (optional)
    • 6.7.5 Applying the flat field image
  • 6.8 Initial Processing: the details
    • 6.8.1 Calculating Sky Coordinates
    • 6.8.2 Put Pixel Quality
    • 6.8.3 Computing the PI for XIS events
  • 6.9 Standard Screening
    • 6.9.1 Bad pixel filtering
    • 6.9.2 Grade Filters
  
  
• 7. HXD Data Analysis
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Content of the Cleaned Event Files
  • 7.3 Spectral Analysis of PIN Data
    • 7.3.1 Download background files
    • 7.3.2 Spectral Extraction
    • 7.3.3 Spectral Analysis
  • 7.4 Spectral Analysis of GSO Data
  • 7.5 Timing Analysis of PIN Data
  • 7.6 Initial Processing: the details
  • 7.7 Standard Screening
    • 7.7.1 Time Assignment
    • 7.7.2 Gain History Generation
    • 7.7.3 Pulse Height Corrections
    • 7.7.4 Calculating Event Grade
  • 7.8 Extracting Data
    • 7.8.1 General Selection criteria
    • 7.8.2 Separating PIN and GSO data
  • 7.9 WAM Processing
    • 7.9.1 hxdwamtime
    • 7.9.2 hxdmkwamgainhist
    • 7.9.3 hxdwampi
    • 7.9.4 hxdwamgrade
    • 7.9.5 hxdbsttime
  
  
• A. Acronyms
• B. Important Web/e-mail addresses