Contents

• Contents
• Introduction
  • Software Version
  • ASTERIX Version 2.3
  • Getting Started
  • Getting Help
  • Related Documents
  • Layout of this Guide
• ROSAT
  • Project
  • Satellite
  • Attitude Measurement and Control System
  • XRT Mirrors
  • PSPC
  • HRI
• The ROSAT Data
  • Overview and Origins
  • The SASS
  • FITS Conversions
• Getting a Quick Look at your Data
  • How to get your Data onto Disk
  • A Quick Look at the Data
• Detailed Analysis
  • PSPC
  • Background Subtraction
  • Instrument Corrections
  • Spectral Analysis
  • Time Series Analysis
  • Image Analysis
  • Count Rates and Source Searching
  • HRI
  • Background Subtraction
  • Exposure Correction
  • Source Searching
• A Description of the PSF
  • ASTERIX PSF
  • PSF Options and Masks
  • HRI Option
• Communicating with the ROSAT Project
  • Staying Informed
  • Reporting Bugs
• A Quick Guide
  • PSPC
  • HRI
• Housekeeping and calibration data
  • Housekeeping Data
  • Calibration Data
• Examples
• Appendix 1: Dataset Filenames and Contents
  • A Typical ASTERIX File
• Appendix 2: ASTERIX XRT Command List
  • Preprocessing
  • Data Analysis
  • ICL Procedures
  • Associated Commands
• Appendix 3: Photon Characteristics
• Appendix 4: Important Housekeeping Parameters
• Glossary
  • Useful WWW References
  • Caption List
• References & Bibliography
  • User Guides
  • Instrumentation
  • ASTERIX documents