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Abstract
The
tutorial on the Swift software will cover the basics of the gamma-ray
and X-ray analysis tools, together with the fitting of spectra in the
XSPEC package. The tutorial will go through all the steps from
obtaining and processing the Swift data, to fitting the spectra in
XSPEC.
If possible, the students should install the Swift software (part of the HEASOFT software) and the relevant calibration database, although remote access to the CALDB
may be possible. When downloading the HEASOFT software, make sure to
include XSPEC. The software is available for both Linux and Mac users,
under various operating systems. Notes are provided on the software
download page given above. |
Useful background reading
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