Letter to the Editor

JEM–X science analysis software

¹ Danish Space Research Institute Juliane Maries Vej 30, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
² Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik Giessenbachstrasse, 85748 Garching, Germany
³ INTEGRAL Science Data Centre, Chemin d'Écogia 16, Versoix, Switzerland
⁴ Stockholm University Roslagstullgatan 21, Stockholm, Sweden
⁵ Observatory, PO Box 14, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
⁶ GACE, Instituto de Ciencias de los Materiales, Universidad de Valencia, PO Box 20085, 46071 Valencia, Spain

Corresponding author: N. J. Westergaard, njw@dsri.dk

Received: 7 July 2003
Accepted: 8 August 2003

Abstract

The science analysis of the data from JEM–X on INTEGRAL is performed through a number of levels including corrections, good time selection, imaging and source finding, spectrum and light-curve extraction. These levels consist of individual executables and the running of the complete analysis is controlled by a script where parameters for detailed settings are introduced. The end products are FITS files with a format compatible with standard analysis packages such as XSPEC.