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XMM-OM Search Output Columns


This document defines the catalog entries describing the XMM Optical Monitor Data Archive as delivered to MAST by HEASARC. Most of the documentation below was obtained from the the HEASARC Data Archive Center.

Archive Background:

XMM was launched by ESA on December 10th, 1999 and carries two distinct types of telescope: three Wolter type-1 X-ray telescopes with different X-ray detectors in their foci, and a 30-cm optical/UV telescope with a microchannel-plate pre-amplified CCD detector in its focal plane.

Mark
Clicking on this box will mark the entry for retrieval.
To Retrieve:
The selected datasets will be downloaded in a single file. You may select the file type: .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.Z, and .zip. After selecting the file type, click on the "Download selected files" button and the selected files will be downloaded to your disk.

Data ID
Data ID composed of proposal, target, and exp. number
Examples: 01477440101, 0152020101

Target Name
Target name (uppercase) ; Use wild card
Examples: ABELL 2597, M81, SN1987A

RA (J2000)
The nominal right ascension of the XMM-Newton pointing, in the requested equinox. Notice that the originating table contained the position in equinox J2000 with RA given to a precision of 0.01 seconds of time.
Range: 0 to 360 deg

Dec (J2000)
The nominal declination of the XMM-Newton pointing, in the requested equinox. Notice that the originating table contained the position in equinox J2000 with declination given to a precision of 0.1 arcseconds.
Range: -90 to +90 deg

Obs Start Time
The start time of the observation in UTC. Notice that the originating table gave the start time to a precision of 0.01 seconds.
March 1 2000 to ?

Obs Start Time (MJD)
Observation start time in modified Julian Date (MJD)
Range: 51604 to more than 53334 days

Exp Time
The end time of the observation in UTC. Notice that the originating table gave the start time with a precision of 0.01 seconds.
Range: 0 to more than 140799 sec

Class
Image classification
Examples: SNR, SEYFERT TYPE2, SPIRAL GALAXY, GAMMA RAY BURST

PI Last Name
PI last name (uppercase) ; Use wild card
Examples: KAASTRA, FABIAN

PI First Name
PI first name (uppercase) ; Use wild card
Examples: KATRIEN, JELLE

HEASARC Flag
This flag is set to 'Y' or 'N' to indicate whether or not the dataset is available in the HEASARC Archive. Some XMM-Newton observations for which the archived data has become publically available as indicated by the public_date value being in the past implying that the proprietary period has expired, are not currently available at the HEASARC. These datasets in most cases are available at the ESA XMM-Newton Data Archive at http://xmm.vilspa.esa.es/
Y or N

Galactic Latitude
Galactic Latitude
Range: -90 to +90 deg

Galactic Longitude
Galactic Longitude
Range: 0 to 360 deg

Distribution Date
The date when the final data products including the pipeline products and the ODFs were ready for distribution.
February 16 2001 to ?

Distribution Date (MJD)
Distribution date (MJD)
0 to more than 53444 days

Obs End Time
The end time of the observation in UTC. Note that the originating table gave the start time to a precision of 0.01 seconds.
March 2 2000 to ?

Obs End Time (MJD)
Observation end time (MJD)
Range: 0 to more than 53288 days

Est. Exp Time
The estimated duration for the observation in seconds. This is derived by checking for the time spent with the filter wheel (the MOS1 camera is taken as the reference) within the time window planned for the observation.
Range: 0 to 133406 sec

MOS1 Mode
A set of flags indicating the MOS-1 instrument modes which were used for the observation.
Examples: SW3-ME (1), FF-TN (2)

MOS1 Num
The number of MOS-1 exposures contained in the observation.
Range: 0 to 4

MOS1 Time
Total MOS1 Exposure time
Range: 0 to 133268 sec

MOS2 Mode
A set of flags indicating the MOS-2 instrument modes which were used for the observation.
Examples: SW3-TN (1), FF-TN (1)

MOS2 Num
MOS2 exposure number
Range: 0 to 4

MOS2 Time
Total MOS2 Exposure time
Range: 0 to 133256 sec

ODF Date
The creation date for the Observation Data Files (ODFs) from the raw telemetry data. If no date is listed, then this initial processing has not taken place.
October 4 2000 to ?

ODF Date (MJD)
ODF creation date (MJD)
0 to more than 53435 days

OM Mode
A set of flags indicating the OM instrument modes which were used for the observation.
Examples:IM-B (5); IM-M2 (5); IM-W1 (5); IM-W1 (15), IM-U (110)

OM Num
OM exposure number
Range: 0 to 110

OM Time
Total OM exposure time
Range: -73556 to 120591 sec

PI Title
PI title (uppercase)
Examples: MS, DR, PROF

PN Mode
PN instrument mode
Examples: SW-ME (1), FF-TN (2)

PN Num
Number of PN exposures
Range: 0 to 4

PN Time
Total PN exposure time
Range: 0 to 133407 sec

Proposal Num
The XMM-Newton proposal number to which the observation belongs. Note that the proposal number is the first six digits of the ID number.
Range: 11 to 21068

PPS Flag
Y indicates PPS data products were generated at XSA
Y or N

Processing Date
Processing date
October 5 2000 to ?

Processing Date (MJD)
Processing date (MJD)
0 to more than 53435 days

Process Status
The Pipeline Processing System (PPS) status for the observation or null. Allowed values include processing and delivered.
Valid Values: PROCESSING, DELIVERED

RGS1 Mode
RGS1 instrument mode
Examples: SES (1), SES(2)

RGS1 Num
Number of RGS1 exposures
Range: 0 to 8

RGS1 Time
Total RGS1 exposure time
Range: 0 to 139631 sec

RGS2 Mode
RGS2 instrument mode
Examples: SES (1), SES(2)

RGS2 Num
Number of RGS2 exposures
Range: 0 to 8

RGS2 Time
Total RGS2 exposure time
Range: 0 to 139637 sec

SAS Version
Version of Pipeline Processing Software
Examples: 5.3.1, MULTIPLE

Sched. ExpTime
The planned duration for the observation, in seconds. This is the planned on-target time and includes the time required for instrument setup, which means that the actual 'science' time available will typically be lower than this.
Range: 0 to 142097 sec

Subject Category
A broard taget category assigned by PI. Currently 7 categories are defined (see target class field for more).
AGNs, QSOs and BL-Lacs Cluster of Galaxies and Superclusters Galaxies and Groups of Galaxies Stars, White Dwarf and Solar System Supernovae, Supernova Remnants, Diffuse Emission White Dwarf Binaries, Neutron Star Binaries X-ray Background and Surveys

XMM Revolution
The XMM-Newton revolution number in which the observation occurred, i.e., the number of 48-hour orbits which had elapsed since the launch of XMM-Newton up to the date of the observation.
Range: 0 to more than 1200

Creation Date
Last date of mosaic image creation
Example: 2007-03-14 18:22:30

Creation Date MJD
Last date of mosaic image creation (MJD)
Example: 54173.7656

UVW2 Exp num
Number of UVW2 images for given data id.
null, 1 or more, usually less than 3.

UVW2 ExpTime
Mean UVW2 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

UVW2 HR ExpTime
Mean UVW2 high resolution filter exposure time
Valid Values:

UVW2 E ExpTime
Mean UVW2 ENG4 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

UVW2 EM ExpTime
Mean UVW2 ENG2 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

UVW2 FA ExpTime
Mean coadded high resolution fast imaging mode UVW2 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

UVM2 Exp num
Number of UVM2 images for given data id.
null, 1 or more, usually less than 3.

UVM2 ExpTime
Mean UVM2 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

UVM2 HR ExpTime
Mean UVM2 high resolution filter exposure time
Valid Values:

UVM2 E ExpTime
Mean UVM2 ENG4 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

UVM2 EM ExpTime
Mean UVM2 ENG2 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

UVM2 FA ExpTime
Mean coadded high resolution fast imaging mode UVM2 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

UVW1 Exp num
Number of UVW1 images for given data id.
null, 1 or more, usually less than 3.

UVW1 ExpTime
Mean UVW1 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

UVW1 HR ExpTime
Mean UVW1 high resolution filter exposure time
Valid Values:

UVW1 E ExpTime
Mean UVW1 ENG4 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

UVW1 EM ExpTime
Mean UVW1 ENG2 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

UVW1 FA ExpTime
Mean coadded high resolution fast imaging mode UVW1 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

U Exp num
Number of U images for given data id.
null, 1 or more, usually less than 3.

U ExpTime
Mean U filter exposure time
Valid Values:

U HR ExpTime
Mean U high resolution filter exposure time
Valid Values:

U E ExpTime
Mean U ENG4 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

U EM ExpTime
Mean U ENG2 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

U FA ExpTime
Mean coadded high resolution fast imaging mode U filter exposure time
Valid Values:

B Exp num
Number of B images for given data id.
null, 1 or more, usually less than 3.

B ExpTime
Mean B filter exposure time
Valid Values:

B HR ExpTime
Mean B filter exposure time
Valid Values:

B E ExpTime
Mean B ENG4 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

B EM ExpTime
Mean B ENG2 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

B FA ExpTime
Mean coadded high resolution high resolution B filter exposure time
Valid Values:

V Exp num
Number of V images for given data id.
null, 1 or more, usually less than 3.

V ExpTime
Mean V filter exposure time
Valid Values:

V HR ExpTime
Mean V High Resolution filter exposure time
Valid Values:

V E ExpTime
Mean V Eng4 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

V EM ExpTime
Mean V Eng2 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

V FA ExpTime
Mean coadded high resolution Fast Imaging mode V filter exposure time
Valid Values:

WHITE Exp num
Number of WHITE images for given data id.
null, 1 or more, usually less than 3.

White ExpTime
Mean White filter exposure time
Valid Values:

White HR ExpTime
Mean White high resolution filter exposure time
Valid Values:

White E ExpTime
Mean White ENG4 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

White EM ExpTime
Mean White ENG2 filter exposure time
Valid Values:

White FA ExpTime
Mean coadded high resolution fast imaging mode White filter exposure time
Valid Values:

Raw Files
Entries in this column are links to file directories at HEASARC containing the XMM-OM raw image files (as well as the mosaic files).

Status
The present status of the observation.
Valid Values: ARCHIVED, PROCESSED, SCHEDULED, OBSERVED

Release Date
The date when the data products will become available to the public. This date is only approximate and subject to change.
March 16 2000 to ?

Release Date (MJD)
Release date (MJD)
51619 to ?days

Ref
The number of known literature references associated with the listed data set name.
null, 1 or more