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Extended downtime noticeDue to a planned outage on Friday, April 12th starting at noon through Sunday, April 14th, access to this site will be unavailable during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. The MAST SEARCH TOOLBOXMAST currently provides many different types of services and searches, some of which have been implemented relatively recently. Look to see if the type of search you are interested in is listed below. If you cannot find the type of search you are looking for, please contact our help desk at archive@stsci.edu.
The Quick SearchThe simplest, quickest way to search for data on a particular object or position is to use 'Quick Target Search.' This tool is available from our main page at http://archive.stsci.edu. To use it, the user either enters a target name, which is resolved by Simbad (the astronomical database of the Centre des Donnees astronomiques de Strasbourg) or by the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED), or enters J2000 coordinates, where right ascension and declination are separated by a comma. The Quick Target Search returns a list of all relevant MAST datasets, including links to preview and dataset pages. By selecting 'Band/Data Type(s),' the user can restrict the search to specific wavelength bands. The output page summarizes the available datasets ordered by mission. For more output format options (e.g., csv, VOTable or excel spreadsheet files), or for entering multiple target names, use the cross correlation search form.
VizieR Catalog SearchSearch for object catalogs in the VizieR database using catalog name, mission name, target name, wavelength range, and/or keywords. Users may then search within the catalog based on any object parameters contained in the catalog. The full catalog or the refined set of objects may then be cross-correlated with any MAST mission. Note that searches based on a large number of catalog entries and/or many HST instruments or MAST missions may result in query failures. In addition, users should be aware that searches may take several minutes, depending on the size of the request and bandwidth availability.
The ScrapbookUsing the spectral/imaging Scrapbook (http://archive.stsci.edu/scrapbook.php), the user can delve deeper, to peruse selected (preview) spectra and images from most MAST missions (outside the Solar System). Using parameters like exposure times and observing date, we have chosen these observations as 'representative' of a named target or position on the sky. For spectra, we have selected the maximum exposure time and lowest dispersion for a given grating/wavelength configuration, which provides the broadest wavelength coverage. For images, we have chosen on the basis of exposure time, eliminating multiple pointings. In the Scrapbook, the results page provides links to preview and dataset pages, where the user can both learn what data are available and gain a multi-wavelength view of the source. Using an option available for the spectral Scrapbook, the user can co-plot representative preview spectra. After selecting them, the user clicks 'plot marked spectra,' which displays them all on a single plot of calibrated flux versus wavelength. The result is a single, broad-band spectrum, possibly combining the results of multiple instruments and missions. This tool is also available now to enable the overplotting of preview spectra from several, arbitrary datasets in a single operation, outside the Scrapbook. It can be used for any combination of targets from different missions - HST, IUE, FUSE, ORFEUS, WUPPE - to create a plot for an arbitrary selection of datasets. This tool is available at http://archive.stsci.edu/mast_coplot.html.
The Mission InterfacesDedicated search interfaces permit advanced searches for all MAST missions. The user can access these interfaces from the individual mission pages or from http://archive.stsci.edu/data.html. By this route, the user can search for a particular object or a given position, specifying a variety of observational parameters, including exposure time, observing date, filters, and gratings. The result is a list of datasets matching the criteria, including various parameters, like target name, coordinates, instrument, and the number of published papers associated with the proposal ID (HST) or dataset name (other MAST missions). We are currently developing new features for the search interfaces.
The High-Level Science Product InterfaceDedicated search interface permits searches for High-Level Science Products (HLSP) hosted by MAST. The HLSP are fully processed (reduced, co-added, cosmic-ray cleaned etc.) images and spectra that are ready for scientific analysis. HLSP also include files such as object catalogs, spectral atlases, and README files describing a given set of data.HLSP may be discovered in some mission search results pages. Look for the column labeled "High-Level Science Product" and click on the number to display a list of HLSP associated with the mission observation.
Searching on a list of targets or by classWe provide three options for archive users to determine which sources on a list or in a class of astronomical objects have MAST data. At http://archive.stsci.edu/xcorr.php?form=fuf, the user can upload a file containing a list of sky positions to cross-correlate with all MAST holdings. The result is a table with links to the MAST search pages for individual missions. More detailed multiple searches can be carried out from the individual search forms (e.g., https://mast.stsci.edu/search/ui/#/hst), where users can search on a list of sky positions or astronomical names. Finally, at http://archive.stsci.edu/search/, users can employ our catalog cross-correlation interfaces to correlate the MAST archive with the Hipparcos and Sky2000 star catalogs, an active galactic nuclei catalog, or the Abell catalog of clusters of galaxies. We plan to expand these class-search options.
The HST "Pointings" SearchTo learn how many times an instrument has imaged a given region of the sky - with how many filters and when - the user can search ACS, WFPC2, STIS, NICMOS, and FOC exposures through the 'pointings' interface at http://archive.stsci.edu/pointings/search.php. This tool is useful for variability studies and serendipitous searches. It can provide answers to questions like, "How many and which WFPC2 pointings have more than two I-band exposures and two B-band exposures?" Or, "How many and which STIS pointings at low galactic latitude have observations separated in time by at least 100 days?" With the pointings interface, the user can search by position and by ranges in Galactic latitude, ecliptic latitude, right ascension, and declination. Future versions will allow multi-instrument searches, such as, "Which WFPC2 pointings have more than two U-band exposures and NICMOS data?"
The HST Parallel SearchResponding to the recommendations of the Cycle 7 Time Allocation Committee, we began the Archival Pure Parallel Program in June 1997, at the start of the Cycle 7 observations. This program continues. It seeks to maximize the scientific return from HST by taking parallel data with STIS, NICMOS, WFPC2 and now ACS whenever these instruments are not prime. The resulting data have no proprietary period and are promptly made available to the community. The Archival Pure Parallel Program strives to build large, consistent, and coherent datasets for the HST archive. Users can find more information at http://www.stsci.edu/instruments/parallels/ and access all pure parallel data at http://www.stsci.edu/instruments/parallels/pure_parallels.html.
The Abstract SearchUsers interested in checking what science observations have been approved for HST can use the Abstracts Search at http://archive.stsci.edu/hst/abstract.html. The user specifies search words or phrases in a syntax explained in the help section of the search interface. The search returns all matching proposal abstracts, information about the proposal, and - if the proposal has been executed - links to the archived data. You may also search the proposal abstract for FUSE, IUE and EUVE.
The MAST Data/Paper Links and Search Tool
MAST provides links between archived data and papers based on those
data. These links work two ways. First, archive users can find the refereed
papers based on MAST observations that were found in a mission-interface
search. Clicking on the number in the 'Ref' column (which is the number of
published papers associated with the found observations), the user can display
the list of found papers, including title, first author, and journal reference
(bibcode). The latter follows the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) bibliography
code and is also a link to the ADS Abstract Service, which provides electronic
access to the paper. Second, readers of on-line journals at the ADS can access
the data when a paper is based on MAST holdings. At the end of 2001, MAST
included links to almost 8,000 papers, of which more than 3,100 were based on
HST data and almost 3,000 on IUE data.
A list of MAST-based papers can also be searched at ADS, which now provides
dedicated forms for HST and IUE papers. These forms are accessible at
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/Groups/search/HST and
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/Groups/search/IUE.
The user can search on all the
usual ADS fields, which include authors, object names, and
abstract. Alternatively, the user can scroll down the ADS main page
(http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html),
select "At least one of the
following groups (OR)," and then select HST and/or IUE from the group list.
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