XMM-Newton
Data Files Handbook
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4.1.2 Observation/slew summary file
Each ODF and SDF contains a summary file in ASCII format (*SUM.ASC).
The summary file is structured in blocks, each containing the following
information:
- OBSERVATION: Observation/slew information, revolution number, scheduled Start/Stop times
- FILE: List of all ODF constituent files with short descriptions
- CONFIGURATION: Configuration details (ODF version, prime instrument)
- PROPOSAL: Proposal summary (PI name and address, proposal type, target
name, exposure time, target and boresight coordinates, position angle)
- DATA QUALITY: Quality information (one block for each exposure)
A detailed description of the summary file can be found in
[6].
In addition, a SAS summary file (*SUM.SAS) is produced by the SAS
task odfingest that is usually written into the ODF directory,
but is not a standard ODF constituent.
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