Extensive documentation of the PPS products for a given observation can be found in the associated index file in html format, named INDEX.HTM, which is delivered in the same directory. It allows manoeuvring through the entire set of files with explanations of purpose and content of each file. A complete general description of the PPS products is given in [7]. Here, only a quick overview is given.
Pipeline data product filenames consist of up to 27 characters, followed by a
'.' (dot), followed by 3 characters. All characters are upper case.
The filenames take the 27.3 character form:
| Field | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| X | ||
| P | PPS product files | |
| C | 2XMM catalogue-specific files | |
| obsidentif | The observation identifier, 10 digit: PPPPPPOOLL | |
| PPPPPP | the identifier of the proposal that contains the obs. | |
| OO | identifier of the observations within the proposal | |
| LL | extended identifier (usually 01) | |
| Notes: | For slews the first of the six P is '9' | |
| For pseudo ODF components of mosaic pointings, the values of LL | ||
| assume values (30+x), where x is the number of the mosaic pointing. | ||
| II | The instrument, or data source, identifier | |
| OM | optical monitor | |
| R1 | RGS-1 | |
| R2 | RGS-2 | |
| RG | RGS combined | |
| M1 | EPIC MOS-1 | |
| M2 | EPIC MOS-2 | |
| PN | EPIC PN | |
| EP | EPIC | |
| CA | Catalogue cross-correlation | |
| OB | Observation | |
| U | Exposure flag (1 character) | |
| S | scheduled | |
| U | unscheduled | |
| X | not applicable | |
| EEE | The exposure number within the observation | |
| '000' means that the file does not correspond to an exposure period | ||
| '9XX' is used for diagnostic Q dumps (RGS spectroscopy+Q) | ||
| TTTTTT | The product type (6 digits) | |
| 3COLIM | EPIC three-colour image (FIT,PNG) | |
| ATTTSR | Attitude Time Series (FTZ) | |
| BGMODL | RGS Background Model (FTZ) | |
| BGSPEC | EPIC Source Background Spectrum (FTZ, if II=[M[1,2], PN]) | |
| BGSPEC | RGS Source Background Spectrum (FTZ, if II=R[1,2]) | |
| BKGMAP | EPIC Merged Background Map (FTZ,PNG) | |
| CALIND | Calibration Index File (FTZ) | |
| CATPLT | Catalogue Plot (PDF) | |
| CDSLG1 | CDS Logo 1 | |
| CDSLG2 | CDS Logo 2 | |
| CDSLG3 | CDS Logo 3 | |
| DETMSK | EPIC Detection Mask (one per instrument per band, FTZ,PNG) | |
| DSPHIS | RGS Cross-Dispersion Histogram (FTZ) | |
DXXXXA |
Catalogue Descriptors (HTM) | |
| EVENLI | RGS Event List (FTZ) | |
| EXPMAP | EPIC Exposure Map (FTZ,PNG, if II=[M[1,2], PN]) | |
| EXPMAP | Slew step Exposure Map (FTZ, only PN) | |
| EXPMAP | RGS Exposure Map (FTZ, if II=R[1,2]) | |
| FBKTSR | EPIC Flare Background Timeseries (FTZ,PNG, if II=[M[1,2], PN])) | |
| FBKTSR | RGS Flare Background Timeseries (FTZ,PDF, if II=R[1,2]) | |
| FCHART | Finding Chart (PDF) | |
| FIMAG_ | OM Full-Frame Image (FTZ) | |
| FLATFLD | OM Flatfield (FTZ) | |
| FLUXED | RGS Fluxed Spectrum (FTZ,PDF) | |
| FOVRES | EPIC Field Of View Cross-Correlation Results (HTM) | |
| FOVSUM | EPIC Field Of View Cross-Correlation Summary (HTM, FTZ) | |
| FSIMAG | OM Full-Frame Sky Image (FTZ,PNG) | |
FYYYYA |
EPIC Field Of View Cross-Correlation Results (FTZ) | |
| GIMAGE | OM Grism-Aligned (spectra vertical) Image (FTZ,PNG) | |
| HSIMAG | OM Full-Frame Hires Sky Image Mosaic (FTZ,PNG) | |
| HSISWS | OM Full-Frame Hires Source List Mosaic (FTZ,ASC) | |
| IMAGEF | OM Fast Mode OSW Image (FTZ) | |
| IMAGE_ | EPIC Image (FTZ,PNG, if II=[M[1,2], PN]) | |
| IMAGE_ | Slew step Image (FTZ, only PN) | |
| IMAGE_ | OM OSW Image (FTZ, if II=OM) | |
| IMAGE_ | RGS Image (FTZ,PNG, if II=R[1,2]) | |
| LSIMAG | OM Full-Frame Low-Res Sky Image Mosaic (FTZ,PNG) | |
| LSISWS | OM Full-Frame Low-Res Source List Mosaic (FTZ,ASC) | |
| MEXPMP | EPIC exposure-merged exposure map (FTZ) | |
| MIEVLI | EPIC MOS Imaging Mode Event List (FTZ) | |
| OBKGMP | EPIC Observation Background Map (FTZ,PNG) | |
| OBLSLI | EPIC Observation Box-Local Source List (FTZ) | |
| OBMSLI | EPIC Observation Box-Map Source List (FTZ) | |
| OBSMLI | EPIC Summary Source List (FTZ,HTM, if II=[M[1,2], PN]) | |
| OBSMLI | OM Observation Source List (FTZ, if II=OM) | |
| OBSMOS | OM Observation Source List Mosaic (FTZ,ASC) | |
| OEXPMP | EPIC Observation Exposure Map (FTZ,PNG) | |
| OFTPRT | EPIC ASC footprint region (ASC) | |
| OIMAGE | EPIC Observation Image (FTZ,PNG) | |
| OMSRLI | EPIC Observation ML Source List (FTZ) | |
| OMSSLI | EPIC FITS summary source list file for slew data (FTZ) | |
| ORDIMG | RGS Energy-Dispersion Image (FTZ,PNG) | |
| OSNSMP | EPIC Observation Sensitivity Map (FTZ) | |
| PIEVLI | EPIC PN Imaging Mode Event List (FTZ) | |
| PIEVLI | Slew single raw event list (FTZ, only PN) | |
| PINDEX | PPS Product Index (FTZ) | |
| PPSMSG | PPS Run Message (ASC) | |
| PPSSUM | PPS Run Summary (HTM) | |
| REFCAT | USNO, 2MASS and SDSS Ref. Catalogues for EPIC field (FTZ) | |
| REGION | EPIC Source DS9 Regions (ASC) | |
| ROSIMG | XMM-ROSAT Image (PDF) | |
| RSIMAG | OM Rudi-5 Sky Image Mosaic (FTZ,PNG) | |
| RSISWS | OM Rudi-5 Source List Mosaic (FTZ,ASC) | |
| RSPMAT | RGS Response Matrix (FTZ) | |
| SBSPEC | RGS Source Spectrum without Background subtraction (FTZ) | |
| SCRLOG | PPS Script Log (ASC) | |
| SFFTPL | EPIC Source FFT Plot (PDF) | |
| SFSREG | OM OSW Fast Region File (ASC) | |
| SFSRLI | OM OSW Fast Source List (FTZ) | |
| SGSREG | OM Grism DS9 Regions (ASC) | |
| SGSRLI | OM OSW Grism Source List (0th and 1st orders; FTZ) | |
| SIMAGE | OM OSW Sky Image (FTZ,PNG) | |
| SIMAGF | OM Fast Mode OSW Sky Image (FTZ,PNG) | |
| SLEVLI | Slew step event list file (FTZ, only PN) | |
| SPCPLT | EPIC Source Spectrum Plot (PDF) | |
| SPCPLP | (X=C) EPIC source spectrum (PNG) | |
| SPCREG | OM Grism DS9 Spectrum Regions (0th and 1st orders; ASC) | |
| SPECLI | OM Grism Spectra List (for target only; FTZ) | |
| SPECTR | OM Grism Source Spectrum (FTZ,PDF) | |
| SRCARF | EPIC Ancillary Response Function (FTZ) | |
| SRBTSR | RGS Background Timeseries (FTZ) | |
| SRCHD_ | Searched Catalogues (FTZ, HTM) | |
| SRCIMG | (X=C) EPIC source thumbnail (total band, PNG) | |
| SRCIMW | (X=C) EPIC location image (total band, PNG) | |
| SRCLI_ | RGS Source List (FTZ) | |
| SRCREG | EPIC Source DS9 Region (ASC) | |
| SRCRES | EPIC sources Cross-Correlation results (HTM) | |
| SRCSUM | EPIC Source Cross-Correlation Summary (FTZ, HTM) | |
| SRCTSR | EPIC Source Timeseries (FTZ) | |
| SRCTSR | RGS Source Timeseries (FTZ) | |
| SRSPEC | EPIC Source Spectrum (FTZ, if II=[M[1,2], PN]) | |
| SRSPEC | RGS Background-subtracted Source Spectrum (FTZ,PDF, if II=R[1,2]) | |
| SSCLG1 | SSC Logo 1 (PNG) | |
| SSCLG2 | SSC Logo 2 (PNG) | |
| STSPLT | EPIC/RGS Source Timeseries Plot (PDF) | |
| STSPLS | (X=C) Instrument-specific time series plot (PNG) | |
| SUMMAR | EPIC Observation Summary (HTM) | |
| SUMMAR | OM Observation Summary (HTM) | |
| SUMMAR | PPS Observation Summary (HTM) | |
| SUMMAR | RGS Observation Summary (HTM) | |
| SWSREG | OM OSW Region File (ASC) | |
| SWSRLI | OM OSW Source List (FTZ) | |
| SXXXXA |
EPIC Source Cross-Correlation Results (FTZ) | |
| TIEVLI | EPIC Timing Mode Event List (FTZ) | |
| TIMESR | OM OSW Source Timeseries (FTZ,PDF) | |
| TSHPLT | OM Tracking History Plot (PDF) | |
| TSTRTS | OM Tracking Star Timeseries (FTZ,PDF) | |
| UNFDAT | EPIC unfiltered FITS image (slew only) (FTZ) | |
| USIMAG | OM User Windows Sky Image Mosaic (FTZ,PNG) | |
| USISWS | OM User Windows Source List Mosaic (FTZ,ASC) | |
| WFSPEC | RGS Whole-field Spectrum (FTZ,PDF) | |
| WREMAT | RGS Whole Field Response Matrix (FTZ) | |
| XCORRE | Main Cross Correlation Page (HTM) | |
| S | Data subset number (1 character, differentiates energy bands, OM science windows, etc.) | |
| Taken from the OM science window id for OM products at the OM science window level | ||
| Taken from the OM science window id for OM products at the individual source level | ||
| Taken from the EPIC band for EPIC products at the observations, exposures and | ||
| individual source level | ||
| Taken from the RGS order for RGS products at the individual source level | ||
| XXX | Source number or slew step number (3 characters, hexadecimal) | |
| ZZZ | File format (3 characters) | |
| ASC | ASCII file | |
| FTZ | Gzipped FITS file | |
| HTM | HTML file | |
| PDF file | ||
| PNG | Portable Network Graphics file | |
XXXX will take values according to the names of the (
) catalogues searched
YYYY will take different values according to the names of the (
) catalogues searched
A will take value T if the results are drawn from a table, and A, B, C, etc.
to represent real catalogue numbers
No PPS products are generated for exposures, where "non-scientific" modes
are employed. They include, e.g., CAL_CLOSED and CLOSED
filters for the EPIC cameras or BLOCKED filter and engineering modes
for the OM. Intermediate products are also not delivered, e.g., the OM
fast mode events file.
PPS and SSC products files are summarised in Table 38.
| Product | Format | Nr. |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observation summary product | |||
| Observation summary | HTML | 1 | |
| Attitude time series | FITS | 1 | |
| OM products | |||
| Science window image | FITS | WE | |
| Science window sky image | FITS | WE | Rotated and rebinned to North-aligned sky coordinates |
| Science window source time series | FITS | SWE | Only for FAST mode |
| Science window source time series plot | SWE | Created from above | |
| Tracking star time series | FITS | 1 | |
| Tracking star time series plot | 1 | Created from above | |
| Science window source list | FITS | WE | |
| Observation source list | FITS | 1 | Merging of the above |
| Grism spectra | FITS | SWE | Images, source lists, and spectra |
| Tracking history plot | 1 | Vector diagram of the spacecraft jitter | |
| Mosaiced image source list | FITS, ASC | B | Source lists and regions |
| Summary page | HTML | 1 | |
| EPIC products | |||
| Raw image | FITS | C | |
| Unfiltered Image | FITS | 1 | Slew only |
| Annotated raw image | PNG | C | Created from the above, with sky grid, came- |
| ra, energy band, and observation identifiers | |||
| Observation image | FITS | 1 | Exposure-corrected. Data from all |
| cameras operating in IMAGE mode | |||
| Observation image plot | PNG | 1 | Created from above |
| Exposure map | FITS | CB | |
| Sensitivity map | FITS | 1 | The same as above at the observation level |
| EPIC three-colour image | FIT,PNG | 1 | Combining all IMAGING mode data from |
| all EPIC cameras; not for slew data. | |||
| Source time series | FITS | SB | 1 per unconfused, bright ( counts) |
| source in the 0.1-0.5, 0.5-2.0, | |||
| and 2.0-10.0keV energy bands | |||
| Source time series plot | SB | Created from above | |
| Source FFT plot | SB | Created from each source light curve | |
| Global background time series | FITS | EB | FOV time series, after masking |
| the detected point sources | |||
| Source spectrum | FITS | SC | 1 per unconfused, bright source |
| Source background spectrum | FITS | SC | 1 for each of the above |
| Source spectrum plot | SC | Background-subtracted and exposure-corrected | |
| Observation box-local source list | FITS | 1 | Sources detected by running eboxdetect |
| (``local'' mode) on the entire EPIC exposures | |||
| Observation box-map source list | FITS | 1 | Sources detected by running eboxdetect |
| (``map'' mode) on the entire EPIC exposures | |||
| Observation ML source list | FITS | 1 | Sources detected by running emldetect |
| on the entire EPIC observation | |||
| Summary source list | FITS | 1 | |
| Summary source list | HTML | 1 | |
MOS IMAGING mode event list |
FITS | E | |
| PN IMAGING mode event list |
FITS | E | |
TIMING mode event list |
FITS | E | |
| Summary page | HTML | 1 | |
| RGS products | |||
| Image | FITS | E | Wavelength vs. cross-dispersion angle |
| Image plot | PNG | E | Created from above |
| Energy-dispersion image | FITS | E | PI vs. cross-dispersion angle |
| Energy-dispersion image plot | PNG | E | Created from above |
| Exposure map | FITS | E | In wavelength vs. cross-dispersion angle |
| Source spectrum | FITS | S |
With and without background subtraction. For the brightest |
| point source. 1st and 2nd dispersion order | |||
| Background spectrum | FITS | S |
One for each of the above spectra |
| Background model spectrum | FITS | S |
Expected background spectrum |
| Cross-dispersion histogram | FITS | ||
| Spectrum plot | S | Background-subtracted, with wavelengths and energy scales | |
| Event list | FITS | E | |
| Source list | FITS | E | EPIC-detected bright sources in the RGS FOV |
| Whole field spectrum | FITS | S |
Spectrum of the whole FOV, without background subtraction. For first and second order. |
| Response matrix | FITS | S |
Response matrix for the brightest point source. For first and second order. |
| Whole field response matrix | FITS | S |
Response matrix for the whole FOV. Only for first order. |
| Source timeseries | FITS | S |
Background-subtracted source timeseries for the brightest point source. First and second order together. |
| Timeseries plot | S |
Created from above | |
| Background timeseries | FITS | S |
Background timeseries. |
| Summary page | HTML | 1 | |
Catalogue and archive products |
|||
| Main CC page | HTML | 1 | |
| Searched catalogues | HTML | 1 | |
| Catalogue description | HTML | 1 | |
| Source raw position cross- | FITS | 1 | |
| correlation results | |||
| Source cross-correlation summary | FITS | 1 | |
| Source cross-correlation results | HTML | 1 | |
| Source cross-correlation results | HTML | 1 | |
| Find chart | 1 | ||
| FOV summary | HTML | 1 | All SIMBAD and X-ray catalogued objects in the FOV |
| FOV summary | Same as above | ||
| FOV cross-correlation results | HTML | T | |
| FOV cross-correlation results | FITS | T | |
| Catalogue plot | 1 | ||
| XMM-Newton/ROSAT image | 1 | EPIC source position and flux contours | |
| overlaid over a ROSAT image | |||
| PPS run products | |||
| Script log | ASCII | 1 | |
| Run message | ASCII | 1 | |
| Run summary | HTML | 1 | |
| Index | HTML | G | |
| Product index | FITS | 1 | |
| Calibration index file | FITS | 1 | Index file for the CCF |
| SSC logo 1 | PNG | 1 | Image of the XMM-Newton telescope front end |
| SSC logo 2 | PNG | 1 | Graphic with the words ``XMM-Newton SSC'' |
| CDS logo 1 | PNG | 1 | Graphic with the word ``NED'' |
| CDS logo 2 | PNG | 1 | Graphic with the word ``Vizier'' |
| CDS logo 3 | PNG | 1 | Graphic with the word ``Simbad'' |
| XMM-Newton logo 1 | PNG | 1 | |
| ESA logo 1 | PNG | 1 | |
| XID products | |||
| Observation summary | HTML | 1 | |
| Reduced image | FITS | Flatfielded, bias- and dark frame-corrected, filtered image | |
| Reduced image plot | PNG | North-aligned image of the field containing the target, | |
| with EPIC flux contours and source boxes overlaid | |||
| Fluxed spectrum | FITS | ||
| Fluxed spectrum plot | Created from above | ||
| Finding chart | PNG | S | |
| Magnitude table | FITS | ||
| Magnitude table | HTML | Created from above | |
| Index | HTML | G | |
If an integer, number of product files per observations.
Otherwise: ``S'' 
1 file per source; ``W'' 1 file per OM science window;
``E'' 1 file per exposure; ``C'' 1 file per camera; ``B'' 1 file
per energy band; ``T'' 1 file per catalogue; ``G'' 1 file per
product group
for IMAGING mode exposure only
for TIMING mode exposures only
2 files per brightest source in the RGS FOV
files in this group refer to the EPIC, if not specified otherwise