XMM-Newton Phase II RPS Users Manual

Contents

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• 1 Glossary
• 2 Introduction
  • 2.1 Scope of this document
  • 2.2 Document structure
  • 2.3 XMM-Newton help and feedback
  
  
• 3 Before entering XRPS
  • 3.1 Planning an XMM-Newton observation
    • 3.1.1 General considerations
    • 3.1.2 Instrument setup
  • 3.2 Preparing an XMM-Newton observation
  
  
• 4 General XRPS instructions
  • 4.1 Recommended browsers and caching setup
  • 4.2 Signing up as an XRPS user
  • 4.3 The concept of an intermediate memory
    • 4.3.1 Successful memory entries
    • 4.3.2 Errors upon committal of entries into memory
    • 4.3.3 Forgetting to press the commit button
  • 4.4 The frames of the XRPS web interface
    • 4.4.1 Right centre frame
    • 4.4.2 Left centre frame
    • 4.4.3 Bottom frame
  • 4.5 Moving within XRPS
    • 4.5.1 Moving down in XRPS
    • 4.5.2 Moving up in XRPS
    • 4.5.3 Arbitrary moves in XRPS
  • 4.6 Recommended order of entries
  
  
• 5 Filling in the form sheets - a step-by-step guide
  • 5.1 XRPS entry page
  • 5.2 Proposal details page
    • 5.2.1 PI details page
    • 5.2.2 Co-I details page
    • 5.2.3 Observation details page
    • 5.2.4 Entering exposure details
  • 5.3 Formal checks on a proposal
    • 5.3.1 Hitting the ''Check Proposal'' button accidentally
  • 5.4 Modifying a proposal
  • 5.5 Producing a PDF version of the proposal
  • 5.6 Technical evaluation of the proposal
  • 5.7 Submitting a proposal
  
  
• 6 Acknowledgement of receipt
• 7 SOC enhancement requests
• 8 Submitting unanticipated ToO requests
• 9 XRPS performance
• 10 Related documents, tools and online services
• A. Observation examples
  • A..1 Observation of a faint extended source
  • A..2 Observation of a bright extended source
  • A..3 Imaging observation of a point source
  • A..4 Timing observation of a variable source