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diff --git a/doc/HOWTO_chandra_acis_analysis.txt b/doc/HOWTO_chandra_acis_analysis.txt index 6c19d5c..23c5cab 100644 --- a/doc/HOWTO_chandra_acis_analysis.txt +++ b/doc/HOWTO_chandra_acis_analysis.txt @@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ Step-by-step guide to analyze ACIS data: (1) $ chandra_repro indir=. outdir=repro verbose=2 - (2) $ cd repro - $ mkdir -p evt bkg img spc/profile mass + (2) $ mkdir -p evt bkg img spc/profile mass +(??) <TODO> build 'manifest.yaml' (repro/*) +(??) <TODO> build 'results.yaml' (ra_ned, dec_ned, nh, z, etc.) (3) $ cd evt $ ln -s ../*_repro_evt2.fits . - (4) $ ciao_procevt.sh + (4) $ clean_evt2.py (5) $ cd ../bkg $ ln -s ../evt/evt2*_clean.fits . - (6) $ ciao_blanksky.sh + (6) $ make_blanksky.py (7) $ ds9 evt2*_clean.fits Select some region on the CCD edges that are as far from the extended source as possible as the *local background*, then @@ -27,36 +28,39 @@ Step-by-step guide to analyze ACIS data: Enlarge the regions if the total photon counts are too small (e.g., say 2,000). (9) Query the redshift from NED and nH from the HEASARC nH tool -(10) $ ciao_bkg_spectra.sh reg="lbkg.reg" basedir=.. nh=<nh> z=<z> +(10) $ ciao_bkg_spectra.sh reg=lbkg.reg (11) $ xspec xspec> @xspec_lbkg_model.xcm xspec> fit xspec> cpd /xs xspec> pl l del xspec> @<path>/xspec_bkgcorr.tcl +(??) <TODO> Add background spectrum to manifest: + $ manifest.py setpath bkg_spec <bkgcorr_blanksky_lbkg.pi | lbkg.pi> (12) $ cd ../img $ ln -s ../evt/evt2*_clean.fits . $ ln -s ../bkg/bkgcorr_blanksky_lbkg.pi . # maybe 'lbkg.pi' - $ ln -s ../pcadf*_asol1.fits . +(??) <TODO> create an image (0.7-2 keV) to determine the centroid + $ event2image.py -H 2000 (13) $ ds9 evt2*_clean.fits - Roughly select the source center and save the region as 'center.reg' -(14) $ ciao_genregs.sh reg_in=center.reg bkgd=<bkgd> + Roughly select the source center and save the region as 'cstart.reg' +(??) <TODO> Calculate the X-ray centroid: + $ calc_centroid.py -i img_c*_e700-2000.fits -V Check whether the calculated centroid is OK; if not, manually - adjust the centroid position, and save & overwrite the - 'centroid_phy.reg'. + adjust the centroid position, and overwrite 'centroid.reg' +(??) <TODO> Generate regions for SBP extraction (sbprofile.reg): + $ chandra_gensbpreg.sh evt2_c*_clean.fits <bkgd> centroid.reg sbprofile.reg + $ manifest.py setpath sbp_reg sbprofile.reg +(??) <TODO> Generate regions for deprojected spectral analysis (rspec.reg): + $ chandra_genspcreg.sh evt2_c*_clean.fits <bkgd> centroid.reg rspec.reg + $ manifest.py setpath rspec_reg rspec.reg (15) $ cd ../spc/profile $ ln -s ../../evt/evt2*_clean.fits . $ ln -s ../../bkg/bkgcorr_blanksky_lbkg.pi . # maybe 'lbkg.pi' $ ln -s ../../img/rspec.reg img_rspec.reg (16) ds9 open 'evt2*_clean.fits' with regs 'img_rspec.reg'; adjust the regions and save as 'rspec.reg' -(17) create a config file '<NAME>_spec.conf' looks like (for batch process): - basedir ../.. - reg rspec.reg - bkgd bkgcorr_blanksky_lbkg.pi | lbkg.pi - nh <nh> - z <redshift> -(18) $ ciao_deproj_spectra.sh reg="rspec.reg" bkgd=<bkgd> basedir="../.." nh=<nh> z=<z> +(18) $ ciao_deproj_spectra.sh reg=rspec.reg (19) Fit the radial spectra to derive the radial temperature profile, as well as the average temperature and abundance: $ xspec |