CIAO Doc Updates (Sept 2003)

From: Elizabeth Galle (egalle@head-cfa.cfa.harvard.edu)
Date: Tue Sep 30 2003 - 09:32:35 EDT


The following is a list of documents that have been added to or
updated on the software webpages:
        CIAO website - http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao/
        Sherpa website - http://cxc.harvard.edu/sherpa/

Please do not reply to this email; send questions and comments on the
documentation to the CXC HELPDESK (http://cxc.harvard.edu/helpdesk/).

~Liz Galle, for the CIAO Doc Team

--Summary of Changes--
1 new thread has been added:

  Title: Using Parameter Files
  Date: 29 Sep 2003
  URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao/threads/param_files/
  History: This thread expands upon the basic overview of using
        parameter files. Beginners will get a good introduction
        to setting and displaying parameters, while advanced users
        may learn new ways to reduce the amount of typing required
        when running a tool. There are tips and caveats included
        for everyone's benefit.

5 threads have been updated:

  Title: Introduction to CIAO
  Date: 29 Sep 2003
  URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao/threads/ciao_intro/
  History: some of the parameter file information has been moved
        to the Using Parameter Files thread

  Title: Filtering Lightcurves
  Date: 15 Sep 2003
  URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao/threads/filter_ltcrv/
  History: noted in "Read this thread if" that this method is not
        appropriate if you intend to use the ACIS blank-sky
        background files

  Title: HRC AMP_SF Correction and Reducing Tap-Ringing Distortions
  Date: 24 Sep 2003
  URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao/threads/hrc_ampsf/
  History: Calibration Update for DS 7.0. If your data was processed
        with ASCDSVER DS 7.0 or higher, do not run this thread, as a
        more accurate tap-ringing correction has already been applied.

  Title: Obtain Grating Spectra from LETG/HRC-S Data
  Date: 15 Sep 2003
  URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao/threads/spectra_letghrcs/
  History: update to the bug referenced in the Background filtering
        section. There is a bug in CIAO 3.0.1 that affects this
        filtering step, which is different than the bug that existed
        in CIAO 3.0; make sure to read the DM Grating Filtering bug
        report.

  Title: Obtain Grating Spectra for Multiple Sources - HRC
  Date: 15 Sep 2003
  URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao/threads/spectra_multi_hrc/
  History: update to the bug referenced in the Background filtering
        section. There is a bug in CIAO 3.0.1 that affects this
        filtering step, which is different than the bug that existed
        in CIAO 3.0; make sure to read the DM Grating Filtering bug
        report.

The bug referenced in the two HRC-S grating threads may be found online
at http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao/bugs/dm.html#tg_filter



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