Integral AO Tools Software User Manual
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1. Figure 6 The Data Rights Details Panel upper part amp ISOC PGT Data rights Panel delete duplicate check goto copyn delete n import source list Generate data rights from observations Figure 7 The Data rights menu 2 2 Saving loading and printing 2 2 1 Saving To save a proposal at any time select File Save in the menu of the Main Panel see Figure 1 INTEGRAL INT OAG 13 0383 Dc 1 0 Integral AO Tools 25 Feb 13 Software User Manual 11 of 19 All proposal information is stored in a well defined XML file 2 2 2 Loading To load a saved proposal select File Open in the menu of the Main Panel The PGT proposal file format is XML If you wish to use a proposal from the previous AO request it through the ISOC Helpdesk mailto inthelp sciops esa int by specifying the Proposal ID You should not edit the XML file by hand 2 2 3 Printing To print a proposal or parts of it first choose the printing options by selecting File Print Options in the menu of the Main Panel This will open the Print Options dialog see Figure 8 Print Options ee LA Paper Size A4 US letter Available Fonts Luxi Mono Luxi Sans Luxi Serif Monospaced SansSerif Serif Utopia Font Sample The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog oK Cancel Figure 8 The Print Options dialogue Two paper sizes are supported A4 and US2. generated from the observations list or they can be manually inserted using the fields in the panel see Figure 6 If no data rights are specified the data will be considered as public and a warning will be shown when checking the proposal The Data Rights Details Panel has a menu option labelled Data Rights in addition to the Panel and Help menu items see Figure 7 From it you can add new data rights the display will show the new data rights delete duplicate or check the currently displayed data rights and go to a particular one The item copy n makes n copies of the current data rights and delete n deletes the range of data rights specified The item import source list works exactly as in the Observation Details Panel and similarly the button Generate Data Rights creates data rights for each source in the list Finally generate data rights from observations will create data rights from the observations in the proposal but will also delete the currently defined data rights INTEGRAL INT OAG 13 0383 Dc 1 0 Integral AO Tools 25 Feb 13 Software User Manual 10 of 19 amp ISOC PGT Data rights Panel Panel Data rights Help INTEGRAL e esa Science OGS ENSIA Centre r Number hamn t t Previous Name Energy band Min Photon index Max p ee See peasan Foo aco feoo 00 00 00 mA Flux omo o photonsiemzs
3. kiloseconds SP observation map AO8 Map SPI observation map AO8 details SPI exposure map ISOC DB with ECS information plus prediction upto end of A0 8 09 Mar 2011
4. or within 10 degrees of the Moon s limb Since the Earth and Lunar orbits can be predicted very accurately it is also possible to predict when any part of the celestial sphere is visible by INTEGRAL 4 2 How visibility is calculated Sky visibility is calculated by dividing the sky into approximately rectangular cells of 10 x 10 degrees referred to as skybins The visibility of each corner of a skybin is determined for every revolution in the mission whenever INTEGRAL is above the Van Allen belts If all four corners are simultaneously visible that area of sky is deemed visible The calculation is therefore slightly conservative The results are stored in a Data Base of Observable Bins DBOB which contains the open and close times for every skybin during the mission and the resulting available duration This open interval never crosses revolution boundaries since science operations are not performed in the Van Allen belts around perigee 4 3 Using TVP 4 3 1 Input e Source Name Optional Entering the source name and pressing Get Simbad Coordinates will fill in RA and Dec coordinates If the name is not found in the Simbad database you will need to fill in RA and Dec e RA and Dec J2000 In either of the formats shown on the web page e Dither pattern For hexagonal or 5x5 dither patterns the TVP checks whether all points in the dither pattern are visible not just the centre e Startand End date For the period of inter
5. 0 Dither pattem O Staring Raster O Hexagonal Visibility Information Start date 01 03 2012 End date 31 03 2012 Minumum duration s 1800 in seconds e g 1000 this should be less than one revolution i e 220000 Target Visibility Predictor results Input values used to compute visible Skybins Right Ascension 83 6332083 05 34 31 97 Declination 22 0144611 22 00 52 1 Start Date 2012 03 01 End Date 2012 03 31 Dither Pattern Raster lain Duration sec 1800 visibility Intervals start date end date Clic lil met 2012 02 28 06 52 32 GMT 2012 03 01 12 39 54 GMT 193642 2012 03 02 19 14 42 GMT 2012 03 05 00 33 42 GMT 191940 2012 03 05 06 26 06 GMT 2012 03 08 00 22 43 GMT 237397 2012 03 08 06 14 22 GMT 2012 03 1 1 00 1 3 31 GMT 237549 2012 03 11 06 04 50 GMT 2012 03 14 00 03 21 GMT 237511 2012 03 14 05 55 00 GMT 2012 03 16 23 50 58 GMT 237358 2012 03 17 05 42 58 GMT 2012 03 19 23 37 56 GMT 237298 201 2 03 20 05 29 44 GMT 2012 03 22 23 26 04 GMT 237380 2012 03 23 05 17 26 GMT 2012 03 25 23 14 31 GMT 237425 2012 03 26 05 05 58 GMT 2012 03 28 10 51 55 GMT 193557 2012 03 29 20 09 26 GMT 2012 03 31 22 49 41 GMT 182415 Total visible time 2423472 INTEGRAL INT OAG 13 0383 Dc 1 0 Integral AO Tools 25 Feb 13 Software User Manual 19 of 19 5 Exposure Map Tool EMT The Exposure Map Tool EMT is a web based tool running at the
6. INTEGRAL Science Operations Centre Announcement of Opportunity for Observing Proposals AO 11 Integral AO Tools Software User Manual INT OAG 13 0383 Dc Issue 1 0 25 February 2013 Prepared by Miguel Arregui Emilio Salazar Doc No INT OAG 13 0383 Dc Issue 1 0 INTEGRAL Integral AO Tools Date 25 February 2013 Software User Manual Page ii Document Status Sheet Document Title Integral AO Tools Software User Manual Reference No INT OAG 13 0383 De Issue Revision Date Reason for change 1 0 25 Feb 13 Issue for AO 11 Based on inputs from P Balm and G B langer ISOC ESAC Doc No INT OAG 13 0383 Dc Issue 1 0 INTEGRAL Integral AO Tools Date 25 February 2013 Software User Manual Page iii Table of Contents 1 Introd cti n coaccscrey cctapsisuedoueh anes unssecng tush trac ascbous Gassagie aA R A e E aaa 5 2 Proposal Generation Tool PGT seitisscicicseetsiassacsacdesacradedssanscds suntaved sateanacasauadadsaancneadasessaderanseass 6 21 Enteng data sneinen ea a ER a ence rt E TEES en Ter 6 2L1 Th main og a Une Re nea te OTe ere aaae Saiao AEE an AURE ERP oai ES REE LERRA ENESA RE PERESS 6 2 1 2 The admin proposal observation and data rights details panels eee eeeeees 6 2 2 Saving loading and PANN asses ie dacopad date denncceiedetes ace ndigetadd set adenaeens teat dedeaudes 10 Dede d SPAN TIND sca cioee ccc acenecctutceee heave TE sect eceuaealeceseacn
7. INTEGRAL Science Operations Centre at ESAC and made available to potential observers EMT is used to get the exposure time at a given point in the sky The exposure time is the time INTEGRAL has observed that point according to an exposure map IBIS or SPI observation maps EMT is accessed via the ISOC web site http integral esac esa int under INTEGRAL Observation Tools 5 1 Using EMT 5 1 1 Input e Exposure map Select the desired exposure map from the list e Source Name Optional Entering the source name and pressing Get Simbad Coordinates will fill in RA and Dec coordinates If the name is not found in the Simbad database you will need to fill in RA and Dec e RA and Dec J2000 In either of the formats shown on the web page 5 1 2 Output The output of TVP is a summary of the input parameters and the total time INTEGRAL has observed the target together with the details of the exposure map Exposure Map Tool Select exposure map All maps Get Simbad Coordinates Right ascension or L Degrees or KHHMMSS Degrees or COMM SS Declination or B Degrees or DONMSS Degrees or DOMMSS Query Queried for galactic coordinates 184 5575472 5 7842825 Integral has observed this target for 5 870 2 kiloseconds IBIS observation map AO8 Map IBIS observation map AO8 details IBIS exposure map ISOC 08 with ECS information plus prediction upto end of A0 8 09 Har 2011 Integral has observed this target for 4 988 8
8. ation Source Position Energy band Ra 2000 Dec 2000 oO Min Max Photon index EE 1 97 TEE l keV l keV Line Extent type Energy Width i keV keV Height Pom Flux JLi photons cm2 s Instruments IBIS SPI standard v Photon By Photon v Prime v Prime Figure 2 The Observation Details Panel upper part INTEGRAL INT OAG 13 0383 Dc 1 0 Integral AO Tools 25 Feb 13 Software User Manual 9 of 19 ISOC PGT Observation Details Panel Panel Observation Help add INTEGRAL delete Science Operations Centre duplicate a i otal Time check Previous Next Last go to eet n ju qer o jo ks Gojira Observation 4 delete n Dur import source list Observation type fo Ks Dither Pattern lt select gt x C Coordinated Show justification 5x5 Sequential iM Figure 3 The Observation Menu a Import Source List x Add X Delete E File Import Generate Observations x Close Source name RA J2000 hr min sec DEC 2000 deg arcmin arcsec 00 00 00 00 00 00 Figure 5 Import source list 2 1 2 4 Data rights details panel To claim data rights on specified observations They can be automatically
9. ation INTEGRAL INT OAG 13 0383 Dc 1 0 Integral AO Tools 25 Feb 13 Software User Manual 14 of 19 3 Observing Time Estimator OTE The Observing Time Estimator OTE is a web based tool running at the INTEGRAL Science Operations Centre at ESAC and made available to potential observers Below is a description of OTE version 5 Improvements over the previous version includes a considerable increase in speed and slight changes in presentation The underlying instrument response data is kept up to date for each AO The purpose of OTE is to give users a reliable guide as to the feasibility of their proposed observation For example given specific source characteristics spectrum flux OTE computes the signal to noise ratio S N achievable in a given observing time or conversely the integration time needed to achieve a desired S N OTE can currently be used only for INTEGRAL s main instruments SPI and IBIS interested users should refer to the JEM X and OMC Observer s manual for details All INTEGRAL proposers shall use OTE in determining the duration of their proposed observations Output of the OTE will be used by ISOC during the technical feasibility assessment and during the proposal evaluation by TAC OTE is accessed via the ISOC web site http Antegral esac esa int under INTEGRAL Observation Tools 3 1 Using OTE 3 1 1 Input e Select an instrument SPI or IBIS e Select continuum or line For a conti
10. edoneees 17 43 Usine TVP ni e A R E E R EON 17 PU ea e E E E A E err terminate etre 17 43 2 OVPU eiiis iesire e aE eoin EEE EEEE ETEA AERE ERETTE REE TES 18 5 Exposure Map Tool EMT srrissssisicrseisnriassseirinriigsssia ions ainiai oiik eiii 19 3L USME EME aee E a ER E E E E ORT 19 SLI Putena aare E E a EE te cei ER ES 19 2 AU T EE E O E O E 19 INTEGRAL INT OAG 13 0383 Dc 1 0 Integral AO Tools 25 Feb 13 Software User Manual 5 of 19 1 Introduction The purpose of this document is to describe the use of the software tools made available to observers who wish to submit a proposal for INTEGRAL observations The Integral AO Tools provided by the INTEGRAL Science Operations Centre ISOC include the Proposal Generation Tool PGT the Observation Time Estimator OTE and the Target Visibility Predictor TVP The latest version of these tools together with the associated documentation is available from the ISOC web page http integral esac esa int If you discover a problem with any of the tools please read the Frequently Asked Questions FAQ at http integral esac esa int FAQ If you do not find the answer to your question please contact the INTEGRAL Helpdesk mailto inthelp sciops esa int INTEGRAL INT OAG 13 0383 Dc 1 0 Integral AO Tools 25 Feb 13 Software User Manual 6 of 19 2 Proposal Generation Tool PGT PGT can be downloaded from http integral esac esa int isoc operations html pg
11. el To specify the title abstract scientific category and justification In order to identify it as a multi year proposal or request XMM Newton time click the corresponding check box and fill in the requested XMM time see the Mission Overview document for details Proposal Category lt seleat gt _ Multi year proposal Current Attachment Sci Justification Attachment 3 XMM Newton requested time C Request XMM Newton time ee ee Figure I The Proposal Details Panel bottom part INTEGRAL INT OAG 13 0383 Dc 1 0 Integral AO Tools 25 Feb 13 Software User Manual 7 of 19 Having selected the attachment the name of the file will be shown in the Current Attachment box of the Proposal Details Panel Saving the proposal does not save the attachment but the full path to access it Hence there is no need to re attach the file every time the proposal is loaded except if you have changed the location of the file Clearly before submitting if you make changes to the scientific justification after the file has been attached to the proposal you must override the previous attachment by attaching the new version There is no need to remove an attachment only the last attachment is used Selecting Panel Reset will clear all fields and also remove the attachment 2 1 2 3 Observation details panel To specify the technical details of each observation included in the proposal see Fi
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13. est Defaults are start and end dates of the current AO cycle Boundaries are start of the mission and end of the current AO cycle INTEGRAL Integral AO Tools Software User Manual Doc No INT OAG 13 0383 Dc 1 0 25 Feb 13 18 of 19 Issue Date Page although it is strongly recommended to cover only the period of interest Input should be in the format shown on the web page e Minimum Duration In seconds TVP will only return visibility of bins open for longer than this value In the DBOB bins can be open for as short as one second if the bin is at the edge of the Earth or Moon constraint However the short term observation scheduling system would never attempt to use such a bin We suggest 1800 seconds as a reasonable value which currently is the minimum exposure time 4 3 2 Output The output of TVP is a summary of the input parameters and a time ordered list of when the source skybin is visible Each line in the list contains start and end times UTC and duration of visibility seconds Gaps of eight hours between successive visibility periods are usually due to Van Allen belt transit Shorter gaps are due to Earth or Moon constraints and longer gaps to Sun anti Sun constraints Coordinate Epoch must be 2000 Format can be either decimal degrees or HH MM SS S and DD MM SS S Source name optional Crab lookup Right ascension eros Jeg aceon 7 Declination 22 0144611 e g 10 6 or 10 36 0
14. gure 3 Each observation in a proposal is numbered sequentially as shown in the Number field on the left of the tool bar at the top of the Observation Details Panel Here you can see the number of the currently displayed observation and the total number of observations in the proposal In the Observation section of the panel enter the Duration for the current AO and the next if this is a multi year proposal The Dither pattern and Observation type must be selected from the drop down menus There are three types of observations Normal Fixed Time and TOO and a flag to identify the observation as coordinated For all observations other than Normal you must click on the Show Justification button and enter the details of the observation These should include a short justification for Fixed Time or TOO observations or an explanation of how the observation is to be coordinated with other observatories It is not possible to mix TOO observations with Normal or Fixed Time ones into the same proposal Selecting a dither pattern other than 5x5 must also be justified by clicking Show Justification and explaining the reason In the Source section of the panel the name of the source entered in the Name field is checked against the Simbad NED and VIZIER astronomical databases when pressing the Check Proposal button in the Main Panel If the source name is not found i e because it is unknown a warning will appear in the Failed Checks Panel The coordi
15. higher energies Even for hard sources including the highest energies will result in very low S N due to the relatively high background at MeV energies compared to the source flux For these reasons in previous AOs OTE was restricted to energy bands which are narrower than the entire instrumental bandpass Of course the prospective observer may be in a situation where the continuum range of interest is rather wide For this reason it is possible to specify a wide energy band in the interface OTE splits the input energy range into narrower sub bands and assuming a power law spectrum with the flux and spectral index as user inputs calculates the flux within each sub band It then performs individual calculations on these sub bands of the S N or observation duration and finally combines these results into a global figure for the entire input energy band INTEGRAL INT OAG 13 0383 Dc 1 0 Integral AO Tools 25 Feb 13 Software User Manual 16 of 19 3 3 Hints and warnings i Units Please be careful with units e Input and ouput time are in kiloseconds e All fluxes both for lines and continua should be given in units of photons cm s 11 Prospective IBIS users should also note the following e The continuum range of interest can straddle the energy ranges of ISGRI and PICsIT and be only partially inside the energy range of one or both If only one calculation is done for the entire range of interest both detector array
16. letter Click on the appropriate button at the top of the dialogue to choose the paper size The list of fonts from which you can select will appear below After having selected the paper size and font set them by clicking OK or Cancel to disregard the selection and close the dialogue To print the entire proposal select File Print Proposal in the menu of the Main Panel A Print dialogue will appear and allow you to select a destination printer or file and start the print job The exact appearance of this dialogue will depend on the platform you are using The administrative details and the proposal details can be printed individually by selecting Panel Print in the menu bar of the corresponding panel Observation details can be printed by selecting Panel Print All Observations to print all the observations or by selecting Panel Print Current Observation to print an individual observation To print a summary of all the observations in the proposal one observation per line select Panel Print Summary 2 3 Submitting a proposal to ISOC The PGT allows you to send your proposal electronically to the ISOC To do this your computer must be connected to the Internet INTEGRAL INT OAG 13 0383 Dc 1 0 Integral AO Tools 25 Feb 13 Software User Manual 12 of 19 2 3 1 Submitting for the first time Clicking the Submit Proposal to ISOC button in the lower part of the Main Panel starts the submissio
17. n process PGT will first check your proposal If there are any warnings or checks that fail they will appear in the Failed Checks Panel Fails will abort the submission process and require you to make the necessary corrections Warnings should be reviewed carefully and corrected if possible but they will not prevent from submitting the proposal When all checks pass the Summary Panel will show an overview of the requested time and observations Figure 9 Click Submit to send the proposal or Cancel to abort the submission Iv Summary Panel x Summary of observations Total Observation Duration 2000000 Total Number of Observations 2 Observation 1 Observation Duration 1000000 Target Name Early observation i RA Dec 2000 23h 59m 57 02s 00d 1m 4 4s F Observation Type TOO Dither Pattern 5x5 Observation 2 Observation Duration 1000000 Target Name Late observation RA Dec 2000 23h 59m 57 02s 00d 1m 4 39s Observation Type OBS_TYPE_TOO pa Dither Pattern DITHER_5x5 Figure 9 The Summary Panel By clicking Submit PGT will attempt to establish a connection with a computer at ISOC that has been set up to receive proposals Once it is established the proposal will be sent If the proposal was sent successfully the following dialogue will be displayed Figure 10 Submit Proposal E Proposal submitted successfully iy Please allow some time 20 min for the confirmati
18. nates of the source specified in RA and Dec J2000 either in HMS or decimal degrees define the centre of standard dither patterns In addition to the two menu items that appear on all PGT panels namely Panel and Help the Observation Details Panel has another one labelled Observation see Figure 4 Under this menu item you can perform a number of actions add a new observation the display will show the new observation delete duplicate or check the currently displayed observation and go to a particular observation copy n makes n copies of the current observation and delete n deletes the range of observations specified Finally import source list allows importing a list of sources either from a text file containing for each source one per line its tab separated Name RA and Dec or by typing in these values in the table Using the button labelled Generate Observations in the Import Source List panel see Figure 5 will create an observation for each source in the list INTEG RAL Doc No INT OAG 13 0383 Dc Issue 1 0 Integral AO Tools Date 25 Feb 13 Software User Manual Page 8 of 19 ISOC PGT Observation Details Panel x Panel Observation Help INTEGRAL fesa e AE A gt Number Total in A010 Total in AO11 flora First Previous Next Last ooo re Ke Observation Duration Observation type Too gt Coordinated Dither Pattern SxSSequentid f Show justific
19. nuum calculation the user must set the lower and upper energies The allowed range is 15 keV 10 MeV OTE assumes a power law spectrum and the photon spectral index must be specified If you wish to perform calculations for continuum please make sure to read section 3 2 For line input the central energy and line width FWHM If the line is unresolved a line width of 0 1 keV is sufficient e Specify the S N or the exposure time e Specify the source flux This is the integrated broad band flux in units of photons cm st in either the selected energy range for the continuum or integrated over the full width at zero intensity FWZI for a line Beware The continuum sensitivity curves in the SPI and IBIS Observer s manuals are presented using different units monochromatic flux density i e photons cm s keV Enter the source position optional in either degrees or sexagesimal notation J2000 OTE accesses the ISGRI catalogue and warns the user if there are any nearby bright INTEGRAL INT OAG 13 0383 Dc 1 0 Integral AO Tools 25 Feb 13 Software User Manual 15 of 19 sources a bright source in the partially coded field of view can severely deteriorate image quality e Select the desired dither pattern This will take into account the off axis response of the instruments as INTEGRAL dithers a very important effect for SPI but not for IBIS staring or HEX are not recommended We generally recommend the 5
20. on e mail to be sent If you do not receive e mail confirmation within 24 hours please contact the ISOC Helpdesk at inthelp sciops esaint k 4 Figure 10 Successful Submission dialogue INTEGRAL INT OAG 13 0383 Dc 1 0 Integral AO Tools 25 Feb 13 Software User Manual 13 of 19 When a proposal is received at ISOC further automatic checks are performed on the proposal If all checks pass a proposal ID is assigned and included in the confirmation email sent to the PI If some checks fail however no proposal ID is assigned and the information about the failed checks is sent in the receipt confirmation email 2 3 2 Resubmitting a proposal If you want to update a proposal you have already submitted you can resubmit a proposal using the Proposal ID Update your proposal and enter the Proposal ID in the box provided at the bottom of the Main Panel see Figure 1 The Resubmit Proposal to ISOC button will be enabled and the Submit Proposal to ISOC button will be disabled When you click the Resubmit Proposal to ISOC button PGT will repeat the proposal submission process described above The computer at ISOC will use the Proposal ID entered to find the previous version of the proposal in the ISOC database If it is found the resubmitted proposal will replace the previous one If it is not found the receipt confirmation email message will inform you of that fact make sure the Proposal ID is correct PGT cannot prevent a prop
21. oser from submitting the same proposal multiple times as new proposals A new Proposal ID will be generated for each new submission Therefore be cautious when resubmitting a modified version of the same proposal 2 3 3 Obtaining a copy of a submitted proposal from ISOC After submitting a proposal it should be saved for future reference and to allow for the possibility of resubmitting the proposal at a later date You can also request a copy of your proposal by writing to the ISOC Helpdesk mailto inthelp sciops esa int refer to it by its Proposal ID You will receive it by email 2 4 Confirmation of multi year proposals To confirm accepted observations of an approved previous AO multi year proposal a new menu option is available File Confirm multi year continuation This opens a new window to enter the previous AO Proposal ID with the corresponding verification code sent by email to the PI The previously accepted proposal will be loaded into PGT by clicking the button Ok Details of the accepted observations cannot be changed in the confirmation Additional information may be provided in the brief scientific justification of the confirmation see the Mission Overview document for more details To submit the confirmation proposal use the button Submit proposal to ISOC In case you want to re submit the confirmation proposal with an updated scientific justification use the same menu option and procedure as for the first confirm
22. s might report a poorer response than is truly available If one does go beyond the energy range of a detector array a warning is given e In such a case we recommend calculating the broad band flux for the energy range of interest covered by ISGRI and by PICsIT separately and combining the results later iii The contributions of Compton photons to the S N or observing time are not considered INTEGRAL INT OAG 13 0383 Dc 1 0 Integral AO Tools 25 Feb 13 Software User Manual 17 of 19 4 Target Visibility Predictor TVP The Target Visibility Predictor TVP is a web based tool running at the INTEGRAL Science Operations Centre at ESAC and made available to potential observers TVP is used to determine when a source is visible by INTEGRAL This is especially useful in determining whether INTEGRAL observations can be coordinated with other observatories and if phase dependent observations of binary systems for example can be performed TVP is accessed via the ISOC web site http integral esac esa int under INTEGRAL Observation Tools 4 1 Viewing constraints INTEGRAL celestial viewing constraints are defined by power and thermal constraints Sun as well as star tracker blinding constraints Sun Earth and Moon The viewing constraints used in this tool are such that the pointing direction of the spacecraft must be greater than 50 degrees away from the Sun and the anti Sun and within 15 deg of the Earth s limb
23. tao1 1 Installation instructions and answers to FAQ are also provided there Once PGT has been successfully installed it is launched by running an executable script called pgt on UNIX like platforms clicking on the icon of the Application folder on Mac systems or by double clicking on the desktop icon on Windows systems 2 1 Entering data 2 1 1 The main panel The Admin Details the Proposal Details the Observation Details and the Data Rights Panel are accessed by clicking the corresponding button in the top half of the Main Panel Below the buttons that open the different panels is the Check Proposal button that can be clicked at any time and runs checks on the contents of required fields in the proposal Warnings and failed check are shown in a pop up window Finally clicking on Submit Proposal to ISOC sends the proposal to which is assigned a unique ID that you will receive in the email confirmation of a successful submission Enter this proposal ID in the designated field if submitting updated versions of the same proposal 2 1 2 The admin proposal observation and data rights details panels PGT provides four details panels that encompass all the information about the proposal These are labelled Admin Proposal Observation and Data Rights Fields with a light yellow background are mandatory 2 1 2 1 Admin details panel To specify the contact information of the principal investigator 2 1 2 2 Proposal details pan
24. x5 dither pattern see the IBIS and SPI Observer s Manuals e Click the Query button 3 1 2 Output OTE returns e The original input values e Any nearby bright source information coordinates from the 3 ISGRI catalogue e Warnings if part of the selected energy band for the source calculation is outside the energy range of the selected instrument e Calculated exposure time or S N for the entire input energy range for continuum calculations or for the FWZI line calculations e For continuum calculations the calculated exposure time or S N for the individual sub bands used in the back end calculations see section 3 2 These may be useful for example for determining the energy above which the source fades into the background 3 2 Continuum calculations a note on energy ranges While a broad energy range is allowed in the OTE input the OTE back end calculations themselves do not allow the use of a broad energy band e g 20 keV to 10 MeV The underlying algorithm in OTE calculates the average performance across a user defined continuum energy band given the flux of the source in that band However the sensitivity of the instruments can vary enormously over their energy ranges In addition the gamma ray instruments can have very rapid changes in sensitivity in a comparatively small range of energies especially around 511 keV Also many most gamma ray sources exhibit steep spectra so that they are very much fainter at
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