XSA version 15.0: New
The XSA v15.0, released on 28 July 2022, includes the following:
- Access to the new incremental EPIC (4XMM-DR12) catalogue
- Access to the newly generated EPIC (4XMM-DR12s) stacked catalogue
XSA version 14.1:
The XSA v14.1, released on 21 December 2021, includes the following:
- Access to the new Finding Charts for 4XMM-DR11s
- Access to the new SED for 4XMM-DR11
- Update of the links for each 4XMM-DR11 source to the info available at IRAP (http://xmm-catalog.irap.omp.eu/) and XCAT-DB (http://xcatdb.unistra.fr/4xmmdr11/index.html)
- Display of the distance between a 4XMM-DR11 source and the aim points of the EPIC cameras.
- Date fields are now available in the format yyyy-mm-dd format for the XSA TAP service. Empty columns in XSA TAP service tables have been removed.
XSA version 14.0:
The XSA v14.0, released on 18 April 2021, includes the following:
- Access to the new incremental EPIC (4XMM-DR11) catalogue
- Access to the newly generated EPIC (4XMM-DR11s) stacked catalogue
- Searches on the 4XMM-DR11 catalogue are performed by default with Quality flag < 2 (i.e. sources "good" or "sources with suspect parameters"), and with Detection maximum likelihood (DetML) > 10. These parameters can be changed in the main search panel
XSA version 13.1:
The XSA v13.1, released on 12 April 2021, includes the following:
- Access to the database of Upper Limits calculated for all the public Pointed and Slew observations available in the XSA
- SEDs provided by CDS updated for the 4XMM-DR10 catalogue
- More AIO functionalities (level=SPECTRA or LIGHT_CURVE)
- Redesign of the Multi-Object Search panel, including Upper limits search options
XSA version 13.0:
The XSA v13.0, released on 10 December 2020, includes the following:
- Access to the new incremental EPIC (4XMM-DR10) catalogue
- Access to the newly generated EPIC (4XMM-DR10s) stacked catalogue
- Access to the new version of the XMM-Newton Optical Monitor (OM) catalogue. The OM Serendipitous Ultraviolet Source Survey Catalogue (XMM-OM-SUSS5.0) includes the parameters of 8.86 million detections from observations performed until February 2020.
- Searches on the 4XMM-DR10 catalogue are performed by default with Quality flag < 2 (i.e. sources "good" or "sources with suspect parameters"), and with Detection maximum likelihood (DetML) > 10. These parameters can be changed in the main search panel
XSA version 12.3:
The XSA v12.3, released on 21 July 2020, includes among other improvements:
- Possibility to select EPIC PPS sources or 4XMM-DR9 catalogue sources to be sent to the Basket and then download their spectra or their light curves
- Visualization of RGS spectra of moving targets in their reference frame
- Possibility to direct download 4XMM-DR9 SED fits files from the results tab, or to select and send them to the Basket for downloading them
- Astroquery option to download EPIC pps images for different bands/instruments
XSA version 12.2:
The XSA v12.2, released on 3 June 2020, includes among other improvements:
- Display of the Spectral Energy Distributions (SEDs) produced by the XMM-Newton SSC for 4XMM-DR9 sources matching at least one of the archival catalogues queried
- Display of the PPS EPIC-background time-series plots in the observations results tab
- Visualization of EPIC images of moving targets in their reference framee
- Links for each 4XMM-DR9 source to the info available at IRAP (http://xmm-catalog.irap.omp.eu/) and XCAT-DB (http://xcatdb.unistra.fr/4xmmdr9/index.html)
- An astroquery module, astroquery.esa.xmm_newton, providing access to the XSA database
XSA version 12.1:
The XSA v12.1, released on 9 March 2020, is running in a new machine, it also includes other improvements as:
- Direct search by name of 4XMM-DR9 sources that are not yet resolved by Simbad/NED
- Display of EPIC and RGS moving target postcards in the Details panel, when available
- Link of 4XMM-DR9 catalogue sources to the corresponding XMM-Newton SSC info page
XSA version 12.0:
The XSA v12.0, released on 17 Dec 2019, includes among other improvements the following:
- Access to the bulk reprocessed pipeline products (PPS) of all the observations in the XSA archive
- Access to the newly generated EPIC (4XMM-DR9) catalogue
- Access to the newly generated EPIC (4XMM-DR9s) stacked catalogue
- Searches on the 4XMM-DR9 catalogue are performed by default with Quality flag < 2 (i.e. sources "good" or "sources with suspect parameters"), and with Detection maximum likelihood (DetML) > 10. These parameters can be changed in the main search panel
XSA version 11.5:
The XSA v11.5, released on 20 Nov 2019, includes among other improvements the following:
- Adapt to the new ads publications format
- Preparation for the ingestion of the bulk re-processed Pipeline products (PPS)
- Disable the reprocess options, as bulk reprocessed products will be up-to-date
XSA version 11.4:
The XSA v11.4, released on 05 Nov 2019, includes among other improvements the following:
- More functionalities for the Results Display of "Search in a File":
- It is now possible to display all together the results of searching a list of objects, which is particularly useful to find the PPS or catalogues sources found for the given list of positions
- Footprints have been refined for "Search in the FOV"
- More functionalities for the on-the-fly JS9 image visualizer:
- Possibility to visualize, with JS9, the EPIC or OM image products without the need to download them previously. JS9 functionalities (similar to DS9) can then be used
- Possibility to overlay (blend), blink, etc, of EPIC and OM images
- Possibility to overlay on EPIC images the sources detected by the pipeline
- The TAP QUERIES help Tab has been re-designed including more detailed examples of TAP queries via Command line
XSA version 11.3:
The XSA v11.3, released on 06 Aug 2019, includes among other improvements the following:
- More functionalities for the RGS Spectra Visualizer:
- Larger sets of spectral lines available to overlay on the RGS spectra
- Option to select/deselect the spectra to average, after plotting them
- More functionalities for the JS9 image visualizer:
- Possibility to visualize, with JS9, the EPIC or OM image products without the need to download them previously. JS9 functionalities (similar to DS9) can then be used.
- Possibility to overlay EPIC PPS source regions on the images, and to identify them by their coordinates.
- The INTERACTIVE ANALYSIS Tab now includes a more detailed help about these items and a video tutorial.
XSA version 11.2:
The XSA v11.2, released on 27 May 2019, includes among other improvements the following:
- More functionalities for the RGS Spectra Visualizer:
- Option to display 2 sets of spectral lines overlaid on the RGS spectra
- Option to plot the flux errors as error bars
- Option to use logarithmic scale for X axis
XSA version 11.1:
The XSA v11.1, released on 25 April 2019, includes among other improvements the following:
- More functionalities for the RGS Spectra Visualizer:
- Plot all or the average of the RGS fluxed spectra of selected observations
- Select/deselect spectra from the list of obsIDs in the plot
- Convert plot units Wavelength/Energy
- Introduce redshift to display the spectrum in the rest frame
- Define x,y plot ranges
XSA version 11.0:
The XSA v11.0, released on 14 March 2019, includes a new login system, managed via the ESA Cosmos Authentication System.
- ESA Cosmos accounts have been created for those PIs that did not have it, and that have current or pending proprietary observations. Their account details have been provided by email.
- Any other scientist without an existing ESA Cosmos account can register at:
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xsa/self-registration
Older XSA versions release notes can be found here
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