NSSDCA ID: ASXR-00081
Availability: At NSSDC, Ready for Offline Distribution (or Staging if Digital)
Time span: 1972-08-30 to 1980-12-14
This data set consists of two sets of quick look plots of reduced data. The plots are X-ray flux vs time on and off X-ray sources. They are a continuous record of all observations from instrument turn-on in August 1972 to shutdown in December 1980. The flux is in OAO counts per 62.9 s integration period and binned in 30 min bins. Sources observed are identified by name. An averaged background subtraction is done. These plots can be used for differential flux variations and time relations, but they should not be used to obtain absolute fluxes. One set of plots is scaled for weak low-resolution X-ray sources and the other set is for stronger sources that go off scale on the low-resolution plots. A more quantitative analysis can be done from the complete data base on tape. See NSSDC data set 72-065A-02A. For more information on the main data base, contact Dr. Keith Mason, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, England.
Questions and comments about this data collection can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office
Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Ms. Maureen C. Locke | General Contact | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | mlocke@hst-popb8.gsfc.nasa.gov |