Simple Command Line Access to the Chandra Source Catalog
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Overview
Synopsis:
The Chandra Source Catalog (CSC) , version 2, contains properties for nearly 317,000 point like sources observed by Chandra during its first 14 years. This includes source positions, fluxes, count rates, hardness ratios (colors), extent, and measures of variability in multiple energy bands; all of which are reported for each individual observation as well as merged properties for overlapping datasets.
The primary interface to query the source catalog is CSCView a Java-based graphical user interface (GUI). There is also a web based command line interface (CLI) that is available for users who experience problems running the Java application.
The CIAO contributed scripts search_csc and obsid_search_csc provide simple wrappers around the CLI interface for the two most common and simple searches: a radius search around a position and a search by a Chandra OBS_ID
They also provide access to the catalog data products and can optionally query the CSC Limiting Sensitivity service for upper limits when a source is not detected. This service is currently only available for Release 1 of the Chandra Source Catalog.
Purpose:
To show how to perform a simple search of the CSC catalog using either a Chandra OBS_ID or a position with radius.
Users who require more filtering and sorting capabilities should use the CSCView application.
Related Links:
- For details on the Chandra Source Catalog, the properties, and data products, users should visit the Chandra Source Catalog web site.
Last Update: 09 Dec 2021 - Review for CIAO 4.14. Removed prism for CIAO 4.14.
Contents
- Getting Started
- Search by Position
- Search by OBS_ID
- Retrieve Data Products
- Using results with CIAO
- Upper Limits
- More options?
- History
Getting Started
To get started will assume that a user knows the position or name of a source of interest. As an example we will use the source
SDSS J1004+4112
from the Sload Digitial Sky Survey catalog.
Search by Position
We begin our search by simply using the search_csc script and providing the name of the object and a search radius (in the default units of arc-minutes). Since the name has a space it needs to be quoted.
unix% search_csc "SDSS J1004+4112" radius=1 outfile=none cat=csc2
search_csc
pos = SDSS J1004+4112
radius = 1
outfile = none
radunit = arcmin
columns = INDEF
sensitivity = no
download = none
root = ./
bands = broad,wide
filetypes = regevt,pha,arf,rmf,lc,psf,regexp
catalog = csc2
verbose = 1
clobber = no
mode = ql
89 rows returned by query
10 Different Master Source(s).
9 Different Observation(s).
name ra dec sepn obsid
2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 5794
2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 11546
2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 11547
2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 11548
2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 11549
2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 14495
2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 14496
2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 14498
2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 14497
2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 0.25' 5794
2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 0.25' 11546
2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 0.25' 11547
2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 0.25' 11548
2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 0.25' 11549
2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 0.25' 14495
2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 0.25' 14496
2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 0.25' 14498
2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 0.25' 14497
2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 0.19' 5794
2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 0.19' 11546
2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 0.19' 11547
2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 0.19' 11548
2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 0.19' 11549
2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 0.19' 14495
2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 0.19' 14496
2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 0.19' 14498
2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 0.19' 14497
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 0.14' 5794
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 0.14' 11546
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 0.14' 11547
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 0.14' 11548
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 0.14' 11549
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 0.14' 14495
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 0.14' 14496
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 0.14' 14498
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 0.14' 14497
2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 0.4' 5794
2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 0.4' 11546
2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 0.4' 11547
2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 0.4' 11548
2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 0.4' 11549
2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 0.4' 14495
2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 0.4' 14496
2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 0.4' 14498
2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 0.4' 14497
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 0.14' 11546
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 0.14' 11547
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 0.14' 11548
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 0.14' 11549
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 0.14' 14495
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 0.14' 14496
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 0.14' 14498
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 0.14' 14497
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 0.063' 5794
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 0.063' 11546
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 0.063' 11547
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 0.063' 11548
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 0.063' 11549
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 0.063' 14495
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 0.063' 14496
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 0.063' 14498
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 0.063' 14497
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.00051' 5794
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.00051' 11546
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.00051' 11547
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.00051' 11548
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.00051' 11549
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.00051' 14495
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.00051' 14496
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.00051' 14498
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.00051' 14497
2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 0.46' 5794
2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 0.46' 11546
2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 0.46' 11547
2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 0.46' 11548
2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 0.46' 11549
2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 0.46' 14495
2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 0.46' 14496
2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 0.46' 14498
2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 0.46' 14497
2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 0.72' 5794
2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 0.72' 11546
2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 0.72' 11547
2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 0.72' 11548
2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 0.72' 11549
2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 0.72' 14495
2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 0.72' 14496
2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 0.72' 14498
2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 0.72' 14497
The results are printed to the screen. There are 10 sources in the CSC within 1 arcmin of the location SDSS J1004+4112. The script uses the NED name resolver to translate the name into a position. Setting the verbose level to 2 or higher displays the position.
unix% search_csc "SDSS J1004+4112" radius=1 outfile=none verbose=2 cat=csc2 ... Resolved SDSS J1004+4112 to ra=151.14557 dec=41.21185
The separation between the detected sources and the input coordinates are provided in the sepn (separation) column in the same units at the radius (default is arcmin).
Additional source properties can be requested by adding them to the columns parameter.
unix% search_csc "SDSS J1004+4112" radius=1 outfile= \ columns=m.significance,m.flux_aper_b,o.theta,o.cnts_aper_b cat=csc2 ... name ra dec sepn obsid significance flux_aper_b theta cnts_aper_b 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 5794 4.78 3.771e-15 0.841 31 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 11546 4.78 3.771e-15 0.639 2 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 11547 4.78 3.771e-15 0.682 4 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 11548 4.78 3.771e-15 0.219 4 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 11549 4.78 3.771e-15 0.395 1 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 14495 4.78 3.771e-15 0.435 9 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 14496 4.78 3.771e-15 0.563 7 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 14498 4.78 3.771e-15 0.245 7 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 0.47' 14497 4.78 3.771e-15 0.206 5 ...
Here we ask, for example, for the source significance [m.significance], the broad band (0.5-7.0 keV) flux [m.flux_aper_b], the location of the source relative to the optical axis [o.theta], and the number of broad band counts [o.cnts_aper_b]. The list of columns is quite extensive and includes all the columns discussed in the CSC pages. The o denotes an "observation" source property, computed from a single OBS_ID and m denotes a "master" source property which is computed from data from all the OBS_IDs a source was detected.
We can change the units of the search radius and it will change the units of the sepn values
unix% search_csc "SDSS J1004+4112" radius=10 radunit=arcsec out= cat=csc2
search_csc
pos = SDSS J1004+4112
radius = 10
outfile =
radunit = arcsec
columns = INDEF
sensitivity = no
download = none
root = ./
bands = broad,wide
filetypes = regevt,pha,arf,rmf,lc,psf,regexp
catalog = csc2
verbose = 1
clobber = no
mode = ql
35 rows returned by query
4 Different Master Source(s).
9 Different Observation(s).
name ra dec sepn obsid
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 8.4" 5794
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 8.4" 11546
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 8.4" 11547
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 8.4" 11548
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 8.4" 11549
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 8.4" 14495
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 8.4" 14496
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 8.4" 14498
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 8.4" 14497
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 8.1" 11546
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 8.1" 11547
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 8.1" 11548
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 8.1" 11549
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 8.1" 14495
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 8.1" 14496
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 8.1" 14498
2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 8.1" 14497
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 3.8" 5794
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 3.8" 11546
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 3.8" 11547
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 3.8" 11548
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 3.8" 11549
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 3.8" 14495
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 3.8" 14496
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 3.8" 14498
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 3.8" 14497
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.031" 5794
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.031" 11546
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.031" 11547
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.031" 11548
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.031" 11549
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.031" 14495
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.031" 14496
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.031" 14498
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 0.031" 14497
When the output file is "none" or left blank, the source properties are only printed to the screen (with verbose >0). We can set the output file and it will save the Tab Separated Value (TSV) format results.
unix% search_csc "SDSS J1004+4112" radius=1 outfile=sdss_j1004+4112.tsv \
columns=m.significance,m.flux_aper_b,o.theta,o.cnts_aper_b verbose=0 cat=csc2
unix% cat sdss_j1004+4112.tsv
#Column sepn (E9.6) (.sepn) [""] []
#Column name (A22) Source name in the format '2CXO Jhhmmss.s{+|-}ddmmss[X]' (master_source.name) [""] []
#Column ra (E9.6) Source position, ICRS right ascension (master_source.ra) ["deg"] [pos.eq.ra;meta.main]
#Column dec (E9.6) Source position, ICRS declination (master_source.dec) ["deg"] [pos.eq.dec;meta.main]
#Column instrument (A4) Instrument used for the observation; 'ACIS' or 'HRC' (observation_source.instrument) [""] []
#Column obsid (I5) Observation identifier (observation_source.obsid) [""] []
#Column obi (I3) Observation interval number (observation_source.obi) [""] []
#Column region_id (I4) Detection region identifier (component number) (observation_source.region_id) [""] []
#Column match_type (A11) Type of match (master_stack_assoc.match_type) [""] [meta.code]
#Column detect_stack_id (A24) Detect stack identifier (designation of observation stack used for source detection) in the format '{acis|hrc}fJhhmmsss{+|-}ddmmss_nnn' (stack_source.detect_stack_id) [""] []
#Column significance (F9.2) Highest flux significance (S/N) across all stacked observations and energy bands (master_source.significance) [""] []
#Column flux_aper_b (E9.3) Aperture-corrected net energy flux inferred from the source region aperture, best estimate derived from the longest block of a multi-band, flux-ordered Bayesian Block analysis of the contributing observations, and calculated by counting X-ray events; ACIS broad (0.5-7.0 keV) energy band (master_source.flux_aper_b) ["erg/s/cm^2"] []
#Column theta (F9.3) PSF 90% ECF aperture off-axis angle (observation_source.theta) ["arcmin"] []
#Column cnts_aper_b (I11) Total counts observed in the modified source region aperture; ACIS broad (0.5-7.0 keV) energy band (observation_source.cnts_aper_b) ["count"] []
sepn name ra dec instrument obsid obi region_id match_type detect_stack_id significance flux_aper_b theta cnts_aper_b
2.819357e+01 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 ACIS 5794 0 26 u acisfJ1004335p411357_001 4.78 3.771e-15 0.841 31
2.819357e+01 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 ACIS 11546 0 37 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 4.78 3.771e-15 0.639 2
2.819357e+01 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 ACIS 11547 0 37 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 4.78 3.771e-15 0.682 4
2.819357e+01 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 ACIS 11548 0 37 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 4.78 3.771e-15 0.219 4
2.819357e+01 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 ACIS 11549 0 37 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 4.78 3.771e-15 0.395 1
2.819357e+01 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 ACIS 14495 0 37 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 4.78 3.771e-15 0.435 9
2.819357e+01 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 ACIS 14496 0 37 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 4.78 3.771e-15 0.563 7
2.819357e+01 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 ACIS 14498 0 37 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 4.78 3.771e-15 0.245 7
2.819357e+01 2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 ACIS 14497 1 37 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 4.78 3.771e-15 0.206 5
1.474465e+01 2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 ACIS 5794 0 19 u acisfJ1004335p411357_001 37.23 1.016e-13 1.382 1275
1.474465e+01 2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 ACIS 11546 0 31 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 37.23 1.016e-13 0.123 66
1.474465e+01 2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 ACIS 11547 0 31 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 37.23 1.016e-13 0.239 93
1.474465e+01 2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 ACIS 11548 0 31 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 37.23 1.016e-13 0.454 60
1.474465e+01 2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 ACIS 11549 0 31 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 37.23 1.016e-13 0.303 110
1.474465e+01 2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 ACIS 14495 0 31 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 37.23 1.016e-13 0.158 328
1.474465e+01 2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 ACIS 14496 0 31 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 37.23 1.016e-13 0.033 342
1.474465e+01 2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 ACIS 14498 0 31 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 37.23 1.016e-13 0.299 376
1.474465e+01 2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 ACIS 14497 1 31 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 37.23 1.016e-13 0.340 343
1.151900e+01 2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 ACIS 5794 0 23 u acisfJ1004335p411357_001 27.73 6.231e-14 1.149 722
1.151900e+01 2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 ACIS 11546 0 36 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 27.73 6.231e-14 0.354 79
1.151900e+01 2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 ACIS 11547 0 36 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 27.73 6.231e-14 0.375 61
1.151900e+01 2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 ACIS 11548 0 36 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 27.73 6.231e-14 0.221 48
1.151900e+01 2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 ACIS 11549 0 36 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 27.73 6.231e-14 0.274 83
1.151900e+01 2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 ACIS 14495 0 36 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 27.73 6.231e-14 0.197 193
1.151900e+01 2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 ACIS 14496 0 36 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 27.73 6.231e-14 0.257 164
1.151900e+01 2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 ACIS 14498 0 36 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 27.73 6.231e-14 0.106 228
1.151900e+01 2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 ACIS 14497 1 36 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 27.73 6.231e-14 0.107 143
8.367418e+00 2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 ACIS 5794 0 22 u acisfJ1004335p411357_001 5.18 3.521e-15 1.240 86
8.367418e+00 2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 ACIS 11546 0 34 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 5.18 3.521e-15 0.285 0
8.367418e+00 2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 ACIS 11547 0 34 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 5.18 3.521e-15 0.290 0
8.367418e+00 2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 ACIS 11548 0 34 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 5.18 3.521e-15 0.290 6
8.367418e+00 2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 ACIS 11549 0 34 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 5.18 3.521e-15 0.298 4
8.367418e+00 2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 ACIS 14495 0 34 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 5.18 3.521e-15 0.179 12
8.367418e+00 2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 ACIS 14496 0 34 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 5.18 3.521e-15 0.175 17
8.367418e+00 2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 ACIS 14498 0 34 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 5.18 3.521e-15 0.182 6
8.367418e+00 2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 ACIS 14497 1 34 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 5.18 3.521e-15 0.194 20
2.376900e+01 2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 ACIS 5794 0 17 u acisfJ1004335p411357_001 31.20 1.096e-13 1.629 888
2.376900e+01 2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 ACIS 11546 0 28 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 31.20 1.096e-13 0.216 59
2.376900e+01 2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 ACIS 11547 0 28 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 31.20 1.096e-13 0.200 53
2.376900e+01 2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 ACIS 11548 0 28 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 31.20 1.096e-13 0.673 73
2.376900e+01 2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 ACIS 11549 0 28 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 31.20 1.096e-13 0.541 64
2.376900e+01 2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 ACIS 14495 0 28 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 31.20 1.096e-13 0.405 204
2.376900e+01 2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 ACIS 14496 0 28 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 31.20 1.096e-13 0.230 212
2.376900e+01 2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 ACIS 14498 0 28 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 31.20 1.096e-13 0.554 266
2.376900e+01 2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 ACIS 14497 1 28 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 31.20 1.096e-13 0.586 241
8.124405e+00 2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 ACIS 11546 0 9001 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 30.08 NaN 0.274 155
8.124405e+00 2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 ACIS 11547 0 9001 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 30.08 NaN 0.273 191
8.124405e+00 2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 ACIS 11548 0 9001 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 30.08 NaN 0.304 155
8.124405e+00 2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 ACIS 11549 0 9001 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 30.08 NaN 0.307 154
8.124405e+00 2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 ACIS 14495 0 9001 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 30.08 NaN 0.182 591
8.124405e+00 2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 ACIS 14496 0 9001 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 30.08 NaN 0.161 588
8.124405e+00 2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 ACIS 14498 0 9001 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 30.08 NaN 0.199 551
8.124405e+00 2CXO J100434.2+411242X 1.511426e+02 4.121192e+01 ACIS 14497 1 9001 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 30.08 NaN 0.212 550
3.773882e+00 2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 ACIS 5794 0 20 u acisfJ1004335p411357_001 29.67 1.029e-13 1.329 1184
3.773882e+00 2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 ACIS 11546 0 32 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 29.67 1.029e-13 0.311 63
3.773882e+00 2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 ACIS 11547 0 32 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 29.67 1.029e-13 0.173 43
3.773882e+00 2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 ACIS 11548 0 32 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 29.67 1.029e-13 0.352 47
3.773882e+00 2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 ACIS 11549 0 32 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 29.67 1.029e-13 0.431 30
3.773882e+00 2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 ACIS 14495 0 32 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 29.67 1.029e-13 0.296 206
3.773882e+00 2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 ACIS 14496 0 32 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 29.67 1.029e-13 0.183 211
3.773882e+00 2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 ACIS 14498 0 32 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 29.67 1.029e-13 0.318 190
3.773882e+00 2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 ACIS 14497 1 32 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 29.67 1.029e-13 0.313 224
3.073585e-02 2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 ACIS 5794 0 21 u acisfJ1004335p411357_001 38.10 1.241e-13 1.275 1521
3.073585e-02 2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 ACIS 11546 0 33 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 38.10 1.241e-13 0.363 87
3.073585e-02 2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 ACIS 11547 0 33 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 38.10 1.241e-13 0.229 43
3.073585e-02 2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 ACIS 11548 0 33 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 38.10 1.241e-13 0.297 65
3.073585e-02 2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 ACIS 11549 0 33 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 38.10 1.241e-13 0.439 43
3.073585e-02 2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 ACIS 14495 0 33 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 38.10 1.241e-13 0.316 437
3.073585e-02 2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 ACIS 14496 0 33 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 38.10 1.241e-13 0.235 444
3.073585e-02 2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 ACIS 14498 0 33 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 38.10 1.241e-13 0.298 377
3.073585e-02 2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 ACIS 14497 1 33 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 38.10 1.241e-13 0.280 362
2.745783e+01 2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 ACIS 5794 0 18 u acisfJ1004335p411357_001 11.20 1.236e-14 1.584 165
2.745783e+01 2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 ACIS 11546 0 30 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 11.20 1.236e-14 0.705 14
2.745783e+01 2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 ACIS 11547 0 30 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 11.20 1.236e-14 0.412 17
2.745783e+01 2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 ACIS 11548 0 30 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 11.20 1.236e-14 0.666 12
2.745783e+01 2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 ACIS 11549 0 30 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 11.20 1.236e-14 0.891 19
2.745783e+01 2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 ACIS 14495 0 30 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 11.20 1.236e-14 0.755 14
2.745783e+01 2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 ACIS 14496 0 30 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 11.20 1.236e-14 0.602 18
2.745783e+01 2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 ACIS 14498 0 30 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 11.20 1.236e-14 0.754 21
2.745783e+01 2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 ACIS 14497 1 30 u acisfJ1004338p411243_001 11.20 1.236e-14 0.722 16
4.343332e+01 2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 ACIS 5794 0 24 u acisfJ1004335p411357_001 2.49 1.406e-15 1.497 10
4.343332e+01 2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 ACIS 11546 0 221 n acisfJ1004338p411243_001 2.49 1.406e-15 1.055 0
4.343332e+01 2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 ACIS 11547 0 221 n acisfJ1004338p411243_001 2.49 1.406e-15 0.783 0
4.343332e+01 2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 ACIS 11548 0 221 n acisfJ1004338p411243_001 2.49 1.406e-15 0.781 1
4.343332e+01 2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 ACIS 11549 0 221 n acisfJ1004338p411243_001 2.49 1.406e-15 1.149 1
4.343332e+01 2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 ACIS 14495 0 221 n acisfJ1004338p411243_001 2.49 1.406e-15 1.039 0
4.343332e+01 2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 ACIS 14496 0 221 n acisfJ1004338p411243_001 2.49 1.406e-15 0.934 3
4.343332e+01 2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 ACIS 14498 0 221 n acisfJ1004338p411243_001 2.49 1.406e-15 0.965 0
4.343332e+01 2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 ACIS 14497 1 221 n acisfJ1004338p411243_001 2.49 1.406e-15 0.907 1
Users will notice that some additional columns are also included: obi, region_id, match_type, and instrument. These columns are required by the script and are always included in the results. Also users should be aware that - contrary to what happens when the results are just printed to the screen - the sepn value is always saved in units of arcsec regardless of the radunit value.
When the default columns=INDEF is set, many of the most common columns are retrieved and saved to the output file; however, only a few are printed to the screen.
Search by OBS_ID
After reviewing the above results, we notice that most of the sources belong to the same Chandra obsid: 5794. Let us now widen our search and see which other sources were also detected in this observation. To do this we switch to use the obsid_search_csc tool
unix% obsid_search_csc 5794 out="" cat=csc2\
column=o.theta,o.cnts_aper_b,o.ks_prob_b,o.flux_significance_b
obsid_search_csc
obsid = 5794
outfile =
columns = o.theta,o.cnts_aper_b,o.ks_prob_b,o.flux_significance_b
download = none
root = ./
bands = broad,wide
filetypes = regevt,pha,arf,rmf,lc,psf,regexp
catalog = csc2
verbose = 1
clobber = no
mode = ql
58 rows returned by query
58 Different Master Source(s).
1 Different Observation(s).
name ra dec obsid theta cnts_aper_b ks_prob_b flux_significance_b
2CXO J100414.3+411259 1.510597e+02 4.121642e+01 5794 3.737 93 0.808 8.30
2CXO J100415.2+411155 1.510634e+02 4.119875e+01 5794 3.995 152 0.959 10.55
2CXO J100416.6+410813 1.510695e+02 4.113695e+01 5794 6.563 48 0.988 4.78
2CXO J100416.7+411204 1.510700e+02 4.120118e+01 5794 3.665 21 0.216 3.35
2CXO J100419.0+411029 1.510792e+02 4.117492e+01 5794 4.408 47 0.269 5.33
2CXO J100419.4+411024 1.510811e+02 4.117344e+01 5794 4.428 70 0.895 6.95
2CXO J100419.4+411355 1.510810e+02 4.123209e+01 5794 2.643 4 NaN 0.00
2CXO J100419.9+411154 1.510829e+02 4.119836e+01 5794 3.279 18 0.532 3.35
2CXO J100420.3+411414 1.510847e+02 4.123735e+01 5794 2.495 100 0.466 8.87
2CXO J100421.3+411054 1.510888e+02 4.118180e+01 5794 3.816 5 NaN 0.00
2CXO J100423.9+411428 1.510997e+02 4.124119e+01 5794 1.872 14 0.800 2.94
2CXO J100424.1+410828 1.511005e+02 4.114139e+01 5794 5.753 13 NaN 0.00
2CXO J100425.2+411158 1.511054e+02 4.119969e+01 5794 2.506 49 0.381 5.98
2CXO J100427.5+411057 1.511146e+02 4.118252e+01 5794 3.213 9 NaN 2.16
2CXO J100427.5+411232 1.511149e+02 4.120905e+01 5794 1.803 4 NaN 0.00
2CXO J100428.3+411128 1.511183e+02 4.119131e+01 5794 2.657 20 0.489 3.59
2CXO J100428.5+411229 1.511189e+02 4.120824e+01 5794 1.738 3 NaN 0.00
2CXO J100429.2+411354 1.511217e+02 4.123187e+01 5794 0.807 9 0.296 2.61
2CXO J100430.1+410944 1.511258e+02 4.116224e+01 5794 4.269 72 0.735 7.22
2CXO J100430.3+411414 1.511266e+02 4.123737e+01 5794 0.649 18 0.015 3.53
2CXO J100430.5+411056 1.511275e+02 4.118250e+01 5794 3.059 3 NaN 0.00
2CXO J100430.6+411322 1.511276e+02 4.122298e+01 5794 0.787 7 0.763 2.26
2CXO J100430.6+411405 1.511275e+02 4.123491e+01 5794 0.560 29 0.449 4.70
2CXO J100431.6+410936 1.511319e+02 4.116013e+01 5794 4.363 456 0.624 18.35
2CXO J100433.4+411019 1.511394e+02 4.117216e+01 5794 3.630 15 0.986 2.79
2CXO J100433.6+411307 1.511404e+02 4.121864e+01 5794 0.841 31 1.000 4.78
2CXO J100433.8+411018 1.511411e+02 4.117177e+01 5794 3.652 97 0.410 8.39
2CXO J100433.8+411234 1.511410e+02 4.120961e+01 5794 1.382 1275 0.303 30.92
2CXO J100434.0+411248 1.511420e+02 4.121356e+01 5794 1.149 722 0.373 23.05
2CXO J100434.1+410840 1.511424e+02 4.114457e+01 5794 5.301 28 0.167 2.32
2CXO J100434.1+411243 1.511425e+02 4.121211e+01 5794 1.240 86 0.782 5.18
2CXO J100434.2+411220 1.511429e+02 4.120557e+01 5794 1.629 888 0.232 25.85
2CXO J100434.8+411239 1.511451e+02 4.121087e+01 5794 1.329 1184 0.047 29.67
2CXO J100434.9+411242 1.511456e+02 4.121186e+01 5794 1.275 1521 0.625 33.72
2CXO J100436.3+410946 1.511514e+02 4.116301e+01 5794 4.212 38 0.724 4.72
2CXO J100437.0+411109 1.511544e+02 4.118588e+01 5794 2.877 17 0.073 3.14
2CXO J100437.0+411532 1.511543e+02 4.125896e+01 5794 1.713 19 0.304 3.53
2CXO J100437.1+411231 1.511549e+02 4.120887e+01 5794 1.584 165 0.846 11.20
2CXO J100437.2+410838 1.511554e+02 4.114396e+01 5794 5.370 15 NaN 0.00
2CXO J100437.2+410936 1.511553e+02 4.116015e+01 5794 4.408 8 NaN 0.00
2CXO J100437.2+411445 1.511552e+02 4.124585e+01 5794 1.061 162 0.499 11.20
2CXO J100438.1+411004 1.511591e+02 4.116789e+01 5794 3.985 11 NaN 0.00
2CXO J100438.3+411124 1.511598e+02 4.119010e+01 5794 2.711 3 NaN 0.00
2CXO J100438.7+411249 1.511614e+02 4.121385e+01 5794 1.497 10 0.873 2.49
2CXO J100438.8+411507 1.511618e+02 4.125195e+01 5794 1.531 6 0.822 2.06
2CXO J100439.5+411446 1.511649e+02 4.124622e+01 5794 1.403 7 0.029 2.16
2CXO J100441.0+410943 1.511709e+02 4.116218e+01 5794 4.457 500 0.305 19.82
2CXO J100441.3+411110 1.511723e+02 4.118616e+01 5794 3.157 20 0.467 3.70
2CXO J100442.0+411059 1.511753e+02 4.118321e+01 5794 3.373 79 0.623 7.55
2CXO J100442.8+411400 1.511785e+02 4.123357e+01 5794 1.759 0 NaN 0.00
2CXO J100443.0+411342 1.511796e+02 4.122847e+01 5794 1.821 9 0.841 2.61
2CXO J100444.9+411348 1.511873e+02 4.123015e+01 5794 2.159 98 0.800 8.85
2CXO J100445.8+411246 1.511911e+02 4.121297e+01 5794 2.607 9 0.507 2.32
2CXO J100446.0+411215 1.511918e+02 4.120429e+01 5794 2.909 28 0.597 4.49
2CXO J100446.4+411447 1.511934e+02 4.124666e+01 5794 2.572 113 0.673 9.39
2CXO J100451.7+410831 1.512157e+02 4.114204e+01 5794 6.426 123 0.918 7.45
2CXO J100451.9+410911 1.512165e+02 4.115311e+01 5794 5.898 43 0.155 2.50
2CXO J100454.7+411231 1.512282e+02 4.120870e+01 5794 4.250 6 NaN 0.00
We see that there were a total of 58 sources covered by this observation. In CSC2: sources are detected on combined datasets; but source properties are computed for all sources in each individual obsid. The columns parameter accepts the same inputs as the search_csc script and the screen and file outputs behave the same. The only difference is that there is no sepn column returned: since we are searching by observation there is no distance to compute.
Other Observations?
One might wonder if the original position was observed multiple times? We can try the find_chandra_obsid tool
unix% find_chandra_obsid "SDSS J1004+4112" # obsid sepn inst grat time obsdate piname target 5794 0.2 ACIS-S NONE 80.1 2005-01-01 Inada "SDSS J1004+4112" 11546 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 6.0 2010-03-08 Kochanek SDSS1004+4112 11547 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 6.0 2010-06-19 Kochanek SDSS1004+4112 11548 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 6.0 2010-09-23 Kochanek SDSS1004+4112 11549 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 6.0 2011-01-30 Kochanek SDSS1004+4112 14495 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 24.7 2013-01-27 Kochanek SDSS1004+4112 14496 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 24.7 2013-03-01 Kochanek SDSS1004+4112 14497 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 24.1 2013-10-05 Kochanek SDSS1004+4112 14498 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 23.8 2013-11-16 Kochanek SDSS1004+4112 14499 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 23.3 2014-04-29 Kochanek SDSS1004+4112 14500 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 24.7 2014-06-02 Kochanek SDSS1004+4112 19632 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 40.1 2017-01-23 Chartas SDSS1004+4112 19633 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 39.5 2017-04-16 Chartas SDSS1004+4112 19634 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 35.9 2017-06-27 Chartas SDSS1004+4112 19635 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 38.4 2017-10-01 Chartas SDSS1004+4112 19636 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 36.0 2018-01-17 Chartas SDSS1004+4112 19637 0.1 ACIS-S NONE 39.5 2018-04-19 Chartas SDSS1004+4112
We can see that there are 17 other observations that imaged our source. Why where not all of these our original search results? Without doing much analysis, the easiest thing to notice is that the dates of the observations are in 2017 and 2018. Version 2 of the catalog only includes data through 2014.
Retrieve Data Products
![[NOTE]](../../imgs/note.png)
The CXC is aware that file downloads using the command line interface (used by these scripts) is running very slowly. We are working to improve the performance.
The data products used to create the source properties are also available for each source. This includes both observation level products, like full field event files, exposure maps, and background images, as well as per source products such as PSFs, ARF, RMF, spectra, and light-curves.
Both search_csc and obsid_search_csc have a download parameter. If set to none (default) no data products are retrieved. If set to ask or all then data products for each source and each observation will be downloaded as specified in the bands and filetypes parameters. To retrieve all the default data products for a small search would look something like this:
unix% search_csc "SDSS J1004+4112" radius=1 radunit=arcsec outfile= download=ask verbose=0 cat=csc2 Download data for 2CXO J100434.9+411242 in 05794_000 [y,n,a,q]: y Download data for 2CXO J100434.9+411242 in 11546_000 [y,n,a,q]: y Download data for 2CXO J100434.9+411242 in 11547_000 [y,n,a,q]: q Skipping remaining sources unix% /bin/ls -F 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/ 05794_000/ 11546_000/ unix% find 2CXOJ100434.9+411242 -type f | sort 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/05794_000/acisf05794_000N020_evt3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/05794_000/acisf05794_000N021_r0021_regevt3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/05794_000/acisf05794_000N022_r0021_arf3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/05794_000/acisf05794_000N022_r0021_rmf3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/05794_000/acisf05794_000N022_r0021b_lc3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/05794_000/acisf05794_000N022_r0021b_regexp3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/05794_000/acisf05794_000N023_r0021_pha3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/05794_000/acisf05794_000N025_r0021b_psf3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/11546_000/acisf11546_000N020_evt3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/11546_000/acisf11546_000N020_r0033_regevt3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/11546_000/acisf11546_000N021_r0033_arf3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/11546_000/acisf11546_000N021_r0033_rmf3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/11546_000/acisf11546_000N021_r0033b_lc3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/11546_000/acisf11546_000N021_r0033b_regexp3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/11546_000/acisf11546_000N022_r0033_pha3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/11546_000/acisf11546_000N025_r0033b_psf3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/11547_000/acisf11547_000N020_evt3.fits.gz 2CXOJ100434.9+411242/11547_000/acisf11547_000N021_r0033b_lc3.fits.gz
The search_csc script organizes the files into directories based on the source name, then OBS_ID or detect stack ID. All the files are returned gzip'ed.
If we use the obsid_search_csc script the same data products can be retrieved, but they are stored in a slightly different directory structure
unix% obsid_search_csc 5794 download=ask outfile="" col=INDEF filetypes=evt,pha,arf,rmf verb=0 Download data for 2CXO J100414.3+411259 in 05794_000 [y,n,a,q]: y Download data for 2CXO J100415.2+411155 in 05794_000 [y,n,a,q]: y Download data for 2CXO J100416.6+410813 in 05794_000 [y,n,a,q]: q Skipping remaining sources unix% /bin/ls -F 5794/ acisf05794_000N020_evt3.fits.gz r0013/ r0025/ unix % find 5794 -type f | sort 5794/acisf05794_000N020_evt3.fits.gz 5794/r0013/acisf05794_000N022_r0013_arf3.fits.gz 5794/r0013/acisf05794_000N022_r0013_rmf3.fits.gz 5794/r0013/acisf05794_000N023_r0013_pha3.fits.gz 5794/r0025/acisf05794_000N021_r0025_arf3.fits.gz 5794/r0025/acisf05794_000N021_r0025_rmf3.fits.gz 5794/r0025/acisf05794_000N022_r0025_pha3.fits.gz
Now the directory structure starts with the OBS_ID and with a sub directory for each source. Since the evt file is common to all the sources, it is stored in the OBS_ID directory. Note: by entering 'q' when prompted we quit out of downloading any more data products, so only the files for the first two sources were retrieved.
Using results with CIAO
DM ASCII Kernel
To use the output with CIAO tools you must explicitly specify that the file is in TSV format using the [opt kernel=text/tsv] directive as part of the virtual file syntax.
unix% obsid_search_csc 5794 out=5794.tsv cat=csc2\
column=o.theta,o.cnts_aper_b,o.ks_prob_b,o.flux_significance_b verb=0 clob+
unix% dmlist "5794.tsv[opt kernel=text/tsv]" cols
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Columns for Table Block 5794.tsv
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ColNo Name Unit Type Range
1 name String[22] Source name in the format '2CXO Jhhmmss.s{+|-}ddmmss[X]'
2 ra deg Real4 -Inf:+Inf Source position, ICRS right ascension
3 dec deg Real4 -Inf:+Inf Source position, ICRS declination
4 instrument String[4] Instrument used for the observation; 'ACIS' or 'HRC'
5 obsid Int4 - Observation identifier
6 obi Int4 - Observation interval number
7 region_id Int4 - Detection region identifier (component number)
8 match_type String[11] Type of match
9 detect_stack_id String[24] Detect stack identifier (designation of observation stack used for source detect
10 theta arcmin Real4 -Inf:+Inf PSF 90% ECF aperture off-axis angle
11 cnts_aper_b count Int4 - Total counts observed in the modified source region aperture; ACIS broad (0.5-7.
12 ks_prob_b Real4 -Inf:+Inf Intra-observation Kolmogorov-Smirnov test variability probability (highest value
13 flux_significance_b Real4 -Inf:+Inf Significance of the single-observation detection determined from the ratio of th
unix% dmstat "5794.tsv[opt kernel=text/tsv][cols ks_prob_b]" sig+ med+
ks_prob_b
min: 0.014999999665 @: 20
max: 1 @: 26
mean: 0.54813333632
median: 0.53200000525
sigma: 0.28815139674
sum: 24.666000134
good: 45
null: 13
unix% dmsort "5794.tsv[opt kernel=text/tsv]" sort_by_theta.fits theta cl+
See also ahelp dmascii
Using with SAOImage ds9
The TSV file can be loaded directly into SAOImage ds9. You can load it via the command line
unix% ds9 5794/acisf05794_000N001_evt3.fits.gz -catalog import tsv 5794.tsv
Or the file can be loaded from with the GUI itself. Once the event file is loaded you can goto: Analysis → Catalog Tool ... then in the catalog tool window goto File → Import → Tab-Separated-Value → 5794.tsv
Users can then use the catalog tool to interact with the catalog table and source properties. The data can also be transmitted to other SAMP enabled applications such as TOPCAT.
Upper Limits
Upper limits for catalog=csc2 are not currently accessible via these command line scripts. The examples below are for catalog=csc1.
If a source is not detected, but an observation covering that part of the sky is included in the catalog, then an upper limit on the source flux (in photon units) is also available.
unix% search_csc "10 04 34.2 +41 12 40" radius=1 radunit=arcsec outfile= cat=csc1
search_csc
pos = 10 04 34.2 +41 12 40
radius = 1
outfile =
radunit = arcsec
columns = INDEF
sensitivity = no
download = none
root = ./
bands = broad,wide
filetypes = regevt,pha,arf,rmf,lc,psf,regexp
catalog = csc1
verbose = 1
clobber = no
mode = ql
0 rows returned by query
0 Different Master Source(s).
0 Different Observation(s).
unix% search_csc "10 04 34.2 +41 12 40" radius=1 radunit=arcsec outfile= sensitivity=yes cat=csc1
search_csc
pos = 10 04 34.2 +41 12 40
radius = 1
outfile =
radunit = arcsec
columns = INDEF
sensitivity = yes
download = none
root = ./
bands = broad,wide
filetypes = regevt,pha,arf,rmf,lc,psf,regexp
catalog = csc1
verbose = 1
clobber = no
mode = ql
CSC Sensitivity for position: 151.1426,41.2112
broad band : 3.3601e-7 [photons/cm^2/s]
wide band : NaN [photons/cm^2/s]
0 rows returned by query
0 Different Master Source(s).
0 Different Observation(s).
In this example, a source at 10:04:34.2 +41:12:40, would need to have been brighter than 3.36 e-7 photon/cm^2/sec in the broad band to be included in the catalog. If there is no sensitivity in the catalog then a value of NaN is returned. This does not mean that the part of the sky was not observed by Chandra at all, just that, if it was observed, the data were not included in the catalog. To determine if a point was observed use the find_chandra_obsid tool
More options?
Users who need to construct more complicated queries (eg variable sources with some range of hardness ratios etc.) or who need to perform cross matches, must use the CSCView application or use the CSCCLI interface directly.
Research that makes use of the data in the catalog should site Evans et al 2010, ApJS 189, 37.
History
| 25 Jul 2013 | Initial version. |
| 25 Nov 2013 | Review for CIAO 4.6. No changes. |
| 16 Dec 2014 | Review for CIAO 4.7. No changes. |
| 24 Oct 2019 | Added banner with CSC2 incompatibility. |
| 29 Oct 2019 | Updated with CSC2 example. |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Review for CIAO 4.14. Removed prism for CIAO 4.14. |