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Install CIAO 4.2 and CALDB 4.3.1: the newest versions of the Chandra Interactive Analysis of Observations software and the Chandra Calibration Database.
The CIAO 4.2 software requires CALDB 4.2.0 or higher to work correctly. Read the CIAO 4.2 release notes for detailed information on this release.
Upgrade to Sherpa v2: an update to the Sherpa package in CIAO 4.2.
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Released on 19 July 2010, v2 of the Sherpa package has a number of
enhancements, such as two new iterative fitting methods,
refinements to parallelization, and many improvements to
instrument and source models. Read
the CIAO
4.2 Sherpa v2 release notes. (Sherpa v2 is not
available on Mac OS X 10.4 PPC.)
Upgrade to CALDB 4.3.1: for users who already have CALDB 4.2.x installed.
Released on 28 Sept 2010, the CALDB 4.3.1 upgrade contains new ACIS time-dependent gain files and updates to the ACIS blank-sky background files. More information is available from the CALDB Release Notes and How CALDB 4.3.1 Affects Your Analysis.
Transitioning to ChIPS and Sherpa in CIAO 4
The CXC is committed to helping CIAO users transition to the new ChIPS and Sherpa syntax as smoothly as possible. If you have existing scripts or save files from CIAO 3, submit them to us via the CXC Helpdesk and we will provide the CIAO 4 equivalent.
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Citing CIAO in a Publication
If you are writing a paper and would like to cite the CIAO software, we recommend the following:
CIAO: Chandra's data analysis system
(ADS,
PS)
Fruscione et al. 2006, SPIE Proc. 6270, 62701V, D.R. Silvia
& R.E. Doxsey, eds.
\bibitem[Fruscione et al.(2006)]{2006SPIE.6270E..60F} Fruscione, A., et
al.\ 2006, \procspie, 6270
The specific version of CIAO and CALDB used for the analysis should be mentioned. Further guidelines are available from the Acknowledgment of Use of Chandra Resources.
About this Website
The paper "The CIAO Website Unveiled" (ADASS XIV, 2004) describes the infrastructure of this website.
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