Chandra Source Catalog Dictionary
The Chandra Source Catalog uses a number of specialized terms, some of which are common in X-ray astronomy data analysis, but not used elsewhere, and some of which are specific to the Chandra Observatory and CIAO.
- A
- Alternating Exposure Mode
- APEC Plasma Model Spectral Fit
- Aperture Model Energy Fluxes
- Aperture Photometry
- Aperture Total Counts
- ARF: Auxiliary Response Function (or File)
- Aspect Histogram
- Astronomical Data Query Language (ADQL)
- B
- Bayesian Blocks
- Black Body Model Spectral Fit
- Blocking Factor
- C
- Compact Source
- Convex Hull
- CSCview
- CTI: charge transfer inefficiency
- Two-sided Confidence Limits
- Virtual-Observatory Cone Search
- D
- Deconvolved Source Extent
- Degap Correction for HRC
- Direct Flux Algorithm
- Dither
- Draws
- DTCOR: dead time correction
- E
- Energy Bands
- Ensemble
- Event
- F
- Field of View
- FITS Standard (ISO 8601) Format Time
- Flux Significance
- G
- Gain
- Grade
- GTI: Good Time Intervals
- H
- Hardness Ratio
- I
- ICRS Right Ascension and Declination
- Inter-observation
- International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA)
- Intra-observation
- Per-Observation Detections Table
- L
- Level 3
- Limiting Sensitivity
- Livetime
- M
- Master Sources Table
- MCMC
- Mission Elapsed Time
- MLE
- MLE Likelihood Thresholds
- Modified Source Region
- O
- OBI: Observation Interval
- ObsID: Observation Id
- P
- PHA: Pulse Height Amplitude
- PI: Pulse Invariant
- Position Angle
- Power Law Model Spectral Fit
- PSF Aperture Fraction
- PSF: Point Spread Function
- R
- Readout Streak
- RMF: Redistribution Matrix Function (or File)
- S
- Science Energy Bands
- Simple Application Messaging Protocol (SAMP)
- Source Detection Energy Bands
- Source Detection Region
- Source Extent
- Source Position
- Source Region
- Stack
- Streak Events
- T
- TGAIN: Time-dependent Gain Correction
- W
- wavdetect