• HEASARC
• Swift Home
• Archive
• Data Analysis
• Proposals & Tools
• Education & Public Outreach

• About Swift
• Quicklook Data
• GCN
• Results
• Operations
• Related Sites
• Gallery

Guide to Swift Web Site

Jump to:

• Quick Reference - find our most requested items
  
• Web "Map" - general layout of our Web and special features you may not be aware of

Quick Reference

Popular topics are given at left, alphabetically, and linked to their corresponding Web page. The directions next to each topic show how to find the page using the navigation bars at the top of Swift Web pages.

Topic	Navigation
Archive of Swift data	"Archive" (in upper menu bar)
BAT info	"About Swift" (in lower menu bar) -> "Swift Science and Instr." link -> "BAT" bullet
Bugs in software	"Data Analysis" (in upper menu bar) -> "Bug Status" under Software and each instrument
Calibration information	"Data Analysis" (in upper menu bar) -> "Calibration" under General and each instrument
Data Analysis help	"Data Analysis" item in upper menu bar
Data: Swift "Quick Look" data           Swift "Archive" data	"Quicklook Data" (on lower menu bar) "Archive" (on upper menu bar)
Documentation	"Data Analysis" (in upper menu bar)
Frequently Asked Questions	"Swift Helpdesk/FAQ" (top center of Web pages) -> "Frequently Asked Questions" link
Grant status	"Proposals & Tools" (upper menu bar) -> "Status of Grants" link
Help	"Swift Helpdesk/FAQ" link at top center of our Web pages
Proposal info	"Proposals & Tools" (upper menu bar)
Quick Look Data	"Quicklook Data" item on lower menu bar, second from left
Software for analyzing Swift data	"Data Analysis" (in upper menu bar) -> See "Software" column under "Common Documents"
User's Guides	"Data Analysis" (in upper menu bar) -> Under General and each instrument
UVOT info	"About Swift" (in lower menu bar) -> "Swift Science and Instr." link -> "UVOT" bullet
XRT info	"About Swift" (in lower menu bar) -> "Swift Science and Instr." link -> "XRT" bullet

Web "Map"

The graphic below shows how to use our Web pages to quickly navigate around the Swift Web site. Contents of the upper and lower menu bar items are detailed below the graphic. (The contents give a description of items on the page, not an exhaustive listing.)

Upper Menu Bar items

HEASARC Home (High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center home page)
• Support Centers for other High Energy Astrophysics NASA missions.
• Access to data archives for those missions.
• Software for analyzing data from those and similar missions.
Swift Home
• Swift mission home page at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center - portal to all support for Swift science users (e.g., data, software, etc.) and link to information for educators and the general public.
• Latest Swift news.
• Swift Team Pages and Swift Project pages (private to team/project) portals.
Archive
• Discussion of Swift Archive contents.
• How to access Swift Archive.
• How and when Swift data enter the Archive.
• Links to Calibration files and documents.
Data Analysis
• Swift Software - how to get it, bug reports, etc.
• Swift Calibration - links to files and documentation
• Swift Documentation - User's Guides and other info to aid in Swift data analysis.
Proposals and Tools
• Requests for Target of Opportunity (TOO) observations.
• Information on Swift Guest Investigator (GI) program.
• Status of Swift grants for successful proposers.
• Swift "Key Projects" listing.
Education & Public Info
• Swift pictures, articles, and interactive displays for general audiences (non-scientists).
• Materials and resources for educators.
• Mulitmedia: Swift movie, Swift song, and more (Swift model under "Educators -> Classroom Materials").

Lower Menu Bar items

About Swift
• Swift Instruments and Science Info
• Observing Strategy and Data Flow
• Swift Science Center (SSC) - services and responsibilites
• Press Kit
• Mission Participants
• Swift Fact Sheet
• Link to Education and Public Info pages
Quicklook Data
• Access to Swift Quick Look data (data < 7 days old)
• Swift Data Center (SDC) homepage link
• Swift Data Processing details
• SDC Processing Progress
• Swift As-Flown Timeline
• Quick Look Status page - known bugs, missing data, etc.
GCN (Gamma Ray Coordinates Network homepage)
• Description of GCN
• Current and Archival GCN Burst Information
• Invitation to Join/Subscribe to GCN
Swift Results
• Archive of Swift publications to date, as indexed by NASA's ADS (Astrophysics Data System)
• Archive of Swift Press Releases and Images
• List of Swift Instrument Description Papers (for reference in Swift papers).
Swift Operations
• Timeline of Swift "Big Events" (changes in instrument settings, etc., which effect data analysis)
• Swift Mission Director's Status Report log - mission status reports from early in mission operations
• Timelines for Launch and Early Orbit, Observing Strategy, and Data Products
Related Sites
• Other key Swift mission Web sites (Mission Operations Center, Ground Station, Data Center, etc.)
• University and Industry partners
• Full Swift Participants list
Gallery
• Images of Swift spacecraft, instruments, launch, etc.
• Also see "Swift Results" page, under "Swift Press Releases and Images" for the latest Swift images.