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Contents
The
Swift
Technical Handbook
Version 10.0
Swift
Science Center
August 30, 2013
Revision History
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Overview
The Swift Technical Handbook
Mission Overview
Instrument Overview
Observatory Policy
Proprietary Data Rights
Guest Investigator Program
Joint Swift/XMM-Newton Program
Joint Swift/Chandra Program
Observing Strategy
Observing
The Figure of Merit
Orbital Information
The South Atlantic Anomaly
Slewing
Pointing Accuracy
Pointing Constraints
The Burst Alert Telescope
BAT Technical Description
BAT Operations
Burst Detection
Hard X-ray Survey
BAT Instrument Performance
The X-Ray Telescope
XRT Technical Description
XRT Operations
XRT Instrument Performance
Automated XRT Analysis Tools
The Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope
Overview of UVOT
UVOT Description
Optics
Detectors
Detector Safety
Software
Observing Scenarios
Data Products
Telemetry Volume
Operations
The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
Ground Stations
The Mission Operations Center
The Swift Data Center
The Swift Science Center
Data
Data Organization
HEASARC Data Levels
BAT Data
XRT Data
UVOT Data
The TDRSS Finding Chart
Announcement of Transient Sources
Calibration
Quick-Look and Data Archive
Quick-Look Data
The Swift Data Archive
Other Archives
Software Tools
Data Processing and Analysis Support
Swift Software
Simulation Tools
XSpec
Simulating Swift Data Using WebSpec
WebPIMMS
XRT Data Simulator
UVOT Signal-to-Noise Calculator
Viewing
Observing Requests
Targets of Opportunity
Supernova Observations
Swift Help Desk
Frequently Asked Questions
Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Eleonora Troja 2013-09-03