Contents

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Overview
  • The Swift Technical Handbook
  • Mission Overview
  • Instrument Overview
  
  
• Observatory Policy
  • Proprietary Data Rights
  • Guest Investigator Program
  
  
• Observing Strategy
  • Observing
  • The Figure of Merit
  • Orbital Information
  • The South Atlantic Anomaly
  • Slewing
  • Pointing Constraints
  
  
• The Burst Alert Telescope
  • BAT Technical Description
  • BAT Operations
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  
  
• Swift Help Desk
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Abbreviations and Acronyms