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Session 34 - High Resolution X-ray Imaging & Spectroscopy with AXAF.
Oral session, Tuesday, June 10
North Main Hall F/G,
The purpose of the AXAF Science Center (ASC) is to provide the support required by the science community to realize fully the potential of the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF). We maintain expertise on all aspects of the AXAF mission from submitting a proposal to the receipt and analysis of data by a guest observer. We interface with the observers and the operations center (co-located in Cambridge) in the planning and scheduling of observations and with the instrument teams on the calibration and status of the detectors. We will develop, export and support portable analysis software to allow users to analyse their own data. The User Support Group is the main interface between the ASC and the astronomical community. The facilities provided by the ASC to help potential guest observers will be reviewed in this presentation, including how to: learn about the satellite and instruments, plan observations, access our helpdesk.
