HEASoft software suite

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HEASoft software suite is a collection of data analysis tools widely used in high-energy astrophysics for processing and interpreting X-ray and gamma-ray observations from space- and ground-based missions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomy software
high-energy astrophysics software
software suite
developedBy High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center
surface form: HEASARC

High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center
surface form: NASA High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center
distributionFormat precompiled binaries
source code
field X-ray astronomy
gamma-ray astronomy
high-energy astrophysics
hostInstitution Goddard Space Flight Center
surface form: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
includesComponent FTOOLS
XANADU
XIMAGE
XRONOS
XSPEC
FTOOLS
surface form: ftools task suite

mission-specific calibration tools
license free for scientific use
maintainedBy HEASARC software development team
operatingSystem Linux
Windows (via ports such as MinGW and Cygwin)
surface form: Windows (via limited or indirect support)

macOS
programmingLanguage C
Fortran
Perl
Python (interfaces and wrappers)
supportsDataType X-ray observations
gamma-ray observations
supportsMission Chandra X-ray Observatory
surface form: Chandra X-ray Observatory (via some tools and formats)

Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
surface form: Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (partially)

NICER Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer
surface form: NICER

NuSTAR Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
surface form: NuSTAR

Suzaku
Swift
XMM-Newton mission
surface form: XMM-Newton
supportsMissionType ground-based observatories
space-based observatories
supportsStandard FITS
OGIP spectral file formats
supportsTaskType barycentric corrections
event file filtering
image creation from event lists
light curve extraction
response matrix generation
spectral fitting
usedFor X-ray data reduction
data analysis
gamma-ray data reduction
imaging analysis
simulation of high-energy astrophysical data
spectral analysis
timing analysis
website https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/lheasoft/

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FTOOLS componentOf HEASoft software suite
this entity surface form: HEASoft
XSPEC partOf HEASoft software suite
this entity surface form: HEASoft