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GRID SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS User Manual
Build-21
Introduction
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Scope and Contents of this Document
This document provides
a user manual for the following packages:
1. Scientific Analysis Counts Map Generator
2. Scientific Analysis Exposure Map Generator
3. Scientific Analysis Intensity Map Generator
4. Scientific Analysis Diffuse Map Generator
5. Scientific Analysis Likelihood Analysis - Multiple Source Location Detection
which pertain to the AGILE-GRID Scientific Analysis subsystems described in RD[1].
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Reference Documents
RD[1] : Scientific Ground Segment Software Requirements and Architecture, AGILE-IFC-SA001, Issue 2.0
RD[2]: GRID Standard Analysis User Manual and Test Procedures, AGILE-IFC-OP-008,
16/5/2005
RD[3]: GRID Correction and Standard Analysis User Manual, AGILE-IFC-OP-010, 26/1/2006
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Contacts
The reference person at IASF-Milano for this document is:
Andrew Chen
[email protected]
02-23699343
The packages described in this Document have been developed at IASF-MI by A. Giuliani,
A. Pellizzoni, A. Chen, A. Trois, S. Vercellone, and T. Contessi and by A. Bulgarelli at IASFBO as AGILE Team software manager. S. Mereghetti acts as the IASF-MI software working
group coordinator. The software has been tested and debugged with the support of the AGILE
Data Center Team at ASDC. See also RD[1] for a detailed description of the developer list.
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Basic concepts
Introduction
AGILE is an ASI (Italian Space Agency) Small Scientific Mission dedicated to high-energy
astrophysics which was successfully launched on April 23, 2007. The AGILE instrument is
composed of three main detectors: a Tungsten-Silicon Tracker designed to detect and image
AGILE Team
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