Announcement and Proposal Submission

• Announcement of Opportunity (AO-5) of Suzaku
• Announcement of Opportunity of Suzaku Key Project
• Remote Proposal Submission (RPS)

Information on Suzaku

• AO-5 Techinical Description [HTML | PDF | PS] (09.10.12 AO-5 version)
• Suzaku Target list
  • targets observed during phase I (SWG phase)
  • targets observed during AO-1
  • targets observed during AO-2
  • targets observed during AO-3
  • targets which will be observed during AO-4
  
  
• XIS response files for Cycle 5
• XIS background spectra (NXB)
  (2009-11-19 Caution on the error of faked BI spectra)
• XIS CXB spectra (AO-3 version)
• HXD response files and background for Cycle 5

General Planning Tools (HEASARC Tools page)

• For count rate simulations, use PIMMS (the command-line version) or WebPIMMS.
• WebSpec.
• When is a target available? Check with Viewing, which is correct for Suzaku. Note that, for AO-2, Suzaku operations team has imposed a Sun-angle range of 65-110 degrees.
• Linux and Solaris versions of Maki, a tool to investigate multi-mission observing windows and instrument Fields of View, are available.
• Coordinate Converter.
• W3nH - Neutral Hydrogen column density