------------------------------------------------------------------------ List of simulated Fermi data files for spectral analysis February 4th, 2009 Masaharu Hirayama ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) simscdata_1week.fits Spacecraft file in the Fermi spacecraft data format (a.k.a. the FT2 format) that contains spacecraft data (such as spacecraft locations and spacecraft attitude) for a simulated Fermi orbit during the 9 days starting at the beginning of February 5th, 2009 (UTC). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) simvelaspec_events.fits simvelaspec_diffrsp.fits Event files in the Fermi event data format (a.k.a. the FT1 format) that contains simulated photons during the 7 days starting at the beginning of February 6th, 2009 (UTC). The two files are identical to each other, except that simvelaspec_diffrsp.fits has precomputed diffuse response written in it for faster execution of gtlike. The simulated sky contains: extragalactic diffuse background, Galactic diffuse background, and 3EG J0834-4511 (a.k.a. the Vela pulsar). All the sources were simulated as a steady source, i.e., no pulsations were simulated for the Vela pulsar. [Source models] A) Extragalactic diffuse background Spectral model Spectral shape: power-law Photon index: 2.1 Energy range: 20 MeV - 200 GeV Spacial model Spacial distribution: isotropic B) Galactic diffuse background Gamma-ray intensities calculated by the GALPROP software C) Vela pulsar Spectral model Spectral shape: broken power-law Photon index: 1.69 and 3.69 Break energy: 1.9 GeV Energy range: 20 MeV - 1000 GeV Spacial model Spacial distribution: point-like Right Ascension: 128.73 Declination: -45.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) simvelaspec_ltcube.fits simvelaspec_expmap.fits The live-time cube and the exposure map for gtlike to be used to perform a unbinned spectral fit to simvelaspec_events.fits or simvelaspec_diffrsp.fits. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) simvelaspec_srcmdl.xml An example source model to be used to perform a unbinned spectral fit to simvelaspec_events.fits or simvelaspec_diffrsp.fits. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) simvelaspec_sfile.xml simvelaspec_fluxmdl.xml simvelaspec_results.dat simvelaspec_specfile.fits Output files generated by gtlike when it performs a unbinned spectral fit to simvelaspec_events.fits or simvelaspec_diffrsp.fits using the files described above. ------------------------------------------------------------------------