GINGABGD: Ginga Satellite Background X-Ray Observations

NASA HEASARC provides a database summarizing Ginga satellite pointed observations of background fields in space. The table contains information on individual pointings, FITS spectra, light curves, and data cubes, produced from raw Ginga LAC First Reduction Files. This archive is a copy of data held at the Leicester Data Archive Service, delivered to HEASARC as part of an international archive exchange.

Use Cases

• Analyzing X-ray background emissions based on pointed observations of empty fields.
• Calibrating space telescope instruments using background light curves and spectra.
• Conducting time-series analysis of cosmic X-ray sources based on the light curve data.
• Processing and visualizing astronomical data using the XANADU software suite mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Contains processed data products including FITS spectra, light curves, and data cubes.
• Data is sourced from the Ginga satellite mission, a recognized space observatory.
• Archive is maintained by NASA HEASARC, an authoritative data center for high-energy astrophysics.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) HEASARC, from the Leicester Data Archive Service.

Collection Method

Produced from raw Ginga LAC First Reduction Files (FRFs) via pipeline processing.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:39:37.117345; freshness should be verified.