# HEACIT **URL:** https://community.openastronomy.org/c/heacit/20.md [Latest](https://community.openastronomy.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openastronomy.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.openastronomy.org/tags.md) --- ## [Introductions: Who's who on the HEACIT forum](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/introductions-whos-who-on-the-heacit-forum/268)
**Author:** [@eblur](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/eblur)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 9:19am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/introductions-whos-who-on-the-heacit-forum/268 "2022-10-24T09:19:50Z")
This thread is a place to introduce yourself. If you plan on posting on this forum, we would like to know more about you, such as: your name institutional affiliation or location your research and/or software interests … --- ## [About the HEACIT category](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/about-the-heacit-category/260)
**Author:** [@eblur](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/eblur)\ **Replies:** 0
Forum for discussion about high energy astrophysics codes, interfaces, and tools - supported by the HEACIT working group. This forum is meant to provide a public and searchable interface for discussing software techniqu… --- ## [What are the plans for Athena data reduction software?](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/what-are-the-plans-for-athena-data-reduction-software/1253)
**Author:** [@hamogu](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/hamogu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/what-are-the-plans-for-athena-data-reduction-software/1253 "2026-02-13T16:29:50Z")
Does anyone know what ESA’s plans for the data pipeline for Athena will be? Is it an evolution of SAS? Or some other system, e.g. adapted from more recent missions like SpectrumX/eROSITA? When I google “Athena software … --- ## [New website for HEACIT](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/new-website-for-heacit/1123)
**Author:** [@jdeplaa](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/jdeplaa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 10:05am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/new-website-for-heacit/1123 "2024-10-07T10:05:01Z")
We have created a new website for the HEACIT group, which can be found here: https://heacit.github.io/ This website contains a better overview of all our activities. We will also continue and expand the site with more … --- ## [SIXTE Workshop 2024 announced Nov 6-8](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/sixte-workshop-2024-announced-nov-6-8/1120)
**Author:** [@jdeplaa](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/jdeplaa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 8:24am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/sixte-workshop-2024-announced-nov-6-8/1120 "2024-10-03T08:24:02Z")
We are happy to announce our next hands-on SIXTE workshop taking place November 6th to 8th 2024 at SRON in Leiden. SIXTE is a software package for simulations of X-ray observations, which is used as the official end-t… --- ## [Fitting X-ray spectra: how to set systematic errors while using Cash statistics?](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/fitting-x-ray-spectra-how-to-set-systematic-errors-while-using-cash-statistics/647)
**Author:** [@facero](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/facero)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/fitting-x-ray-spectra-how-to-set-systematic-errors-while-using-cash-statistics/647 "2023-04-20T09:10:03Z")
Hi, I’m fitting multiple exquisite spectral datasets (~10^5 counts per spectrum) from the Chandra X-ray telescope with the spectral fitting package Xspec and sherpa. As our knowledge of the effective area response (ARF… --- ## [Collection of all types of OGIP spectra and responses](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/collection-of-all-types-of-ogip-spectra-and-responses/541)
**Author:** [@jdeplaa](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/jdeplaa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/collection-of-all-types-of-ogip-spectra-and-responses/541 "2022-12-15T12:00:04Z")
Some time ago, we discussed within the HEACIT group to make a collection of OGIP spectra and response files for all the various missions out there. This would be especially useful to check the variations in the formattin… --- ## [What standard High-Energy software works on an Apple M1 processor?](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/what-standard-high-energy-software-works-on-an-apple-m1-processor/273)
**Author:** [@rsmith](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/rsmith)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 8:35am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/what-standard-high-energy-software-works-on-an-apple-m1-processor/273 "2022-12-15T08:35:28Z")
It seems like the GNU compiler suite (c, c++, and fortran) has been ported to the Apple M1 processor, so things should be working as long as they’re fairly standard, but it’s going to be a while before we’re at ‘normal’ … --- ## [Schmidt Futures Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/schmidt-futures-postdoctoral-fellowship-2023/514)
**Author:** [@eblur](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/eblur)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/schmidt-futures-postdoctoral-fellowship-2023/514 "2022-11-23T00:50:28Z")
The NEW Schmidt Futures postdoctoral fellowship is now open for applications at the University of Michigan. This program supports research that applies AI/ML and Bayesian techniques to natural sciences research. From th… --- ## [Atomic/Spectral databases and VO integration](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/atomic-spectral-databases-and-vo-integration/480)
**Author:** [@afoster](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/afoster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/atomic-spectral-databases-and-vo-integration/480 "2022-11-02T10:58:35Z")
I’ve been investigating the VO options for AtomDB/SPEX/others to make a uniform interface for online queries and interactive line identification. I’ve spoken to people at VAMDC and with Markus Demleitner who develops the… --- ## [HEASARC outreach](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/heasarc-outreach/458)
**Author:** [@trjaffe](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/trjaffe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/heasarc-outreach/458 "2022-10-10T11:40:58Z")
Hi all. HEASARC went to AAS this past summer to do demos at a table at the NASA ‘booth’. It was very well received, and we had lots of good interactions, so we are going to do it again in January. We are also contempl… --- ## [Funding opportunity to learn HEA analysis methods in Europe](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/funding-opportunity-to-learn-hea-analysis-methods-in-europe/420)
**Author:** [@jdeplaa](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/jdeplaa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/funding-opportunity-to-learn-hea-analysis-methods-in-europe/420 "2022-08-15T08:19:53Z")
Dear all, I would like to draw your attention to the AHEAD 2020 program that funds research visits to participating European institutes. During a visit you can learn about data analysis methods in the field of high-ener… --- ## [FAIR principles in High Energy Astro](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/fair-principles-in-high-energy-astro/350)
**Author:** [@eblur](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/eblur)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 8:18am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/fair-principles-in-high-energy-astro/350 "2022-06-08T08:18:09Z")
Hi folks, please post any questions, thoughts, and notes about FAIR (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reuse) principles in high energy astronomy software here. --- ## [Creating directory structure templates for starting research projects](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/creating-directory-structure-templates-for-starting-research-projects/357)
**Author:** [@jdeplaa](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/jdeplaa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/creating-directory-structure-templates-for-starting-research-projects/357 "2022-06-02T13:38:03Z")
Hi everybody, I have an idea to create a few directory structure templates to help researchers organise their research project from the beginning. Would you be interested in such a template? Or would you like to help wit… --- ## [FITS vs. HDF5 data format](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/fits-vs-hdf5-data-format/319)
**Author:** [@vgrinberg](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/vgrinberg)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 9:57am UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/fits-vs-hdf5-data-format/319 "2022-05-04T09:57:38Z")
Dear all, is there somewhere a written up concise discussion of FITS vs. HDF5 for X-ray data? I know this has been mentioned in the HEAD 19 splinter (which I could not attend because wrong continent …), for example, men… --- ## [HEACIT Sub-Group Action Items (April 2022)](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/heacit-sub-group-action-items-april-2022/347)
**Author:** [@eblur](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/eblur)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/heacit-sub-group-action-items-april-2022/347 "2022-04-28T17:02:07Z")
During the HEACIT meeting today, we discussed concrete tasks for each sub-group to take up. For an overview of the HEACIT sub-group titles, definitions, and members please see the Google doc linked here: HEACIT Sub-group… --- ## [HEASARC@SciServer science platform needs feedback](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/heasarc-sciserver-science-platform-needs-feedback/321)
**Author:** [@trjaffe](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/trjaffe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/heasarc-sciserver-science-platform-needs-feedback/321 "2022-03-18T17:34:34Z")
If you have never used HEASARC resources on SciServer, you should go check it out! Start here: HEASARC @ SciServer. If you have used either the HEASARC software image or data volume on SciServer, you should have receive… --- ## [Discussion notes from HEACIT Splinter at HEAD 19](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/discussion-notes-from-heacit-splinter-at-head-19/306)
**Author:** [@eblur](https://community.openastronomy.org/u/eblur)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.openastronomy.org/t/discussion-notes-from-heacit-splinter-at-head-19/306 "2022-03-14T17:49:37Z")
HEACIT hosted a splinter session at the HEAD 19 meeting on Monday, March 14 We gave an overview of HEACIT and a general overview of the software landscape in this Google slide deck. X-ray polarization talk Remember t…