Science Tools Working Group
The current release of the Science Tools is still v9r15p5, although a new release continues to be anticipated. The only noteworthy item this week is Jim's implementation (reported below under Infrastructure) of the new PSF parametrization by Matthew and Riccardo. This is needed to handle the Pass 7.2 IRFs that will soon be available for testing.
Data products: No new news. The FSSC is proposing some small updates, transparent to users, to be able to handle deliveries of FT1 and LS1 data products with different analysis cuts (e.g., Pass 6 and Pass 7.2) if necessary.
Databases and related utilities
No news
Likelihood analysis
From Jim:
- modifications to SummedLikelihood interface to allow for use with UpperLimits classes (pyLikelihood v1r18p1) [not yet in a release or Release Manager HEAD build]
GRB tools
No news
Pulsar tools
Masa reports that there's no new news.
Observation simulation
No news
User interface and infrastructure (& utilities)
From Jim:
- implemented new PSF formulation from Matthew and Riccardo
(irfs/latResponse v2r4p0, irfs/handoff_response v4r4p1) [not yet in a release or HEAD build]
Source Catalog
The 11-month source list and the converging on the year-1 catalog paper is the focus.
Science Tools Working Group
The current release of the Science Tools is still v9r15p5, although a new release continues to be anticipated soon.
Eric W. reports that he has made a new build of the Mac version of the FSSC Science Tools distribution that fixes some bugs (apparently specific to the Mac distribution) that Richard pointed out to him. Eric W. says that the fixes will be incorporated in the next FSSC release. I don't know more specifically what the issues were.
Data products: No new news.
Databases and related utilities
No news
Likelihood analysis
No news. Zhaoyu Yang and Johann have been investigating via simulations some apparent biases in maximum likelihood fit results for diffuse sources. More details as things settle out, e.g., regarding any dependence on size of ROI or energy range.
GRB tools
No news
Pulsar tools
Masa reports that there's no new news.
Observation simulation
No news
User interface and infrastructure (& utilities)
No news
Source Catalog
The 11-month source list and the development of the year-1 catalog continue to be the focus.