Search for extended sources in the images from Chandra X-ray Observatory Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer [HEAP]

http://arxiv.org/abs/2208.09923


We present a convenient tool (ChaSES) which allows to search for extended structures in Chandra X-ray Observatory Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) images. The tool relies on DBSCAN clustering algorithm to detect regions with overdensity of photons compared to the background. Here we describe the design and functionality of the tool which we make publicly available on GitHub. We also provide online extensive examples of its applications to the real data.

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I. Volkov and O. Kargaltsev
Tue, 23 Aug 22
67/79

Comments: Accepted for publication in Research Notes of AAS. ChaSES is available for download at this https URL