Herschel Science Archive (HSA)
Herschel data products systematically generated by the
Herschel Data Processing pipeline
are made available to the users through the Herschel Science Archive (HSA)
immediately after the pipeline processing is completed, typically 1-2 days
after an observation has been executed. Following the completion of some basic
quality control checks, something which may take from a few additional days to weeks,
depending on the circumstances, notification e-mails are sent to the data owners that can
then be informed about any quality issue affecting their observations.
Access to Herschel Data
To Access the HSA through the user interface please use the following link:
To run the HSA your web browser must be Java compliant, if not please install the latest Java following the instructions provided here. If you still have problems, go to the HSA Troubleshooting FAQ
Alternatively, you can access the HSA via a Java Desktop application:
To run the HSA as a desktop application, you must have Java Web Start enabled. Details on what Java Web Start is can be found here.
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By using the HSA, astronomers can search, browse, select and retrieve Herschel data products according to
the observations proprietary rights as explained in Chapter 1 of the
Herschel Data Analysis Guide.
For every Herschel observation, data populating the HSA consist of the observational products generated
by the pipeline containing the scientific data together with the calibration and auxiliary products as
described in the Herschel Data Products section.
In addition, associated quality information, generated to support archive users in the assessment of
their scientific products, is also included.
The HSA provides data products as FITS format files at different levels of data
reduction which can be used for further processing within
HIPE or with any other user-owned data processing package.
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