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On the 16th of May, a new version (v4.0.1) of the Herschel Science Archive (HSA) was installed. The Herschel Science Archive has been completely re-engineered to offer improved performance and better user experience.

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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:

Start the HSA User Interface Web Start

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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HSA Troubleshooting FAQ HSA News

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.


Please note HSA 4.0.1 uses Web Start Technology.

First Time you open Web Start application (.jnlp file)?
Please follow these instructions:

1) Any browser:
  • Click on the link from the webpage
    A dropdown menu will be opened, select "Java Web Start (default)" option in the dropdown menu
    More info here: http://herschel.esac.esa.int/HSA_FAQ.shtml#q1

  • Clean the cache after a mayor upgrade of the software
    After a mayor upgrade sometimes the Java Web Start Cache prevents you from refreshing the HSA User Interface with the new version. To clean the cache please follow these instructions: http://herschel.esac.esa.int/HSA_FAQ.shtml#q4
2) From Desktop
  • Click on the link from the webpage
    A dropdown menu will be opened, select "Save file" on your Desktop.
    You can launch it double clicking on it and choosing javaws as opening program.
    For more info please read the section "Getting Java Web Start Software" from http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/java_webstart.xml


Last updated: Wednesday, 16-May-2012 19:03:18 CEST
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