STIX Documentation

1 Instrumentation

Details about the STIX instrumentation can be found in the following paper:

• Säm Krucker, G. J. Hurford, et al., The Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX), A&A, 642 (2020), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201937362
  

2 STIX data analysis tutorials

STIX tutorials are available at [1].

3 Interacting STIX Data Center using python =

Stixdcpy is a Python package that facilitates access and analysis of STIX data. It provides APIs to query and download data from the STIX data center (https://datacenter.stix.i4ds.net/) and a set of tools for visualizing data and performing common analysis tasks. With stixdcpy, users can query and download the following types of data from the STIX data center:

• Quick-look light curves
• Housekeeping data
• Science data
• Energy calibration data
• Auxiliary data
• STIX solar flare list
• STIX operational events"

stixdcpy source code and the tutorial can be found at: https://github.com/i4ds/stixdcpy

4 How to Cite Our Work

If you use STIX data in your research, please cite the following papers:

1. STIX instrument paper:
   Säm Krucker, G. J. Hurford, et al., The Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX), A&A, 642 (2020),
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201937362
   
2. STIX data center paper:
   Hualin Xiao, Shane Maloney, Säm Krucker, Ewan Dickson, Paolo Massa, et al., The data center for the Spectrometer and Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX) on board Solar Orbiter,
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202346031