A Search and Analysis Tool for HESSI Ancillary Observations

To fully maximize its scientific return, the HESSI mission will rely heavily on coordinated analysis of context (or ancillary) observations from ground- and space-based observatories. To facilitate this analysis, we have developed an archive and software system that allows users to search, browse, and retrieve ancillary data for HESSI-observed flares. The system includes images, spectra, and lightcurves that span a wide range of wavelengths (radio, optical, UV/EUV, soft X-rays, and hard X-rays) as well as magnetic field observations. These observations are mirrored within 24 hours from remote sites around the world to a central server at the NASA/GSFC Solar Data Analysis Center. The central archive currently includes Yohkoh (SXT), SOHO (EIT, MDI), TRACE, H-alpha (Meudon), radio (RSTN, OVSA, Phoenix, Nancay, Nobeyama) and the Czech Hard X-ray Spectrometer observations. This poster will demonstrate an IDL interface that we have developed for accessing the HESSI ancillary data archive. [EOB]