Cool Stars 14 - Submitted Abstract # 404
This version created on 23 October 2006

An Archive of Chandra Observations of Regions of Star Formation (ANCHORS)


Scott Wolk, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Bradley Spiztbart, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Nancy Evans, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Frederick Walter, University at Stony Brook

ANCHORS is a web based archive of all the point sources observed
during  Chandra observations of regions of star formation. It is
designed to aid both  the X-ray astronomer with a desire to
compare X-ray datasets and the star  formation astronomer
wishing to compare stars across the spectrum. To date we  have
processed all public datasets (80+ observations, 50+ distinct
fields) and  are reprocessing with improved analysis and greater
uniformity. The data  consist of X-ray source properties
including position, net count rates, flux,  hardness ratios,
lightcurve statistics and plots.  Spectra are fit using several
models, with final parameters and plots recorded  in the
archive. Multi-wavelength images and data are cross-linked to
other  archives such as 2MASS and SIMBAD. The pipeline
processing  ensures consistent analysis techniques for direct
comparisons  among clusters. Results are currently presented
on-line. A VO-compliant  interface is in development We will
demonstrate the system and solicit users'  feedback. This
project is supported by Chandra archival grant AR5-6002A and 
NASA contract NAS8-39073. 

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