Data processing pipeline for Herschel HIFI
R.F. Shipman, S. F. Beaulieu, D. Teyssier, P. Morris, M. Rengel, C., McCoey, K. Edwards, D. Kester, A. Lorenzani, O. Coeur-Joly, M. Melchior, J., Xie, E. Sanchez, P. Zaal, I. Avruch, C. Borys, J. Braine, C. Comito1, B., Delforge, F. Herpin1, A. Hoac, W. Kwon, S. D. Lord

TL;DR
This paper describes the development and implementation of a modular data processing pipeline for the Herschel HIFI instrument, enabling robust calibration and analysis of over 9100 astronomical observations during the mission.
Contribution
The paper introduces a flexible, modular software pipeline that processed all HIFI data, supporting both automated and interactive analysis, and ensuring consistent, reliable calibration throughout the mission.
Findings
Processed all HIFI observations within the Herschel environment
Enabled reprocessing by the astronomical community
Provided automated quality reports and consistency checks
Abstract
{Context}. The HIFI instrument on the Herschel Space Observatory performed over 9100 astronomical observations, almost 900 of which were calibration observations in the course of the nearly four-year Herschel mission. The data from each observation had to be converted from raw telemetry into calibrated products and were included in the Herschel Science Archive. {Aims}. The HIFI pipeline was designed to provide robust conversion from raw telemetry into calibrated data throughout all phases of the HIFI missions. Pre-launch laboratory testing was supported as were routine mission operations. {Methods}. A modular software design allowed components to be easily added, removed, amended and/or extended as the understanding of the HIFI data developed during and after mission operations. {Results}. The HIFI pipeline processed data from all HIFI observing modes within the Herschel automated…
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