Data Processing Software for Chandrayaan-2 Solar X-ray Monitor
N. P. S. Mithun, Santosh V. Vadawale, Arpit R. Patel, M. Shanmugam, D., Chakrabarty, Partha Konar, Tejas N. Sarvaiya, Girish D. Padia, Aveek Sarkar,, Prashant Kumar, Prashant Jangid, Aaditya Sarda, Manan S. Shah, Anil Bhardwaj

TL;DR
This paper describes the development of comprehensive data processing software and data management systems for the Chandrayaan-2 Solar X-ray Monitor, enabling efficient analysis and archiving of solar X-ray data collected during the lunar mission.
Contribution
It introduces the design and implementation of the XSM Data Analysis Software, quick-look display, and data management system, tailored for processing and archiving Chandrayaan-2 XSM data.
Findings
Software enables calibration and analysis of solar X-ray data
Data archive follows PDS4 standards for accessibility
Automated systems monitor data quality and instrument health
Abstract
Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM) instrument of India's Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission carries out broadband spectroscopy of the Sun in soft X-rays. XSM, with its unique features such as low background, high time cadence, and high spectral resolution, provides the opportunity to characterize transient and quiescent X-ray emission from the Sun even during low activity periods. It records the X-ray spectrum at one-second cadence, and the data recorded on-board are downloaded at regular intervals along with that of other payloads. During ground pre-processing, the XSM data is segregated, and the level-0 data is made available for higher levels of processing at the Payload Operations Center (POC). XSM Data Analysis Software (XSMDAS) is developed to carry out the processing of the level-0 data to higher levels and to generate calibrated light curves and spectra for user-defined binning parameters such…
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