The Herschel Data Processing System - HIPE and Pipelines - Up and Running Since the Start of the Mission

摘要

The Herschel Space Observatory is the fourth cornerstone mission in the ESAscience programme and performs photometry and spectroscopy in the 55 - 672micron range. The development of the Herschel Data Processing System started in2002 to support the data analysis for Instrument Level Tests. The Herschel DataProcessing System was used for the pre-flight characterisation of theinstruments, and during various ground segment test campaigns. Following thesuccessful launch of Herschel 14th of May 2009 the Herschel Data ProcessingSystem demonstrated its maturity when the first PACS preview observation of M51was processed within 30 minutes of reception of the first science data afterlaunch. Also the first HIFI observations on DR21 were successfully reduced tohigh quality spectra, followed by SPIRE observations on M66 and M74. A fastturn-around cycle between data retrieval and the production of science-readyproducts was demonstrated during the Herschel Science Demonstration PhaseInitial Results Workshop held 7 months after launch, which is a clear proofthat the system has reached a good level of maturity. We will summarise thescope, the management and development methodology of the Herschel DataProcessing system, present some key software elements and give an overviewabout the current status and future development milestones.