This Howto explains how to prepare RXTE data for further analysis. It expects that the IAAT data analysis scripts for RXTE data analysis are setup correctly and that NASA's LHEASOFT software is available. In Warwick, the best way to ensure this is to put the following lines into your ~/.cshrc-file:

if ( -e /home/astro/phsdak/.cshrc.local ) then
     source /home/astro/phsdak/.cshrc.local 
endif 

After this log out and then log in again. Talk to Jörn if the above is not what you want but if you want to only setup the scripts (e.g., because you are not working in Warwick).

Secondly, the following is not an explanation of what is done in detail, it just tells you how to operate the scripts. In order to understand what is going on, you have to read the documentation of LHEASOFT pertaining to RXTE data analysis available from the RXTE Guest Observer's Facility. Furthermore, the following only explains the most common options of our data analysis scripts. A full listing of all options is always obtained by using the -help option of the scripts.