... The Science Analysis System ( SAS ) is a collection of tasks, scripts and libraries, specifically designed to reduce and analyze data collected by the XMM-Newton observatory . ... Observation Data Files (ODF), i.e. reformatted telemetry in FITS format. ... Pipeline Processing System (PPS) products, a collection of validated, top-level scientific products including event and source lists, multiwavelength images and cross-correlation products, generated at the Survey Science Center (SSC). ...