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NAME

       vmimstandard - Reduce an imaging standard star exposure.

SYNOPSIS

       esorex vmimstandard [OPTIONS] FILE.sof

DESCRIPTION

       This  recipe  is  used  to  determine the instrumental magnitude of the stars matching the
       entries of a photometric catalog. The same procedure applied by the recipe vmimobsstare is
       used  to  reduce  the  standard  field  image.  SExtractor  v2.1.6  is used for the source
       detection task.

       Input files:

         DO category:              Type:       Explanation:         Required:
         IMG_STANDARD              Raw         Standard stars image    Y
         MASTER_BIAS               Calib       Master bias             Y
         MASTER_DARK               Calib       Master dark             .

         IMG_MASTER_SKY_FLAT       Calib       Master sky flat         Y
         PHOTOMETRIC_CATALOG       Calib       Photometric catalog     Y
         PHOTOMETRIC_TABLE         Calib       Photometric table       Y
         CCD_TABLE                 Calib       Bad pixel table         .

       Output files:

         DO category:              Data type:  Explanation:
         IMG_STAR_MATCH_TABLE      FITS table  List of found standard stars
         IMG_STANDARD_REDUCED      FITS image  Reduced scientific exposure
         IMG_GALAXY_TABLE          FITS table  List of detected objects

       The galaxy table is the output of SExtractor converted into FITS format.  The  star  match
       table  is  the  list of identified standard stars, with their positions on sky and CCD and
       their instrumental and catalog magnitudes.

       For more details, please refer to the VIMOS Pipeline User´s Guide.

OPTIONS

       --BiasMethod <str>
              Bias removal method. (str; default: ´Zmaster´). The full name of  this  option  for
              the  EsoRex  configuration file is vimos.Parameters.bias.removing.method [default =
              Zmaster].

       --CleanBadPixel <bool>
              Bad pixel correction on reduced science image. (bool;  default:  False).  The  full
              name    of    this    option    for    the    EsoRex    configuration    file    is
              vimos.Parameters.badpixel.clean [default = False].

       --CleanCosmic <bool>
              Cosmic ray removal from input science image. (bool; default: True). The  full  name
              of  this option for the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.Parameters.cosmics.clean
              [default = True].

       --CosmicsThreshold <float>
              Threshold for cosmic ray candidate selection. (float; default: 4.0). The full  name
              of     this     option     for     the     EsoRex     configuration     file     is
              vimos.Parameters.cosmics.threshold [default = 4.0].

       --CosmicsRatio <float>
              Ratio for discrimination of objects and cosmics. (float; default:  2.0).  The  full
              name    of    this    option    for    the    EsoRex    configuration    file    is
              vimos.Parameters.cosmics.ratio [default = 2.0].

       --MagLimit <float>
              Magnitude upper limit for selection of detected objects. (float;  default:  100.0).
              The   full   name   of   this   option   for   the  EsoRex  configuration  file  is
              vimos.Parameters.matching.magnitude.limit [default = 100.0].

       --StarIndex <float>
              Stellarity index used to select stars in the image.  (float;  default:  0.01).  The
              full    name    of   this   option   for   the   EsoRex   configuration   file   is
              vimos.Parameters.matching.stellarity [default = 0.01].

       --MinStars <long>
              Minimum number of stars required. (long; default: 3). The full name of this  option
              for the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.Parameters.matching.stars [default = 3].

       --SearchRadius <float>
              Aperture  used  for  object identification. (float; default: 5.0). The full name of
              this option for the EsoRex configuration file  is  vimos.Parameters.matching.radius
              [default = 5.0].

       --MagInitial <float>
              Magnitude tolerance for initial selection of matching stars. (float; default: 2.5).
              The  full  name  of  this   option   for   the   EsoRex   configuration   file   is
              vimos.Parameters.matching.magnitude.initial [default = 2.5].

       --MagFinal <float>
              Magnitude  tolerance  for final selection of matching stars. (float; default: 1.5).
              The  full  name  of  this   option   for   the   EsoRex   configuration   file   is
              vimos.Parameters.matching.magnitude.final [default = 1.5].

       --KSigmaClip <float>
              Sigma  clipping  factor  used  when matching stars. (float; default: 2.0). The full
              name    of    this    option    for    the    EsoRex    configuration    file    is
              vimos.Parameters.matching.ksigma [default = 2.0].

       --TemperatureCheck <bool>
              Check  beam temperature when updating the world coordinate system.  (bool; default:
              True). The  full  name  of  this  option  for  the  EsoRex  configuration  file  is
              vimos.Parameters.temperature.check [default = True].

       --TemperatureTolerance <float>
              Maximum  allowed difference between beam and ambient temperature.  (float; default:
              3.0).  The  full  name  of  this  option  for  the  EsoRex  configuration  file  is
              vimos.Parameters.temperature.tolerance [default = 3.0].

       --RemoteCatalog <bool>
              Enable  online  access to a catalog server. (Not yet implemented!)  (bool; default:
              False). The full  name  of  this  option  for  the  EsoRex  configuration  file  is
              vimos.Parameters.matching.catalog.remote [default = False].

       --ComputeQC <bool>
              Compute  QC1 parameters (bool; default: True). The full name of this option for the
              EsoRex configuration file is vimos.Parameters.quality.enable [default = True].

       --ReduceAnyFrame <bool>
              Reduce any frame. (bool; default: True). The full  name  of  this  option  for  the
              EsoRex configuration file is vimos.Parameters.reduceall [default = True].

       --SExtractor.AnalysisThresh <float>
              Surface  brightness threshold for FWHM computation. (float; default: 2.5). The full
              name    of    this    option    for    the    EsoRex    configuration    file    is
              vimos.SExtractor.AnalysisThresh [default = 2.5].

       --SExtractor.AssocData <str>
              Column  indices for columns to copy to the catalog output. (str; default: ´2,3,4´).
              The  full  name  of  this   option   for   the   EsoRex   configuration   file   is
              vimos.SExtractor.AssocData [default = 2,3,4].

       --SExtractor.AssocName <str>
              Name  of  the  ASSOC file. (str; default: ´sky.list´). The full name of this option
              for  the  EsoRex  configuration  file  is  vimos.SExtractor.AssocName  [default   =
              sky.list].

       --SExtractor.AssocParams <str>
              Column   indices   in  the  ASSOC  file  to  use  as  coordinates  and  weight  for
              cross-matching. (str; default: ´2,3,4´). The full  name  of  this  option  for  the
              EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.AssocParams [default = 2,3,4].

       --SExtractor.AssocRadius <float>
              Search  radius  for  ASSOC. (float; default: 2.0). The full name of this option for
              the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.AssocRadius [default = 2.0].

       --SExtractor.AssocSelecType <str>
              Output selector for detected sources. (str; default: ´MATCHED´). The full  name  of
              this  option  for  the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.AssocSelecType
              [default = MATCHED].

       --SExtractor.AssocType <str>
              Method for cross-matching. (str; default: ´MAG_SUM´). The full name of this  option
              for   the  EsoRex  configuration  file  is  vimos.SExtractor.AssocType  [default  =
              MAG_SUM].

       --SExtractor.BackFilterSize <long>
              Size (in background meshes) of the background filtering mask. (long;  default:  3).
              The   full   name   of   this   option   for   the  EsoRex  configuration  file  is
              vimos.SExtractor.BackFilterSize [default = 3].

       --SExtractor.BackPhotoThick <long>
              Thickness of the background LOCAL annulus. (long; default: 24). The  full  name  of
              this  option  for  the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.BackPhotoThick
              [default = 24].

       --SExtractor.BackPhotoType <str>
              Select background for magnitude computation. (str;  default:  ´GLOBAL´).  The  full
              name    of    this    option    for    the    EsoRex    configuration    file    is
              vimos.SExtractor.BackPhotoType [default = GLOBAL].

       --SExtractor.BackSize <long>
              Size of a background mesh. (long; default: 64). The full name of  this  option  for
              the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.BackSize [default = 64].

       --SExtractor.BackValue <float>
              Constant  to  subtract  from  the images for MANUAL background subtraction. (float;
              default: 0.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex  configuration  file  is
              vimos.SExtractor.BackValue [default = 0.0].

       --SExtractor.CatalogType <str>
              Select  output  catalog  format  (only  ASCII_HEAD  is  supported).  (str; default:
              ´ASCII_HEAD´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex  configuration  file  is
              vimos.SExtractor.CatalogType [default = ASCII_HEAD].

       --SExtractor.CheckImageName <str>
              Check  image  file name. (str; default: ´check.fits´). The full name of this option
              for the EsoRex configuration file  is  vimos.SExtractor.CheckImageName  [default  =
              check.fits].

       --SExtractor.CheckImageType <str>
              Select  information  to  put in the `check image´. (str; default: ´NONE´). The full
              name    of    this    option    for    the    EsoRex    configuration    file    is
              vimos.SExtractor.CheckImageType [default = NONE].

       --SExtractor.Clean <str>
              If  `Y´,  clean  catalog before writing. (str; default: ´Y´). The full name of this
              option for the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.Clean [default = Y].

       --SExtractor.CleanParam <float>
              Cleaning efficiency. (float; default: 1.0). The full name of this  option  for  the
              EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.CleanParam [default = 1.0].

       --SExtractor.DeblendMinCont <float>
              Minimum  contrast  for  deblending.  (float; default: 0.005). The full name of this
              option  for  the  EsoRex  configuration  file  is   vimos.SExtractor.DeblendMinCont
              [default = 0.005].

       --SExtractor.DeblendNthresh <long>
              Number  of  deblending  sub-thresholds.  (long; default: 32). The full name of this
              option  for  the  EsoRex  configuration  file  is   vimos.SExtractor.DeblendNthresh
              [default = 32].

       --SExtractor.DetectMinArea <long>
              Minimum  number of pixels above threshold triggering detection. (long; default: 5).
              The  full  name  of  this   option   for   the   EsoRex   configuration   file   is
              vimos.SExtractor.DetectMinArea [default = 5].

       --SExtractor.DetectThresh <float>
              Detection  threshold  (relative to background RMS). (float; default: 2.0). The full
              name    of    this    option    for    the    EsoRex    configuration    file    is
              vimos.SExtractor.DetectThresh [default = 2.0].

       --SExtractor.DetectType <str>
              Device type the image originates from. (str; default: ´CCD´). The full name of this
              option for the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.DetectType [default  =
              CCD].

       --SExtractor.Filter <str>
              If  `Y´,  filter data before extraction. (str; default: ´N´). The full name of this
              option for the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.Filter [default = N].

       --SExtractor.FilterName <str>
              Name   of   the   file   containing   the   filter   definition.   (str;   default:
              ´/usr/share/esopipes/vimos-3.1.9/config/vimos.conv´).  The full name of this option
              for  the  EsoRex  configuration  file  is  vimos.SExtractor.FilterName  [default  =
              /usr/share/esopipes/vimos-3.1.9/config/vimos.conv].

       --SExtractor.FilterThresh <str>
              Lower,  upper  threshold  (in  background  sigmas) for filtering (retina- filtering
              only).  (str;  default:  ´´).  The  full  name  of  this  option  for  the   EsoRex
              configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.FilterThresh [default = ].

       --SExtractor.FlagImage <str>
              Flag image file name. (str; default: ´flag.fits´). The full name of this option for
              the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.FlagImage [default = flag.fits].

       --SExtractor.FlagType <str>
              Flag combination method. (str; default: ´OR´). The full name of this option for the
              EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.FlagType [default = OR].

       --SExtractor.InterpMaxXlag <long>
              Maximum  X gap allowed in interpolation. (long; default: 16). The full name of this
              option for the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.InterpMaxXlag [default
              = 16].

       --SExtractor.InterpMaxYlag <long>
              Maximum  Y gap allowed in interpolation. (long; default: 16). The full name of this
              option for the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.InterpMaxYlag [default
              = 16].

       --SExtractor.InterpType <str>
              Interpolation  method.  (str; default: ´ALL´). The full name of this option for the
              EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.InterpType [default = ALL].

       --SExtractor.MagGamma <float>
              Gamma of emulsion (only used in PHOTO mode). (float; default: 4.0). The  full  name
              of  this  option  for  the  EsoRex  configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.MagGamma
              [default = 4.0].

       --SExtractor.MagZeropoint <float>
              Zero-point offset to apply to magnitudes. (float; default: 0.0). The full  name  of
              this  option  for  the  EsoRex  configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.MagZeropoint
              [default = 0.0].

       --SExtractor.MaskType <str>
              Masking of neighbours for photometry. (str; default: ´CORRECT´). The full  name  of
              this option for the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.MaskType [default
              = CORRECT].

       --SExtractor.MemoryBufSize <long>
              Number of scan-lines in the image buffer. (long; default: 1024). The full  name  of
              this  option  for  the  EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.MemoryBufSize
              [default = 1024].

       --SExtractor.MemoryObjStack <long>
              Maximum number of objects the object stack can contain. (long; default: 2000).  The
              full    name    of   this   option   for   the   EsoRex   configuration   file   is
              vimos.SExtractor.MemoryObjStack [default = 2000].

       --SExtractor.MemoryPixStack <long>
              Maximum number of pixels the pixel stack can contain. (long; default: 100000).  The
              full    name    of   this   option   for   the   EsoRex   configuration   file   is
              vimos.SExtractor.MemoryPixStack [default = 100000].

       --SExtractor.PhotApertures <float>
              Aperture diameters used for MAG_APER. (float; default: 5.0). The full name of  this
              option for the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.PhotApertures [default
              = 5.0].

       --SExtractor.PhotAutoParams <str>
              MAG_AUTO controls:  1st  order  moment  scaling  parameter,  minimum  Rmin.   (str;
              default: ´2.5,3.5´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file
              is vimos.SExtractor.PhotAutoParams [default = 2.5,3.5].

       --SExtractor.SExtractor <str>
              Path to the sextractor executable. (str; default: ´/usr/bin/sex´). The full name of
              this  option  for  the  EsoRex  configuration  file  is vimos.SExtractor.SExtractor
              [default = /usr/bin/sex].

       --SExtractor.SaturLevel <float>
              Pixel values above are considered saturated. (float; default:  60000.0).  The  full
              name    of    this    option    for    the    EsoRex    configuration    file    is
              vimos.SExtractor.SaturLevel [default = 60000.0].

       --SExtractor.StarNnwName <str>
              Name    of    the    neuronal    network    weights    file.     (str;     default:
              ´/usr/share/esopipes/vimos-3.1.9/config/vimos.nnw´).  The  full name of this option
              for the  EsoRex  configuration  file  is  vimos.SExtractor.StarNnwName  [default  =
              /usr/share/esopipes/vimos-3.1.9/config/vimos.nnw].

       --SExtractor.Timeout <float>
              Time after which sextractor will be aborted. (float; default: 300.0). The full name
              of this option  for  the  EsoRex  configuration  file  is  vimos.SExtractor.Timeout
              [default = 300.0].

       --SExtractor.VerboseType <str>
              Selects  verbosity level. (str; default: ´QUIET´). The full name of this option for
              the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.VerboseType [default = QUIET].

       --SExtractor.WeightType <str>
              Selects the weighting scheme. (str; default: ´NONE´). The full name of this  option
              for the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.SExtractor.WeightType [default = NONE].

       --SExtractor.Window <str>
              Frame window used in SExtractor detection. (str; default: ´100,100,1948,2340´). The
              full   name   of   this   option   for   the   EsoRex   configuration    file    is
              vimos.SExtractor.Window [default = 100,100,1948,2340].

       Note  that  it  is possible to create a configuration file containing these options, along
       with suitable default values. Please refer to the details provided by the 'esorex  --help'
       command.

SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation  for the vimos pipeline can be downloaded as a PDF file using the
       following URL:

              ftp://ftp.eso.org/pub/dfs/pipelines/vimos/vimos-pipeline-manual-6.9.pdf

       An  overview  over  the  existing  ESO  pipelines  can  be   found   on   the   web   page
       http://www.eso.org/sci/software/pipelines/.

       Basic documentation about the EsoRex program can be found at the esorex (1) man page.

       It  is  possible  to  call  the  pipelines  from python using the python-cpl package.  See
       http://packages.python.org/python-cpl/index.html for further information.

       The other recipes of the vimos pipeline are vmbias(7), vmdark(7), vmdet(7), vmifucalib(7),
       vmifucombine(7),  vmifucombinecube(7),  vmifuscience(7), vmifustandard(7), vmimcalphot(7),
       vmimflatscreen(7), vmimflatsky(7), vmimobsjitter(7),  vmimobsstare(7),  vmimpreimaging(7),
       vmmoscalib(7),   vmmoscombine(7),  vmmosobsjitter(7),  vmmosobsstare(7),  vmmosscience(7),
       vmmosstandard(7), vmspcaldisp(7), vmspflat(7), vmspphot(7)

VERSION

       vmimstandard 3.1.9

AUTHOR

       ESO VIMOS Pipeline Team and VIMOS Consortium <usd-help@eso.org>

BUG REPORTS

       Please report any problems to usd-help@eso.org. Alternatively, you may send  a  report  to
       the ESO User Support Department <usd-help@eso.org>.

LICENSE

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       European Southern Observatory

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