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NAME
fors_detect_spectra - Detect MOS/MXU spectra on CCD
SYNOPSIS
esorex fors_detect_spectra [OPTIONS] FILE.sof
DESCRIPTION
This recipe is used to detect and locate MOS/MXU slit spectra on the CCD, applying a
pattern-matching algorithm. The input spectral exposure must contain spectra with the
dispersion direction approximately horizontal, with blue on the left and red on the right.
Use recipe fors_wave_calib_lss for LSS data, or for MOS/MXU data where all slits have the
same offset.
The rows of the input spectral exposure are processed separately, one by one. First, the
background continuum is removed. Second, a list of positions of reference lines candidates
is created. Only peaks above a given threshold (specified by the parameter
--peakdetection) are selected.
Third, the pattern-matching task selects from the found peaks the ones corresponding to
the reference lines, listed in the input line catalog, associating them to the appropriate
wavelengths. The ensuing polynomial fit is used to locate the central wavelength of the
applied grism along each image row. The contributions from all rows form an image of the
location of all spectra, that can be used as a starting point for the proper modeling of
the optical and spectral distortions. For more details on this reduction strategy please
refer to the FORS Pipeline User´s Manual.
Note that specifying an input GRISM_TABLE will set some of the recipe configuration
parameters to default values valid for a particular grism.
Again, see the pipeline manual for more details.
In the table below the MXU acronym can be alternatively read as MOS.
Input files:
DO category: Type: Explanation: Required:
LAMP_UNBIAS_MXU Calib Bias subtracted arc Y
MASTER_LINECAT Calib Line catalog Y
GRISM_TABLE Calib Grism table .
Output files:
DO category: Data type: Explanation:
SLIT_MAP_MXU FITS image Map of central wavelength on CCD
SLIT_LOCATION_DETECT_MXU FITS table Slits positions on CCD
SPECTRA_DETECTION_MXU FITS image Check of preliminary detection
OPTIONS
--dispersion <float>
Expected spectral dispersion (Angstrom/pixel) (float; default: 0.0). The full name
of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
fors.fors_detect_spectra.dispersion [default = 0.0].
--peakdetection <float>
Initial peak detection threshold (ADU) (float; default: 0.0). The full name of this
option for the EsoRex configuration file is fors.fors_detect_spectra.peakdetection
[default = 0.0].
--wdegree <long>
Degree of wavelength calibration polynomial (long; default: 0). The full name of
this option for the EsoRex configuration file is fors.fors_detect_spectra.wdegree
[default = 0].
--wradius <long>
Search radius if iterating pattern-matching with first-guess method (long; default:
4). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
fors.fors_detect_spectra.wradius [default = 4].
--wreject <float>
Rejection threshold in dispersion relation fit (pixel) (float; default: 0.7). The
full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
fors.fors_detect_spectra.wreject [default = 0.7].
--wcolumn <str>
Name of line catalog table column with wavelengths (str; default: ´WLEN´). The full
name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
fors.fors_detect_spectra.wcolumn [default = WLEN].
--startwavelength <float>
Start wavelength in spectral extraction (float; default: 0.0). The full name of
this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
fors.fors_detect_spectra.startwavelength [default = 0.0].
--endwavelength <float>
End wavelength in spectral extraction (float; default: 0.0). The full name of this
option for the EsoRex configuration file is fors.fors_detect_spectra.endwavelength
[default = 0.0].
--slit_ident <bool>
Attempt slit identification for MOS or MXU (bool; default: True). The full name of
this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
fors.fors_detect_spectra.slit_ident [default = True].
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 fors pipeline can be downloaded as a PDF file using the
following URL:
ftp://ftp.eso.org/pub/dfs/pipelines/fors/fors-pipeline-manual-4.9.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 fors pipeline are fors_align_sky(7), fors_align_sky_lss(7),
fors_bias(7), fors_calib(7), fors_config(7), fors_dark(7), fors_detect_objects(7),
fors_extract(7), fors_extract_objects(7), fors_extract_slits(7), fors_flatfield(7),
fors_img_science(7), fors_img_screen_flat(7), fors_img_sky_flat(7),
fors_normalise_flat(7), fors_photometry(7), fors_pmos_calib(7), fors_pmos_extract(7),
fors_pmos_science(7), fors_remove_bias(7), fors_resample(7), fors_science(7),
fors_spec_mflat(7), fors_subtract_sky(7), fors_subtract_sky_lss(7), fors_sumflux(7),
fors_trace_flat(7), fors_wave_calib(7), fors_wave_calib_lss(7), fors_zeropoint(7)
VERSION
fors_detect_spectra 5.3.23
AUTHOR
Carlo Izzo <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
This file is currently part of the FORS Instrument Pipeline Copyright (C) 2002-2010
European Southern Observatory
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