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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>.
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