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NAME
flames_cal_mkmaster - Creates a master flat frame to support FIBER mode data reduction
SYNOPSIS
esorex flames_cal_mkmaster [OPTIONS] FILE.sof
DESCRIPTION
This recipe creates a composite master flat frame to reduce FIBER mode data by: 1) Group
each input raw flat frame per grating setting. Then for each set: 1a) subtracts the master
bias frame from each flat field frame, 1b) divides each flat field frame by the exposure
time for that frame, 1c) takes the median of all bias subtracted, normalized raw flat
frames, 1d) optionally subtracts the master dark frame, and 1e) subtracts the background
to get the bias subtracted, optionally dark subtracted, normalized, background subtracted
master flat-field frame.
2) Creates a synthetic master frame resulting from the coaddition of each master flat
frame obtained by each set Symbolically,
masterflat = median( (flat_i - masterbias)/exptime_i ) - masterdark/exptime
- background.
The input flat field frames must have same tag which must match (SFLAT_(BLUE|RED), for
example SFLAT_BLUE or FLAT_RED. Also, a master bias (MASTER_BIAS_xxxx) and ordertable
(ORDER_TABLE_xxxx) must be provided for each chip (xxxx = BLUE, REDL, REDU). A master dark
frame (MASTER_(P)DARK_xxxx) may optionally be provided. On blue input the recipe computes
one master flat field frame; on red input the recipe produces a master flat field frame
for each chip (MASTER_SFLAT_xxxx).
OPTIONS
--debug <bool>
Whether or not to save intermediate results to local directory (bool; default:
False). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
uves.debug [default = False].
--plotter <str>
Any plots produced by the recipe are redirected to the command specified by this
parameter. The plotting command must contain the substring ´gnuplot´ and must be
able to parse gnuplot syntax on its standard input. Valid examples of such a
command may include ´gnuplot -persist´ and ´cat > mygnuplot$$.gp´. A finer control
of the plotting options can be obtained by writing an executable script, e.g.
my_gnuplot.pl, that executes gnuplot after setting the desired gnuplot options
(e.g. set terminal pslatex color). To turn off plotting, set this parameter to ´no´
(str; default: ´no´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration
file is uves.plotter [default = no].
--process_chip <str>
For RED arm data process the redl, redu, or both chip(s) (str; default: ´both´).
The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is uves.process_chip
[default = both].
--norm_method <str>
Method used to build master frame (str; default: ´exptime´). The full name of this
option for the EsoRex configuration file is flames_cal_mkmaster.norm_method
[default = exptime].
--backsub.mmethod <str>
Background measuring method. If equal to ´median´ the background is sampled using
the median of a subwindow. If ´minimum´, the subwindow minimum value is used. If
´no´, no background subtraction is done. (str; default: ´median´). The full name
of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
flames_cal_mkmaster.backsub.mmethod [default = median].
--backsub.npoints <long>
This is the number of columns in interorder space used to sample the background.
(long; default: 82). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file
is flames_cal_mkmaster.backsub.npoints [default = 82].
--backsub.radiusy <long>
The height (in pixels) of the background sampling window is (2*radiusy + 1). This
parameter is not corrected for binning. (long; default: 2). The full name of this
option for the EsoRex configuration file is flames_cal_mkmaster.backsub.radiusy
[default = 2].
--backsub.sdegree <long>
Degree of interpolating splines. Currently only degree = 1 is supported (long;
default: 1). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
flames_cal_mkmaster.backsub.sdegree [default = 1].
--backsub.smoothx <float>
If spline interpolation is used to measure the background, the x-radius of the
post-smoothing window is (smoothx * image_width). Here, ´image_width´ is the image
width after binning. If negative, the default values are used: (25.0/4096) for blue
flat-field frames, (50.0/4096) for red flat-field frames, (300.0/4096) for blue
science frames and (300.0/4096) for red science frames. (float; default: -1.0). The
full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
flames_cal_mkmaster.backsub.smoothx [default = -1.0].
--backsub.smoothy <float>
If spline interpolation is used to measure the background, the y-radius of the
post-smoothing window is (smoothy * image_height). Here, ´image_height´ is the
image height after binning. If negative, the default values are used: (100.0/2048)
for blue flat-field frames, (300.0/2048) for red flat-field frames, (200.0/2048)
for blue science frames and (500.0/2048) for red science frames. (float; default:
-1.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
flames_cal_mkmaster.backsub.smoothy [default = -1.0].
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 uves pipeline can be downloaded as a PDF file using the
following URL:
ftp://ftp.eso.org/pub/dfs/pipelines/uves/uves-pipeline-manual-5.3.0.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 uves pipeline are uves_cal_response(7),
uves_cal_mflat_combine(7), flames_utl_unpack(7), flames_cal_wavecal(7),
uves_cal_mkmaster(7), flames_obs_redchain(7), uves_cal_wavecal(7), uves_cal_tflat(7),
uves_cal_mflat(7), flames_cal_prep_sff_ofpos(7), uves_utl_remove_crh_single(7),
uves_obs_scired(7), uves_cal_mbias(7), uves_utl_ima_arith(7), flames_obs_scired(7),
uves_cal_orderpos(7), flames_cal_predict(7), uves_cal_mdark(7), uves_cal_cd_align(7),
uves_obs_redchain(7), flames_cal_orderpos(7), uves_cal_predict(7)
VERSION
flames_cal_mkmaster 5.3.0
AUTHOR
Andrea Modigliani <cpl@eso.org>
BUG REPORTS
Please report any problems to cpl@eso.org. Alternatively, you may send a report to the ESO
User Support Department <usd-help@eso.org>.
LICENSE
This file is part of the FLAMES/UVES Pipeline Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
European Southern Observatory
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