NAME

       fors_extract_slits - Spatial rectification of spectral image

SYNOPSIS

       esorex fors_extract_slits [OPTIONS] FILE.sof

DESCRIPTION

       This  recipe is used to extract MOS/MXU slit spectra, following their curvature, and to remap them into a
       spatially rectified image.

       Please refer to the FORS Pipeline User´s Manual for details about the spectra remapping  technique.  Note
       however  that the interpolation is done exclusively along the spatial direction, and therefore the output
       rectified image will have the same x size of the input spectral image.

       In the table below the MXU acronym can be alternatively read as MOS.

       Input files:

         DO category:               Type:       Explanation:         Required:
         LAMP_UNBIAS_MXU
         or SCIENCE_UNBIAS_MXU
         or SCIENCE_UNFLAT_MXU
         or STANDARD_UNBIAS_MXU
         or STANDARD_UNFLAT_MXU
         or UNMAPPED_SCI_MXU
         or UNMAPPED_STD_MXU
         or UNMAPPED_SKY_SCI_MXU
         or UNMAPPED_SKY_STD_MXU    Calib       Spectral frame          Y
         SLIT_LOCATION_DETECT_MXU
         or SLIT_LOCATION_MXU       Calib       Master flat frame       Y
         CURV_COEFF_MXU             Calib       Spectral curvature      Y
         GRISM_TABLE                Calib       Grism table             .

       Output files:

         DO category:               Data type:  Explanation:
         RECTIFIED_LAMP_MXU
         or RECTIFIED_ALL_SCI_MXU
         or RECTIFIED_ALL_STD_MXU
         or RECTIFIED_SCI_MXU
         or RECTIFIED_STD_MXU
         or RECTIFIED_SKY_SCI_MXU
         or RECTIFIED_SKY_STD_MXU   FITS image  Rectified slit spectra

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_extract_slits.dispersion [default = 0.0].

       --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_extract_slits.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_extract_slits.endwavelength [default = 0.0].

       --flux <bool>
              Apply  flux  conservation  (bool;  default:  True).  The  full  name of this option for the EsoRex
              configuration file is fors.fors_extract_slits.flux [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_detect_spectra(7),
       fors_extract(7),         fors_extract_objects(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),   montecarlo(7),
       test_hough(7)

VERSION

       fors_extract_slits 5.1.4

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

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  it  under  the  terms  of  the  GNU
       General  Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
       (at your option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY  WARRANTY;  without  even
       the  implied  warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public
       License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not,  write
       to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA

fors_extract_slits                                    5.1.4                                FORS_EXTRACT_SLITS(7)