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.

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       MA  02110-1301  USA