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NAME
muse_ampl - Determine the instrumental throughput from exposures taken with the pico-amplifier / photo
diode readings.
SYNOPSIS
esorex muse_ampl [OPTIONS] FILE.sof
DESCRIPTION
This recipe combines several separate amplifier images (flat-fields with special FITS headers containing
pico amplifier measurements) into one master image file and computes the instrumental throughput per IFU
(and slice). Processing trims the raw data and records the overscan statistics, subtracts the bias
(taking account of the overscan, if overscan is not &none&), and optionally, the dark from each raw input
image, converts them from adu to count, scales them according to their exposure time, and combines them
using input parameters. To compute the throughput the image is converted into a pixel table, the flux is
then integrated over the given filter band, and the ratio of the expected flux (FITS header
INS.AMPL2.CURR) to measured flux is taken, in the same units. If a geometry table was given as input, the
relative area of the IFUs is taken into account when computing the flux per unit area. The resulting
ratio is the instrument efficiency (throughput) and saved as QC parameters for the whole input image and
per slice in the output pixel table.
OPTIONS
--nifu <long>
IFU to handle. If set to 0, all IFUs are processed serially. If set to -1, all IFUs are processed
in parallel. (long; default: 0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
muse.muse_ampl.nifu [default = 0].
--overscan <str>
If this is "none", stop when detecting discrepant overscan levels (see ovscsigma), for "offset" it
assumes that the mean overscan level represents the real offset in the bias levels of the
exposures involved, and adjusts the data accordingly; for "vpoly", a polynomial is fit to the
vertical overscan and subtracted from the whole quadrant. (str; default: ´vpoly´). The full name
of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is muse.muse_ampl.overscan [default = vpoly].
--ovscreject <str>
This influences how values are rejected when computing overscan statistics. Either no rejection at
all ("none"), rejection using the DCR algorithm ("dcr"), or rejection using an iterative constant
fit ("fit"). (str; default: ´dcr´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file
is muse.muse_ampl.ovscreject [default = dcr].
--ovscsigma <float>
If the deviation of mean overscan levels between a raw input image and the reference image is
higher than |ovscsigma x stdev|, stop the processing. If overscan="vpoly", this is used as sigma
rejection level for the iterative polynomial fit (the level comparison is then done afterwards
with |100 x stdev| to guard against incompatible settings). Has no effect for overscan="offset".
(float; default: 30.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
muse.muse_ampl.ovscsigma [default = 30.0].
--ovscignore <long>
The number of pixels of the overscan adjacent to the data region of the CCD that are ignored when
computing statistics or fits. (long; default: 3). The full name of this option for the EsoRex
configuration file is muse.muse_ampl.ovscignore [default = 3].
--combine <str>
Type of combination to use (str; default: ´sigclip´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex
configuration file is muse.muse_ampl.combine [default = sigclip].
--nlow <long>
Number of minimum pixels to reject with minmax (long; default: 1). The full name of this option
for the EsoRex configuration file is muse.muse_ampl.nlow [default = 1].
--nhigh <long>
Number of maximum pixels to reject with minmax (long; default: 1). The full name of this option
for the EsoRex configuration file is muse.muse_ampl.nhigh [default = 1].
--nkeep <long>
Number of pixels to keep with minmax (long; default: 1). The full name of this option for the
EsoRex configuration file is muse.muse_ampl.nkeep [default = 1].
--lsigma <float>
Low sigma for pixel rejection with sigclip (float; default: 3.0). The full name of this option for
the EsoRex configuration file is muse.muse_ampl.lsigma [default = 3.0].
--hsigma <float>
High sigma for pixel rejection with sigclip (float; default: 3.0). The full name of this option
for the EsoRex configuration file is muse.muse_ampl.hsigma [default = 3.0].
--fbeam <float>
Factor to describe the widening of the beam from the focal plane to photo diode 2. (float;
default: 1.1). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
muse.muse_ampl.fbeam [default = 1.1].
--temp <float>
Lamp temperature [K] used to create the black body function. (float; default: 3200.0). The full
name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is muse.muse_ampl.temp [default = 3200.0].
--savemaster <bool>
Save the processed and combined master image before any concolution is done. (bool; default:
False). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is
muse.muse_ampl.savemaster [default = False].
--savetable <bool>
Save the table with all the processed pixel values. (bool; default: False). The full name of this
option for the EsoRex configuration file is muse.muse_ampl.savetable [default = False].
--merge <bool>
Merge output products from different IFUs into a common file. (bool; default: False). The full
name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is muse.muse_ampl.merge [default = False].
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 muse pipeline can be downloaded as a PDF file using the following URL:
ftp://ftp.eso.org/pub/dfs/pipelines/muse/muse-pipeline-cookbook-1.2.1.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 muse pipeline are muse_astrometry(7), muse_bias(7), muse_create_sky(7),
muse_dark(7), muse_exp_align(7), muse_exp_combine(7), muse_flat(7), muse_geometry(7), muse_lsf(7),
muse_qi_mask(7), muse_scibasic(7), muse_scipost(7), muse_scipost_apply_astrometry(7),
muse_scipost_calibrate_flux(7), muse_scipost_combine_pixtables(7), muse_scipost_correct_dar(7),
muse_scipost_correct_rv(7), muse_scipost_make_cube(7), muse_scipost_subtract_sky(7),
muse_scipost_subtract_sky_simple(7), muse_standard(7), muse_twilight(7), muse_wavecal(7)
VERSION
muse_ampl 1.2.1
AUTHOR
Peter Weilbacher <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 part of the MUSE Instrument Pipeline Copyright (C) 2005, 2015 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 02111-1307 USA
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