Processing Stage
[Click Name for Description]
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Routine Name
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Description
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Unix? |
NOGUI? |
batch? |
Revision Date
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Routine
to run many instances of other Mimir and/or intrinsic IDL routines.
Uses a text file with procedure names and command line arguments.
See example input file.
Can call itself. |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20060801
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Builds
an observing log file from the FITS headers of the selected CDS images
- requires FITS support routines |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20051002
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Evaluates many
images to find bad ones, makes list of good images and list of bad
images (with basis of rejection given). Also requires
FITS support routines
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20050908
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Fast
display of images (from a list) within IDL, for quick visual inspection.
Requires FITS support routines |
Yes
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Yes
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N/A
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20060122
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Deletes
bad images in list generated by triage.pro |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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200501026
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Program
that evaluates images for the presence of shifted columns and makes
recommendations for which quadrants need to be shifted |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20060303
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kokepeli_data_extract.pro
kokepeli_gaussian_fit.pro
kokepeli_maximum_detector.pro
kokepeli_offset_fitter.pro
kokepeli_sharpen.pro
make_kokepeli_kernel.pro
median_remove_image.pro
offset_fit.pro
truncate.pro
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Routines
called by kokepeli_analysis program. Also requires
FITS support routines |
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Uses
recommendations from kokepeli_analysis (and as edited by user) to
perform column shifts of quadrants of both CDS and RAW1 images |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20060222
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CDS_to_RAW1_pathname.pro
CDS_dir_to_RAW1_dir.pro
parse_input_output_filenames.pro
quad_shift.pro
read_raw1.pro
write_raw1.pro
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Routines
called by make_sky_true (and later steps). Also requires
FITS support routines. |
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Examines
an entire night's set of RAW1 images to build a summary file of mean
count values |
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20060624
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Interactively
examines RAW1 summary file to isolate and find RAW1 images with means
different than neighboring images (i.e., "jumps") |
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20060625
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Uses
file of RAW1 jumps to correct indicated RAW1 images. |
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20060624
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Computes
means and uncertainties for centers of each quadrant of a set of RAW1
images, also separating by odd and even rows. Useful for finding first
read (e.g., reset) instability |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20050925
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Same,
but analyzes CDS images |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20051008
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Displays
CDS, RAW1 means for a linearity run, allows user to identify onset
of CDS saturation, plots and computes CDS gain change constants with
RAW1 jumps |
Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20060122
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Analyzes
a "set" of RAW1 images to identify frames which have RAW1
jumps. A "set" is a group of images taken together (e.g.,
32 biases, or 128 pol images) |
Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20050918
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Uses
detection file and dCDS/RAW1 calibration constants to correct RAW1
and associated CDS images for jumps and gain changes. |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20050918
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(Optional)
Plots a night's worth of RAW1 mean values vs image frame number |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20050927
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Uses
a bunch of bias frames to build a bad pixel mask |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20060725
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Routines
called by make_bad_pixel_mask.pro. Also requires FITS
support routines |
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Builds
the list of biases and linearity images and sorts by exposure time
to prepare for coadding |
Yes
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Yes
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N/A
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20050715
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Coadds
the bias and linearity images, using the sorted list provided by make_linearity_list,
producing median-filtered RAW1 and CDS images |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20050921
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Uses
the coadded images to compute the linearity tables (images) making
up the linearity correction data base (9 images). |
Yes
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No
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No
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20051124
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Takes a set
of bias (dark frames with "zero" exposure time) and computes
a median-filtered mean RAW1 image to use as the best guess for the
image of the reset pedestal.
- Support routine
for above
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20060129
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(Optional)
Converter to allow viewing RAW1-type images with DS9 |
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Performs Linearity
Correction on Bias and Linearity Images.
- Support routine
for above
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20051118
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Make
a list of files in a directory (similar to Unix "ls" command) |
Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20050131
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Forms
differences of images taken with "lights on" and "lights
off" to save only photocurrent images |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20050924
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Performs image
analysis to extract key values from image quadrants.
- Support routine
for above
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20050924
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Evaluates
runs of mean with variance to fit and compute RN and CG |
Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20050831
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Performs Linearity
Correction on Bias and Linearity Images.
- Support routine
for above
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20060627
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(Optional)
Evaluator to check for conversion problems
(Optional)
Plots results of counter
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20051002
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Averages CDS
images using median filter and respecting the bad pixel mask and
COADDs.
- Support routine
for above
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20060129
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coadd_for_flats.pro
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Median
filtered averager for flats. Run for Lights-on and Lights-off image
sets separately. |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20060129
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Differences
averaged Lights-on and Lights-off images, respecting bad pixel mask |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20051008
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Computes
histogram of pixel values in an image, fits gaussian and computes
median, printing all compute statistics |
Yes
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No
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N/A
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20051008
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Normalizes
an image by a constant. Used to produce normalized flat-field images. |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20051008
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prepare_polar_flats_for_coadd.pro
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Takes
a list of polarimetry flat field files (lights on and lights off)
and creates an input file for batch processing of coaddition
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20061002
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Does
polarimetry flats coadds, based on results of "prepare"
step above. [does relative scaling for central 401x401 pixels instead
of full image, as for photometry] |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20061002
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Determines
the median values of the On-Off differenced images to drive normalization
step |
Yes
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No
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No
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20060726
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Creates
an interpolated polarimetry flat from existing pol flats - used to
solve PA error on one PA in script for pol flats |
Yes
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No
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No
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20060727
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science_dark_and_flat_correct.pro
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Performs dark
and flat field corrections for any number of science images
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20060801
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Organizes
same exposure time polarimetry science frames into input list files
for batch processing |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20060731
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Photometric
Analyses
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Splits
an overly long list of files into N smaller ones to facility processing
by tp_image_combine |
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20060802
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Combines
images from a list (see polarimetry section below) |
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LM
Tools
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Merges
short and long LM flats into one, scaled LM flat |
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20060223
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Forms
image ratio, using bad pixel mask (useful for measuring filter transformations
and scaling Argon spectra) |
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20060726
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Does
bad pixel repair, then averages group of images (no offsets, and does
not do median filtering) |
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20060223
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Folds
differenced spectral image to produce higher S/N spectral image. [others
are support] |
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20060225
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JHK
Tools
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Tool
for convolving OH night sky spectrum to Mimir spectral resolution
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20060305
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Uses
OH lines to determine wavelength calibration. |
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20061012
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Extracts
a single star spectrum from wavelength calibrated image. Creates SpeX
type FITS file |
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20061012
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Similar,
but for extended objects |
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20061012
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Adds/averages
spectra in SpeX-type FITS formats |
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20061012
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Support
routines for JHK spectroscopy programs |
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20061012
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Polarimetric
Standard Star Analyses
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defocus_star_phot.pro
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Performs aperture
photometry on a group of defocussed polarimetric standard star images
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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20051230
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defocus_center_locate.pro
defocus_find_sky.pro
defocus_image_display.pro
defocus_select_star.pro
defocus_star_radius.pro
dpc_correlate.pro
fix_bad_pixels.pro
get_HWP_angle.pro
reset_high_low_pixels.pro
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Support
Routines for above |
Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20060101
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Analyzes
photometric output from above routines for polarimetry |
Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20060101
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Does matrix
least squares fit of standard star observations against true values
to obtain instrumental polarization, pol efficiency, and instrument
offset angle
Generic us-vs-them
plotter
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Yes
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No
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No
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20060109
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Target
Star/Fields Polarimetric Analyses
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prepare_polar_science_for_coadds.pro
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Analyzes
large set of polarimetry images to produce list files, grouped by
object and HWP angle |
Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20051102
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tp_image_combine.pro
tp_sky_combine_sub.pro
tp_find_sky.pro
tp_find_offsets_sub.pro
tp_prep_image.pro
tp_find_stars_w_DAOPHOT_sub.pro
tp_diff_star_lists_sub.pro
reset_high_low_pixels.pro
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Routine to combine
dithered images, with sky illumination correction, into one final
image for each HWP angle
Support routines
for above
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Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20060802
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General
Routines
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Function
that uses Thin Plate Spline routine to replace bad pixels with 2-D
fit to local pixels |
Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20051223
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Displays
image, allows user to select star, performs gaussian fitting, integrating
counts and returning statistics |
Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20060122
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Support
Routines
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Core
routines for averaging pixels across images with outlier rejection |
Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20051023
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Performs
Image math while respecting bad pixels |
Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20051210
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Makes
a list file, similar to Unix "ls" command
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Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20050131
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Merges
contents of multiple list files into one list file
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Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20051102
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Writes
a file to drive batch-type processing, based on the contents of a
list file and user selection of routine and output file |
Yes
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N/A
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N/A
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20051102
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Debugging
Tools
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Routine
to turn a CDS-type image name into a RAW1-type image name |
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Quick
display program to show a number of images |
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20051007
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Views/Edits
FITS header variable for any number of images |
Yes
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No
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No
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20060725
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Counts
number of pixels in a FITS image set to the value -1.0e6 |
Yes
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No
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No
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20050925
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Displays
image, allows selection of star, fits profile, returns fit values |
Yes
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No
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No
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20051012
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Computes
difference image of two input images |
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20050624
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Converts
RAW1 type image to a CDS type image |
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20060129
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Program
to remove ski jumps from arbitrary images |
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20050613
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Computes
histogram for an image |
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20050718
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Plots
run of mean RAW1 values vs image frame number |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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20050927
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mrd_hread.pro
mrd_skip.pro
readfits.pro
strn.pro
sxaddpar.pro
sxdelpar.pro
sxpar.pro
valid_num.pro
writefits.pro
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Needed
for FITS read/write support and other routines
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- Need to modify
RAW1_examination, jump_finder, jump_corrector to work with subframed
image (2006/06/25)
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List
of items yet to be fixed |
