SYNOPSIS

esorex xsh_respon_slit_stare [OPTIONS] FILE.sof

DESCRIPTION

This recipe computes the response function for arm Input Frames :

  - A RAW frame (Tag = STD_FLUX_SLIT_STARE_arm, Type = RAW)
  - [UVB,VIS] A master bias frame (Tag = MASTER_BIAS_arm, Type = PRE)
  - A master dark frame (Tag = MASTER_DARK_arm Type = PRE)
  - A master flat frame (Tag = MASTER_FLAT_SLIT_arm Type = PRE)
  - An order table frame(Tag = ORDER_TAB_EDGES_arm Type = ORD)
  - A wave solution frame(Tag = WAVE_TAB_2D_arm, Type = WAV)
  - [OPTIONAL] Table with dispersion coefficients (Tag = DISP_TAB_arm)
  - [OPTIONAL] A telluric model catalog (Tag = TELL_MOD_CAT_arm arm=VIS,NIR)
  - A standard star fluxes catalog (Tag = FLUX_STD_CATALOG_arm Type = FLX)
  - A table to set response sampling points (Tag = RESP_FIT_POINTS_CAT_arm)
  - An atmospheric extinction table (Tag = ATMOS_EXT_arm)
  - [OPTIONAL] A master response curve table (Tag = MRESPONSE_MERGE1D_SLIT_arm)
    if provided this is the one used to flux calibrate the spectra

Products :

  - [If STD is in catal] The response ord-by-ord function (Tag = PREFIX_RESPONSE_ORDER1D_SLIT_arm)
  - [If STD is in catal] The response merged function (Tag = PREFIX_RESPONSE_MERGE1D_SLIT_arm)
  - The extracted 2D specturm (Tag = PREFIX_ORDER2D_arm)
  - The extracted 1D specturm (Tag = PREFIX_ORDER1D_arm)
  - The merged 2D specturm (Tag = PREFIX_MERGE2D_arm)
  - The merged 1D specturm (Tag = PREFIX_MERGE1D_arm)
  - The merged 2D sky frame (Tag = SLY_SLIT_MERGED2D)

- [If STD is in catal] Flux calibrated merged 2D spectrum (Tag = PREFIX_FLUX_ORDER2D_arm) - [If STD is in catal] Flux calibrated merged 1D spectrum (Tag = PREFIX_FLUX_ORDER1D_arm) - [If STD is in catal] Flux calibrated merged 2D spectrum (Tag = PREFIX_FLUX_MERGE2D_arm) - [If STD is in catal] Flux calibrated merged 1D spectrum (Tag = PREFIX_FLUX_MERGE1D_arm) - [If STD is in catal] The efficiency (Tag = EFFICIENCY_SLIT_arm) - where PREFIX is SCI, FLUX, TELL if input raw DPR.TYPE contains OBJECT or FLUX or TELLURIC

OPTIONS

--keep-temp <str>

If \'no\', temporary files are deleted. (str; default: \'no\'). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.keep-temp [default = no].

--debug-level <str>

Additional xshooter debug level. One of \'none\', \'low\', \'medium\', \'high\' (str; default: \'none\'). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.debug-level [default = none].

--time-stamp <bool>

Add timestamp to product file name. (bool; default: False). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.time-stamp [default = False].

--decode-bp <long>

Integer representation of the bits to be considered bad when decoding the bad pixel mask pixel values. (long; default: 2144337919). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.decode-bp [default = 2144337919].

--pre-overscan-corr <long>

pre-overscan correction.0: no correction1: mean overscan correction2: mean prescan correction3: (mean pre+mean overscan)/2 correction (long; default: 1). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.pre-overscan-corr [default = 1].

--background-edges-margin <long>

X margin to order edge to define background sampling points (long; default: 1). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.background-edges-margin [default = 1].

--background-poly-deg-y <long>

Poly mode fit deg along Y. (long; default: 9). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.background-poly-deg-y [default = 9].

--background-poly-deg-x <long>

Poly mode fit deg along X. (long; default: 9). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.background-poly-deg-x [default = 9].

--background-poly-kappa <float>

Poly mode kappa value of kappa-sigma-clip outliers removal. (float; default: 10.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.background-poly-kappa [default = 10.0].

--removecrhsingle-sigmalim <float>

Poisson fluctuation threshold to flag CRHs (see van Dokkum, PASP,113,2001,p1420-27) (float; default: 20.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.removecrhsingle-sigmalim [default = 20.0].

--removecrhsingle-flim <float>

Minimum contrast between the Laplacian image and the fine structure image that a point must have to be flagged as CRH. (see van Dokkum, PASP,113,2001,p1420-27) (float; default: 2.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.removecrhsingle-flim [default = 2.0].

--removecrhsingle-niter <long>

Max number of iterations (long; default: 4). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.removecrhsingle-niter [default = 4].

--rectify-kernel <str>

Name of the Interpolation Kernel Used. Possible values are: tanh, sinc, sinc2, lanczos, hamming, hann. (str; default: \'tanh\'). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.rectify-kernel [default = tanh].

--rectify-radius <float>

Rectify Interpolation radius [bin units]. (float; default: 2.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.rectify-radius [default = 2.0].

--rectify-bin-lambda <float>

Wavelength step in the output spectrum [nm] (float; default: -1.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.rectify-bin-lambda [default = -1.0].

--rectify-bin-slit <float>

Spatial step along the slit in the output spectrum [arcsec] (float; default: -1.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.rectify-bin-slit [default = -1.0].

--localize-method <str>

Localization method (MANUAL, MAXIMUM, GAUSSIAN) used to detect the object centroid and height on the slit (str; default: \'MANUAL\'). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.localize-method [default = MANUAL].

--localize-chunk-nb <long>

Number of chunks in the full spectrum to localize the object (long; default: 10). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.localize-chunk-nb [default = 10].

--localize-thresh <float>

Threshold relative to the peak intensity below which the edges of the object are detected for MAXIMUM localization (float; default: 0.1). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.localize-thresh [default = 0.1].

--localize-deg-lambda <long>

Degree in lambda in the localization polynomial expression slit=f(lambda), used only for MAXIMUM and GAUSSIAN (long; default: 0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.localize-deg-lambda [default = 0].

--localize-slit-position <float>

Object position on the slit for MANUAL localization [arcsec] (float; default: 0.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.localize-slit-position [default = 0.0].

--localize-slit-hheight <float>

Object half height on the slit for MANUAL localization [arcsec] (float; default: 2.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.localize-slit-hheight [default = 2.0].

--localize-kappa <float>

Kappa value for sigma clipping in the localization polynomial fit (float; default: 3.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.localize-kappa [default = 3.0].

--localize-niter <long>

Number of iterations for sigma clipping in the localization polynomial fit (long; default: 3). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.localize-niter [default = 3].

--localize-use-skymask <bool>

TRUE if we want to mask sky lines using SKY_LINE_LIST file. (bool; default: False). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.localize-use-skymask [default = False].

--sky-subtract <bool>

TRUE to use subtract sky single. (bool; default: True). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.sky-subtract [default = True].

--sky-bspline-nbkpts-first <long>

Nb of break points for Bezier curve fitting (without localization) (long; default: 3000). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.sky-bspline-nbkpts-first [default = 3000].

--sky-bspline-nbkpts-second <long>

Nb of break points for Bezier curve fitting (with localization) (long; default: 3000). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.sky-bspline-nbkpts-second [default = 3000].

--sky-bspline-order <long>

Bezier spline order (long; default: 7). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.sky-bspline-order [default = 7].

--sky-bspline-niter <long>

Nb of iterations (long; default: 20). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.sky-bspline-niter [default = 20].

--sky-bspline-kappa <float>

Kappa value used to kappa-sigma-clip object (float; default: 5.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.sky-bspline-kappa [default = 5.0].

--sky-method <str>

Sky subtract Method (BSPLINE, MEDIAN) (str; default: \'MEDIAN\'). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.sky-method [default = MEDIAN].

--bspline-sampling <str>

BSPLINE sampling. UNIFORM-uses the user defined nbkpts value, corrected for binning, for all orders. FINE: multiplies the user defined nbkpts value, corrected for binning, by a hard coded coefficient optimized on each arm-order) (str; default: \'FINE\'). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.bspline-sampling [default = FINE].

--sky-median-hsize <long>

Half size of the running median. If sky-method=MEDIAN . (long; default: 20). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.sky-median-hsize [default = 20].

--sky-slit-edges-mask <float>

Size of edges mask in arcsec (float; default: 0.5). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.sky-slit-edges-mask [default = 0.5].

--sky-position1 <float>

Central position of the sky window #1 [arcsec] (float; default: 0.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.sky-position1 [default = 0.0].

--sky-hheight1 <float>

Half size of sky window #1 [arcsec] (float; default: 0.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.sky-hheight1 [default = 0.0].

--sky-position2 <float>

Central position of the sky window #2 [arcsec] (float; default: 0.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.sky-position2 [default = 0.0].

--sky-hheight2 <float>

Half size of the sky window #2 [arcsec] (float; default: 0.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.sky-hheight2 [default = 0.0].

--stdextract-interp-hsize <long>

Half size of mask used to define object cross order profile (long; default: 30). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.stdextract-interp-hsize [default = 30].

--do-optextract <bool>

TRUE if we do the optimal extraction (bool; default: False). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.do-optextract [default = False].

--optextract-oversample <long>

Oversample factor for the science image (long; default: 5). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.optextract-oversample [default = 5].

--optextract-box-half-size <long>

Extraction box [pixel] (long; default: 10). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.optextract-box-half-size [default = 10].

--optextract-chunk-size <long>

Chunk size [bin] (long; default: 50). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.optextract-chunk-size [default = 50].

--optextract-step-lambda <float>

Lambda step [nm] (float; default: 0.02). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.optextract-step-lambda [default = 0.02].

--optextract-clip-kappa <float>

Kappa for cosmics ray hits rejection (float; default: 3.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.optextract-clip-kappa [default = 3.0].

--optextract-clip-frac <float>

Maximum bad pixels fraction for cosmics ray hits rejection (float; default: 0.4). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.optextract-clip-frac [default = 0.4].

--optextract-clip-niter <long>

Maximum number of iterations for cosmics ray hits rejection (long; default: 2). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.optextract-clip-niter [default = 2].

--optextract-niter <long>

Number of iterations (long; default: 1). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.optextract-niter [default = 1].

--optextract-method <str>

Extraction method GAUSSIAN | GENERAL (str; default: \'GAUSSIAN\'). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.optextract-method [default = GAUSSIAN].

--correct-tellurics <bool>

TRUE if during response computation we apply telluric correction (bool; default: True). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is xsh.xsh_respon_slit_stare.correct-tellurics [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.

RELATED TO xsh_respon_slit_stare…

The full documentation for the xshoo pipeline can be downloaded as a PDF file using the following URL:

  • ftp://ftp.eso.org/pub/dfs/pipelines/xshoo/xshoo-pipeline-manual-12.1.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 xshoo pipeline are xsh_cfg_recover(7), xsh_lingain(7), xsh_geom_ifu(7), xsh_wavecal(7), xsh_scired_slit_nod(7), xsh_respon_slit_nod(7), xsh_mdark(7), xsh_respon_slit_offset(7), xsh_orderpos(7), xsh_scired_ifu_stare_drl(7), xsh_scired_ifu_stare(7), xsh_flexcomp(7), xsh_scired_ifu_offset_drl(7), xsh_util_physmod(7), xsh_2dmap(7), xsh_mflat(7), xsh_mbias(7), xsh_predict(7), xsh_scired_ifu_offset(7), xsh_scired_slit_stare(7), xsh_scired_slit_offset(7)

VERSION

xsh_respon_slit_stare 2.5.2

AUTHOR

P.Goldoni, L.Guglielmi, R. Haigron, F. Royer, D. Bramich, A. Modigliani <[email protected] >

BUG REPORTS

Please report any problems to [email protected] . Alternatively, you may send a report to the ESO User Support Department <[email protected]>.

LICENSE

This file is part of the X-shooter Instrument Pipeline Copyright (C) 2006 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.

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