vimos_ima_det_noise(7)

vimos_ima_det_noise7

Detector noise for imaging

Usage

esorex vimos_ima_det_noise [OPTIONS] FILE.sof

Overview

vimos_ima_det_noise -- VIMOS recipe to find readnoise and gain.

Compute the readnoise and gain for the vimos detectors using two bias frames and two flat field frames.

The program accepts the following files in the SOF:

Tag Description

BIAS A list of raw bias images
FLAT_TWILIGHT A list of raw flat images
MASTER_BPM Optional master bad pixel mask or
MASTER_CONF Optional master confidence map If a master bad pixel mask or confidence map is included then thebad pixels will be flagged during the statistical analysis

Options

--thresh <float>

Rejection threshold in sigma above background (float; default: 5.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is vimos.vimos_ima_det_noise.thresh [default = 5.0].

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.

Version

vimos_ima_det_noise 4.1.7

Releases

2 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 11
  2. 12

Author

Jim Lewis <[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 VIMOS Instrument Pipeline Copyright (C) 2019 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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA

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