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FORS_DETECT_OBJECTS(7) fors recipes FORS_DETECT_OBJECTS(7)

NAME

fors_detect_objects - Detect objects in slit spectra

SYNOPSIS

esorex fors_detect_objects [OPTIONS] FILE.sof

DESCRIPTION

This recipe is used to detect scientific objects spectra on a resampled image produced with recipe fors_resample. Please refer to the FORS Pipeline User´s Manual for more details on object detection.

In the table below the MXU acronym can be alternatively read as MOS and LSS, and SCI as STD.

Input files:


DO category: Type: Explanation: Required:
MAPPED_SCI_MXU Calib Resampled slit spectra Y
SLIT_LOCATION_MXU Calib Slit location on image Y Output files:


DO category: Data type: Explanation:
OBJECT_TABLE_SCI_MXU FITS table Object positions in slit spectra

OPTIONS

Number of pixels to exclude at each slit in object detection and extraction (int; default: 3). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is fors.fors_detect_objects.slit_margin [default = 3].
Maximum extraction radius for detected objects (pixel) (int; default: 6). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is fors.fors_detect_objects.ext_radius [default = 6].
Minimum distance at which two objects of equal luminosity do not contaminate each other (pixel) (int; default: 0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is fors.fors_detect_objects.cont_radius [default = 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.

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 https://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 https://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_spectra(7), fors_extract(7), fors_extract_objects(7), fors_extract_slits(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)

VERSION

fors_detect_objects 5.5.7

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.

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 02110-1301 USA

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