man fors_extract_objects (7): Extract objects in slit spectra

SYNOPSIS

esorex fors_extract_objects [OPTIONS] FILE.sof

DESCRIPTION

This recipe is used to extract scientific objects spectra on a resampled image produced with recipe fors_resample, at the positions listed in the object table produced by recipe fors_detect_objects. Please refer to the FORS Pipeline User's Manual for more details on object extraction.

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
  MAPPED_SKY_SCI_MXU         Calib       Resampled sky spectra   Y
  OBJECT_TABLE_SCI_MXU       Calib       Object table            Y

Output files:

  DO category:               Data type:  Explanation:
  REDUCED_SCI_MXU            FITS image  Extracted object spectra
  REDUCED_SKY_SCI_MXU        FITS image  Extracted sky spectra
  REDUCED_ERROR_SCI_MXU      FITS image  Error on extracted spectra

OPTIONS

--ext_mode <long>: Object extraction method: 0 = aperture, 1 = Horne optimal extraction (long; default: 1). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is fors.fors_extract_objects.ext_mode [default = 1].

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

fors_extract_objects 5.3.5

AUTHOR

Carlo Izzo <[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 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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