Imaging
The Imaging threads cover a wide range of topics that include source detection, creating exposure maps and normalized images, and calculating image statistics. How to create color images for publication is addressed, as well as merging data from multiple observations.
Analysis Guides:
General:
- Analysing the ACIS Background with the "Blank-Sky" Files
- The HRC-I Background Event Files
- The HRC-I Background Spectra Files
- Match the Binning of an Image
- An Estimated Background Image
- True Color Images
- True Color Images in ds9
- An Image of Diffuse Emission
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Using Data Cubes
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(13 Dec 2012)
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Using Contrib Color Look-Up Tables
(24 Apr 2013)
Reprojecting Data:
Coordinates, Astrometry, & Spatial Filtering:
PSFs:
Detect:
- Overview: Detecting Sources in Imaging Observations
- An Estimated Background Image
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Running celldetect
(25 Feb 2013)
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Running vtpdetect
(3 Dec 2012)
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Running wavdetect
(3 Dec 2012)
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Running wavdetect on merged data: choosing psffile
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(3 May 2013)
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Using the Output of Detect Tools
(25 Apr 2013)
Exposure Maps:
- Using merge_obs to combine observations and create exposure-corrected images
- Calculating Spectral Weights for mkinstmap
- Single Chip ACIS Exposure Map and Exposure-corrected Image
- Multiple Chip ACIS Exposure Map and Exposure-corrected Image
- HRC-I Exposure Map and Exposure-corrected Image
- HRC-S Exposure Map and Exposure-Corrected Image
- Match the Binning of an Image
Modeling & Fitting Imaging Data with Sherpa
(from the Sherpa analysis threads):
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