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map-spectra

map-spectra calculates the mapping between science plane (wavelength and slit coordinate) and CCD focal plane for a given observation set.


USAGEmap-spectra observset
INPUTobservset.obsdef name of an existing observation definition file
OUTPUTobservset.map is a file with the mapping information
PARAMETERS
minlambdaminimum wavelength
maxlambdamaximum wavelength
minpixlminimum number of pixels of spectrum on a chip
use_holesmap alignment holes as well as slits


Details:

minpixl allows one to discard very short spectrum segments if desired. map-spectra does not map slits when an end of the slit falls off the edge of the CCD. Slits that are not mapped because an insufficient number of pixels are entirely on one or more CCDs are reported when the program exits. You must set use_holes to "y" if you intend to use the alignment stars during the extraction in extract-2dspec.


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