Appropriate ORACDR Recipes
The following tables are designed to let you choose a set of IRCAM/TUFTI ORACDR recipes appropriate for your particular requirements. Once you’ve selected a few recipes click on the recipe name or refer to the next section ORACDR Recipes for more information on what that recipe does, and what its requirements are.
Calibration Recipes
| Type | Recipe Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Array check | ARRAY_TESTS | Calculates readnoise and dark current |
| Darks | REDUCE_DARK | Stores as dark |
| Flats | SKY_FLAT | Stores as flat, no object masking |
| SKY_FLAT_MASKED | Masks any objects | |
| SKY_FLAT_POL | Stores a polarimetry flat |
Point Source Recipes – Non-Thermal
| Type | magnitude | Recipe Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| V. Bright | JHK < 10 | BRIGHT_POINT_SOURCE | Requires separate flat as .. |
| Non-thermal | BRIGHT_POINT_SOURCE_APHOT | ..background too low to self-flat | |
| Bright | 10 < JHK < 15 | BRIGHT_POINT_SOURCE | |
| Non-thermal | JITTER5_SELF_FLAT | ||
| JITTER5_SELF_FLAT_NOMASK | If field uncrowded | ||
| JITTER5_SELF_FLAT_APHOT | For point source photometry | ||
| JITTER5_SELF_FLAT_NCOLOUR | multiple filters | ||
| Faint | JHK > 15 | JITTER9_SELF_FLAT | |
| Non-thermal | JITTER9_SELF_FLAT_NOMASK | If field uncrowded |
Point Source Recipes – Thermal
| Type | magnitude | Recipe Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright | L < 10 | NOD4_SELF_FLAT_NO_MASK | Fast sky removal |
| Thermal | NOD4_SELF_FLAT_NO_MASK_APHOT | For point source photometry | |
| Faint | L > 10, all M | NOD8_SELF_FLAT_NO_MASK | Fast sky removal |
| Thermal | NOD8_SELF_FLAT_NO_MASK_APHOT | For point source photometry |
Extended Source Recipes
| Type | Recipe Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Extent > 10″ | EXTENDED_3x3 | Alternates sky/target, maps strip 3×3 frames |
| EXTENDED_3x3_BASIC | For speed | |
| EXTENDED_5x5 | Alternates sky/target, maps strip 5×5 frames | |
| EXTENDED_5x5_BASIC | For speed | |
| CHOP_SKY_JITTER9 | Alternates between object and sky | |
| CHOP_SKY_JITTER9_BASIC | For speed |
Moving (Non-Sidereal) Source Recipes
| Type | Recipe Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Sidereal | MOVING_JITTER9_SELF_FLAT | Registration uses ephemeris data |
| MOVING_JITTER9_SELF_FLAT_BASIC | For speed | |
| JITTER9_SELF_FLAT_TELE | Telescope tracks |
Polarimetry Recipes
| Type | Recipe Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Polarimetry | SKY_FLAT_POL | Stores a polarimetry flat |
| POL_JITTER3 | EW jitter at each waveplate posn. | |
| POL_ANGLE_JITTER | One telescope posn. for each waveplate posn. |