Spectroscopy: Data Reduction Recipes
The following tables describe the UIST spectroscopy ORACDR recipes; click on the recipe name for more information. The Requirements listed below are frames that should be obtained prior to use of the recipe, although data can always be re-reduced when the appropriate frames have been taken. Flats and standard stars must be obtained through the same grism and slit.
| Recipe Name | Requirements | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| REDUCE_BIAS | None | Reduce a Bias observation |
| REDUCE_ARC | None | Stores as an arc |
| REDUCE_FLAT | Dark | Stores as a flat |
| Recipe Name | Requirements | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| POINT_SOURCE | Flat, Arc, Standard star | Default point source reduction |
| POINT_SOURCE_NOSTD | Flat, Arc | For sources without a standard |
| POINT_SOURCE_NOFLAT | Arc, Standard star | For sources without a flat |
| POINT_SOURCE_NOARC | Flat, Standard star | For sources without an arc |
| POINT_SOURCE_NOFLAT_NOSTD | None | Sources with no flat or standard |
| FAINT_POINT_SOURCE | Flat, Arc, Standard | For faint targets (weak continuum) |
There are versions of these recipes which reduce a standard star sequence; these data are then filed for use with the target observations (see e.g. STANDARD_STAR)
| Recipe Name | Requirements | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| EXTENDED_SOURCE | Flat field, Arc, standard star | Default extended source reduction |
| EXTENDED_SOURCE_NOSTD | Flat field, Arc | For sources without a standard |
| EXTENDED_SOURCE_NOFLAT | Standard star, Arc | For sources without a flat |
| EXTENDED_SOURCE_NOARC | Standard star, Flat | For sources without an arc |
| EXTENDED_SOURCE_NOFLAT_NOSTD | None | Sources with no flat or standard |
| Recipe Name | Requirements | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| REDUCE_SINGLE_FRAME | Flat field | Reduces a single frame |
| REDUCE_SINGLE_FRAME_NOFLAT | None | Reduces a single frame without a flat |
| Recipe Name | Requirements | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| POINT_SOURCE_POL | Flat field, Arc | Reduces Spec-Pol quads |
| Recipe Name | Requirements | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| QUICK_LOOK | None | Display raw data file (and convert from HDS to NDF) |
| NIGHT_LOG | None | Generate an ascii log |
| EMISSIVITY | flat | Calculates telescope emissivity |