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vmbias(7)


NAME

   vmbias - Create a master bias from set of raw bias frames.

SYNOPSIS

   esorex vmbias [OPTIONS] FILE.sof

DESCRIPTION

   This  recipe  is  used  to create a master bias frame from a set of raw
   bias frames.

   Input files:

     DO category:  Type:       Explanation:     Required:
     BIAS          Raw         Bias exposure       Y
     CCD_TABLE     Calib       Bad pixel table     .

   Output files:

     DO category:  Data type:  Explanation:
     MASTER_BIAS   FITS image  Master bias

   A CCD table  must  be  specified  only  if  a  bad  pixel  cleaning  is
   requested.

   For more details, please refer to the VIMOS Pipeline Users Guide.

OPTIONS

   --AllowSingleFrames <bool>
          Frame  combination method is ignored. (bool; default: True). The
          full name of this option for the EsoRex  configuration  file  is
          vimos.Parameters.stacking.singleframes [default = True].

   --StackMethod <str>
          Frame combination method (str; default: Median). The full name
          of  this  option  for   the   EsoRex   configuration   file   is
          vimos.Parameters.stacking.method [default = Median].

   --KSigmaLow <float>
          Low threshold for K-sigma clipping method (float; default: 5.0).
          The full name of this option for the EsoRex  configuration  file
          is vimos.Parameters.stacking.ksigma.low [default = 5.0].

   --KSigmaHigh <float>
          High  threshold  for  K-sigma  clipping  method (float; default:
          5.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex  configuration
          file is vimos.Parameters.stacking.ksigma.high [default = 5.0].

   --MinRejection <long>
          Number  of  lowest  rejected  values for rejection method (long;
          default: 1). The  full  name  of  this  option  for  the  EsoRex
          configuration  file  is vimos.Parameters.stacking.minmax.minimum
          [default = 1].

   --MaxRejection <long>
          Number of highest rejected values for  rejection  method  (long;
          default:  1).  The  full  name  of  this  option  for the EsoRex
          configuration file  is  vimos.Parameters.stacking.minmax.maximum
          [default = 1].

   --RemoveOverscan <bool>
          Remove  overscan regions from master bias (bool; default: True).
          The full name of this option for the EsoRex  configuration  file
          is vimos.Parameters.bias.overscan.remove [default = True].

   --CleanBadPixel <bool>
          Bad  pixel correction on master bias (bool; default: False). The
          full name of this option for the EsoRex  configuration  file  is
          vimos.Parameters.bias.badpixel.clean [default = False].

   --CleanCosmic <bool>
          Cosmic  ray  removal  from each raw bias (bool; default: False).
          The full name of this option for the EsoRex  configuration  file
          is vimos.Parameters.bias.cosmics.clean [default = False].

   --ComputeQC <bool>
          Compute  QC1  parameters (bool; default: True). The full name of
          this   option   for   the   EsoRex   configuration    file    is
          vimos.Parameters.bias.quality.enable [default = True].

   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.

SEE ALSO

   The  full  documentation  for the vimos pipeline can be downloaded as a
   PDF file using the following URL:

          ftp://ftp.eso.org/pub/dfs/pipelines/vimos/vimos-pipeline-manual-6.9.pdf

   An  overview  over  the  existing ESO pipelines can be found on the web
   page http://www.eso.org/sci/software/pipelines/.

   Basic documentation about the EsoRex program can be found at the esorex
   (1) man page.

   It  is  possible to call the pipelines from python using the python-cpl
   package.   See   http://packages.python.org/python-cpl/index.html   for
   further information.

   The  other  recipes  of  the  vimos  pipeline  are vmdark(7), vmdet(7),
   vmifucalib(7), vmifucombine(7),  vmifucombinecube(7),  vmifuscience(7),
   vmifustandard(7),  vmimcalphot(7),  vmimflatscreen(7),  vmimflatsky(7),
   vmimobsjitter(7), vmimobsstare(7), vmimpreimaging(7),  vmimstandard(7),
   vmmoscalib(7),  vmmoscombine(7),  vmmosobsjitter(7),  vmmosobsstare(7),
   vmmosscience(7),   vmmosstandard(7),    vmspcaldisp(7),    vmspflat(7),
   vmspphot(7)

VERSION

   vmbias 3.1.7

AUTHOR

   ESO VIMOS Pipeline Team <usd-help@eso.org>

BUG REPORTS

   Please  report any problems to usd-help@eso.org. Alternatively, you may
   send a report to the ESO User Support Department <usd-help@eso.org>.

LICENSE

   This file is part  of  the  VIMOS  Instrument  Pipeline  Copyright  (C)
   2002-2005 European Southern Observatory

   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.

   This program is distributed in the hope that it  will  be  useful,  but
   WITHOUT   ANY   WARRANTY;   without   even   the  implied  warranty  of
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS  FOR  A  PARTICULAR  PURPOSE.  See  the  GNU
   General Public License for more details.

   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
   with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
   51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA



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