Documentation of QC procedures: procedure sci_img_qc_2CCD.prg for FORS1

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NAME sci_img_qc_2CCD.prg
VERSION 1.0 -- adapted for FORS2 (PS, 05/2002)
1.1 -- adapted for FORS1, including HIGH filters (SM, 04/2007)
SYNTAX MIDAS
CALL measureQuality
from $DFS_PRODUCT/SCI_IMG/$DATE:
inmidas -P -j "@@ $DFO_PROC_DIR/sci_img_qc.prg $date $PF"
INSTRUMENT FORS1
RAWTYPE SCI_IMG
PURPOSE compares raw and product SCI_IMG files for FORS1 QC assessment; the plots are later reviewed within certifyProducts. The first plot (sci_img_grap1.png) is stored as Postscript file in $DFO_PLT_DIR.
PROCINPUT raw image from AB; SCIENCE_REDUCED_IMG product;
QC1TABLE trending | table(s) in QC1 database:
fors1_sci_img
TRENDPLOT trending | HealthCheck plot(s) associated to this procedure:
trend_report_IQ_V_HC.html
QC1PAGE trending | associated documentation:
imagequality/imagequality.html
QC1PLOTS
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sci_img_grap1.png
left: upper panel: comparison master (red) <-> raw (black)
lower panel: middle row and middle column of reduced frame, central 100 pixels, in ADU
right: histograms
upper panel: all pixel values of reduced sci_img in log frequency histogram
lower panel: histogram of background values in raw (black) and reduced (red) sci_img

sci_img_disp1.png
full display of reduced frame

sci_img_disp2.png
full display of raw frame

sci_img_disp3.png
close-up of central region (50x25 px)
QC1PARAM QC1 parameters written into QC1 table:
QC1db names: iq | iq_rms | avg_ellipt | ellipt_rms | num_stars_rms | num_stars_iq
QC1 params created by pipeline: none
QC1 params created by this procedure: all are determined by SExtractor, which is called via the script imagequality_dfos_ds_2CCD
ALGORITHM Description of algorithms:
iq: average FWHM in arcsec as determined by SExtractor
iq_rms: rms of FWHM in arcsec
avg_ellipt: average ellipticity as determined by SExtractor
ellipt_rms: rms of ellipticity
num_stars_rms: number of stars for rms (only from core of distribution)
num_stars_iq: number of stars for iq and ellipticity, i.e. only stars with ellipticity <= 0.5, stellarity index >= 0.5 and flag 0
CERTIF Reasons for rejection:
- unusual structure;
COMMENTS Elliptical shapes may be due to guiding errors or to moving targets (check OB name).
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