QC documentation system: QC procedure kmos_dark.py for KMOS

This documentation is intended both for QC scientists and SciOps astronomers (who may want to ignore the technical information displayed in grey).   HOME   CRIRES FORS1 FORS2 KMOS NACO   GIRAFFE UVES XSHOOTER   ISAAC SPHERE VIMOS VISIR   HAWKI MUSE SINFONI   AMBER MIDI PIONIER   OMEGACAM VIRCAM [best viewing with style sheets and javascript enabled] kmos_dark.py kmos_flat.py kmos_wave.py kmos_skyflat.py kmos_acq.py kmos_ast.py kmos_std.py   bottom  plots   |   contact NAME crires_dark.py VERSION 1.0 -- October 2013 1.0.1 -- usage of qc_mstplt v1.4 instead of kmos_mstplt (2014-01-15) 1.0.2 -- usage of argparse module (2014-03-07) SYNTAX PYTHON CALL processQC from $DFS_PRODUCT/DARK/$DATE /home/python/kmos_dark.py -i -a $AB INSTRUMENT KMOS RAWTYPE DARK PURPOSE QC check of raw and product dark exposures PROCINPUT raw, product, and reference dark frames QC1TABLE trending | table(s) in QC1 database: kmos_dark TRENDPLOT trending | HealthCheck plot(s) associated to this procedure: trend_report_DARKLEV_HC.html | trend_report_DARKRON_HC.html QC1PAGE trending | associated documentation: dark_qc1.html QC1PLOTS top dark1.png top: current master dark for detectors 1, 2, and 3 bottom: current master dark - master reference dark; detectors 1, 2, and 3 dark2.png top: central area of current master dark for detectors 1, 2, and 3 bottom: current master dark - master reference dark (central area); detectors 1, 2, and 3 dark3.png upper left: cuts in X direction through master and raw frames upper middle: cuts in Y direction through master and raw frames upper right: histograms of first raw frame and master central left: cuts in X direction through master and raw frames, central area central middle: cuts in Y direction through master and raw frames, central area central right: row and column averages of master lower left: master - reference frame, cut in X direction lower middle: master - reference frame, cut in Y direction lower right: histogram of master - reference frame QC1PARAM QC1 parameters written in QC1 database: QC1 DB names: dark_mean | dark_median | ron_mean | ron_median | dark_current | badpix ALGORITHM dark_mean: mean of master dark [ADU] dark_median: median of master dark [ADU] ron_mean: mean noise of master dark [ADU] ron_median: median noise of master dark [ADU] dark_current: dark current [e-/s] badpix: number of bad pixels CERTIF KMOS darks frequently show remnants from previous exposures. Frames with unusual high dark values and/or an unusual structure should be rejected. COMMENTS None top [2015-10-29T10:46:55]         created by qcDocu v1.1.2, a tqs tool