IRAS Scan Processing and Integration tool (Scanpi)

Search Criteria: Instructions

Single Location - Enter Coordinate/Object:

Examples: 12.0060 -25.1976 eq
00h 48m 01.44s -25d 11m 51.4s Equ J2000
101.10035 -87.92300 ga
M31
Default: Equatorial J2000  Instructions
Upload Table of Sources:  Instructions
Show Upload Table Results Summary using one of 4 Coadd Scans: 
Detector Weighted Mean (999)   Mean (1001)  
Median (1002)   Noise-Weighted Mean (1003)  

Additional Parameters: Instructions

Maximum Allowable Distance
From Detector Center:		 arcmin (Valid range: 0.1 to 3.0 arcmin)
Cross Scan Distance: arcmin (Valid range: 0.0 to 3.0 arcmin)
Process IRAS Band (microns): 12µm 25µm 60µm 100µm
Fitting Parameters for Bands:
[All params are +/- of source center]		 12µm: 25µm: 60µm: 100µm:
Source Fitting Range: arcmin arcmin arcmin arcmin
Local Background
Fitting Range:		 arcmin arcmin arcmin arcmin
Source Exclusion Range
for Local Background Fitting:		 arcmin arcmin arcmin arcmin
Results Offset (x) Display Range
(must be smaller than local bg range):		 arcmin arcmin arcmin arcmin
Show Plots of Intermediate Steps: (Checking this box triples the processing time to ~30 sec per source)

Scanpi is an interactive software tool for viewing, plotting, and averaging the calibrated survey scans from the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS). The 1-dimensional scans are the fundamental data from the IRAS survey. Scanpi is useful for measuring the fluxes of extended, confused or faint sources, for diagnosing source extent, and for estimating upper limits. The sensitivity gain is about a factor of 2-5 over the IRAS Point Source Catalog (PSC), depending on the local noise and number of scans crossing the target position. Scanpi allows users to interactively group, plot, and coadd IRAS scan data at any sky position. Tables can also be uploaded. Scanpi is intended for immediate access to the basic IRAS data for users wishing to process their positions interactively.
For more information about Scanpi, please refer to the following documentation: