Spitzer Documentation & Tools
MOPEX User's Guide

 

6.5.17    APEX Modules: Detection Map

Command Line Equivalent: run_detection_map

Default Output Directory: <output_dir>

Depends On: Input user list

Relevant Pipelines: APEX User List Multiframe

 

PURPOSE

This module is required in APEX User List Multiframe to track the input source positions through the stack of input BCDs.

 

INPUT

N Edge: (int) A positive integer excludes point sources within this number of pixels from the edge of the map. The selected value must match the value of N Edge set in the Source Estimate module.

 

COMMAND LINE INPUT

&DETECTIONMAP

 N_Edge  = 4,

&END

 

OUTPUT

Detection Map table (detectionmap.tbl) created in the output directory.

 

DISCUSSION

This module is only required by the APEX User List Multiframe flow the first time it is run. For subsequent runs through with the same source table (e.g. when trying different extraction parameters), this module can be left out.