Imaging: Point Source Extraction

User's Guides

• Post-BCD Documentation
• IRAC Data Handbook, MIPS Data Handbook

To run single-frame point source extraction (on mosaic image), you will need to:

• Download and install the MOPEX package
  Follow the instructions to download and install MOPEX
• The PRF (Point Response Function) images can be found in the cal/ directory of the MOPEX package.
• For point source extraction on a mosaic image, you should have created a mosaic image using the mosaicker (see Imaging: Mosaicking) or you may choose to do the extraction on the mosaic created by the SSC pipeline

To run multi-frame point source extraction (on individual BCDs), you will need to:

• Download and install the MOPEX package
  Follow the instructions to download and install MOPEX
• The PRF (Point Response Function) images can be found in the cal directory of the MOPEX package.
• Familiarize yourself with the archive pipeline products for IRAC data, MIPS-24 data, MIPS-70 data, and MIPS-160 data
• Retrieve the pmasks (permanently damaged pixels) and bit definition
  How to set the MOPEX input parameter "PMask_Fatal_BitPattern" is also found here
• Retrieve the bit definition of the IRAC dmasks, MIPS-24 dmasks, and MIPS-70 and 160 dmasks
  How to set the MOPEX input parameter "DCE_Status_Mask_Fatal_BitPattern" is also found here
• Retrieve the pipeline namelists (optional)

Common Problems

• Don't forget to set the appropriate paths in mopex.csh
• Remember to source mopex.csh before running the code

Demos

• IRAC
  • Coming soon
• MIPS
  • FEPS Pleiades Star HII_173 (MIPS-PHOT, band 1, 24 micron)
  • FEPS Pleiades Star HII_173 (MIPS-PHOT, band 2, 70 micron)
  • Extragalactic First Look Survey (MIPS-SCAN, band1, 24 micron)

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