---
name: "gistandard"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cpl-plugin-giraf-doc"
version: "2.16.10+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gistandard"
---

# gistandard(7)

Process a spectro-photometric standard star observation and compute the instrument response curve.

## NAME

gistandard - Process a spectro-photometric standard star observation and compute the instrument response curve.

## SYNOPSIS

esorex **gistandard** \[OPTIONS\] FILE.sof

## DESCRIPTION

For detailed information please refer to the GIRAFFE pipeline user manual.

It is available at http://www.eso.org/pipelines.

## OPTIONS

- **--remove-bias** *\<bool\>*

  Enable bias removal (bool; default: True). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.biasremoval.remove** \[default = *True*\].

- **--bsremove-method** *\<str\>*

  Bias removal method (str; default: ´PROFILE´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.biasremoval.method** \[default = *PROFILE*\].

- **--bsremove-areas** *\<str\>*

  Bias areas to use (Xl0:Xr0:Yl0:Yr0, ... ,Xln:Xrn:Yln:Yrn) (str; default: ´5:40:0:4095´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.biasremoval.areas** \[default = *5:40:0:4095*\].

- **--bsremove-sigma** *\<float\>*

  Sigma Clipping: sigma threshold factor (float; default: 2.5). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.biasremoval.sigma** \[default = *2.5*\].

- **--bsremove-niter** *\<int\>*

  Sigma Clipping: maximum number of iterations (int; default: 5). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.biasremoval.iterations** \[default = *5*\].

- **--bsremove-mfrac** *\<float\>*

  Sigma Clipping: minimum fraction of points accepted/total \[0.0..1.0\] (float; default: 0.8). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.biasremoval.fraction** \[default = *0.8*\].

- **--bsremove-xorder** *\<int\>*

  Order of X polynomial fit (CURVE method only) (int; default: 1). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.biasremoval.xorder** \[default = *1*\].

- **--bsremove-yorder** *\<int\>*

  Order of Y polynomial fit (CURVE method only) (int; default: 1). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.biasremoval.yorder** \[default = *1*\].

- **--bsremove-xstep** *\<int\>*

  Sampling step along X (CURVE method only) (int; default: 1). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.biasremoval.xstep** \[default = *1*\].

- **--bsremove-ystep** *\<int\>*

  Sampling step along Y (CURVE method only) (int; default: 1). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.biasremoval.ystep** \[default = *1*\].

- **--extr-method** *\<str\>*

  Extraction method: ´SUM´, ´HORNE´ or ´OPTIMAL´ (str; default: ´SUM´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.extraction.method** \[default = *SUM*\].

- **--extr-ron** *\<float\>*

  New bias sigma (RON) value for bias and dark corrected image (float; default: -1.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.extraction.ron** \[default = *-1.0*\].

- **--extr-psfmodel** *\<str\>*

  PSF profile model: \`psfexp´, \`psfexp2´ (str; default: ´psfexp2´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.extraction.psf.model** \[default = *psfexp2*\].

- **--extr-psfsigma** *\<float\>*

  Sigma clippging threshold used for rejecting data points during PSF fitting (Horne´s sigma). It is used to reject bad pixels and cosmics. (float; default: 7.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.extraction.psf.sigma** \[default = *7.0*\].

- **--extr-psfniter** *\<int\>*

  Maximum number of iterations used for fitting the PSF profile. (int; default: 2). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.extraction.psf.iterations** \[default = *2*\].

- **--extr-hewidth** *\<int\>*

  Horne extraction method: Number of extra pixels added to the fiber half-width. (int; default: 2). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.extraction.horne.extrawidth** \[default = *2*\].

- **--extr-hmingood** *\<int\>*

  Horne extraction method: Minimum number of points used for the profile fit. It sets the lower limit of data points for the pixel rejection. (int; default: 3). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.extraction.horne.mingood** \[default = *3*\].

- **--extr-omfrac** *\<float\>*

  Optimal extraction method: Minimum fraction of the data points used for fitting the fiber profiles. It sets the lower limit for the pixel rejection. (float; default: 0.9). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.extraction.optimal.fraction** \[default = *0.9*\].

- **--extr-owfactor** *\<float\>*

  Optimal extraction method: Factor by which the fiber PSF half width is multiplied. Adjacent spectra within this area are assumed to affect the spectrum being extracted. (float; default: 3.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.extraction.optimal.wfactor** \[default = *3.0*\].

- **--extr-obkgorder** *\<int\>*

  Optimal extraction method: Order of the polynomial background model, which is fitted for each wavelength bin along the spatial direction. (int; default: 2). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.extraction.optimal.bkgorder** \[default = *2*\].

- **--flat-apply** *\<bool\>*

  Controls the flat field correction. (bool; default: False). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.flat.apply** \[default = *False*\].

- **--transmission-apply** *\<bool\>*

  Controls the fiber to fiber transmission correction. (bool; default: False). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.flat.transmission** \[default = *False*\].

- **--rbin-method** *\<str\>*

  Method to use : \`linear´ or \`spline´ (str; default: ´linear´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.rebinning.method** \[default = *linear*\].

- **--rbin-xresid** *\<bool\>*

  Use x residuals during rebinning? \`true´/\`false´ (bool; default: True). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.rebinning.xresiduals** \[default = *True*\].

- **--rbin-lstep** *\<float\>*

  Lambda step size, only used if scaling method is ´linear´ (float; default: 0.005). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.rebinning.lstep** \[default = *0.005*\].

- **--rbin-scmethod** *\<str\>*

  Scaling method: \`log´ or \`linear´ (str; default: ´linear´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.rebinning.scalemethod** \[default = *linear*\].

- **--rbin-size** *\<int\>*

  Size of output rebinned spectra, 0 means calculate size based on wavelength range and lambda stepsize (int; default: 0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.rebinning.size** \[default = *0*\].

- **--rbin-range** *\<str\>*

  Rebinning range: \`setup´ or \`common´ (str; default: ´common´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.rebinning.range** \[default = *common*\].

- **--recon-min** *\<float\>*

  Minimum wavelength for image reconstruction (float; default: 0.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.fov.range.minimum** \[default = *0.0*\].

- **--recon-max** *\<float\>*

  Maximum wavelength for image reconstruction (float; default: 0.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.fov.range.maximum** \[default = *0.0*\].

- **--recon-cube** *\<bool\>*

  Turns data cube creation on and off (bool; default: True). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.fov.cube** \[default = *True*\].

- **--recon-format** *\<str\>*

  Selects the file format for cubes (str; default: ´single´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.fov.cube.format** \[default = *single*\].

- **--flx-skycorr** *\<bool\>*

  Correct spectra for the sky emission (bool; default: False). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.fxcalibration.sky.correct** \[default = *False*\].

- **--max-dist** *\<float\>*

  Standar star search radius  (float; default: 60.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **giraffe.fxcalibration.max.dist** \[default = *60.0*\].

Note that it is possible to create a configuration file containing these options, along with suitable default values. Please refer to the details provided by the 'esorex --help' command.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for the giraf pipeline can be downloaded as  a PDF file using the following URL:

-

  **ftp://ftp.eso.org/pub/dfs/pipelines/giraffe/giraf-pipeline-manual-2.11.pdf**

An overview over the existing ESO pipelines can be found on the web page **https://www.eso.org/sci/software/pipelines/**.

Basic documentation about the EsoRex program can be found at the esorex (1)  man page.

It is possible to call the pipelines from python using the python-cpl package. See **https://packages.python.org/python-cpl/index.html** for further information.

The other recipes of the giraf pipeline are [*giframestack*(7)](/giframestack/7.md), [*gimasterbias*(7)](/gimasterbias/7.md), [*gimasterdark*(7)](/gimasterdark/7.md), [*gimasterflat*(7)](/gimasterflat/7.md), [*giscience*(7)](/giscience/7.md), [*giwavecalibration*(7)](/giwavecalibration/7.md)

## VERSION

gistandard 2.16.10

## AUTHOR

Giraffe Pipeline \<https://support.eso.org/\>

## BUG REPORTS

Please report any problems to https://support.eso.org/. Alternatively, you may send a report to the ESO User Support Department \<usd-help@eso.org\>.

## LICENSE

 This file is part of the GIRAFFE Instrument Pipeline\
  Copyright (C) 2002-2014 European Southern Observatory

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