astmkprof1

Usage

Overview

MakeProfiles is part of GNU Astronomy Utilities 0.23. MakeProfiles will create a FITS image containing any number of mock astronomical profiles based on an input catalog. All the profiles will be built from the center outwards. First by Monte Carlo integration, then using the central pixel position. The tolerance level specifies when the switch will occur.

For more information, please run any of the following commands. In particular the second contains a very comprehensive explanation of MakeProfiles's invocation: expected input(s), output(s), and a full description of all the options.

If you couldn't find your answer in the manual, you can get direct help from experienced Gnuastro users and developers. For more information, please run:

$ info help-gnuastro

MakeProfiles options:

Input:

-B, --backhdu=INT/STR

HDU of background image.

--customimg=FITS

Image file for 'custom-img' profile.

--customimghdu=INT/STR HDU of image given to '--customimg'.

--customtable=FITS/TXT File for 'custom-prof' profile.

--customtablehdu=INT/STR

HDU of table given to '--customtable'.

-C, --clearcanvas

All pixels in background image read as zero.

-E, --kernel=STR

Parameters to only build one kernel.

-h, --hdu=STR/INT

Input catalog HDU name or number (if FITS).

-I, --ignorecase

Ignore case in matching/searching columns.

-k, --background=FITS

A background image to make the profiles on.

--searchin=STR

Select column(s): 'name', 'unit', 'comment'.

--stdintimeout=INT

Micro-seconds to wait for standard input.

Output:

-D, --dontdelete

Don't delete output if it exists.

-i, --individual

Build all profiles separately.

-K, --keepinputdir

Keep input directory for automatic output.

-m, --nomerged

Do not create a merged image of all profiles.

--outfitsnocommit

No Git commit in 0-th HDU of output FITS.

--outfitsnoconfig

No metadata in 0-th HDU of output FITS.

--outfitsnodate

No 'DATE' in 0-th HDU of output FITS.

--outfitsnoversions

No versions in 0-th HDU of output FITS.

-o, --output=STR

Output file name.

--psfinimg

PSF profiles made with all in output image.

-s, --oversample=INT

Scale of oversampling (>0 and odd).

-T, --type=STR

Type of output: e.g., int16, float32, etc...

--wcslinearmatrix=STR

WCS linear matrix of output ('pc' or 'cd').

-x, --mergedsize=INT[,INT,...]

Merged image size along each dimension.

Profiles:

-c, --prepforconv

Shift and expand based on first catalog PSF.

-e, --envseed

Use GSL_RNG_SEED environment variable for seed.

-f, --mforflatpix

mcol is flat pixel value (when fcol is 5 or 6)

--magatpeak

Magnitude is for peak pixel, not full profile.

--mcolissum

mcol is total sum, not magnitude.

--mcolnocustimg

Ignore value of mcol in 'custom-img'.

--mcolnocustprof

Ignore value of mcol in 'custom-prof'.

--mode=STR

Mode of '--ccol': 'img' or 'wcs'.

-p, --tunitinp

Truncation is in units of pixels, not radius.

-r, --numrandom=INT

No. of random points in Monte Carlo integ.

-R, --replace

Replace overlapping profile pixels, don't add.

-t, --tolerance=FLT

Tolerance to switch to less accurate method.

-w, --circumwidth=FLT

Width of circumference (inward) profiles

-X, --shift=INT[, ...]

Shift profile centers in output image.

-z, --zeropoint=FLT

Magnitude zero point.

Columns, by info (see '--searchin'), or number (starting from 1):

--ccol=STR/INT

Coordinate columns (one call for each dim.).

--fcol=STR/INT

sersic (1), moffat (2), gaussian (3), point (4), flat (5), circumference (6), distance (7), custom-prof (8), azimuth (9), custom-img (10).

--mcol=STR/INT

Magnitude.

--ncol=STR/INT

Sersic index or Moffat beta.

--p2col=STR/INT

Second Euler angle (X-Z-X order).

--p3col=STR/INT

Third Euler angle (X-Z-X order).

--pcol=STR/INT

Position angle (3D: first X-Z-X Euler angle).

--q2col=STR/INT

Axis ratio (major/dim3 in 3D).

--qcol=STR/INT

Axis ratio (major/dim2 in 3D).

--rcol=STR/INT

Effective radius or FWHM in pixels.

--tcol=STR/INT

Truncation in units of --rcol.

-?, --help

give this help list

--checkconfig

List all config files and variables read.

--cite

BibTeX citation for this program.

--config=STR

Read configuration file STR immediately.

--config-prefix=STR

Custom prefix of option names config files.

--lastconfig

Do not parse any more configuration files.

--log

Information about output(s) in a log file.

--minmapsize=INT

Min. bytes to avoid RAM automatically.

-N, --numthreads=INT

Number of CPU threads to use.

--onlyversion=STR

Only run if the program version is STR.

-P, --printparams

Print parameter values to be used and abort.

--quietmmap

Don't print mmap'd file's name and size.

-q, --quiet

Only report errors, remain quiet about steps.

-S, --setdirconf

Set default values for this directory and abort.

--usage

give a short usage message

-U, --setusrconf

Set default values for this user and abort.

-V, --version

print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

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