--- name: "naco_spc_combine" section: "7" platform: "linux" package: "cpl-plugin-naco-doc" version: "4.4.11+dfsg-1" release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/naco_spc_combine" --- # naco\_spc\_combine(7) Combination of spectroscopic science data ## NAME naco\_spc\_combine - Combination of spectroscopic science data ## SYNOPSIS esorex **naco\_spc\_combine** \[OPTIONS\] FILE.sof ## DESCRIPTION naco\_spc\_combine -- NACO Combination of spectroscopic science data. The files listed in the Set Of Frames (sof-file) must be tagged: NACO-raw-file.fits SPEC\_NODDING or NACO-flat-file.fits MASTER\_SPC\_FLAT (optional). For nodded frames (SPEC\_NODDING) there must be an identical number of exposures on each side of the center, these pairs of nodded exposures should preferably be taken with one immediately after the other. More precisely, the i´th A-FRAME will be paired with the i´th B-frame ## OPTIONS - **--xtmax** *\* Stop the spectrum extraction at this column (int; default: 1024). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **naco.naco\_spc\_combine.extract\_max** \[default = *1024*\]. - **--xtmin** *\* Start the spectrum extraction at this column (int; default: 1). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **naco.naco\_spc\_combine.extract\_min** \[default = *1*\]. - **--save** *\* A positive value causes additional, intermediate products to be saved (int; default: 0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **naco.naco\_spc\_combine.save** \[default = *0*\]. - **--plot** *\* The recipe can produce a number of predefined plots. Zero means that none of the plots are produced, while increasing values (e.g. 1 or 2) increases the number of plots produced. If the plotting fails a warning is produced, and the recipe continues. The default behaviour of the plotting is to use gnuplot (with option -persist). The recipe currently produces 1D-plots using gnuplot commands. The recipe user can control the actual plotting-command used by the recipe to create the plot by setting the environment variable CPL\_PLOTTER. Currently, if CPL\_PLOTTER is set it must contain the string ´gnuplot´. Setting it to ´cat \> my\_gnuplot\_$$.txt´ causes a number of ASCII-files to be created, which each produce a plot when given as standard input to gnuplot (e.g. later or on a different computer). A finer control of the plotting options can be obtained by writing an executable script, e.g. my\_gnuplot.pl, that executes gnuplot after setting the desired gnuplot options (e.g. set terminal pslatex color) and then setting CPL\_PLOTTER to my\_gnuplot.pl. The predefined plots include plotting of images. Images can be plotted not only with gnuplot, but also using the pnm format. This is controlled with the environment variable CPL\_IMAGER. If CPL\_IMAGER is set to a string that does not contain the word gnuplot, the recipe will generate the plot in pnm format. E.g. setting CPL\_IMAGER to ´display - &´ will produce a gray-scale image using the image viewer display. (int; default: 0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **naco.naco\_spc\_combine.plot** \[default = *0*\]. 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 naco pipeline can be downloaded as a PDF file using the following URL: - **ftp://ftp.eso.org/pub/dfs/pipelines/naco/naco-pipeline-manual-1.1.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 naco pipeline are [*naco\_img\_checkfocus*(7)](/naco_img_checkfocus/7.md), [*naco\_img\_dark*(7)](/naco_img_dark/7.md), [*naco\_img\_detlin*(7)](/naco_img_detlin/7.md), [*naco\_img\_jitter*(7)](/naco_img_jitter/7.md), [*naco\_img\_lampflat*(7)](/naco_img_lampflat/7.md), [*naco\_img\_slitpos*(7)](/naco_img_slitpos/7.md), [*naco\_img\_strehl*(7)](/naco_img_strehl/7.md), [*naco\_img\_twflat*(7)](/naco_img_twflat/7.md), [*naco\_img\_zpoint*(7)](/naco_img_zpoint/7.md), [*naco\_spc\_lampflat*(7)](/naco_spc_lampflat/7.md), [*naco\_spc\_wavecal*(7)](/naco_spc_wavecal/7.md), [*naco\_util\_img\_std\_cat*(7)](/naco_util_img_std_cat/7.md), [*naco\_util\_spc\_argon*(7)](/naco_util_spc_argon/7.md), [*naco\_util\_spc\_model*(7)](/naco_util_spc_model/7.md) ## VERSION naco\_spc\_combine 4.4.11 ## AUTHOR Lars Lundin \ ## BUG REPORTS Please report any problems to usd-help@eso.org. Alternatively, you may send a report to the ESO User Support Department \. ## LICENSE This file is part of the NACO Instrument Pipeline Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008 European Southern Observatory This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA