--- name: "vmifucalib" section: "7" platform: "linux" package: "cpl-plugin-vimos-doc" version: "4.1.7+dfsg-2" release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/vmifucalib" --- # vmifucalib(7) Generate IFU calibrations from a set of flat and arc lamp exposures. ## NAME vmifucalib - Generate IFU calibrations from a set of flat and arc lamp exposures. ## SYNOPSIS esorex **vmifucalib** \[OPTIONS\] FILE.sof ## DESCRIPTION This recipe produces the extraction mask, the wavelength calibration, and the relative transmission correction, from a set of flat field and one arc lamp exposures (IFU mode). Input files: DO category: Type: Explanation: Required:\ IFU\_SCREEN\_FLAT Raw Flat field Y\ IFU\_ARC\_SPECTRUM Raw Arc spectrum . LINE\_CATALOG Calib Arc line catalog . MASTER\_BIAS Calib Master bias Y\ IFU\_IDENT Calib Fiber identification . CCD\_TABLE Calib Bad pixel table . Output files: DO category: Data type: Explanation:\ IFU\_MASTER\_SCREEN\_FLAT FITS image Stack of all raw flat fields\ IFU\_ARC\_SPECTRUM\_EXTRACTED FITS image Extracted arc spectra\ IFU\_FLAT\_SPECTRUM\_EXTRACTED FITS image Extracted flat field spectra\ IFU\_TRACE FITS table Extraction mask\ IFU\_IDS FITS table Wavelength calibration\ IFU\_TRANSMISSION FITS table Transmission correction An arc spectrum exposure may not be specified in input, but in that case no wavelength calibration nor fiber relative transmission correction will be computed, and further reduction of associated scientific data will not be possible; the only products in this case will be the stack of all the input raw flat field exposures, and the extraction mask. If the arc spectrum exposure is specified in input, then also a line catalog must be given. The fiber identification table, if given, ensures that all spectra will be safely identified and assigned to the correct spatial position, but in most cases it will be possible to reduce the data even without specifying this table in the input SOF. A CCD table must be specified only if a bad pixel cleaning is requested. For more details, please refer to the VIMOS Pipeline User´s Guide. ## OPTIONS - **--AllowSingleFrames** *\* Flat fields combination method is ignored. (bool; default: True). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **vimos.Parameters.stacking.singleframes** \[default = *True*\]. - **--StackMethod** *\* Flat fields combination method. (str; default: ´MinMax´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **vimos.Parameters.stacking.method** \[default = *MinMax*\]. - **--KSigmaLow** *\* Low threshold for K-sigma clipping method. (float; default: 5.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **vimos.Parameters.stacking.ksigma.low** \[default = *5.0*\]. - **--KSigmaHigh** *\* High threshold for K-sigma clipping method. (float; default: 5.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **vimos.Parameters.stacking.ksigma.high** \[default = *5.0*\]. - **--MinRejection** *\* Number of lowest rejected values for rejection method. (int; default: 0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **vimos.Parameters.stacking.minmax.minimum** \[default = *0*\]. - **--MaxRejection** *\* Number of highest rejected values for rejection method. (int; default: 1). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **vimos.Parameters.stacking.minmax.maximum** \[default = *1*\]. - **--BiasMethod** *\* Bias removal method. (str; default: ´Zmaster´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **vimos.Parameters.bias.removing.method** \[default = *Zmaster*\]. - **--CleanBadPixel** *\* Bad pixel correction on master flat field. (bool; default: False). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **vimos.Parameters.badpixel.clean** \[default = *False*\]. - **--ApplyTransmission** *\* Apply transmission correction to extracted arc lamp spectra (bool; default: True). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **vimos.Parameters.apply.transmission** \[default = *True*\]. - **--MaxIdsRms** *\* Maximum tolerated RMS of residuals in IDS fit (float; default: 2.0). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **vimos.Parameters.ids.maxrms** \[default = *2.0*\]. - **--LineIdent** *\* Arc line identification method. (str; default: ´Blind´). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **vimos.Parameters.line.ident.method** \[default = *Blind*\]. - **--MaxTraceRejection** *\* Maximum percentage of rejected positions in fiber spectra tracing (int; default: 33). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **vimos.Parameters.trace.failed** \[default = *33*\]. - **--ComputeQC** *\* Compute QC1 parameters (bool; default: True). The full name of this option for the EsoRex configuration file is **vimos.Parameters.quality.enable** \[default = *True*\]. 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 vimos pipeline can be downloaded as a PDF file using the following URL: - **ftp://ftp.eso.org/pub/dfs/pipelines/vimos/vimos-pipeline-manual-6.9.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 vimos pipeline are [*vimos\_ima\_bias*(7)](/vimos_ima_bias/7.md), [*vimos\_ima\_dark*(7)](/vimos_ima_dark/7.md), [*vimos\_ima\_det\_noise*(7)](/vimos_ima_det_noise/7.md), [*vimos\_ima\_fringe*(7)](/vimos_ima_fringe/7.md), [*vimos\_ima\_science*(7)](/vimos_ima_science/7.md), [*vimos\_ima\_standard*(7)](/vimos_ima_standard/7.md), [*vimos\_ima\_twilight\_flat*(7)](/vimos_ima_twilight_flat/7.md), [*vmbias*(7)](/vmbias/7.md), [*vmdark*(7)](/vmdark/7.md), [*vmdet*(7)](/vmdet/7.md), [*vmifucombine*(7)](/vmifucombine/7.md), [*vmifucombinecube*(7)](/vmifucombinecube/7.md), [*vmifuscience*(7)](/vmifuscience/7.md), [*vmifustandard*(7)](/vmifustandard/7.md), [*vmmoscalib*(7)](/vmmoscalib/7.md), [*vmmosscience*(7)](/vmmosscience/7.md), [*vmspphot*(7)](/vmspphot/7.md) ## VERSION vmifucalib 4.1.7 ## AUTHOR ESO VIMOS Pipeline Team and VIMOS Consortium \ ## BUG REPORTS Please report any problems to https://support.eso.org. Alternatively, you may send a report to the ESO User Support Department \. ## LICENSE This file is part of the VIMOS Instrument Pipeline Copyright (C) 2019 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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA