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NICMOS Data Calibration and Analysis
The STScI NICMOS Calibration Pipeline
Introduction
CALNICA/CALNICB Common Features
CALNICA Processing
Dark Current Subtraction
Detector Non-Linearity
MultiAccum Zeroth Read Signal
Combining MultiAccum Readouts
CALNICB Processing
Input Data
Combining NUMITER Images
Identifying Sources
Scalar Background Subtraction
2-D Background Subtraction
Creating Mosaics
Updating the Association Table
CALNICB User Parameters
Status and Goals of the NICMOS Calibration Plan
Introduction
Cycle 7 Calibration Plan. Overview and Goals
Cycle 7 Calibration Plan. Status of the Specific Programs
Detector Performance
Flat Fields
Image Anomalies
Focus Monitoring
Point Spread Function
Plate Scale
Thermal Background
Photometry
Polarizers
Coronograph
Grisms
Summary
Photometric Performance of NICMOS
Introduction
Absolute Spectrophotometric Standards
Absolute Photometry
Photometric Stability
Relative Photometry Across Detectors
Intra-pixel Sensitivity and NIC3 Photometry
Red Leaks
HST versus Ground-based Photometric Systems
NICMOS Photometry. Sources of Uncertainty
Absolute Spectrophotometric Standards
Relative Photometry Across Detectors
Intra-pixel Sensitivity Variations
PSF Variations
Aperture Corrections
Color Dependence of Flatfields
Velocity shifts and Photometry with Narrow-band Filters
The Photometric Performance of the NICMOS Grisms
Introduction
Extraction and Calibration of Spectra
Wavelength Calibration of NICMOS Grisms
Throughput Calibration
Photometric Accuracy of Extracted Spectra
Summary
ST-ECF Grism Spectrum Software for NICMOS Grism Data
NICMOSlook and Calnic C
Features overview
Image Display
Object Identification
Determination of the location of the spectrum
Spectral Extraction
Background Subtraction
Wavelength and Flux calibrations
Deblending
Spectral lines search
Result Output
Supported platforms and availability
Imaging Polarimetry with NICMOS
Introduction
Thermal Vacuum Tests
The HSL Algorithm for Reducing NICMOS Polarimetry Observations
On-Orbit Calibration
On-Orbit Results
NIC1 - IRC +10216
NIC2 - CRL 2688
NICMOS Imaging Polarimetry
Future Directions
Some Experiments with the Restoration of NICMOS Camera 2 Images of OMC-1
Introduction
Data Processing
Discussion
NICMOS Software at the University of Arizona
Introduction
Software Group
Programming Environment
Programs Available
Planning
Calibration
Editing
Display
Analysis
Utilities
Web Interface to NICMOS Archive
STScI NICMOS Software
Introduction
Calibration Pipeline Tasks
Reference File Tools
Image Analysis and Reduction
Under Development
Norbert Pirzkal
1998-07-09
