SIDAP

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SIDAP (Swenson-Iverson Data Analysis Package) is a package of IRAF reductions scripts for use on astronomical data.

The package consists of 12 scripts that perform all of the necessary reductions, calculate various statistics needed for better photometry, and then produce magnitudes.


SIDAP version 2 is now available.

Download SIDAP_v_2 here: [1]


INSTALLATION NOTES

For those installing for the first time: An example 'login.cl' file is provided showing how to task each script.

For those upgrading from a previous version: Simply unpack the files and copy over your previous installation.


The scripts are to be run in the following order:

1. ap_rfits
2. ap_obhead
3. ap_calhead
4. ap_pierside
5. ap_gain_rdnoise
6. ap_proc
7. ap_skynoise
8. ap_fwhm
9. ap_trim
10. ap_rotate (if needed)
11. ap_align
12. ap_apphot


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Note:

Scripts assume that all necessary IRAF packages are preloaded in the 'login.cl', that .fits is the default file extension, and that the following UNIX commands are tasked as well: 

    sed, rm, rmdir, echo, less, more, date, break, next

An additional script, ap_imagecheck, is for analysis purposes only. It allows the user to view frames efficiently and delete bad frames as needed.


Users are encouraged to contact either Paul Iverson or Craig Swenson with any problems encountered.

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