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 *  * FINDCLUMPS GaussClumps method now excludes peaks below the specified threshold from the output catalogue and NDF.
 * Improvements to the FINDCLUMPS GaussClumps method has improved its ability to decompose merged clumps.
 * FINDBACK now uses mutiple processors or cores (if available) to speed up the the procesing of independent slices.
 * FINDBACK can now find and use an independent default noise value for each slice of supplied NDF.
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  *   * Pointing corrections for the input raw data can now be specified via a text file, using new parameter POINTING.
  * CONFIG parameters that specify a number of samples can now also be given in terms of seconds.
  * New CONFIG parameter "SAMPCUBES" creates an output cube that contains all the data values that are combined to make each output map pixel value.
  * New CONFIG parameter "COM.PERARRAY" allows a separate common mode signal to be estimated and used for each sub-array.
  * The COM model can now be masked to omit source samples from the common mode estimation.
  * The FLT model can now be masked to omit source samples when estimating the low frequency background of each bolometer time stream.
  * SNR masks for the AST, COM and FLT models can now be taken down to much lower levels without introducing isolated noise spikes into the mask.
  * A bug has been fixed that caused the memory requirements to grow monotonically when running MAKEMAP repeatedly as a monolith (e.g. from ORAC-DR or ICL).

 * MAKECUBE
  * Empty output tiles are now ignored, and any remaining tiles created as normal.
  * A bug has been fixed that caused the memory requirements to grow monotonically when running MAKECUBE repeatedly as a monolith (e.g. from ORAC-DR or ICL).

 

Starlink Software Collection - Kapuahi Release Notes

Highlights

General

  • Kapuahi is required in order to reduce SCUBA-2 data.

New Applications

Changes to Applications

CONVERT

CUPID

  • FINDCLUMPS GaussClumps method now excludes peaks below the specified threshold from the output catalogue and NDF.

  • Improvements to the FINDCLUMPS GaussClumps method has improved its ability to decompose merged clumps.

  • FINDBACK now uses mutiple processors or cores (if available) to speed up the the procesing of independent slices.
  • FINDBACK can now find and use an independent default noise value for each slice of supplied NDF.

GAIA

KAPPA

ORAC-DR

See http://www.oracdr.org/oracdr/ChangeLog

SMURF

  • New command UNMAKEMAP creates artificial SCUBA_2 data from a trial sky image and a set of real SCUBE-2 raw data files.
  • MAKEMAP
    • Pointing corrections for the input raw data can now be specified via a text file, using new parameter POINTING.
    • CONFIG parameters that specify a number of samples can now also be given in terms of seconds.
    • New CONFIG parameter "SAMPCUBES" creates an output cube that contains all the data values that are combined to make each output map pixel value.
    • New CONFIG parameter "COM.PERARRAY" allows a separate common mode signal to be estimated and used for each sub-array.
    • The COM model can now be masked to omit source samples from the common mode estimation.
    • The FLT model can now be masked to omit source samples when estimating the low frequency background of each bolometer time stream.
    • SNR masks for the AST, COM and FLT models can now be taken down to much lower levels without introducing isolated noise spikes into the mask.
    • A bug has been fixed that caused the memory requirements to grow monotonically when running MAKEMAP repeatedly as a monolith (e.g. from ORAC-DR or ICL).
  • MAKECUBE
    • Empty output tiles are now ignored, and any remaining tiles created as normal.
    • A bug has been fixed that caused the memory requirements to grow monotonically when running MAKECUBE repeatedly as a monolith (e.g. from ORAC-DR or ICL).

TOPCAT

New Libraries

PAL

THR

Changes to Libraries

AST

Starlink: Kapuahi (last edited 2020-09-23 19:17:29 by MalcolmCurrie)