Vis Calibrated Catalogue Product

Metadata

Data product name

DpdVisCalibratedFrameCatalog

Data product custodian

VIS

Name of the Schema file

euc-vis-CalibratedFrameCatalog.xsd

Processing Element(s) creating/using the data product

VIS_science_xml_out

Processing function using the data product

SHE processing functions.

Proposed for inclusion in EAS/SAS

Yes

Data product elements

Header

object of type sys:genericHeader

Data

object of type vis:visCalibratedFrameCatalogData

QualityFlags

object of type dqc:sqfPlaceHolder

Parameters

object of type ppr:genericKeyValueParameters

Detailed description of the data product

The VIS processing function provides a series of catalogues delivered in FITS “LDAC” format. These catalogues are produced using SExtractor (Bertin & Arnouts 1996).

The Vis PSF Model Product is given as input to the VIS pipeline for fitting a spread model. The spread model is then used to calculate a zero point by comparing to Gaia data and for data selection.

This calibrated catalogue contains 2 types of tables:

  • The LDAC_IMHEAD table, a 1-column catalogue containing the header and some information (like SE parameters) of the original image.

  • The LDAC_OBJECTS table, an 84-column catalogue. These columns are described below.

We calculate the magnitude in 4 apertures: 7, 13, 26, and 50 pixels.

An aperture correction (APERCORR) is calculated from the mean differences between the magnitude measured in the 50-pixel aperture (\(MAG\_APER_{50}\)) and the 13-pixel aperture (\(MAG\_APER_{13}\)).

\[APERCORR = mean(MAG\_APER_{50} - MAG\_APER_{13})\]

This correction is saved as a keyword in the FITS header.

Then the relevant aperture to use is \(MAG\_APER_{13}\) with this aperture correction.

\[mag = MAG\_APER_{13} + APERCORR\]

In the catalogues flux and magnitude are available as calibrated measurements and raw measurements. The available column are:

  • MAG_[…]_RAW: raw magnitude (units: mag)

  • FLUX_[…]: raw flux (units: count)

  • MAG_[…]: calibrated magnitude (units: mag)

  • FLUX_[…]_CAL: calibrated flux (units: uJy)

The Gaia to VIS magnitude conversion is computed using the conversion table BP-RP_G-VIS_GAIA_DR3_sim-obs-combined_function.fits stored in the mission data base (MDB) SpaceSegment.Instrument.VIS.GaiaVISColorTransformation.

Name of file:

EUC_VIS_SWL_CAT-[ObsId]-[Dither]-[exposure]-0000000__[YYYYMMDDThhmmss.s]Z.fits.gz

where the date is the production date.

User case

Selection of Stars: You can use the spread model to select all the stars of the catalogue (i.e. abs(SPREAD_MODEL) \(< 0.003\)). However this can also select cosmic rays that are not correctly detected. We recommend to also use a selection in magnitude and FLUX_RADIUS for better results. If you want no saturated star, you need also to select object with Flags=0.

Selection of valid pixels: To select an object with only valid pixels, you must use:
IMAFLAGS_ISO != VIS_FLAG[INVALID]
which is equivalent to IMAFLAGS_ISO%2 == 0.

Changes introduced by the PF version

PF 17.0
  • MAG_AUTO is now a calibrated magnitude, and the raw value is stored in the new column MAG_AUTO_RAW

  • MAG_APER[0] (7-pixel aperture), MAG_APER[1] (13-pixel aperture), MAG_APER[2] (26-pixel aperture), MAG_APER[3] (50-pixel aperture) are now calibrated magnitudes

  • Raw values of 7, 13, 26, 50-pixel aperture magnitudes are stored in new columns MAG_APER_RAW[0-3]

  • Calibrated fluxes and associated errors are stored in new columns FLUX_AUTO_CAL / FLUX_APER_CAL and FLUXERR_AUTO_CAL / FLUXERR_APER_CAL

PF 18.0
  • New Gaia-VIS conversion

  • Add new column related to model fitting

PF 18.1
  • Use NoiseChisel background substraction to performe photometry

Column descriptions

Name

Units

Description

FLAGS

NA

SExtractor extraction flags, basic warnings about the source extraction process, in order of increasing concern.

FLAGS_WIN

NA

SExtractor flag for various issues which may happen with windowed measurements.

FLAGS_MODEL

NA

SExtractor flag for various issues which may happen during the fitting process.

IMAFLAGS_ISO

NA

Flags from the flag map maid during the processing. See Vis Flag Map Product for flags details.

NIMAFLAGS_ISO

NA

Number(s) of relevant flag map pixels.

SPREAD_MODEL

NA

Spread parameter from model-fitting. Stars are object with: abs(SPREAD_MODEL) \(< 0.003\).

FLUX_AUTO

Count

Flux within a Kron-like elliptical aperture. This flux is not calibrated.

FLUX_APER

Count

Flux in an aperture. This flux is not calibrated.

FLUXERR_APER

Count

RMS error of flux aper

FLUXERR_AUTO

Count

RMS error for AUTO flux.

MAG_AUTO

mag

Kron-like elliptical aperture magnitude. This magnitude is calibrated.

MAGERR_AUTO

mag

RMS error for AUTO magnitude.

FLUX_RADIUS

Count

Fraction-of-light radii (pixels).

MAG_APER

mag

Magnitude calibrated in a defined aperture.

MAGERR_APER

mag

Error of the calibrated magnitude in aperture.

MAG_APER_RAW

mag

Raw values of mag aper, i.e without the zero point. It is the instrumental magnitude.

MAG_AUTO_RAW

mag

Raw values of MAG_AUTO.

FLUX_AUTO_CAL

uJy

Flux calibrated by applying the zero-point.

FLUXERR_AUTO_CAL

uJy

Error in calibrated flux auto.

FLUX_APER_CAL

uJy

Flux in aperture calibrated.

FLUXERR_APER_CAL

uJy

Errors in flux aperture calibrated.

NUMBER

NA

Running object number

X_IMAGE

pixel

Object position along x

Y_IMAGE

pixel

Object position along y

XPSF_IMAGE

pixel

X coordinate from PSF-fitting

YPSF_IMAGE

pixel

Y coordinate from PSF-fitting

X_WORLD

deg

Barycenter position along world x axis

Y_WORLD

deg

Barycenter position along world y axis

ERRA_WORLD

deg

Major axis of the isophotal image centroid error ellipse

ERRB_WORLD

deg

Minor axis of the isophotal image centroid error ellipse

ERRTHETA_WORLD

deg

Position angle of the isophotal image centroid ellipse

XPSF_WORLD

deg

PSF position along world x axis

YPSF_WORLD

deg

PSF position along world y axis

ERRAPSF_WORLD

pixel

Major axis of the PSF

ERRBPSF_WORLD

pixel

Minor axis of the PSF

ERRTHETAPSF_WORLD

deg

Position angle of the PSF

A_WORLD

deg

Profile RMS along major axis (world units)

B_WORLD

deg

Profile RMS along minor axis (world units)

THETA_WORLD

deg

Position angle (CCW/world-x)

ERRX2_WORLD

deg**2

Estimated variance of isophotal image centroid x coordinate

ERRY2_WORLD

deg**2

Estimated variance of isophotal image centroid y coordinate

ALPHA_J2000

deg

J2000 right ascension of the isophotal image centroid

DELTA_J2000

deg

J2000 declination of the isophotal image centroid

ERRTHETA_J2000

deg

J2000 Position angle of the isophotal image centroid ellipse

THETA_J2000

deg

Isophotal image position angle

XWIN_WORLD

deg

x coordinate of windowed image centroid

YWIN_WORLD

deg

y coordinate of windowed image centroid

ALPHAPSF_J2000

deg

Right ascension of the fitted PSF (J2000)

DELTAPSF_J2000

deg

Declination of the fitted PSF (J2000)

ERRTHETAPSF_J2000

deg

Position angle of the fitted PSF (J2000)

ALPHAWIN_J2000

deg

Right ascension of the windowed image

DELTAWIN_J2000

deg

Declinaison of of the windowed image

ERRAWIN_WORLD

deg

Major axis of the windowed image centroid error ellipse

ERRBWIN_WORLD

deg

Minor axis of the windowed image centroid error ellipse

ERRTHETAWIN_WORLD

deg

Position angle of the windowed image centroid ellipse

AWIN_WORLD

deg

Windowed image major axis

BWIN_WORLD

deg

Windowed image minor axis

THETAWIN_WORLD

deg

Windowed image position angle

ERRX2WIN_WORLD

deg**2

Estimated variance of windowed image centroid x coordinate

ERRY2WIN_WORLD

deg**2

Estimated variance of windowed image centroid y coordinate

MU_THRESHOLD

\(mag*arcsec^{-2}\)

The surface brightness corresponding to the threshold

MU_MAX

\(mag*arcsec^{-2}\)

The surface brightness of the brightest pixel

MU_MAX_MODEL

\(mag*arcsec^{-2}\)

Peak model surface brightness above the background

MU_EFF_MODEL

\(mag*arcsec^{-2}\)

Effective model surface brightness above the background

MU_MEAN_MODEL

\(mag*arcsec^{-2}\)

Mean effective model surface brightness above the background

MU_MAX_SPHEROID

\(mag*arcsec^{-2}\)

Peak model surface brightness above the background using Sérsic (\(R^{1/n}\)) spheroid model

MU_EFF_SPHEROID

\(mag*arcsec^{-2}\)

Effective model surface brightness above the background using Sérsic (\(R^{1/n}\)) spheroid model

MU_MEAN_SPHEROID

\(mag*arcsec^{-2}\)

Mean effective model surface brightness above the background using Sérsic (\(R^{1/n}\)) spheroid model

MU_MAX_DISK

\(mag*arcsec^{-2}\)

Peak model surface brightness above the background using exponential disk model

MU_EFF_DISK

\(mag*arcsec^{-2}\)

Effective model surface brightness above the background using exponential disk model

MU_MEAN_DISK

\(mag*arcsec^{-2}\)

Mean effective model surface brightness above the background using exponential disk model

BACKGROUND

count

Background at centroid position

MAG_PSF

mag

Magnitude from PSF-fitting

MAGERR_PSF

mag

RMS magnitude error from PSF-fitting

ELLIPTICITY

NA

1 - B IMAGE/A IMAGE

ELONGATION

NA

A IMAGE/B IMAGE

FWHM_IMAGE

pixel

FWHM assuming a Gaussian core

SNR_WIN

NA

Signal to noise ratio of the windowed image

ERRAWIN_IMAGE

pixel

Major axis of the windowed image centroid error ellipse

ERRBWIN_IMAGE

pixel

Minor axis of the windowed image centroid error ellipse

ERRTHETAWIN_IMAGE

pixel

Position angle of the windowed image centroid ellipse

VECTOR_MODEL

NA

Model-fitting coefficients

VECTOR_MODELERR

NA

Model-fitting coefficient uncertainties

MATRIX_MODELERR

NA

Model-fitting covariance matrix

CHI2_MODEL

NA

Reduced Chi2 of the fit

FLAGS_MODEL

NA

Model-fitting flags

NITER_MODEL

NA

Number of iterations for model-fitting

FLUX_MODEL

Count

Flux from model-fitting

FLUXERR_MODEL

Count

RMS error on model-fitting flux

MAG_MODEL

mag

Magnitude from model-fitting

MAGERR_MODEL

mag

RMS error on model-fitting magnitude

XMODEL_IMAGE

pixel

X coordinate from model-fitting

YMODEL_IMAGE

pixel

Y coordinate from model-fitting

XMODEL_WORLD

deg

Fitted position along world x axis

YMODEL_WORLD

deg

Fitted position along world y axis

ELLIP1MODEL_IMAGE

NA

Ellipticity component from model-fitting

ELLIP2MODEL_IMAGE

NA

Ellipticity component from model-fitting

ELLIP1ERRMODEL_IMAGE

NA

Ellipticity component std.error from model-fitting

ELLIP2ERRMODEL_IMAGE

NA

Ellipticity component std.error from model-fitting

ELLIPCORRMODEL_IMAGE

NA

Corr.coeff between ellip.components from model-fitting

ELLIP1MODEL_WORLD

NA

Ellipticity component from model-fitting

ELLIP2MODEL_WORLD

NA

Ellipticity component from model-fitting

ELLIP1ERRMODEL_WORLD

NA

Ellipticity component std.error from model-fitting

ELLIP2ERRMODEL_WORLD

NA

Ellipticity component std.error from model-fitting

ELLIPCORRMODEL_WORLD

NA

Corr.coeff between ellip.components from model-fitting

XWIN_IMAGE

pixel

x coordinate of windowed image centroid

YWIN_IMAGE

pixel

y coordinate of windowed image centroid

SNR

NA

Signal to noise ratio define as FLUX_APER/FLUXERR_APER in the 50 pixel aperture