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A

accuracy
astrometric, improving 1
acquisition failure
guide stars 1
ACS2D
flow diagram 1
task, MAMA calibrations 1
ACSCCD
flow diagram 1
task, CCD calibrations 1
ACSREJ
task, cosmic-ray rejection 1
ACSSUM
task, image combination 1
analog-to-digital conversion 1
analysis
images, general in STSDAS 1
spectra, general in STSDAS 1
spectra, general tasks in IRAF 1
spectra, STIS 1
analysis package
image analysis 1
Aperture correction 1
encircled energies 1
red objects 1
scattered light halo 1
Apertures
detectors in V2/V3 frame 1
apphot package
aperture photometry 1
archive
file names 1
arithmetic
imset, msarith task 1
spectra, splot task 1
array
FITS table 1
Association Tables
applying user-defined shifts 1
creating custom tables 1
creating tables from scratch 1
merging tables 1
structure 1
use with PyDrizzle 1
Astrometry
Anderson and King correction 1
coordinate transformations 1
guide star failure impact 1
astrometry
basic, in STSDAS 1
improving accuracy 1
tasks in STSDAS 1

B

background
running tasks in 1
Bad Pixels
data quality array 1, 2
pixel flag values 1
reference file (BPIXTAB) 1
bandpar 1
Bias jump
between quadrants 1
horizontal 1
Bias subarrays 1
Bias subtraction
bias image (BIASFILE) 1
overscan subtraction table (OSCNTAB) 1
superbias 1
Blooming 1
Buffer memory 1

C

CALACS
flow diagram
CCD data 1
general 1
MAMA data 1
gain correction 1
individual tasks
ACS2D 1
ACSCCD 1
ACSREJ 1
ACSSUM 1
list of calibration steps 1
memory requirements 1
overview 1
processing dithered exposures 1
processing repeated exposures 1
processing single exposures 1
Calibration
CCD 1
coronagraphy 1
flat field 1
gain 1
MAMA 1
manual 1
on-the-fly 1
photometry 1
pipeline 1
polarimetry 1, 2
processing speed 1
ramp filters 1
shading correction 1
software 1
spectroscopy 1
switch selection criteria 1
calibration
software, STSDAS 1
Capabilities
coronagraphy 1
imaging 1
polarimetry 1
spectroscopy 1
Chip offset
WFC 1
Color transformation 1
command
see "task"1
commands
splot cursor 1
Context Image 1, 2
conversion
counts to flux or magnitude 1
flux to wavelength, resample task 1
Coronagraphy
flat fields 1
ghosting 1
observing considerations 1
optical path 1
photometry 1
PSF 1
Cosmic-ray Rejection
ACSREJ task 1
algorithm 1
attached pixels 1
DQ flags 1
events 1
fractional coverage 1
reference file (CRREJTAB) 1
counts
flux conversion 1
magnitude conversion 1
Cross talk
dependence on sky 1
impact on object flux 1
intensity 1
quadrant dependence 1
readout noise 1
CTE 1
internal 1
parallel 1, 2
PSF 1
serial 1, 2
trending 1, 2
YCTE equation 1, 2
cursor
splot commands 1

D

Dark Current
distribution tails 1
features 1
reference file (DARKFILE) 1, 2
subtraction, pipeline calibration 1
superdark 1
Data
array size (arcsec) 1
array size (pixels) 1, 2
associations 1
file size (MB) 1
file suffixes 1
FITS file structure 1
storage requirements 1
data
analysis software, STSDAS 1
parameter types, IRAF 1
Data Quality
array initialization 1, 2
FITS image extension 1
flags
cosmic-rays 1
hot pixels 1
saturation 1
pixel flag values 1
data quality
PDQ files 1
Data Storage
buffer memory 1
file size (MB) 1
storage requirements 1
database
synphot 1
dataset
see also "imset"1
Detectors
CCD 1
MAMA 1
disconlab task
position display 1
display
display task 1
image 1
SAOimage 1
spectra 1
display task
images in STSDAS 1
Distortion
see "Geometric Distortion"1
Dithered data
combining 1
documentation
IRAF 1
STSDAS 1
Drizzling
ACS software tools 1
applying user-defined shifts 1
introduction 1
kernel 1
MultiDrizzle software 1
pixfrac 1
PyDrizzle 1
scale 1
Dust motes 1

E

echelle spectra
echplot task 1
echplot task
plot echelle spectra 1
engineering data
OMS logs 1
environment variable
IRAF 1
eparam task
editing parameters 1
Error Array
FITS image extension 1
initialization 1, 2
extension
FITS file 1
FITS, appending 1

F

file
PostScript, creating 1
files
data formats 1
data quality (PDQ) 1
FITS, working with 1
naming conventions 1
observation log 1
observer comments (OCX) 1
rootname 1
specifying, STIS 1
trailer 1
Filter wheel position accuracy 1
FINE LOCK
guidance 1
FITS
files, working with 1, 2
format, described 1
GEIS files in 1
table 1
table, array in cell 1
waiver 1
FITS file structure 1
fitting package
fit spectra 1
tasks in 1
Flat field
coronagraphy 1
correction, pipeline calibration 1
earth flat 1
ground flat 1
L-flat correction 1
pipeline flats 1
pixel area map 1
polarimetry 1
ramp filters 1
reference file (PFLTFILE) 1
sky flat 1
spectroscopy 1
flux
combine with wavelength, mkmultispec 1
from counts 1
format
IRAF and STSDAS files 1
FOS
display spectra 1
Full well depth
HRC 1
WFC 1
fwplot task
spectra display 1

G

Gain calibration
HRC 1
WFC 1
Gain correction 1
GEIS format
described 1
header file 1
working with 1
Generic Conversion
OPUS processing 1
Geometric Distortion
calibration program 1
detector orientations 1
distortion model 1
HRC 1
overview 1, 2
reference file (IDCTAB) 1
SBC 1
velocity aberration correction 1
WFC 1
geometric distortion
correction 1
GHRS
display spectra 1
group
number in image 1
working with 1
grspec task
plot groups 1
guidance mode
observation log 1
guide stars
acquisition 1
acquisition failure 1
dominant roll 1
number used 1

H

hardcopy
see "print" or "paper products"1
Header
extension header keywords 1
primary header keywords 1
header
file, GEIS 1
keyword, inheritance in FITS 1
header data unit
FITS file 1
help
STSDAS and IRAF tasks 1, 2
HLSP 1
Hot columns 1
Hot pixels 1, 2
"Warm" pixels 1
anneal rate 1
DQ flags 1
growth 1
trending 1
HRC
capabilities 1
description 1, 2
distortion 1, 2

I

IDCTAB
distortion table 1
IDL (Interactive Data Language) 1
igi
plotting with 1
printing plots 1
image
display 1
GEIS file 1
plot data, implot 1
section 1
see also "FITS"1
STSDAS tasks 1
working with 1
Image Reduction and Analysis Facility
see "IRAF"1
image set
see "imset"1
imcopy task
FITS files 1
imexamine task
image display and plot 1
imgtools package
multigroup GEIS images 1
implot task
plot image data 1
imset
combination, msjoin task 1
extraction, mssplit task 1
statistics, msstatistics task 1
STSDAS tasks for 1
imtab task
header to table 1
IPPSSOOOT
see "files, naming conventions"1
IRAF
basics 1
described 1, 2
documentation 1
obtaining 1
parameter, data type 1
piping 1
psikern, PostScript 1
setup 1
spectra analysis 1
tasks available 1

J

Java 1
jitter
effect on target lock 1
images from OMS 1
plotting 1

K

Keywords
extension header 1
primary header 1
keywords
FITS header 1
see also "header"1

L

Linearity
HRC 1, 2
WFC 1
Linearity Correction
MAMA 1
reference file (MLINTAB) 1
lparam task
viewing parameters 1

M

magnitude
from counts 1
math
see "arithmetic"1
mkiraf command
IRAF setup 1
mkmultispec task 1
moving target
acquisition 1
msarith task
imset arithmetic 1
mscombine task
combine imset 1
msjoin task
combine imset 1
mssplit task
extract imset 1
msstatistics task
imset statitistics 1
mstools package
FITS image extenstions 1
MultiDrizzle
data products 1, 2
list of tasks performed 1
removing cosmic-rays 1
system requirements 1
use with PyDrizzle 1
multispec format
described 1

N

naming conventions
files, HST data 1
nfit1d task 1
ngaussfit task 1
NICMOS
imset, STSDAS tasks 1

O

observation log
files 1
observer comment file
described 1
Observing Considerations
coronagraph 1
dithering 1
parallel observing 1
pattern 1
target acquisitions 1
OCX file
observer comments 1
OMS
observation log files 1
Optical Ghosts 1
Optics
coronagraph 1
HRC/SBC 1
WFC 1
OPUS
see "pipeline"1
OTFR 1
on-the-fly reprocessing 1
Overscan Region Table
reference file (OSCNTAB) 1
Overscan subtraction 1, 2

P

package
IRAF concept 1
STSDAS, structure 1, 2
parameter
data types 1
see also "eparam" and "lparam"1
setting, IRAF 1
PDQ file
described 1
Photometry 1
aperture correction 1
bypassing PHOTCORR during recalibration 1
color correction 1
coronagraphy 1
header keywords 1
photometric systems 1, 2
pixel area map 1
red leaks 1
reference files (GRAPHTAB, COMPTAB) 1
UV contamination 1
zeropoints 1
photometry
basic, in STSDAS 1
synthetic 1
pipe
IRAF task 1
Pipeline
CALACS image calibration 1
generic conversion 1
PyDrizzle dither combining 1
pipeline
files produced by 1
Pixel area map 1
extended sources 1
geometric distortion 1
photometry 1
point sources 1
pixel coordinate
converting to RA and Dec 1
pixel data
GEIS file 1
Pixel Scale
average scale 1
default drizzled image scale 1
plot
igi task 1
pointing stability 1
Polarimetry
calibration 1, 2
diattenuation 1
flat fields 1
geometric distortion 1
instrumental 1
phase retardance 1
zeropoint 1, 2
position
RA and Dec in STSDAS 1
Post-Flash Correction
reference file (FLSHFILE) 1
PostScript
psikern, IRAF 1
print
plots, igi 1
PSF
CTE 1
red halo 1
UV 1
variation 1
psikern
PostScript IRAF kernel 1
PyDrizzle
association tables 1
data products
context image 1, 2
science image 1, 2
weight image 1, 2
memory requirements 1
overview 1
PyRAF environment 1
use with MultiDrizzle 1
PyFITS 1
PyRAF 1
Python 1

Q

quantization noise 1

R

Ramp filters
apertures 1
flat fields 1
ground calibration 1
Readout noise 1
Recalibration
bypassing PHOTCORR 1
manual 1
on-the-fly 1
removing cosmic rays 1
requirements 1
see also "Calibration"1
setting switches 1
recentering
jitter 1
Red leaks
HRC 1
SBC 1
Reference files
bad pixel table 1
bias image 1
calibration switches 1
CCD characteristics table 1
cosmic-ray rejection table 1
dark image 1, 2
flat field 1
header keywords 1
MAMA linearity table 1
overscan table 1
post-flash image 1
shutter shading image 1
throughput component tables 1
Repeat Observations
summing 1
resample task
flux to wavelength 1
rootname
see "files, naming conventions"1

S

SAOimage
display image 1
Saturation
DQ flags 1
Saturation limit
digital 1
SBC
capabilities 1
description 1
distortion 1, 2
Scale
average pixel scale 1
default drizzled pixel scale 1
Scattered earth light 1
section
image 1
sgraph task
plot group 1
plot STIS spectra 1
Shading Correction
reference file (SHADFILE) 1
Shift file 1
Shutter operation 1
Shutter stability
revised exposure times 1
software
IRAF 1, 2
STSDAS 1, 2
South Atlantic Anomaly 1
Space Telescope Science Data Analysis System
see "STSDAS"1
specfit task
fit models to spectrum 1
spectra
analysis tasks,IRAF 1
analysis, STSDAS 1
analysis, tasks in STSDAS 1
display 1
display, STIS 1
fitting 1
specfit task 1
Spectroscopy
AUTOIMAGE 1
background 1
bright stars 1
calibration 1
calibration keywords 1
crowding 1
dispersion 1
extra-field objects 1
flat field 1
flat fielding 1
flux calibration 1
resolution 1
wavelength calibration 1
zeroth order 1
splot task
cursor commands 1
plot spectra 1
StarView
cross-qualification 1
data retrieval 1
downloading 1
observation logs 1
Statistics
image 1
STIS
analysis, preparing 1
display spectra 1
echelle spectra, plotting 1
imset, STSDAS tasks for 1
STSDAS 1
astrometry 1
astrometry in 1
described 1
documentation 1
image analysis tasks 1
image display 1
image, display 1
image, section 1
images 1
imset tasks 1
obtaining 1
organization of 1, 2
photometry in 1
spectra analysis tasks 1
synphot, database 1
synthetic photometry 1
tables 1
Suffix
pipeline suffixes 1, 2
suffix
see "files, naming conventions"1
synphot
database, obtaining 1
synphot package
synthetic photometry 1
synthetic photometry
see "synphot"1

T

table
FITS 1
STSDAS 1
target acquisition
moving target 1
Target Acquisitions 1
task
IRAF concept 1
tomultipsec task
extract STIS spectral orders 1
trailer file
described 1
Trailer Files
comments from PyDrizzle 1
creation by CALACS 1
transformation
pixel coordinates to RA and Dec 1
ttools package
STSDAS tables 1
txtable task
extract arrays 1

U

unit
counts to flux/mag, conversion 1
Units
calibrated data 1
drizzled data 1
raw data 1

V

variable
IRAF, environment 1
Velocity Aberration
correction to distortion model 1

W

waiver FITS format 1
Warm pixels 1
wavelength
combine with flux, mkmultispec 1
Weight Image 1, 2
WFC
capabilities 1
chip offsets 1
description 1, 2
distortion 1, 2
WFPC2 associations 1
World Coordinate System
mkmultispec task 1

X

xy2rd task
pixel coordinates to RA and Dec 1

Z

Zeropoint
determining 1
photometric 1

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