HST Data Handbook for NICMOS

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

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A

absolute photometry

NICMOS 1

absolute spectrophotometry

NICMOS grism 1

ACCUM mode

NICMOS 1

accuracy

astrometric, improving 1

acquisition failure

guide stars 1

ACS

data retrieval 1

imset,STSDAS tasks for 1

algorithm

calnica 1

calnicb 1

analog-to-digital conversion

NICMOS 1

analysis

images, general in STSDAS 1

images,imcalc task 1

spectra, general in STSDAS 1

spectra, STIS 1

spectra, tasks in IRAF 1

analysis package

tasks in 1

aperture

NICMOS, correction 1

apphot package

aperture photometry 1

apropos task 1

archive

convert files 1

file types 1

manual 1

MAST overview 1

arithmetic

imset, msarith task 1

spectra, splot task 1

array

FITS table 1

NICMOS, readout 1

association

product 1

table 1

table, NICMOS 1

association table

NICMOS 1, 2

astrometry

basic, in STSDAS 1

improving accuracy 1

B

background

IRAF task I/O 1

NICMOS 1, 2

running tasks in 1

bandpar 1

bias correction

NICMOS 1

bintable

FITS table 1

BRIGHTOBJ mode

NICMOS 1

C

calibrated science file

NICMOS 1

calibration

re-calibrating, NICMOS, when to
1

software, STSDAS 1

switches, NICMOS 1

calnica task

algorithm 1

NICMOS calibration 1

calnicb task

mosaiced NICMOS image 1

NICMOS calibration 1

chcalpar task

NICMOS calibration switches
1

chop pattern

NICMOS background 1

command

see "task"1

conversion

counts to flux or magnitude 1, 2

cosmic ray

identification, NICMOS
1

counts

flux or magnitude conversion 1

cursor commands

splot 1

D

dark

subtraction, NICMOS 1

data

analysis software, STSDAS 1

data quality

PDQ files 1

Data Quality Array

bit settings 1

database

synphot 1

dataset

NICMOS 1

see also "imset"1

differential photometry

NICMOS 1

digiphot package

PSF subtraction 1

directory

navigation in IRAF 1

disconlab task

position display 1

display

image 1

SAOimage 1

spectra 1

display task

images in STSDAS 1

dither pattern

NICMOS background 1

dithering

documentation 1

observations, described 1

documentation

IRAF,STSDAS 1

ds9 1

E

echelle spectra

echplot task 1

EDPS 1, 2

emission line

filters, NICMOS 1

engineering data

EDPS 1

OMS logs 1

environment variable

IRAF 1

eparam task

editing parameters 1

escape

IRAF task I/O 1

exposure log sheet

NICMOS 1

exposures

multiple, NICMOS, combining
1

extension

FITS file 1

FITS, appending 1

FITS, listing 1

F

FGS

GEIS format 1

files

data formats 1

data quality (PDQ) 1

FITS, working with 1

naming conventions Intro:2-11, 2

naming conventions, NICMOS
1

observation log (OMS,EDPS)
1

observer comments (OCX) 1

rootname 1

specification in IRAF 1

trailer 1

filters

NICMOS, available 1

FINE LOCK

guidance 1

FITS

convert to GEIS 1

files, working with 1

files,reading 1

format, described 1

table 1

table, array in cell 1

waiver 1

fitting package

tasks in 1

flatfield

NICMOS 1

flux

combine with wavelength 1

conversion from counts 1

FOC

GEIS format 1

format

IRAF files 1

FOS

display spectra 1

GEIS format 1, 2

preparing data 1

fwplot task

display spectrum 1

G

GEIS format

described 1, 2

instruments 1

geometric distortion

correction WF/PC-1, WFPC2 1

GHRS

display spectra 1

GEIS format 1

preparing data 1

grism

absolute spectrophotometry, NICMOS 1

spectroscopy, NICMOS
1

group

number in image 1

parameters 1

working with 1, 2

grspec task

plot groups 1

GSC2 1, 2

guidance mode

telescope 1

guide stars

acquisition 1

acquisition failure 1

dominant roll 1

GSC2 1

number used 1

H

hardcopy

see "print" or "paper products"1

HDA

Hubble Data Archive 1

HDU 1

Header 1

header

file, GEIS 1

file,FITS 1

keyword, inheritance in FITS 1

NICMOS keywords 1

header data unit

FITS file 1

help

STSDAS and IRAF tasks 1, 2

HLSP

described 1

products 1

I

IDL (Interactive Data Language) 1

igi

documentation 1

plotting with 1

printing plots 1

image

display 1

GEIS file 1

plot data, implot 1

section 1, 2

see also "FITS"1

image set

see "imset"1

imcopy task

FITS files 1

imexamine task

image display and plot 1

imgtools package

multigroup GEIS images 1

imheader task

examine NICMOS header 1

iminfo task

examine NICMOS header
1

implot task

plot image data 1

imset

combination, msjoin task 1

extraction, mssplit task 1

statistics, msstatistics task 1

STSDAS tasks for 1

imstatistics task 1

imtab task

header to table 1

integration

NICMOS
1

intermediate multiaccum science file

NICMOS
1

IPPSSOOOT

see "files, naming conventions"1

IRAF

described 1

documentation 1

obtaining 1

parameter types 1

piping 1

psikern, PostScript 1

setup 1

spectral analysis 1

J

Java 1

jitter

effect on target lock 1

jih, jif image 1

plotting 1

K

keywords

FITS header 1

NICMOS header
1

see also "header"1

L

linearization correction

NICMOS 1

lparam task

viewing parameters 1

M

magnitude

conversion from counts 1

Janskys, NICMOS data 1

markdq task

mark data quality flags 1

MAST 1

archive retrievals 1

missions 1

math

see "arithmetic"1

mkiraf command

IRAF setup 1

mkmultispec task 1

mode

NICMOS, readout 1

mosaic

NICMOS 1

NICMOS, constructing 1

WF/PC-1 and WFPC2 images 1

mosaic file

NICMOS 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 statistics 1

imset statitistics 1

mstools package

FITS image extenstions 1

image sets 1

multiaccum

NICMOS file 1

MULTIACCUM mode

NICMOS 1

MultiDrizzle

combine images 1

pipeline 1

multiple exposures

combining, NICMOS
1

multispec format

described 1

N

naming conventions

files, HST data 1

navigating

IRAF directories 1

nfit1d task 1

ngaussfit task 1

NICMOS

absolute photometry 1

ACCUM mode 1

association table 1

bad pixel 1

BRIGHTOBJ mode 1

calibration 1

calibration process 1

described 1

emission line filters 1

file names 1

grism spectroscopy 1

grism, absolute spectrophotometry
1

imset, STSDAS tasks 1

keywords 1

MULTIACCUM mode 1

paper products 1

pipeline 1

pipeline calibration 1

PSF 1

PSF, subtracting 1

RAMP mode 1

readout mode 1

recalibrating data 1

red leak 1

noise calculation

NICMOS 1

O

observation log

file suffix 1

files,general 1

guiding mode 1

observer comment file

described 1

OCX file 1

OIF

imh/pix files 1

original IRAF format 1

OMS

observation log files 1

OPUS

see "pipeline"1

OTFR

described 1

P

package

IRAF concept 1

STSDAS, structure 1, 2

paper products

NICMOS 1

parameter

IRAF,types 1

see also "eparam" and "lparam"1

setting, IRAF 1

PDQ file 1

Phase II

see "proposal"1

photometric correction

NICMOS 1, 2

photometry

basic, in IRAF/STSDAS 1

differential, NICMOS 1

NICMOS, absolute 1

pixel centering, NICMOS 1

synthetic,synphot task 1

pipe

IRAF task I/O 1

pipeline

association 1

calibration, files 1

distortion correction 1

flux keywords 1

Multidrizzle 1

NICMOS calibration 1

pixel

bad, NICMOS 1

centering, NICMOS 1

pixel coordinate

converting to RA and Dec 1

pixel data

GEIS file 1

plot

igi task 1

pointing stability 1

polarizer

NICMOS 1

position

images,coordinate conversion 1

post-calibration association table

NICMOS 1

PostScript

psikern, IRAF 1

print

plots,in IRAF 1

proposal

comparing to data 1

PSF

NICMOS, subtracting 1

NICMOS, variation 1

psikern

PostScript IRAF kernel 1

pstack task

plot samples as function of time
1

PyFITS 1

PyRAF 1

Python 1

R

RAMP mode

NICMOS 1

raw science file

NICMOS 1

readout

NICMOS mode 1

recentering

jitter 1

red leak

NICMOS 1

redirect

IRAF task I/O 1

resample task 1

rootname

see "files, naming conventions"1

S

SAOimage

display image 1

section

image 1

selectors

syntax 1, 2

sgraph task 1

plot group 1

plot STIS spectra 1

software

IRAF 1, 2

STSDAS 1, 2

specfit task

fit models to spectrum 1

spectra

analysis tasks 1

analysis, IRAF/STSDAS 1

display 1

display, STIS 1

extraction, NICMOS grism
1

fitting 1

specfit task 1

spectroscopy

grism, NICMOS 1

Specview

plot spectra 1

spectral analysis 1

splot task

cursor commands 1

plot spectra 1

StarView

cross-qualification 1, 2

data retrieval 1

downloading 1

observation logs 1

simple use 1

STIS

analysis, preparing 1

imset, STSDAS tasks for 1

plot spectra 1

tabular spectra 1

STSDAS

astrometry in 1

described 1

documentation 1

image analysis tasks 1

image display 1

image, section 1

imset tasks 1

NICMOS calibration 1

NICMOS software 1

obtaining 1

organization of 1

photometry in 1

spectral analysis tasks 1

synphot, database 1

synthetic photometry 1

tables 1

suffix

see "files, naming conventions"1

support file

NICMOS 1, 2

synphot

database, obtaining 1

documentation 1

synthetic photometry 1

synthetic photometry

see "synphot"1

T

table

association 1

FITS 1

STSDAS 1

target acquisition

moving target 1

task

IRAF concept 1

tomultipsec task

extract STIS spectral orders 1

trailer file

described 1

NICMOS 1, 2

transformation

pixel coordinates to RA and Dec 1

ttools package

STSDAS tables 1

two-gyro mode 1

txtable task

extract arrays 1

U

units

conversion, NICMOS 1

counts to flux/mag, conversion 1

user support

help desk 1

V

variable

IRAF, environment 1

VTT

described 1

StarView and 1

W

waiver FITS format

described 1

instruments 1

wavelength

calibration, NICMOS grism
1

combine with flux 1

WF/PC-1

display 1

GEIS format 1

geometric correction 1

WFPC2

display 1

GEIS format 1

geometric correction 1

waiver FITS 1

WFPC2 associations 1

wmosaic task 1

World Coordinate System

mkmultispec task 1

X

xy2rd task

pixel coordinates to RA and Dec 1

Z

zeroth read

non-zero, NICMOS 1

zeroth read subtraction

NICMOS 1