HST Data Handbook for STIS

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Index

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Symbols

_sx1 data table columns 1

_tag data table columns 1

_trl files 1

_x1d data table columns 1, 2, 3

_x1d files, working with 1

Numerics

1-D spectrum

echelle 1

extracted 1

extraction 1, 2, 3, 4

locate and extract 1

2-D image

basic reduction 1

rectification 1

spectral, rectification 1

A

ACCUM data 1

accuracies 1

CCD imaging 1

CCD spectroscopic 1

flux 1

MAMA imaging 1

MAMA spectroscopic 1

spatial 1

target acquisition 1

wavelength 1

accuracy

astrometric, improving 1

ACQ/PEAK

data 1

data, analysis of 1

images 1

acquisition failure

guide stars 1

ACS

data retrieval 1

imset,STSDAS tasks for 1

analog-to-digital conversion

atodcorr 1

correction 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 frame 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

association

data 1, 2, 3, 4

GO-wavecal 1

product 1

table 1, 2

astrometry

basic, in STSDAS 1

improving accuracy 1

a-to-d conversion

see "analog-to-digital conversion"1

B

backcorr 1

background

IRAF task I/O 1

running tasks in 1

background subtraction

1-D spectral 1

backcorr 1

bandpar 1

barycentric time correction 1

basic2d task 1, 2

bias

biascorr 1

blevcorr 1

subtraction, CCD 1

subtraction, large scale 1

subtraction, small scale 1

biascorr 1

binned data 1, 2

binned data, coordinates 1

binning

CCD, on-chip 1

bintable

FITS table 1

blaze

function 1, 2

shift correction 1, 2, 3, 4

blevcorr 1

C

calibration 1

atodcorr 1

backcorr 1

bias subtraction 1

biascorr 1

blevcorr 1

calibration switches

keywords

calibration 1

calstis error sources 1

calstis task 1, 2, 3

crcorr 1

ctecorr 1

dark current

subtraction 1

darkcorr 1

data quality 1

dispcorr 1

doppcorr 1

dqicorr 1

edit header keywords 1

error sources 1

expscorr 1

flat field 1

flatcorr 1

fluxcorr 1

full recalibration 1

geocorr 1

geometric distortion correction 1

glincorr 1

header keywords 1, 2

helcorr 1

lamp 1

lflgcorr 1

lorscorr 1

nonlinearity correction 1

overscan subtraction 1

photcorr 1

photometric 1

pipeline 1, 2

pipeline overview 1

pipeline, error sources 1

rptcorr 1

sc2dcorr 1

scattered light correction 1

setting calstis environment variables 1

sgeocorr 1

shadcorr 1

software, STSDAS 1

switches 1, 2, 3

time-tag data 1

wavecorr 1

wavelength 1

when to recalibrate 1

x1dcorr 1

x2dcorr 1

calstis

recalibrating data 1

setting environment variables 1

task 1, 2, 3, 4

updates 1

capabilities

imaging 1

spectroscopic 1

catfits task 1

CCD

analog-to-digital conversion 1

bias subtraction 1

cosmic ray rejection 1

dark current 1, 2

detector described 1

hot pixels 1

imaging accuracies 1

imaging flat field 1

read noise 1

shading correction 1

spectroscopic accuracies 1

spectroscopic flat field 1

cgs flux 1

charge transfer efficiency

correction 1, 2

ctecorr 1

chcalpar task 1

closeout plan 1

combining images

dithered spectral 1

multidrizzle 1, 2

undithered spectral 1

command

see "task"1

conversion

counts to flux or magnitude 1

coordinate systems 1, 2

aperture frame 1

user frame 1

vehicle frame 1

cosmic ray

correction, crcorr 1

cr-split exposures 1

rejection 1, 2, 3

counts

flux or magnitude conversion 1

crcorr 1

cr-split exposures 1

CTE

see "charge tranfer efficiency"1

CTE correction 1

ctecorr 1

cursor commands

splot 1

D

dark current

CCD 1

CCD, side 2 variations 1

correction, darkcorr 1

FUV-MAMA 1

MAMA 1

NUV-MAMA 1

subtraction, CCD 1, 2

subtraction, MAMA 1

darkcorr 1

data

ACQ/PEAK, analysis of 1

analysis software, STSDAS 1

analysis, applications and tasks 1

binned 1

binning 1

buffer 1

direct imaging 1

format, ACCUM 1

format, FITS image extension files 1

format, FITS table extension files 1

format, time-tag 1

reduction, applications and tasks 1

spectral imaging 1

time-tag 1

data quality

array 1

dqicorr 1

flags 1

image, data quality

array 1

PDQ files 1

data quality flags 1

database

synphot 1

dataset

see also "imset"1

daydark task 1

de-fringing 1

delta flat field 1

dfltfile 1

directory

navigation in IRAF 1

disconlab task

position display 1

dispcorr 1

dispersion solution 1

display

image 1

SAOimage 1

spectra 1

display task

images in STSDAS 1

dithering

documentation 1

observations, described 1

documentation

IRAF,STSDAS 1

doppcorr 1

Doppler shift correction

MAMA 1

DQ

see "data quality"1

dqicorr 1

ds9 1

E

echelle

1-D spectrum extraction 1

blaze function 1

blaze shift correction 1, 2, 3, 4

long slit spectra 1

rectified long-slit spectral images 1

scattered light correction 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

echelle spectra

echplot task 1

echplot task 1

EDPS 1, 2

engineering data

EDPS 1

OMS logs 1

environment variable

IRAF 1

eparam task

editing parameters 1

error array 1

error image 1

error sources, pipeline 1

escape

IRAF task I/O 1

expscorr 1

extension

FITS file 1

FITS, appending 1

FITS, listing 1

extracted spectra 1

extraction box, changing default height 1

F

FGS

GEIS format 1

fiducial bars 1, 2

files

data formats 1

data quality (PDQ) 1

FITS, working with 1

naming conventions Intro:2-11, 2

observation log (OMS,EDPS) 1

observer comments (OCX) 1

rootname 1

specification in IRAF 1

trailer 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

FITS files

image extension 1

table extension 1

fitting package

tasks in 1

flat field 1, 2

CCD imaging 1

CCD spectroscopic 1

correction 1

delta flat 1

dfltfile 1

flatcorr 1

l-flat 1, 2, 3

lfltfile 1

MAMA 1

p-flat 1, 2, 3

pfltfile 1

flatcorr 1

flux

accuracies 1

combine with wavelength 1

conversion from counts 1

conversion to cgs 1

fluxcorr 1

fluxcorr 1

FOC

GEIS format 1

format

IRAF files 1

FOS

display spectra 1

GEIS format 1, 2

preparing data 1

fringe flats, IR 1

fringes, IR, removing 1

FUV-MAMA

dark current 1

detector described 1

fwplot task

display spectrum 1

G

GEIS format

described 1, 2

instruments 1

geocorr 1

geometric distortion

correction WF/PC-1, WFPC2 1

geometric distortion correction 1

geocorr 1

MAMA small scale 1

small scale, MAMA 1

GHRS

display spectra 1

GEIS format 1

preparing data 1

glincorr 1

GO-wavecal 1

association 1

grating wheel

see "MSM"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

guiding

analysis of using target acquisition images 1

error for single guide star mode 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

header data unit

FITS file 1

header keywords 1, 2, 3

calibration switches 1

edit calibration keywords 1

editing 1

infostis task 1

photometry 1

reference file 1

hedit task 1

helcorr 1

heliocentric reference frame 1

heliocentric time correction 1

help

STSDAS and IRAF tasks 1, 2

HITM

see "Hole in the Mirror"1

HLSP

described 1

products 1

Hole in the Mirror 1

hot pixels

CCD 1

removing 1

hselect 1

hstephem task 1

I

icons

used in this manual 1

IDL (Interactive Data Language) 1

igi

documentation 1

plotting with 1

printing plots 1

igi task 1

IM

see "Insert Mechanism"1

image

display 1

GEIS file 1

plot data, implot 1

section 1, 2

see also "FITS"1

image set

see "imset"1

images

combining undithered 1

combining using multidrizzle 1, 2

imaging capabilities 1

imaging data

combing images 1

spatial information 1

units and conversions 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

imstatistics task 1

imtab task

header to table 1

infostis task 1

Insert Mechanism 1

instrument design 1, 2

inttag task 1

IPPSSOOOT

see "files, naming conventions"1

IR fringe flats 1, 2

IR fringes, removing 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

see also "header"1

keywords, header 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

L

lamp

calibration 1

deuterium, NUV-MAMA flat fielding 1

flat fielding 1

Hole in the Mirror 1

Insert Mechanism 1

krypton, FUV-MAMA flat fielding 1

Pt-Cr/Ne line 1

tungsten, CCD flat fielding 1

large scale flat field 1

l-flat 1, 2, 3

lflgcorr 1

lfltfile 1

listpix task 1

long slit 1, 2, 3

long slit spectra 1

lorscorr 1

low-resolution

MAMA, correction 1

lparam task

viewing parameters 1

M

magnitude

conversion from counts 1

MAMA

conversion to native format pixels 1

dark current subtraction 1

Doppler shift correction 1

flat field 1

geometric distortion correction, small scale 1

high res pixels 1

imaging accuracies 1

low-resolution correction 1

native format pixels 1

nonlinearity correction 1

repeat exposure 1

spectroscopic accuracies 1

sum repeated observations 1

MAST 1

archive retrievals 1

missions 1

math

see "arithmetic"1

mkfringeflat task 1, 2

mkiraf command

IRAF setup 1

mkmultispec task 1

mktrace task 1, 2, 3, 4

Mode Select Mechanism

see MSM1

mosaic

WF/PC-1 and WFPC2 images 1

moving target

acquisition 1

msarith task

imset arithmetic 1

mscombine task

combine imset 1

msjoin task

combine imset 1

MSM

description 1

offset, determining from wavecal 1

mssplit task

extract imset 1

msstatistics task

imset statistics 1

imset statitistics 1

mstools package

FITS image extenstions 1

multiaccum

NICMOS file 1

MultiDrizzle

combine images 1

pipeline 1

multidrizzle task 1, 2, 3

multispec format

described 1

multispec task 1, 2, 3

N

naming conventions

files, HST data 1

navigating

IRAF directories 1

nfit1d task 1, 2

ngaussfit task 1

NICMOS

imset, STSDAS tasks 1

pipeline 1

nonlinearity correction 1

NUV-MAMA

dark current 1

detector described 1

O

observation log

file suffix 1

files,general 1

guiding mode 1

observer comment file

described 1

ocrreject task 1, 2, 3

OCX file 1

odelaytime task 1

OIF

imh/pix files 1

original IRAF format 1

OMS

observation log files 1

operations & calibration timeline 1

OPUS

see "pipeline"1

oref 1, 2

orientation

spacecraft 1

spectral traces 1, 2, 3

OTFR

described 1

overscan subtraction 1

P

package

IRAF concept 1

STSDAS, structure 1, 2

paper products 1

pp_dads task 1

parallel observations 1

parameter

IRAF,types 1

see also "eparam" and "lparam"1

setting, IRAF 1

PDQ file 1

peakup

exposures 1

images 1

p-flat 1, 2, 3

pfltfile flat field 1

photcorr 1

photometry

basic, in IRAF/STSDAS 1

synthetic,synphot task 1

photometry header keywords 1

pipe

IRAF task I/O 1

pipeline

association 1

calibration, files 1

distortion correction 1

flux keywords 1

Multidrizzle 1

pipeline processing

overview 1

pixel coordinate

converting to RA and Dec 1

pixel data

GEIS file 1

pixels

MAMA high res 1

MAMA native format 1, 2

native format, MAMA 1

plot

igi task 1

pointing stability 1

position

images,coordinate conversion 1

PostScript

psikern, IRAF 1

print

plots,in IRAF 1

proposal keywords

compared to Phase II 1

psikern

PostScript IRAF kernel 1

PyFITS 1

PyRAF 1

Python 1

R

read noise, CCD 1

recalibrating 1, 2

see also "calibration" 1

recalibration 1

recentering

jitter 1

redirect

IRAF task I/O 1

reference file

header keywords 1

retrieving 1

repeat exposure

MAMA 1

resample task 1

resolution

time 1

rootname

see "files, naming conventions"1

rptcorr 1

S

SAOimage

display image 1

sc2dcorr 1

scattered light correction

echelle 1, 2

section

image 1

selectors

syntax 1, 2

sgeocorr 1

sgraph task 1, 2, 3

plot group 1

plot STIS spectra 1

shadcorr 1

shading correction 1

shading correction, CCD 1

shifts, correcting along the dispersion direction 1

side 2

failure 1

operations 1

slit wheel 1

slitless spectral images 1

software

basic2d 1

calstis 1, 2

catfits 1, 2

chcalpar 1

data analysis 1

data reduction 1

daydark 1

defringe 1

echplot 1

epix 1

hedit 1

hstephem 1

igi 1

imcalc 1

infostis 1

inttag 1

IRAF 1, 2

listarea 1

listpix 1, 2

mkfringeflat 1

mktrace 1, 2

multidrizzle 1, 2, 3

multispec 1, 2, 3

nfit1d 1

normspflat 1

ocrreject 1

paper products 1

pipeline 1

prepspec 1

sgraph 1, 2

specfit 1, 2, 3

spectral analysis tasks 1

spectral display tasks 1

splot 1, 2