SMART Annotations SMART Annotations The "Annotations" button on the Dataset Manager invokes the SMART "Annotation" window. This is used to add annotations to files ...
SMART ASCII Read SMART ASCII Read (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "ASCII Read" with all relevant acknowledgements.) Whenever "AAR ASCII" is selected ...
SMART Automatic Source Finder SMART Automatic Source Finder SMART includes an Automatic Source Finder for finding sources in BCD's. Using the Automatic Source Finder ...
SMART IDEA Function BMASK SMART IDEA Function BMASK Taking the "Show/Remove bad IRS data flagged by BMASK" option from the "Bad" drop down menu from the "Fns" button ...
SMART IDEA Bad Data SMART IDEA Bad Data This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "SWS/LWS Bad Data" with all relevant acknowledgements. Clicking the "Bad" button ...
SMART IDEA Basic Analysis SMART IDEA Basic Analysis (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "Using The ISAP GUI" with all relevant acknowledgements.) Note ...
SMART Bias Changes During Extraction IRS Module Bias Changes To improve overall performance (at the expense of some sensitivity) bias voltages of some of the IRS ...
SMART IDEA Application Blackbody Fit SMART IDEA Application Blackbody Fit This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "BLACKBODY FIT" with all relevant acknowledgements ...
SMART Bug Reports and Development Suggestions The SMART development team welcomes reports of bugs found in SMART and suggestions for further development. All bug reports ...
Reporting Bugs and Getting Help Link to SMART bugtracker The SMART bugtracker is used to file tickets for bugs and help requests. Spitzer/IRS team members will ...
SMART Calibration Files Bias Voltage Change Convention SMART Calibration Files Bias Voltage Change To improve overall performance (at the expense of some sensitivity ...
SMART Calibration Campaign Numbers SMART Calibration Campaign Numbers In the ".fits" headers of SSC provided IRS BCD files there is a ".fits" keyword of "CAMPAIGN ...
SMART Calibration File Display The Calibration Files Display window is invoked from the "Calibration" "Display Current Calibration Files" option on the Project ...
SMART Calibration Files : Version 6.5.0 and up of SMART deals differently with calibration files. Calibration files are now chosen automatically depending on the ...
IMPORTANT NOTE for S15 3 Calibration Files Between 6 March 2007 and 19 June 2007 there was an error in SMART with the use of S15 3 Calibration files. The S15 3 Calibration ...
SMART Calibration Files SMART Calibration Files SMART uses a variety of calibration files. These correspond to SSC supplied Pipeline Calibration files. The SMART ...
SMART Calibration Files Obsolete Convention SMART Calibration Files Obsolete Convention A now obsolete calibration file version number convention has been maintained ...
SMART Calibration File Naming Convention SMART Calibration File Naming Convention SMART uses a variety of calibration files. Their names follow a standard convention ...
Calling IRSCLEAN from the dataset manager This is a new feature in Smart version 7.0.0 and up. ISRCLEAN is a cleaning algorithm written in IDL. It can be downloaded ...
SMART Campaign Numbers In IRS FITS data files the keyword "CAMPAIGN" denotes the campaign number in SSC format. The number is not the same as the IRS Team Campaign ...
Citing the IRS and SMART We request that authors using data from the IRS and/or the SMART software include the following acknowledgements and citations in their papers ...
IMCLEAN Version 2.0 This webpage provides information about running the following programs: imclean.pro: IDL procedure, identifies bad pixels and calls imbadfix ...
Combine DCEs from an Exposure ID New feature available in Smart version 7.0.0 and up. Several DCE images form an exposure. It is sometimes useful to combine these ...
SMART Cook Book The SMART Cook Book is a set of worked examples of how to do various processes within SMART. Basic Recipes Setting up a Project Merging ...
Core Team Notes This internal web site provides both general and specific information for the IRS Core Team about the SMART software package. SMART Introduction ...
SMART IDEA Application Make AAR SMART IDEA Application Make AAR (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant acknowledgements.) ...
SMART Cook Book Setting up a Project All work done in SMART is organized into projects. (Only one Project may be open at any one time.) A project contains one or ...
SMART Cursor, Mouse Buttons The cursor, mouse and exit buttons are configured within SMART to have helpful additional properties. List Selection Multiple entries ...
SMART File Type and Data Structure Conversion The tables here are a reference to currently available file type and data structure conversion in SMART. Descriptions ...
SMART Dataset Manager The window "Dataset" lists each input image or spectra and its details : SMART ID, Filename, Object name, AORkey, Nod position, Exposure ID ...
SMART IDEA Function Defringe LWS AOT1 SMART IDEA Function Defringe LWS AOT1 (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant acknowledgements ...
SMART Defringing Method The IRS Defringing algorithm is explained at Defringing Theory. N.B. There is also a defringing manual at IRS Defringe. This manual is ...
SMART Defringing Theory Fringing is a detector effect well known from other infra red detectors. Its effects during the ISO mission are described here : ISO Fringes ...
SMART Error and BMASK Plane during Image Operations SMART Error and BMASK Plane during Image Operations For an explanation of the Error and BMASK planes see : Error ...
SMART Error and BMASK Planes SMART Error and BMASK Plane Processing IRS Basic Calibrated Data (BCD) is usually supplied in the form of three corresponding files. ...
SMART Error and BMASK Plane during Image Operations SMART Error and BMASK Plane during Image Operations For an explanation of the Error and BMASK planes see : Error ...
SMART Error and BMASK Plane during Optimal Extraction SMART Error and BMASK Plane during Optimal Extraction For setting error plane (use/not use) during optimal extraction ...
SMART Export to File NOTE : Information about different file formats relevant to SMART and converting between them can be found at : File Type and Data Structure ...
SMART Spectral Extraction Automatic Defaulting Module In certain circumstances SMART spectral extraction automatically changes the extraction to the default regardless ...
SMART Spectral Extraction Automatic Defaulting Source In certain circumstances SMART spectral extraction will automatically default the extraction being used regardless ...
SMART Bad Pixels During Extraction This page explains how different extraction types in SMART handle bad pixels. For an explanation of the different types of extraction ...
SMART Spectral Extraction Calibration Theory Making an RSRF File An RSRF is a Relative Spectral Response Function. Making a SMART RSRF file is described here : Making ...
SMART Optimal Extraction SMART Optimal Extraction Optimal extraction is the process of extracting spectra by fitting a known PSF (point spread function) to the IRS ...
SMART Optimal Extraction Theory SMART Optimal Extraction Theory The basic theory of optimal extraction is described in the following publications : An optimal extraction ...
SMART Sky Subtraction During Extraction Sky subtraction is a process by which background noise is removed from the image. In SMART, this can by done in several ways ...
SMART IDP3 FITS File Viewer IDP3, an IDL based interactive astromonical image analysis package, may be used alongside the SMART package. It was developed by the NICMOS ...
SMART IDEA Application Fix STDEV SMART IDEA Application Fix STDEV (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant acknowledgements. ...
SMART GUI Start Up First install SMART on your system. (See SMART Download and Installation). To invoke the SMART GUI at the system prompt type : smart This will ...
SMART Cook Book Hi Res Spectral Mapping ("Step and Stare") Usage This recipe assumes that you have IRS high resolution data (Short high or long high modules) taken ...
SMART Cook Book Reducing IRS Hi Res Staring Observations Usage This recipe assumes that you have IRS high resolution data (From either of short high or long high modules ...
SMART IDEA Check For Overrides SMART IDEA Check For Overrides Under certain circumstances during extraction SMART will override the user requested extraction parameters ...
SMART IDEA Applications (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant acknowledgements.) Running IDEA Applications To run an Application ...
SMART IDEA Application Arithm2(Ref) SMART IDEA Application Arithm2(Ref) (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant acknowledgements ...
SMART IDEA Application Average SMART IDEA Application Average (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Averaging Routine" with all relevant acknowledgements ...
SMART IDEA Functions (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant acknowledgements.) Fns : This displays a drop down menu with ...
SMART IDEA Positional Description (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant acknowledgements.) This page gives a brief description ...
SMART IDEA Main Window The SMART IDEA Main window provides multiple functionality for processing data. Normally it is invoked automatically when an extraction is run ...
SMART IDEA Application Zodiacal SMART IDEA Application Zodiacal (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "Zodiacal" with all relevant acknowledgements.) This ...
SMART IDEA Application Norm(Const,NoWeight) SMART IDEA Application Norm(Const,NoWeight) (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant ...
SMART IDEA Application OPlot Data to Ref SMART IDEA Application OPlot Data to Ref (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant acknowledgements ...
SMART IDEA Application Photometery SMART IDEA Application Photometery (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "Photometery" with all relevant acknowledgements ...
SMART IDEA Plot Style Preferences SMART IDEA Plot Style Preferences (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant acknowledgements ...
SMART IDEA Application Rebin to Reference Scale SMART IDEA Application Rebin to Reference Scale This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "Rebin to Reference Scale ...
SMART IDEA Application Rebin SMART IDEA Application Rebin This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "Rebin and Define Scale" with all relevant acknowledgements ...
SMART IDEA Window Resizing SMART IDEA Window Resizing (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "Resizing of ISAP Windows" with all relevant acknowledgements ...
SMART IDEA Application Selection Info SMART IDEA Application Selection Info (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant acknowledgements ...
SMART IDEA Application Smooth SMART IDEA Application Smooth This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "Gui Smooth" with all relevant acknowledgements. IMPORTANT ...
SMART IDEA Stored Data Sets (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant acknowledgements.) The Store button displays a seperate ...
SMART IDEA Function Units Conversion SMART IDEA Function Units Conversion This window can be displayed in one of two ways : Clicking "Change Units" on the IDEA Main ...
SMART IDEA Application X Shift SMART IDEA Application X Shift (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant acknowledgements.) ...
SMART IDEA Application X Shift(Ref) SMART IDEA Application X Shift(Ref) (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant acknowledgements ...
SMART Image Operations The image operations window is invoked by clicking on the "Image operations" button on the Dataset Manager. This allows arithmetic operations ...
SMART Image Operations Weighted Mean SMART Image Operations Weighted Mean For weighting the data points with a predetermined set of error values (such as the ...
SMART FOVID Values In IRS FITS data files the keyword "FOVID" denotes the particular field of view for a given observation. This table lists the possible values ...
SMART IDEA Alphabetical Listing (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "ISAP GUI Buttons" with all relevant acknowledgements.) 2PROJ AAR ABOUT ADD DATA TAG ...
SMART Jargon .smp: SMART Project, the file extension for SMART Project Files 2MASS: Two Micron All Sky Survey AAAS: American Association for the Advancement ...
SMART Application Line Fit SMART Application Line Fit (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "Line fitting module" with all relevant acknowledgements.) Overview ...
SMART Cook Book IRS Low Res Spectral Mapping ("Step and Stare") Usage This recipe assumes that you have IRS low resolution data (Short low or long low modules) taken ...
SMART Cook Book IRS Low Res Staring AOR instrumental column with sky subtraction options Usage This recipe assumes that you have IRS low resolution data (From either ...
Making RSRF Files An RSRF is a Relative Spectral Response Function. It is used to calibrate IRS "droopres" type data. It is recommended that those unfamiliar with ...
SMART Manual Source Finder Note : The Manual Source Finder is designed for IRS Low Resolution data where the slit is wider than the point spread function (psf ...
SMART Cook Book Merging Orders Ensure that the two orders are seperate data sets within the GUI. Either they can be loaded/extracted seperately or multiple orders ...
;# .dc1 ; ; Identifier sm list files ; ; Purpose to list all files in a given directory ; ; Synopsis filelist sm list files(dir) ; ; Arguments Name I/O ...
SMART IDEA Application Norm(Const,Weight) SMART IDEA Application Norm(Const,Weight) (This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Buttons" with all relevant ...
SMART IDEA Application Clip SMART IDEA Application Clip This page is adapted from the ISAP WWW page "GUI Clip" with all relevant acknowledgements. Gui Clipping Routine ...
SMART Project Manager Project Manager The "SMART Project Manager" window is the starting point for using SMART. All data processed in SMART is organised into "projects ...
SMART Releases The version number of a SMART release can be found in the file smart/smart version.txt within an unpacked smart installation. It can also be seen ...
PDF versions PDF version of the current documentation. Saved PDF states of the documentation: for Smart v7.0.1, v6.4.0 Table of Contents NOTE: To new users ...
SMART Calibration File Selection : Version 6.5.0 and up of SMART deals differently with calibration files. Calibration files are now chosen automatically depending ...
SMART Acknowledge SMART SMART Acknowledge SMART This window displays the IRS Team and Cornell University logos. Below it is the current SMART version number. Below ...
Adopt GUI: Analysis tab The Analysis tab looks like this: Positions Contains the array of the positions of the sources in the slit. Positions are given with ...
Adopt GUI: Calibration tab The Calibration tab looks like this: Optimal extraction parameters This panel only displays the current settings. See Adopt options ...
Calling the Adopt package There are several ways to call the Adopt package which may be more convenient depending on the number of images to process. These choices ...
Optimal extraction cookbook Important steps before extraction Suitability for optimal extraction It is important to check a priori for possible mispointings or ...
Adopt GUI: Extent tab The extent window looks like this: Profiles The top plots show the PSF spatial profile and the data spatial profile. The profiles are ...
Smart optimal extraction GUI The user interface for optimal extraction includes many options and extraction possibilities. It is divided into several tabs accessible ...
Adopt GUI: Input Files tab Description The Input Files tab appearance depends on the way it has been called. If called from Smart via the tools menu or via the command ...
Optimal extraction options The optimal extraction options window can be called by clicking Options Optimal extraction parameters in the main Smart Dataset manager ...
Important note on SL2 optimal extraction The instrumental profile in the SL2 detector is relatively narrow, so that most of the power within the PSF can be contained ...
Scripting optimal extraction It is sometimes convenient to use scripts when a large number of spectra are to be extracted with optimal extraction. Although scripts ...
Adopt GUI: Skyplot tab The skyplot window looks like this: Sky plot The plot window shows the slit projection on the sky. The possible options to plot can be ...
Adopt GUI: Sources tab The Sources tab looks like this: Coordinates This panel gives the coordinates from the header, in degrees and in HMS/DMS. Three sets ...
Adopt GUI: Spatial variations tab The spatial variations window looks like this: This tab allows the user to extract a point like sources along the slit. The ...
SMART Data Structures SMART utilises a number of data structures to store and manipulate data. The main ones are : The 1D data, (ie. spectra), are stored in the ...
SMART Frequently Asked Questions This page lists the most frequently asked questions about SMART. If you wish to add a question and answer to it please contact the ...
SMART FITS Header Editor SMART FITS Header Editor The SMART FITS Header Editor allows editing and searching of FITS file headers. It is invoked by : Clicking on ...
SMART FITS Header Keywords SMART uses a number of FITS keywords that are added to the FITS header for use in analysis. Fixed Format Keywords Header Keyword Type ...
Important Note For users who already have SMART installed and are upgrading to a new version : when first used SMART makes an extra directory called "smart bin". ...
Smart Optimal Extraction ("Adopt" package) Smart includes an extraction algorithm based on the use of point spread functions (PSFs) to find the flux of point like ...
SMART People To contact the SMART developers with comments, suggestions, ideas and criticism : SMART Contact This project would go nowhere without the hard work of ...
SMART Quick Look The Quick Look FITS file viewer has been developed for preliminary viewing ("quick look") FITS files before or at selected points during in depth ...
SMART Scripting Guide SMART Scripting Basic SMART is designed so that many of its facilities can be used directly without invoking the SMART Project Manager or ...
SMART Provided Scripts A number of scripts are provided with SMART for various purposes. These are kept in the directories: IDL Scripts : smart/scripts/pro ...
SMART Trouble Shooting In the event of a crash of SMART type "retall" at the "IDL " prompt. This will clear down the variables and it may be possible to re invoke ...
Main differences between SMART and SPICE Disclaimer : This page aims at explaining the main differences between the IRS softwares SMART and SPICE. The focus is not ...
SMART SMTV File Viewer SPECIAL NOTE : ATV was written originally by Aaron Barth, now at Caltech, (with contributions from others). The work of the original developers ...
SMART Spectral Extraction new feature in Smart version 7.0.0 and up: when the source is not found by the Tapered Column algorithm, the user can choose to skip the ...
SMART Spectral Extraction Theory Extraction is the process of converting an image from the spectrograph into a spectrum. This page describes the steps performed on ...
SMART Spectral Extraction Types Choosing to perform a spectral extraction displays a window titled "Extraction", listing the different extraction types available ...
SMART Cook Book Making a 3 Plane Data File for SMART Usage SMART processes input data comprised of 3 plane images. Data from the Spitzer (formerly SIRTF) satellite ...
Setting User Parameters The SMART Parameters are a set of parameters used by SMART in processing data. Default values are supplied for all of them, however users may ...
SMART User Parameters Setting User Parameters The SMART User Parameters are a set of parameters used by SMART in processing data. Default values are supplied for ...
SMART User Supplied Calibration Files SMART User Supplied Calibration Files SMART allows users to add their own Calibration files and use them alongside SMART supplied ...
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