10. Glossary

CCD

The CCD Table: FITS table containing info about READOUT NOISE and the list of detected bad pixels

CRV

The Curvature Model: model which describes the spectra curvatures, used to follow the spectra tracing

DataSet

A collection of data of the target or calibration files

DRS

The Data Reduction Software: the reduction core of SIPGI

EXR

The Extraction Table: FITS table containing the solution to extract spectra 2D wavelength calibrated and corrected by distortions

EXR1D

The 1D Extracted Spectra: FITS image containing 1D spectra spectra lambda calibrated, count units

EXR1DFLUX

The 1D Extracted Spectra: FITS image containing 1D spectra spectra lambda calibrated, flux units (erg cm-2 s-1-1 )

EXR2D

The 2D Extracted Spectra: FITS image containing 2D spectra spectra lambda calibrated, count units

EXR2DFLUX

The 2D Extracted Spectra: FITS image containing 2D spectra spectra lambda calibrated, flux units (erg cm-2 s-1-1 )

GRS

The Grism Table: FITS table containing in the HEADER information about extractions limits, spectra re-sampling and lambda calibration refinement

Hippparcos catalog

The FITS file catalog containing Hipparcos stars, with there stellar type and the 2MASS magnitudes (Y, H, K)

IDS

The Inverse Dispersion Solution: model which describes the relation pixel to lambda, used to lambda calibrate spectra

LIN

The Line Catalog: FITS table containing the list of expected emission lines for a given grism

MMS

The MODS Mask files: the ASCII file containing geometrical description of the MODS mask

OPT

The Optical Model: model which describes the instrument optical distortions, used to locate the slits on frame

PAF

The ASCII files containing the first guesses solutions of the 3 SIPGI models: OPT, CRV and IDS

Project

The ensemble of all data needed to achieve a data reduction

Raw sensitivity function

The curve used to obtain the Sensitivity function

Reduction unit

A collection of data of the target acquired with the same instrument configuration

Sensitivity function

The smoothed curve used to convert spectra from ADU to flux units (erg cm-2 s-1-1 )

Spectro-photometric standard

The ASCII file which contains the spectrum of a standard stars

Stellar template

The ASCII file which contains the theoretical spectrum of stars (arbitrary units)

WIN

The Window Table: FITS table containing the description of the slits and information about detected objects

WLEN END

Float FITS keyword in the header of GRS and EXR tables, which defines the ending wavelength (Å) of 2D and 1D extracted spectra

WLEN START

Float FITS keyword in the header of GRS and EXR tables, which defines the starting wavelength (Å) of 2D and 1D extracted spectra

Workspace

The main SIPGI environment