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ECH_LOCATE


Function

Locate order positions at frame central column.

Summary

This routine locates the centres of the orders in an echellogram. The central xbox columns are then sampled using a box scaled according to the expected order size. A triangle function of appropriate dimension is then convolved with the array and the resluting array is smoothed. A search is then made for the local peak values representing the approximate order centres.

The central three columns of each order are examined and assumed to be local peak intensities, the program then steps out above/below each order until it reaches either: the next order, or a pixel whose intensity falls below the threshold * peak intensity. The 'threshold' being a tunable parameter (default 0.90 = 90%)

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Martin Clayton
mjc@star.ucl.ac.uk
Mon Dec 9 17:09:35 1996