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eboxdetect (eboxdetect-4.15.1) [xmmsas_20050815_1803-6.5.0]

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Parameters

This section documents the parameters recognized by this task (if any).

ParameterMand Type Default Constraints
imagesetsyesfilenameimage.fits 
Names of EPIC fits images$^{1,2}$
 
boxlistsetyesfilenameeboxlist.fits 
Name of output source list
 
bkgimagesetsnofilenamebkgimage.fits 
Names of spline background maps$^{1,2}$
 
expimagesetsnofilenameexpimage.fits 
Names of exposure images$^{1,2}$
 
detmasksetsnofilenamedetmask.fits 
Name of detection mask$^3$
 
mergedlistsetnofilenamemergedlist.fits 
Name of merged source list
 
usemapnobooleanfalse 
true: map mode; false: local mode
 
usematchedfilternobooleanfalse 
Matched filter flag; not supported in current version
 
withdetmasknobooleanfalse 
Detection mask flag
 
withexpimagenobooleanfalse 
Exposure image flag
 
withoffsetsnobooleanfalse 
Controls whether the merged source list will be read
 
boxsizenointeger53 or 5
Size of detection box (3 x 3 or 5 x 5 pixels)
 
nrunsnointeger31$\leq$param$\leq$4
Number of detection runs (detection box size is doubled after each run)
 
likeminnofloat10.0[1.0$<$param$<$50.0]
Minimum detection likelihood
 
ecfnofloat1.0[0.001$<$param$<$1000]
Energy conversion factors, given in units of $10^{-11}$ counts cm$^2$ erg$^{-1}$ $^2$
 
hrdefnointeger1 2 2 3 3 40,10
Array of six integer numbers specifying the upper and lower energy band for each of three hardness ratios
 
piminnointeger2000[1$<$param$<$30000]
Lower PI channel limits of input images.$^{2}$
 
pimaxnointeger4500[1$<$param$<$30000]
Upper PI channel limits of input images.$^{2}$
 
ParameterMand Type Default Constraints

$^1$ Filenames must be ordered by instrument and energy band.
$^2$ One per energy band per instrument.
$^3$ One per instrument.


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