XMM-Newton Science Analysis System


eboxdetect (eboxdetect-4.30.1) [22.0.0-9173c7d25-20250127]

Parameters

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

Parameter	Mand	Type	Default	Constraints
imagesets	yes	filename	image.fits
Names of EPIC fits images$^{1,2}$
boxlistset	yes	filename	eboxlist.fits
Name of output source list
bkgimagesets	no	filename	bkgimage.fits
Names of spline background maps$^{1,2}$ (task esplinemap)
expimagesets	no	filename	expimage.fits
Names of exposure images$^{1,2}$ (task eexpmap)
detmasksets	no	filename	detmask.fits
Name of detection mask$^3$ (task emask)
mergedlistset	no	filename	mergedlist.fits
Name of merged source list (not yet implemented)
usemap	no	boolean	false
true: map mode; false: local mode
usematchedfilter	no	boolean	false
Matched filter flag; not supported in current version
withdetmask	no	boolean	false
Detection mask flag
withexpimage	no	boolean	false
Exposure image flag
withoffsets	no	boolean	false
Controls whether the offsets will be read from the merged (eident) source list – obsolete.
boxsize	no	integer	5	3 or 5
Size of detection box (3x3 or 5x5 pixels)
nruns	no	integer	3	1$\leq$param$\leq$4
Number of detection runs (detection box size is doubled after each run)
likemin	no	float	10.0	[1.0$<$param$<$50.0]
Minimum detection likelihood
ecf	no	float	1.0	[0.0$<$param$<$1000]
Energy conversion factors, given in units of $10^{-11}$ counts cm$^2$ erg$^{-1}$
hrdef	no	integer	1 2 2 3 3 4	0,10
Array of six integer numbers specifying the upper and lower energy band for each of (up to) three hardness ratios
pimin	no	integer	2000	[1$<$param$<$30000]
Lower PI channel limits of input images$^{2}$ in eV. Up to six different energy bands are allowed per instrument.
pimax	no	integer	4500	[1$<$param$<$30000]
Upper PI channel limits of input images$^{2}$ in eV. Up to six different energy bands are allowed per instrument.
imagebuffersize	no	integer	640	100$<$param$<$10000
Parameter that controls memory requirements for mosaic images (cf. emldetect description).
withimagebuffersize	no	boolean	no
Allow user-defined values of imagebuffersize.
obsmode	no	string	no	pointing|slew
Observation mode of input data: pointing (default) or slew. Parameter introduced with task version 4.24 (2015).
Parameter	Mand	Type	Default	Constraints

$^1$ File names must be ordered by instrument and energy band; maximum of six energy bands per instrument.
$^2$ One per energy band per instrument.
$^3$ One per instrument.