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embadpixfind (embadpixfind-2.6.1) [xmmsas_20230412_1735-21.0.0]

Parameters

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

ParameterMand Type Default Constraints
evimagesetyesdataset' 'none
Input image file (from emeventsproj)
 
badpixsetnodatasetbadpix.outnone
Output bad pixels file
 
incrementalnobooleannoyes/no
Add newly found bad pixels to the bad pixels file contents
 
probathresholdnoreal$1.10^{-6}$ $> 0, <1.10^{-3}$
False detection probability per pixel
 
halfwidth2dnointeger2$> 0$
Half width for 2D searches (images)
 
findbadsegmentsnobooleanyesyes/no
Look for bad segments of rows or columns as well
 
halfwidth1dnointeger3$> 0$
Half width for 1D searches (columns/rows)
 
findbrightnobooleanyesyes/no
Look for too bright pixels, rows and columns
 
minrationoreal1.5$> 1$
Minimum ratio to neighbours for bright features (when findbright=Y)
 
finddeadnobooleanyesyes/no
Look for too dark pixels, rows and columns
 
maxrationoreal0.5$> 0, <1$
Maximum ratio to neighbours for dark features (when finddead=Y)
 
niternointeger10$> 0$
Maximum number of iterations of the full detection process
 
usecalnobooleanyesyes/no
Get uplinked and dead pixels from the CAL
 
includedeadpixelsnobooleannoyes/no
Include dead pixels from CAL in output list
 
ignoreccfbrightnobooleannoyes/no
Ignore the bright pixels declared in the CAL (except uplinked)
 
ParameterMand Type Default Constraints

XMM-Newton SOC -- 2023-04-16