Parameter | Mand | Type | Default | Constraints |
imagesets | yes | filename list | image.fits | |
Names of input EPIC fits
images | ||||
boxlistset | yes | filename | eboxlist.fits | |
Name of input eboxdetect
source list | ||||
mllistset | yes | filename | emllist.fits | |
Name of output emldetect
source list | ||||
withexpimage | no | boolean | true | |
Use exposure maps | ||||
expimagesets | no | filename list | expimage.fits | |
Names of exposure maps | ||||
withdetmask | no | boolean | false | |
If true, only sky pixels inside the detection mask will be used in the PSF fits. | ||||
detmasksets | no | filename list | detmask.fits | |
Names of detection masks | ||||
bkgimagesets | yes | filename list | bkgimage.fits | |
Names of background images | ||||
withsourcemap | no | boolean | false | |
Controls whether source maps (one per input image) will be written | ||||
sourceimagesets | no | filename list | srcmap.fits | |
Names of source maps | ||||
mergedlistset | no | filename | mergedlist.fits | |
Name of merged source
list – obsolete | ||||
mlmin | no | float | 10.0 | [1.0 |
Minimum detection
likelihood for including a source in the output list | ||||
dmlextmin | no | float | 10.0 | [1.0 |
Required likelihood improvement for source extent | ||||
scut | no | float | 0.9 | [0.4 |
Source selection radius for multi-source fitting (expressed as fraction of the normalized PSF integrated
to the desired radius). | ||||
ecut | no | float | 0.68 | [0.4 |
Source
cut-out radius for PSF-fitting (expressed as fraction of the
normalized PSF integrated to the desired cut-out radius). | ||||
ecf | no | float | 1.0 | [0.0 |
Energy conversion factors,
given in units of | ||||
xidecf | no | float | 1.0 | [0.0 |
XID-band energy conversion factors,
given in units of | ||||
useevents | no | boolean | false | |
Photon mode flag (mode not yet implemented) | ||||
fitposition | no | boolean | true | |
Fit source positions | ||||
fitextent | no | boolean | false | |
Fit source extent | ||||
fitcounts | no | boolean | true | |
Fit source counts (not yet implemented) | ||||
fitnegative | no | boolean | false | |
Allow fitted count rates to become negative | ||||
determineerrors | no | boolean | true | |
Determine statistical errors | ||||
withoffsets | no | boolean | false | |
Flag for reading offsets from eident
source list – obsolete | ||||
withxidband | no | boolean | false | |
Controls whether XID band output will be written | ||||
usecalpsf | no | boolean | true | |
Read PSF from the calibration
database. This parameter is obsolete and has no effect anymore. | ||||
extentmodel | no | string | gaussian | gaussian | beta |
Model function for source extent | ||||
psfmodel | no | string | ellbeta | ellbeta | medium | slew |
Model PSF: fully 2d
parameterized analytical EPIC PSFs (ellbeta, default from version 5.17.2 on)
or medium accuracy PSF for observations in pointing mode; slew for pn
observations in slew mode | ||||
minextent | no | float | 1.5 | [0.0 |
Minimum allowed value for the extent parameter of an extent model in image pixels | ||||
maxextent | no | float | 20.0 | [0.1 |
Maximum allowed value for the extent parameter of an extent model in image pixels | ||||
withhotpixelfilter | no | boolean | false | |
If true, the likelihood contribution of the brightest pixel will be ignored (i.e., detections relying
on a single pixel will be disregarded). | ||||
nmaxfit | no | integer | 1 | 1,10 |
Maximum number of neighbouring sources to be fit simultaneously (nmaxfit | ||||
nmulsou | no | integer | 1 | 1,3 |
Allow fit to split up one input source in
maximum nmulsou sources (nmaxfit | ||||
pimin | no | integer | 2000 | [0 |
Lower energy boundaries of
images; units: eV; one value per input image and up to six energy bands per instrument. | ||||
pimax | no | integer | 4500 | [0 |
Upper energy boundaries of images; units: eV; one value per input image and up to six energy bands per instrument. | ||||
hrpndef | no | integer | 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 | 0,10 |
Array of up to eight indices
(integer) specifying the upper and lower energy band for each of the hardness
ratios for PN; i.e. two numbers per energy band. | ||||
hrm1def | no | integer | 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 | 0,10 |
Array of up to eight indices
(integer) specifying the upper and lower energy band for each of the
hardness ratios for MOS1; i.e. two numbers per energy band. | ||||
hrm2def | no | integer | 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 | 0,10 |
Array of up to eight indices
(integer) specifying the upper and lower energy band for each of the
hardness ratios for MOS2; i.e. two numbers per energy band. | ||||
xidpndef | no | integer | 2 3 4 | 0,10 |
Index of the energy band(s) from which
the images / start values for the XID band are taken for PN | ||||
xidm1def | no | integer | 2 3 4 | 0,10 |
Index of the energy band(s) from which
the images / start values for the XID band are taken for MOS1 | ||||
xidm2def | no | integer | 2 3 4 | 0,10 |
Index of the energy band(s) from which
the images / start values for the XID band are taken for MOS 2 | ||||
xidfixed | no | boolean | false | |
Run emldetect
on XID-band image with positions and source extent fixed to input values | ||||
withthreshold | no | boolean | false | |
Allow splitting up into multi-PSF fitting only for sources above threshold | ||||
threshold | no | float | 20 | [param |
Value of threshold for multi-PSF fitting | ||||
threshcolumn | no | string | LIKE | LIKE | SCTS | RATE |
Column in input list on which threshold will be applied | ||||
withtwostage | no | boolean | false | |
Use two-stage process for multi PSF (nmulsou | ||||
imagebuffersize | no | integer | 640 | 100 |
Parameter that
controls memory requirements for mosaic images. | ||||
withimagebuffersize | no | boolean | no | |
Allow user-defined values of imagebuffersize. | ||||
Parameter | Mand | Type | Default | Constraints |
Space-separated list, sorted by instrument and energy band. I.e., energy band one to energy band
of instrument one is followed by energy band one to
of instrument two.
One per instrument per energy band; space-separated list, maximum of six
energy bands per instrument.
One per instrument; space-separated list.
A parameter value of
would thus correspond to an infinite radius.
XMM-Newton SOC -- 2025-01-27