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adapt_merge (esas-0.11.2) [xmmsas_20201028_0905-19.0.0]


Algorithm

adapt_merge creates adaptively smoothed background subtracted and exposure corrected mosaicked images. For each unmasked pixel, the program will average neighboring pixels within a circle of increasing radius until a selected number of counts from the count image is reached. The original pixel is then given the average surface brightness for the pixels within the circle.



XMM-Newton SOC -- 2021-01-26