XMM-Newton Science Analysis System


binimagemerge (binadaptmerge-0.12.1) [xmmsas_20230412_1735-21.0.0]

Algorithm

 Read parameters.
 Derive appropriate input and output filenames.
 Foreach band:
  Open all the files:
   Input image, e.g. mosaic-fovim-350-1100.fits
   Input Exposure Map
   Input Mask if applicable
   Input QPB, SP, SWCX Maps if applicable
   Determine counts for each input image
 Endforeach 
 Bin the data (withbinning=T)
 Adaptively smooth the data (withsmoothing=T)
 Plot radial profile and size in QDP 
 Open two new output files
 If withsmoothing=T then
  Write adapted and size arrays to output files
 else 
  Write rate and sigma arrays to output files
 endif
 Add coord keywords
 Close output files.