XMM-Newton Science Analysis System


mssllib (mssllib-2.83) [xmmsas_20230412_1735-21.0.0]

Description

The following library functions are implemented:

• COPYIMAGE: copies an image from one dataset to another.
• COPYTABLE: copies a table from one dataset to another.
• GETFILTERID: Gets the ID of an OM filter.
• PARSE: Parses a list of comma separated strings into an array of strings and a number of components.
• SORT: sorts a list of real numbers into ascending numerical order.
• READMODES: reads the CCD modes extension of a dataset.
• READHIST: reads a tracking history dataset.
• TMPFILENAME: creates a temporary filename
• REALSAME: tests whether two real numbers are the same to within a tolerance
• OMASTROMCORRECT: Astrometry correction module
• OMUTILITY: Various utility subroutines
• OMPHOTOMETRY: Various photometry subroutines for use by omdetect, omphotom and omsource
• OMSOURCEFLAGS: Various source-flagging subroutines
• OMCOINCCORR: Various subroutines for doing coincidence-loss correction
• OMDISTORTION: Various subroutines for doing distortion correction
• OMMAGNITUDE: Subroutines for computing instrumental magnitudes
• OMNUMERICS: Various numerical algorithms (eg sorting)
• OMSKYBACKGROUND: Various subroutines for computing the sky-background.
• OMCONSTANTS: Stores various constants
• OMFUNCTIONS: Various mathematical functions
• BRENT: Contains two function for finding a root of an equation (taken from Numerical Recipes)
• OMMINUM: Program for finding the minimum of a function
• OMINTERPOLATE: Various interpolation routines
• LEASTSQUARES: Various least-squares routines