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| Paper: |
Automating Reduction of Multifiber Spectra from the MMT Hectospec and Hectochelle |
| Volume: |
376, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XVI |
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249 |
| Authors: |
Mink, D.J.; Wyatt, W.F.; Caldwell, N.; Conroy, M.A.; Furesz, G.; Tokarz, S.P. |
| Abstract: |
Hectospec, the MMT's low resolution, 300 fiber spectrograph, posed some interesting and unique problems for reduction software development. To address these issues as well as the usual ones encountered in a multifiber spectrograph, we built a semi-automatic reduction pipeline, SPECROAD, using host IRAF CL scripting. The pipeline is based on existing IRAF tasks, modified when necessary, with some locally-developed procedures added. For quality control purposes, some human interaction was kept in the process. The pipeline takes raw data and produces one-dimensional, wavelength calibrated, sky subtracted, and velocity correlated spectra that are automatically distributed to their owners and added to a database. We are currently developing a pipeline for the 240-fiber Hectochelle high-dispersion spectrograph and we will discuss the additional issues which have complicated its data reduction. |
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