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Paper: Using the SourceXtractor++ Package for Data Reduction
Volume: 538, ADASS XXXII
Page: 419
Authors: Kümmel, M.; Álvarez-Ayllón, A.; Bertin, E.; Dubath, P.; Gavazzi, R.; Hartley, W.; Schefer, M.
DOI: 10.26624/KSJF2986
Abstract: The Euclid satellite is an ESA mission scheduled for launch in September 2023. To optimally perform critical stages of the data reduction, such as object detection and morphology determination, a new and modern software package was required. We have developed SourceXtractor++ as open source software for detecting and measuring sources in astronomical images. It is a complete redesign of the original SExtractor, written mainly in C++. The package follows a modular approach and facilitates the analysis of multiple overlapping sources over many images with different pixel grids. SourceXtractor++ is already operational in many areas of the Euclid processing, and we demonstrate here the capabilities of the current version v0.19 on the basis of a set of typical use cases, which are available for download.
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