pypeit.spectrographs.vlt_xshooter module

Module for VLT X-Shooter

class pypeit.spectrographs.vlt_xshooter.VLTXShooterNIRSpectrograph[source]

Bases: VLTXShooterSpectrograph

Child to handle VLT/XSHOOTER specific code

bpm(filename, det, shape=None, msbias=None)[source]

Generate a default bad-pixel mask.

Even though they are both optional, either the precise shape for the image (shape) or an example file that can be read to get the shape (filename using get_image_shape()) must be provided.

Parameters:
  • filename (str or None) – An example file to use to get the image shape.

  • det (int) – 1-indexed detector number to use when getting the image shape from the example file.

  • shape (tuple, optional) – Processed image shape Required if filename is None Ignored if filename is not None

  • msbias (numpy.ndarray, optional) – Processed bias frame used to identify bad pixels

Returns:

An integer array with a masked value set to 1 and an unmasked value set to 0. All values are set to 0.

Return type:

numpy.ndarray

camera = 'XShooter_NIR'

Name of the spectrograph camera or arm. This is used by specdb, so use that naming convention

check_frame_type(ftype, fitstbl, exprng=None)[source]

Check for frames of the provided type.

Parameters:
Returns:

Boolean array with the flags selecting the exposures in fitstbl that are ftype type frames.

Return type:

numpy.ndarray

comment = 'See :doc:`xshooter`'

A brief comment or description regarding PypeIt usage with this spectrograph.

classmethod default_pypeit_par()[source]

Return the default parameters to use for this instrument.

Returns:

Parameters required by all of PypeIt methods.

Return type:

PypeItPar

property dloglam

Return the logarithmic step in wavelength for output spectra.

get_detector_par(det, hdu=None)[source]

Return metadata for the selected detector.

Parameters:
  • det (int) – 1-indexed detector number.

  • hdu (astropy.io.fits.HDUList, optional) – The open fits file with the raw image of interest. If not provided, frame-dependent parameters are set to a default.

Returns:

Object with the detector metadata.

Return type:

DetectorContainer

init_meta()[source]

Define how metadata are derived from the spectrograph files.

That is, this associates the PypeIt-specific metadata keywords with the instrument-specific header cards using meta.

property loglam_minmax

Return the base-10 logarithm of the first and last wavelength for ouput spectra.

name = 'vlt_xshooter_nir'

The name of the spectrograph. See Spectrographs for the currently supported spectrographs.

property norders

Number of orders for this spectograph. Should only defined for echelle spectrographs, and it is undefined for the base class.

order_platescale(order_vec, binning=None)[source]

Return the platescale for each echelle order.

This routine is only defined for echelle spectrographs, and it is undefined in the base class.

Parameters:
  • order_vec (numpy.ndarray) – The vector providing the order numbers.

  • binning (str, optional) – The string defining the spectral and spatial binning.

Returns:

An array with the platescale for each order provided by order.

Return type:

numpy.ndarray

property order_spat_pos

Return the expected spatial position of each echelle order.

property orders

Return the order number for each echelle order.

pypeit_file_keys()[source]

Define the list of keys to be output into a standard PypeIt file.

Returns:

The list of keywords in the relevant PypeItMetaData instance to print to the PypeIt Reduction File.

Return type:

list

property spec_min_max

Return the minimum and maximum spectral pixel expected for the spectral range of each order.

supported = True

Flag that PypeIt code base has been sufficiently tested with data from this spectrograph that it is officially supported by the development team.

class pypeit.spectrographs.vlt_xshooter.VLTXShooterSpectrograph[source]

Bases: Spectrograph

Child to handle VLT/XSHOOTER specific code

check_frame_type(ftype, fitstbl, exprng=None)[source]

Check for frames of the provided type.

Parameters:
Returns:

Boolean array with the flags selecting the exposures in fitstbl that are ftype type frames.

Return type:

numpy.ndarray

compound_meta(headarr, meta_key)[source]

Methods to generate metadata requiring interpretation of the header data, instead of simply reading the value of a header card.

Parameters:
Returns:

Metadata value read from the header(s).

Return type:

object

config_independent_frames()[source]

Define frame types that are independent of the fully defined instrument configuration.

This method returns a dictionary where the keys of the dictionary are the list of configuration-independent frame types. The value of each dictionary element can be set to one or more metadata keys that can be used to assign each frame type to a given configuration group. See set_configurations() and how it interprets the dictionary values, which can be None.

Returns:

Dictionary where the keys are the frame types that are configuration-independent and the values are the metadata keywords that can be used to assign the frames to a configuration group.

Return type:

dict

configuration_keys()[source]

Return the metadata keys that define a unique instrument configuration.

This list is used by PypeItMetaData to identify the unique configurations among the list of frames read for a given reduction.

Returns:

List of keywords of data pulled from file headers and used to construct the PypeItMetaData object.

Return type:

list

ech_fixed_format = True

If an echelle spectrograph, this will be set to a boolean indicating whether it is a fixed format or tiltable echelle.

header_name = 'XSHOOTER'

Name of the spectrograph camera or arm from the Header. Usually the INSTRUME card.

init_meta()[source]

Define how metadata are derived from the spectrograph files.

That is, this associates the PypeIt-specific metadata keywords with the instrument-specific header cards using meta.

ndet = 1

Number of detectors for this instrument.

pypeit_file_keys()[source]

Define the list of keys to be output into a standard PypeIt file.

Returns:

The list of keywords in the relevant PypeItMetaData instance to print to the PypeIt Reduction File.

Return type:

list

pypeline = 'Echelle'

String used to select the general pipeline approach for this spectrograph.

raw_header_cards()[source]

Return additional raw header cards to be propagated in downstream output files for configuration identification.

The list of raw data FITS keywords should be those used to populate the configuration_keys() or are used in config_specific_par() for a particular spectrograph, if different from the name of the PypeIt metadata keyword.

This list is used by subheader_for_spec() to include additional FITS keywords in downstream output files.

Returns:

List of keywords from the raw data files that should be propagated in output files.

Return type:

list

telescope = Parameter     Value                Default  Type        Callable ---------------------------------------------------------------- name          VLT                  KECK     str         False    longitude     -70.40498688000002   None     int, float  False    latitude      -24.627439409999997  None     int, float  False    elevation     2668.999999999649    None     int, float  False    fratio        None                 None     int, float  False    diameter      8.2                  None     int, float  False    eff_aperture  51.2                 None     int, float  False   

Instance of TelescopePar providing telescope-specific metadata.

url = 'https://www.eso.org/sci/facilities/paranal/instruments/xshooter.html'

Reference url

class pypeit.spectrographs.vlt_xshooter.VLTXShooterUVBSpectrograph[source]

Bases: VLTXShooterSpectrograph

Child to handle VLT/XSHOOTER specific code for the UVB arm

bpm(filename, det, shape=None, msbias=None)[source]

Generate a default bad-pixel mask.

Even though they are both optional, either the precise shape for the image (shape) or an example file that can be read to get the shape (filename using get_image_shape()) must be provided.

Parameters:
  • filename (str or None) – An example file to use to get the image shape.

  • det (int) – 1-indexed detector number to use when getting the image shape from the example file.

  • shape (tuple, optional) – Processed image shape Required if filename is None Ignored if filename is not None

  • msbias (numpy.ndarray, optional) – Processed bias frame used to identify bad pixels

Returns:

An integer array with a masked value set to 1 and an unmasked value set to 0. All values are set to 0.

Return type:

numpy.ndarray

camera = 'XShooter_UVB'

Name of the spectrograph camera or arm. This is used by specdb, so use that naming convention

comment = 'See :doc:`xshooter`'

A brief comment or description regarding PypeIt usage with this spectrograph.

classmethod default_pypeit_par()[source]

Return the default parameters to use for this instrument.

Returns:

Parameters required by all of PypeIt methods.

Return type:

PypeItPar

get_detector_par(det, hdu=None)[source]

Return metadata for the selected detector.

Parameters:
  • det (int) – 1-indexed detector number.

  • hdu (astropy.io.fits.HDUList, optional) – The open fits file with the raw image of interest. If not provided, frame-dependent parameters are set to a default.

Returns:

Object with the detector metadata.

Return type:

DetectorContainer

init_meta()[source]

Define how metadata are derived from the spectrograph files.

That is, this associates the PypeIt-specific metadata keywords with the instrument-specific header cards using meta.

name = 'vlt_xshooter_uvb'

The name of the spectrograph. See Spectrographs for the currently supported spectrographs.

property norders

Number of orders observed for this spectograph.

order_platescale(order_vec, binning=None)[source]

Return the platescale for each echelle order.

This routine is only defined for echelle spectrographs, and it is undefined in the base class.

Parameters:
  • order_vec (numpy.ndarray) – The vector providing the order numbers.

  • binning (str, optional) – The string defining the spectral and spatial binning.

Returns:

An array with the platescale for each order provided by order.

Return type:

numpy.ndarray

property order_spat_pos

Return the expected spatial position of each echelle order.

The following lines generated the values below:

from pypeit import edgetrace
edges = edgetrace.EdgeTraceSet.from_file('Edges_A_1_DET01.fits.gz')

nrm_edges = edges.edge_fit[edges.nspec//2,:] / edges.nspat
slit_cen = ((nrm_edges + np.roll(nrm_edges,1))/2)[np.arange(nrm_edges.size//2)*2+1]
property orders

Return the order number for each echelle order.

property spec_min_max

Return the minimum and maximum spectral pixel expected for the spectral range of each order.

supported = True

Flag that PypeIt code base has been sufficiently tested with data from this spectrograph that it is officially supported by the development team.

class pypeit.spectrographs.vlt_xshooter.VLTXShooterVISSpectrograph[source]

Bases: VLTXShooterSpectrograph

Child to handle VLT/XSHOOTER specific code

bpm(filename, det, shape=None, msbias=None)[source]

Generate a default bad-pixel mask.

Even though they are both optional, either the precise shape for the image (shape) or an example file that can be read to get the shape (filename using get_image_shape()) must be provided.

Parameters:
  • filename (str or None) – An example file to use to get the image shape.

  • det (int) – 1-indexed detector number to use when getting the image shape from the example file.

  • shape (tuple, optional) – Processed image shape Required if filename is None Ignored if filename is not None

  • msbias (numpy.ndarray, optional) – Processed bias frame used to identify bad pixels

Returns:

An integer array with a masked value set to 1 and an unmasked value set to 0. All values are set to 0.

Return type:

numpy.ndarray

camera = 'XShooter_VIS'

Name of the spectrograph camera or arm. This is used by specdb, so use that naming convention

comment = 'See :doc:`xshooter`'

A brief comment or description regarding PypeIt usage with this spectrograph.

classmethod default_pypeit_par()[source]

Return the default parameters to use for this instrument.

Returns:

Parameters required by all of PypeIt methods.

Return type:

PypeItPar

property dloglam

Return the logarithmic step in wavelength for output spectra.

get_detector_par(det, hdu=None)[source]

Return metadata for the selected detector.

Parameters:
  • det (int) – 1-indexed detector number.

  • hdu (astropy.io.fits.HDUList, optional) – The open fits file with the raw image of interest. If not provided, frame-dependent parameters are set to a default.

Returns:

Object with the detector metadata.

Return type:

DetectorContainer

init_meta()[source]

Define how metadata are derived from the spectrograph files.

That is, this associates the PypeIt-specific metadata keywords with the instrument-specific header cards using meta.

property loglam_minmax

Return the base-10 logarithm of the first and last wavelength for ouput spectra.

name = 'vlt_xshooter_vis'

The name of the spectrograph. See Spectrographs for the currently supported spectrographs.

property norders

Number of orders observed for this spectograph.

order_platescale(order_vec, binning=None)[source]

Return the platescale for each echelle order.

This routine is only defined for echelle spectrographs, and it is undefined in the base class.

Parameters:
  • order_vec (numpy.ndarray) – The vector providing the order numbers.

  • binning (str, optional) – The string defining the spectral and spatial binning.

Returns:

An array with the platescale for each order provided by order.

Return type:

numpy.ndarray

property order_spat_pos

Return the expected spatial position of each echelle order.

property orders

Return the order number for each echelle order.

property spec_min_max

Return the minimum and maximum spectral pixel expected for the spectral range of each order.

supported = True

Flag that PypeIt code base has been sufficiently tested with data from this spectrograph that it is officially supported by the development team.