QC documentation system: QC procedure vimos_bias.py for VIMOS

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NAME vimos_bias.py
VERSION 1.0 -- edited from vimos_mosflat.py
1.0.1 -- supporting numpy V1.3 and matplotlib V0.99 (2009-10-30)
1.0.2 -- create cover sheet (2011-05-20)
1.0.3 -- skip call of scoreQC (2011-05-31)
1.0.4 -- changes needed for muc (2013-02-07)
1.0.5 -- changes for qc_mstplt v1.4 (2014-01-15)
1.0.6 -- changes for qc_mstdisp v1.3 (2014-01-20)
1.0.7 -- usage of argparse module (2014-03-31)
1.0.8 -- bug fix in call of qc_mstdisp (2014-05-09)
SYNTAX PYTHON
CALL processQC
from $DFS_PRODUCT/BIAS/$DATE
/home/vimos/python/vimos_bias.py -i -a $AB
INSTRUMENT VIMOS
RAWTYPE BIAS
PURPOSE QC check on raw and master bias frames
PROCINPUT raw bias frames and MASTER_BIAS product
QC1TABLE trending | table(s) in QC1 database:
vimos_bias
TRENDPLOT trending | HealthCheck plot(s) associated to this procedure:
trend_report_BIASLEV_HC.html | trend_report_BIASNOISE_HC.html | trend_report_BIASRMS_HC.html | trend_report_BIASRON_HC.html | trend_report_BIASTEMP_HC.html
QC1PAGE trending | associated documentation:
bias_qc1.html
QC1PLOTS
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bias0.png
upper left panel: cuts through first raw frame and master bias in X direction
upper middle panel: cuts through first raw frame and master bias in Y direction
upper right panel: histrograms of first raw frame and master, Gauss fit to master
central left panel: cuts through first raw frame and master in X direction, central area
central middle panel: cuts through first raw frame and master in Y direction, central area
central right panel: row and column averages of master
lower left panel: comparison to reference (current master - reference), cut in X direction
lower middle panel: comparison to reference (current master - reference), cut in Y direction
lower right panel: comparison to reference, histogram

bias1.png
current master bias - reference master, for all four quadrants
(only created together with plot for quadrant 1)
bias2.png
current master bias frames from all four quadrants
(only created together with plot for quadrant 1)
bias3.png
central area of first raw bias, for all four quadrants
(only created together with plot for quadrant 1)
QC1PARAM QC1 parameters written in QC1 database:
QC1 DB names: median_master | mean_master | rms_master | fpn_master | struc_master | noise_master | median_raw | mean_raw | ron_bias | rms_raw | fpn_raw | struc_raw
All parameters are calculated by the pipeline recipe.
ALGORITHM Description of algorithms:
median_master: median of the 1600x1800 central pixels of master frame
mean_master: mean of the 1600x1800 central pixels of master frame
rms_master: standard deviation of the 1600x1800 central pixels of master frame
fpn_master: fixed pattern noise of master; shift master by 10x10 pixels and subtract, calculate standard deviation of 1600x1800 central pixels of difference, subtract noise_master quadratically
struc_master: subtract quadratically fpn_master and noise_master from rms_master
noise_master: standard deviation of 1600x1800 central pixels but excluding pixels deviating by more than 3 * ron_bias / sqrt(DATANCOM)
median_raw: median of the 1600x1800 central pixels of first raw frame
mean_raw: mean of the 1600x1800 central pixels of first raw frame
ron_bias: standard deviation of the 1600x1800 central pixels of the difference of the first two raw frames, divided by sqrt(2)
rms_raw: standard deviation of the 1600x1800 central pixels of the first raw frame
fpn_raw: standard deviation of the 1600x1800 central pixels of the difference of the first and second raw bias, shifted by 10x10 pixels; ron_bias is quadratically subtracted
struc_raw: subtract quadratically fpn_raw and ron_bias from rms_raw
CERTIF Reasons for rejection:
unusual high bias level or read-out noise, change of structure, lower DATANCOM value
COMMENTS MIDAS script has been replaced by Python script (2009-08-07)
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