QC documentation system: QC procedure qc_GAIN for VIRCAM

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NAME qc_GAIN.sh
VERSION 1.0 -- 2006-10-11, writeQC and scoreQC
2.0 -- 2008-06-10, fits.fz supported
2.1 -- 2010-01-27, docu updated
2.2 -- 2017-08-30, docu updated
SYNTAX SHELL
CALL called by processQC
from $DFS_PRODUCT/GAIN/$DATE:
CALL_SYNTAX GAIN 0000.fits &&qc_GAIN -a $AB -u vircam -e 0 -level 3 2\>\&1 \> $DFS_LOG/$AB.qclog&&
INSTRUMENT VIRCAM
RAWTYPE GAIN
PURPOSE quality control script for VIRCAM GAIN product frames
Reads QC parameters from product fits headers and writes them into the QC1 DB (using -level 0).
This shell script does not call any python scripts.
only writeQC and scoreQC (basic QC service).
PROCINPUT There are three command line paramaters:
-a {AB}
-e {extensions}
-level {processing category}
use -e 0 and -level 0
QC1TABLE trending | table(s) in QC1 database:
vircam_gain
TRENDPLOT trending | HealthCheck plot(s) associated to this procedure:
trend_report_GAIN_AVG_HC.html | trend_report_READNOISE_AVG_HC.html
QC1PAGE trending | associated documentation: none
QC1PLOTS
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QC1PARAM QC1 parameters written into QC1 table:
FITSNAME, DBNAME , typical value, description:
QC.GAIN , qc_gain, CONAD in e-/ADU
QC.READNOISE , qc_readnoise in e-
(from QC script) , qc_counts, flat counts in ADU
(from QC script) , qc_flux, lamp flux in ADU/sec
ALGORITHM Description of algorithms:
Standard method using two flats and two dark frames.
CERTIF NONE
COMMENTS The only product is the READGAIN_TABLE. There is no QC report. Given the variable horizontal detector stripes, the gain values are not reliable, please check the problems section.
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