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MOPEX User's Guide - IRSA

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6.5.19 APEX Modules: Aperture Photometry<br />

Command Line Equivalent: run_aperture<br />

Default Output Directory: <br />

De pe nds On: Detect or Input user list<br />

Relevant Pipelines: All<br />

<strong>MOPEX</strong> User’s <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Important notes: The input image for this module is not set from within the parameter block, but<br />

in the APEX Settings module, using the parameter Use Background Subtracted Image For<br />

Aperture. When using a sky annulus to subtract the background, we recommend using the<br />

original image as input rather than the background-subtracted one (i.e. do not turn on the Use<br />

Background Subtracted Image For Aperture option).<br />

PURPOSE<br />

This module calculates the flux(es) within each specified circular aperture for each source in<br />

the extract table. It will optionally subtract a background value from a user-defined annulus.<br />

The background value can be set to the median or mode of the good pixels in the annulus.<br />

The aperture photometry is calculated using an exact algorithm to compute a fractional<br />

aperture-pixel overlap.<br />

INPUT<br />

Number of Apertures: (int) Number of circular apertures to draw around each source,<br />

between 1 and 5.<br />

Aperture Radius N: (float) Radius of aperture N in pixe ls.<br />

Min Number Pixe ls: (int) Minimum number of good pixels required in the annulus. If there<br />

are fewer, it will not subtract the background.<br />

Annulus Compute Type: The method used to compute the sky background. Choices are<br />

median or mode of the good pixels in the background annulus.<br />

Inner Radius: (float) Inner radius of annulus in pixels.<br />

Outer Radius: (float) Outer radius of annulus in pixels.<br />

Use Annulus: Check this box to subtract the background as calculated using a user-defined<br />

annulus.<br />

Point Source Extraction (APEX) 151<br />

APEX Modules

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