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MOPEX User's Guide - IRSA

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⎛<br />

W= ⎜<br />

⎝<br />

∑<br />

c j<br />

2<br />

σ j<br />

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

Mosaicking (mosaic.pl) 88<br />

Mosaic Modules<br />

j<br />

⎞<br />

⎟<br />

⎠<br />

Equation 5.6<br />

where σj is the pixel value of the corresponding uncertainty image, and co-added coverage C<br />

is simply the sum of the individual input coverages:<br />

∑<br />

C = c j<br />

j<br />

Equation 5.7<br />

Exposure Time Weighted Average: If Integration Time Weighted Coadd is selected then<br />

<strong>MOPEX</strong> weights the co-added pixels by the exposure time given in the FITS header keyword<br />

specified. For Spitzer data, the integration time is given by the keyword EXPTIME.<br />

Sigma Weighting: This option is not recommended when sources are present. If Sigma<br />

Weighted Coadd is selected, then a co-added pixel value O is given by the following<br />

expression:<br />

O =<br />

∑<br />

c jI j<br />

2<br />

j σ j<br />

W 2<br />

Equation 5.8<br />

Median Mosaic: If the Create Median Mosaic box is checked then the pixels are co-added<br />

by taking the median value of the stack. Warning: Flux is not conserved. This option is<br />

useful for a quick-look mosaic, but should never be used for science.<br />

Absolute Minimum Mosaic: If the Create Absolute Minimum Mosaic box is checked in the<br />

Mosaic Settings module then the output mosaic pixel value is set to the minimum input pixel<br />

value in the stack. The corresponding uncertainty pixel is set to the value of the pixel in the<br />

interpolated uncertainty image corresponding to the interpolated image with the smallest<br />

absolute value pixel. This option is useful for outlier rejection

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