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TSL Parameter Keyword Table


KEYWORD DESCRIPTION REQ INST DEFAULT VALUES
AR Argon Lamps N all undef {0..n}
AZRES Azimuth Restriction N all undef {E,W,none,""}
BIAS # of Bias frames N all undef {0..n}
CD Cadmium Lamps N all undef {0..n}
CE
Collecting Efficiency
N
all
undef
{0..1}
COMMENT Comment String for this target N all "" String
CRSPLIT Number of sub-exposures N all 1 {1..n}
DARK Number of Dark frames N all undef {0..n}
DEC Declination of target Y all undef [+,-]dd:mm:ss[.s[s]]
DITHER Set dither exposure N LRS2-B
LRS2-R
VIRUS
undef
{Y,N}
EQUINOX Equinox of coordinates N all 2000.0 none accepted!
EXP Exposure time in seconds Y all undef Real
EXTRACALS Extra Calibrations N all undef String or Quoted string1
FF Number of flat fields N all undef {0..n}
FLUX Flux standard N all N {Y,N,1,2,3,4}
GNAME Group Name N all undef String
GTYPE Group Type N all AND {AND,POOL,SEQ,ORD,SIMUL}
HG Mercury Lamps N all undef {0..n}
HPFCOMPARISON HPF Comparison Lamps N HPF none {none,LFC,Etalon,Uranium}
INSTRUMENT Short name for Instrument N2 all undef {LRS2-B,LRS2-R,HPF,VIRUS}
MAG V Magnitude of target N
all undef Real
   GMAG   SDSS-g filter Magnitude of target
Y
VIRUS
LRS2-B
undef Real
   RMAG   SDSS-r filter Magnitude of target Y
LRS2-R
undef Real
   IMAG   SDSS-i filter Magnitude of target N
HPF
undef Real
   JMAG   near-infrared J filter Magnitude of target Y
HPF
undef Real
MOONDOWN
Moon below horizon for visit N
all
N
{Y,N}
NE Neon Lamps N all undef {0..n}
NOTES notes for all targets N all "" Quoted string (quotes only necessary if spaces are used)
NUMTODO Number in Group to Execute N all 1 {1..n}
OBJECT Object Name Y all undef String
OCD Observation should be included in OCD (HETDEX observation scheduling tool)
N
VIRUS
undef
{Y/N}
OFFSETDEC or Real including one fractional place: nnn.n with values >=0.1 and <=360.0; Note that this must be within 10 degrees of the parallactic angle Offset in Declination N all undef Real [Arc seconds]
OFFSETRA Offset in Right Ascension N all undef Real [Arc seconds]
OFFSETX X offset from center of ifuslot in arcsecs N all undef Real [Arc seconds]
{-170 to 170}
OFFSETY Y offset from center of ifuslot in arcsecs N all undef Real [Arc seconds]
{-170.0 to 170.0}
PBMETHOD Phase Blocking Method N all NONE {none,binwise,uniform}
PBPERIOD Period for phasing Y all NONE Real
PBTIME0 Any (jdp) time corresponding to zero phase Y all NONE Real
PBBEG1 Start of specified PH range N all 0 Real {0.0 to 1.0}
PBEND1 End of specified PH range N all 0 Real {0.0 to 1.0}
PBREQ1 Minimum number of visits in range 1 N all 0 {0..n}
PBBEG2 Start of correlated PH range N all 0 Real {0.0 to 1.0}
PBEND2 End of correlated PH range N all 0 Real {0.0 to 1.0}
PBREQ2 Minimum number of visits in the correlated PH range N all 0 {0..n}
PB1OR2 Number of visits in either PH range N all 0 {-1..n}
PBNUM Number of windows in the PH range N all NONE {0..n}
PBWIN Minimum size of the window for even filling of PH N all 0.2 Real {0.0..1.0}
PBDUM Optional dummy phase points to not be observed N all -1.0 {-1.0 to 1.0}
PICHART PI Finding Chart N all undef URL or multiple space-separated URLs in double quotes
PIPRI PI Priority N all undef {1..n}
PMDEC Proper Motion Declination in mas/yr N all undef real
PMEPOCH Epoch of the proper motion N all 2000.0 none accepted!
PMRA Proper Motion Right Ascension in mas/yr N all undef real
PRI Priority Y all undef {0..4}
PROGRAM Program Number Y all undef String
RA Right Ascension of target Y all undef hh:mm:ss[.s[s]]
RV Radial Velocity Standard N all N {Y,N,1,2,3,4,5}
RVHIGHPREC
RV High precision required Y
HPF
Y
{Y,N}
SEEING Maximum Seeing Y
all undef Real
SETUPMETHOD SETUPMETHOD Y
all undef {ACAMblind, HPFACAM, DirectACAM, DirectGuider}
SKYBRIGHT Sky Brightness limit  (deprecated)
N
all undef {18.0 to 21.0}
   SKYBRIGHT_G Sky surface brightness limit in SDSS g filter
Y
VIRUS
LRS2-B
undef {14.0 to 21.5}
   SKYBRIGHT_R Sky surface brightness limit in SDSS r filter Y
LRS2-R
undef {14.0 to 20.5}
   SKYBRIGHT_I Sky surface brightness limit in SDSS i filter Y
HPF
undef {14.0 to 19.7}
SKYCALS Sky Calibrations N all N {Y,N}
SKYTRANS Sky transmission N all S {P,S,N}
SNGOAL Signal to Noise Goal per exposure per pixel;    *Required for HPF observations
N
all undef Real
STATUS Object Status N all "" {D,"",H}
STDCALS Standard Calibrations N all Y {Y,N}
SYNDATE Synoptic Date restrictions N all undef sYYYYMMDD[,sYYYYMMDD]
or gYYYYMMDD-YYYYMMDD where s is >, = or < and where g is > or =
SYNFREQ Synoptic Frequency N all undef [RAND#-#, where #-# is an integer range such as 1-7]
TELL Telluric Standard N all N {Y,N,GC1,GC0,GCboth}
THAR Thorium-Argon Lamps 99 all undef {0..n}
TYPE Action Type - LRS2-B and LRS2-R N LRS2-B
LRS2-R
sci {sci,bias,dark,calff,calNe,
calHg,calCd, TBD}
VIFU VIRUS ifu slot for the target coordinates Y VIRUS 000 000 to 106
VISITS Number of visits N all 1 {1..n}
XE Xenon Lamps N all undef {0..n}

 




1See TSL Parameter Descriptions.
2Either INSTRUMENT or INSTCONFIG must be declared, but not both.




Last updated: Sat, 30 Dec 2023 02:02:08 +0000 stevenj



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