The SPIRE Photometer Interactive Analysis Package SPIA

Details The SPIRE Photometer Interactive Analysis Package SPIA The SPIRE Photometer Interactive Analysis Package SPIA

Jul 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011aspc..442..691s&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XX. ASP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 442, proceedings of a Conference held at Se

Mathematics

Logic

Scientific paper

The Herschel Common Science System (HCSS) is a substantial Java software package, accompanying the development of the Herschel Mission, supporting all of its phases. In particular, the reduction of data from the scientific instruments for instrument checkout, calibration, and astronomical analysis is one of its major applications. The data reduction software is split up into modules, called "tasks". Agreed-upon sequences of tasks form pipelines that deliver well defined standard products for storage in a web-accessible Herschel Science Archive (HSA). However, as astronomers and instrument scientists continue to characterize instrumental effects, astronomers already need to publish scientific results and may not have the time to acquire a sufficiently deep understanding of the system to apply necessary fixes. There is a need for intermediate level analysis tools that offer more flexibility than rigid pipelines. The task framework within the HCSS and the highly versatile Herschel Interactive Processing Environment (HIPE), together with the rich set of libraries provide the necessary tools to develop GUI-based interactive analysis packages for the Herschel instruments. The SPIRE Photometer Interactive Analysis (SPIA) package, described in this paper, proves the validity of the concept for the SPIRE instrument, breaking up the pipeline reduction into logical components, making all relevant processing parameters available in GUIs, and providing a more controlled and user-friendly access to the complexities of the system.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

The SPIRE Photometer Interactive Analysis Package SPIA does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with The SPIRE Photometer Interactive Analysis Package SPIA, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The SPIRE Photometer Interactive Analysis Package SPIA will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-989521