Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-01-09
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
In press on New Astronomy 2007NewA...12..271D; uses elsart.cls, 35 pages, 15 figures. The source code can be retrieved at ht
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.newast.2006.10.004
We describe in this paper a new, public software for accurate "PSF-matched" multiband photometry for images of different resolution and depth, that we have named ConvPhot, of which we analyse performances and limitations. It is designed to work when a high resolution image is available to identify and extract the objects, and colours or variations in luminosity are to be measured in another image of lower resolution but comparable depth. To maximise the usability of this software, we explicitly use the outputs of the popular SExtractor code, that is used to extract all objects from the high resolution "detection" image. The technique adopted by the code is essentially to convolve each object to the PSF of the lower resolution "measure" image, and to obtain the flux of each object by a global chi2 minimisation on such "measure" image. We remark that no a priori assumption is done on the shape of the objects. In this paper we provide a full description of the algorithm, a discussion of the possible systematic effects involved and the results of a set of simulations and validation tests that we have performed on real as well as simulated images. The source code of ConvPhot, written in C language under the GNU Public License, is released worldwide.
Fontana Adriano
Grazian Andrea
Santini Paola
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