Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005aspc..347..449f&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XIV ASP Conference Series, Vol. 347, Proceedings of the Conference held 24-27 Oc
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Scientific paper
The Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) data are taken via read-without-reset measurements to obtain multiple samples forming a photometric ``ramp'' for each pixel in an echellogram. Each ramp is linearized via a quadratic model. After linearization, a quality-assurance test is performed to determine how linear each pixel's ramp has become. This is accomplished by fitting a straight line to the ramp via χ2 minimization. The goodness of fit is of primary importance, since this determines whether the inevitable deviations from linearity are statistically significant given the estimated photometric noise. Because the latter is dominated by photon noise which is summed up the ramp, the χ2 parameter used to measure goodness of fit must include the effects of correlated errors. This paper describes the construction of the full error covariance matrix and its use in the χ2 minimization.
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