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WFC configuration

NAME

wfc_config, locate the default instrument data file, IDF.

SYNOPSIS

Each Wide Field Camera has its own instrument data file, IDF. A
configuration file is used to match the FITS keys INSTRUME, TELESCOP and a
user defined string U to listed values, and to assign the name of the
instrument data file.

The configuration file is build out of commentlines (starting with #) and
lines consisting of 4 words, eg

# this is a sample WFC configuration file.
  SAX           WFC1      *lr           wfc1.ins
  SAX           WFC2      *lr           wfc2.ins

If the first column matches the value of the key TELESCOP, the second
matches INSTRUME and the third matches a user defined string U (default
value is "*lr"), the name of the instrument data file is in the fourth
column.

The crucial difference is of course in the fitskey INSTRUME, selecting the
proper WFC. By default, the generated instrument data file specifies a
celestial image resolution (pixelsize) derived from the maskelement size.

The configuration file's full pathname can be given in the environment
variable WFC_CONFIG. If this variable is undefined, the configurationfile
used is $WFC_CAL/wfc_config.



Mark Savenije
Sat Jan 18 15:04:49 MET 1997