Index: branches/eam_branches/20090715/ippconfig/simtest/psphot.config
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--- branches/eam_branches/20090715/ippconfig/simtest/psphot.config	(revision 25392)
+++ branches/eam_branches/20090715/ippconfig/simtest/psphot.config	(revision 25393)
@@ -1,36 +1,36 @@
 
+# these options turn on different inputs and/or outputs
 SAVE.BACKMDL	BOOL 	TRUE
 SAVE.BACKGND	BOOL 	TRUE
 SAVE.BACKSUB	BOOL 	TRUE
+SAVE.RESID	BOOL 	TRUE
 SAVE.PLOTS      BOOL    TRUE
-SAVE.RESID	BOOL 	TRUE
 SAVE.PSF	BOOL 	TRUE
 LOAD.PSF	BOOL 	FALSE
 
-IMSTATS_NPIX        S32  3000    	 # number of pixels to use for sky estimate boxes:
-SKY_INNER_RADIUS    F32    10            # square annulus for local sky measurement
+# smaller than gpc1 or default... (test on GPC1...)
+IMSTATS_NPIX        S32  40000    	 # number of pixels to use for sky estimate boxes:
 
-PSF_MOMENTS_RADIUS  F32    7               # calculate initial source moments with this radius
+# same as ppSim.config?
+PSF_MODEL           STR  PS_MODEL_PGAUSS
 
-#PSPHOT_TEST METADATA
-# SAVE.BACKSUB	BOOL 	FALSE
-# SAVE.RESID	BOOL 	TRUE
-#END
-#
-#PEAKS_OUTPUT_FILE   STR  peaks.dat
-#MOMENTS_OUTPUT_FILE STR  moments.dat
+PEAKS_NSIGMA_LIMIT  F32  15.0            # peak significance threshold
+PSF_SN_LIM          F32  20.0            # minimum S/N for stars used for PSF model
 
-PSF_SN_LIM          F32  20.0            # minimum S/N for stars used for PSF model
-MOMENTS_SN_MIN      F32  10.0            # min S/N to measure moments
-FULL_FIT_SN_LIM     F32  100.0
-EXT_MIN_SN          F32  100.0           # fit galaxies above this S/N limit
+# smaller than gpc1 (12), but larger than default (3) test this
+PSF_MOMENTS_RADIUS     F32  16.0 # calculate initial source moments with this radius
+MOMENTS_GAUSS_SIGMA    F32   4.0 # XXX TEST THIS: sigma in pixels (should be >> seeing equiv)
+MOMENTS_SN_MIN         F32  10.0 # min S/N to measure moments
+MOMENTS_MIN_PIXEL_SN   F32   0.0 # ---> this should be fixed to 0.0
 
+# do these need to be smaller than the default??
 MOMENTS_SX_MAX                      F32   25.0
 MOMENTS_SY_MAX                      F32   25.0
 
-PEAKS_NSIGMA_LIMIT   F32  25.0 	 	 # peak significance threshold
-PEAKS_NSIGMA_LIMIT_2 F32  10.0 	   	 # peak significance threshold
-BREAK_POINT         STR  NONE            # limit total processing for now (for speed)
+# robust vs fitted??  gpc1 uses fitted...  robust median gives better background stdev --> test with flat-field photometry
+SKY_STAT            STR  ROBUST_MEDIAN   # statistic used to measure background
+SKY_BIAS            F32   0.0             # offset applied to measured sky (FOR TESTING)
+# SKY_STAT            STR  FITTED_MEAN_V4   # statistic used to measure background
 
-
-SKY_STAT            STR  ROBUST_MEDIAN   # statistic used to measure background
+# turn off for the moment 
+PSF.RESIDUALS                       BOOL  FALSE            # generate the residuals?