Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of fullforce_algorithms

Timestamp:

Feb 7, 2014, 2:54:09 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

bills

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fullforce_algorithms

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 == Description of the algorithms used by IPP full force stage ==
+This page gives a brief discussion of the full force pipeline. More details may be
+found by examining the source code.
 
 === Inputs ===
-The Sky Calibration stage of stack photometry takes the cmf files for stack skycell and calibrates
-the zero point.
+The Sky Calibration stage of stack photometry takes the cmf files created by psphotStack and calibrates
+measures the zero point by comparing the sources to the reference catalog.
 
-The current version of the IPP produces a new  fits table called a '''cff''' file is created containing the
-parameters to be used for forced photometry for each object. (The cmf files are not used directly because
+In the current version of the IPP skycal produces a new  fits table called a '''cff''' file. This file contains the
+parameters to be used for forced photometry for each object. The skycal cmf files are not used directly because
 they are vastly larger and would cause a much higher I/O load. 
 
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 A full force run consists of a cff file from a skycal run and the single frame warped images for
 the input stack's skycell filter combination. First the warps are processed by psphotFullForce and
-once they are all complete psphotFullForceSummary "summarizes" the results.
+once they have all been processed the program psphotFullForceSummary "summarizes" the results.
 
 === psphotFullForce ===
@@ -55 +57 @@
  * Radial Apertures
  * Galaxy Shape
+ * Magnitudes
+ * Sky Replace
 
 The output of this process is a standard IPP cff file with an additional extension called 'XGAL' which contains the