# Configuration file for SExtractor 2.3b2, used for generation of
# HUDF / HRC catalogs.
#-------------------------------- Catalog ------------------------------------
CATALOG_NAME output.cat # name of the output catalog
CATALOG_TYPE ASCII_HEAD # "NONE","ASCII_HEAD","ASCII","FITS_1.0"
# or "FITS_LDAC"
PARAMETERS_NAME udf_hrc.par # name of the file containing catalog contents
#------------------------------- Extraction ----------------------------------
DETECT_TYPE CCD # "CCD" or "PHOTO"
FLAG_IMAGE flag.fits # filename for an input FLAG-image
DETECT_MINAREA 5 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 2.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 2.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
FILTER Y # apply filter for detection ("Y" or "N")?
FILTER_NAME gauss_2.0_5x5.conv # name of the file containing the filter
DEBLEND_NTHRESH 32 # Number of deblending sub-thresholds
# DEBLEND_MINCONT 0.005 # Minimum contrast parameter for deblending
DEBLEND_MINCONT 0.100 # Minimum contrast parameter for deblending
CLEAN Y # Clean spurious detections? (Y or N)?
CLEAN_PARAM 1.0 # Cleaning efficiency
MASK_TYPE CORRECT # type of detection MASKing: can be one of
# "NONE", "BLANK" or "CORRECT"
#------------------------------ Photometry -----------------------------------
PHOT_APERTURES 5. 10. 15. 20. # MAG_APER aperture diameter(s) in pixels
PHOT_AUTOPARAMS 2.5, 3.5 # MAG_AUTO parameters: ,
PHOT_FLUXFRAC 0.2, 0.5, 0.8
SATUR_LEVEL 50000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
MAG_ZEROPOINT 25.248 # magnitude zero-point (* SEE NOTE)
MAG_GAMMA 4.0 # gamma of emulsion (for photographic scans)
GAIN 63000.0 # detector gain in e-/ADU (* SEE NOTE)
PIXEL_SCALE 0 # size of pixel in arcsec (0=use FITS WCS info)
#------------------------- Star/Galaxy Separation ----------------------------
SEEING_FWHM 0.1 # stellar FWHM in arcsec
STARNNW_NAME detect.nnw # Neural-Network_Weight table filename
#------------------------------ Background -----------------------------------
BACK_SIZE 50 # Background mesh: or ,
BACK_FILTERSIZE 3 # Background filter: or ,
BACKPHOTO_TYPE GLOBAL # can be "GLOBAL" or "LOCAL"
#------------------------------ Check Image ----------------------------------
CHECKIMAGE_TYPE background # can be one of "NONE", "BACKGROUND",
# "MINIBACKGROUND", "-BACKGROUND", "OBJECTS",
# "-OBJECTS", "SEGMENTATION", "APERTURES",
# or "FILTERED"
CHECKIMAGE_NAME check.fits # Filename for the check-image
#--------------------- Memory (change with caution!) -------------------------
MEMORY_OBJSTACK 2000 # number of objects in stack
MEMORY_PIXSTACK 200000 # number of pixels in stack
MEMORY_BUFSIZE 1024 # number of lines in buffer
#----------------------------- Miscellaneous ---------------------------------
VERBOSE_TYPE NORMAL # can be "QUIET", "NORMAL" or "FULL"
#----------------------------- Miscellaneous ---------------------------------
WEIGHT_IMAGE f555r_msk.fits
# WEIGHT_IMAGE mask.fits
WEIGHT_TYPE MAP_WEIGHT
# WEIGHT_TYPE NONE
# WEIGHT_THRESH 10000
* Note: The MAG_ZEROPOINT and GAIN fields vary between the individual
images, depending on filter and exposure time.