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Introduction

  • Why PyBDSF?
  • Capabilities of PyBDSF

Obtaining PyBDSF

  • Downloading and installing
  • What’s New

User's Guide

  • PyBDSF Basics
  • process_image: processing an image
  • show_fit: visualizing the fit results
  • export_image: exporting internally derived images
  • write_catalog: writing source catalogs
  • Scripting PyBDSF
  • Alphabetical listing of all parameters

Analysis Examples

  • Simple image with point sources
  • Image with artifacts
  • Image with extended emission
  • Scripting example
  • Using SAMP interoperability

Details of the Algorithms

  • Determining whether an image is confused
  • Calculation of mean and rms maps
  • Gaussian fitting
  • Errors on the Gaussian parameters
  • Grouping of Gaussians into sources
  • Effect of neglecting color corrections
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