Test Data Set

A test data set for SourceXtractor++ covering various data reduction scenarios was developed for the ADASS XXXII Conference. The proceedings contribution is available as a pre-print. The test data set includes the input data, all relevant configuration files, the SourceXtractor++ commands and the expected output results for a reference and is available for download here. The data set is organized in a series of exercises that run with SourceXtractor++ v0.19 (except for the last exercise).

01 The basics

  • Making the connection to SExtractor;

  • Object detection;

  • Configuration file(s);

  • Object properties;

  • Simple fitting (Sersic model, one image, one band);

02 Multi-band

  • The bread-and-butter scenario (running on multi-band images);

  • Three bands, three different WCS;

  • Creating and processing in groups;

  • Dependent parameters;

  • User defined output columns;

03 Dependent parameters and priors

  • Connect data and measurements;

  • Add knowledge on your data;

  • Iterate and refine your processing;

  • see Quilley & de Lapparent;

04 User defined functions

  • What’s beyond Sersic and Disk+Bulge and Pointlike;

  • With onnx towards galfit!

05 Working on cubes

  • Exploring the third dimension!

06 Extended associations

  • Funnel external knowledge into your measurements;

  • Towards disentangling detection and measurements!

07 The future: Python control

  • available in the devel branch experimental/call_from_python;

  • Run SourceXtractor++ from python;

  • Direct interaction with the objects and results;

  • Run your own software as part of the SourceXtractor++ processing;