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PyLongslit: a simple manual Python pipeline for processing of astronomical long-slit spectra recorded with CCD detectors
Kostas Valeckas, Johan Peter Uldall Fynbo, Jens-Kristian Krogager, Kasper Elm Heintz
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We present a new Python pipeline for processing data from astronomical long-slit spectroscopy observations recorded with CCD detectors. The pipeline is designed to aim for simplicity, manual execution, transparency and robustness. The goal for the pipeline is to provide a manual and simple counterpart to the well-established semi-automated and automated pipelines. The intended use-cases are teaching and cases where automated pipelines fail. From raw data, the pipeline can produce the following output: * A calibrated 2D spectrum in counts and wavelength for every detector pixel. * A 1D spectrum extracted from the 2D spectrum in counts per wavelength (for point-like objects). * A flux-calibrated 1D spectrum (for point-like objects). The products are obtained by performing standard procedures for detector calibrations (Howell, 2006; Richard Berry, 2005), cosmic-ray subtraction (McCully et al., 2018; van Dokkum, 2001), and 1D spectrum extraction (Bradley et al., 2024; Horne, 1986). Software repository: https://github.com/KostasValeckas/PyLongslit
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