This page provides information to assist users when processing data obtained with the Gemini telescopes. For those new to IRAF, general IRAF documentation is available, along with a presentation called Introducing IRAF and the Gemini IRAF package, which was given at the 2011 AusGO/AAO Observational Techniques Workshop in Sydney, Australia. For instrument specific information, please follow the links below.

 

1. GMOS
2. GNIRS
3. GSAOI
4. MIDIR
5. NIFS
6. NIRI
7. OSCIR
8. QUIRC
9. FLAMINGOS

 

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GMOS

• All the available tasks in the GMOS package can be found by typing help gmos at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• Information about the reduction of all GMOS data can be found by typing gmosinfo at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• A description of the format of GMOS data is available
• Example bias images are available
• Information about the reduction of GMOS data was presented at the South American Data Workshop in Brazil in October, 2011
• Information about the reduction of GMOS data (relating to the tutorials below) was presented (powerpoint and pdf) at the Gemini Data Workshop in Tucson, Arizona in July, 2010

Imaging Data

• Information about the reduction of GMOS imaging data can be found by typing gmosinfoimag at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• An example reduction script for processing GMOS imaging data can be found by typing gmosexamples imaging at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• Example flat field images are available
• Example fringe images are available for both GMOS-N and GMOS-S
• A GMOS imaging calibration tutorial and a GMOS imaging science tutorial were presented both at the South American Data Workshop in Brazil in October, 2011 and the Gemini Data Workshop in Tucson, Arizona in July, 2010

Spectroscopic Data

• Information about the reduction of GMOS spectroscopic data can be found by typing gmosinfospec at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• Line lists for wavelength calibration are available
• Information about the reduction of GMOS spectroscopic data was presented at the South American Data Workshop in Brazil in October, 2011

  Longslit Data

  • An example reduction script for processing GMOS longslit data and GMOS standard longslit data can be found by typing gmosexamples longslit and gmosexamples standard_longslit at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt, respectively
  • A GMOS longslit tutorial was presented both at the South American Data Workshop in Brazil in October, 2011 and the Gemini Data Workshop in Tucson, Arizona in July, 2010

  Multi-Object Spectroscopy (MOS) Data

  • An example reduction script for processing GMOS MOS data can be found by typing gmosexamples MOS at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
  • A GMOS MOS tutorial was presented both at the South American Data Workshop in Brazil in October, 2011 and the Gemini Data Workshop in Tucson, Arizona in July, 2010

  Nod and shuffle (NS) Data

  • An example reduction script for processing GMOS NS longslit data can be found by typing gmosexamples NS_longslit at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
  • An example reduction script for processing GMOS NS MOS data can be found by typing gmosexamples NS_MOS at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
  • Example nod and shuffle longslit images are available
  • Information about the reduction of GMOS Nod and shuffle data was presented (powerpoint and pdf) at the Gemini Data Workshop in Tucson, Arizona in July, 2010

IFU Data

• Information about the reduction of GMOS IFU data can be found by typing gmosinfoifu at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• An example reduction script for processing GMOS single slit IFU data, GMOS two slit IFU data and GMOS standard IFU data can be found by typing gmosexamples IFU_1slit, gmosexamples IFU_2slit and gmosexamples standard_IFU at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt, respectively
• A GMOS IFU tutorial was presented both at the South American Data Workshop in Brazil in October, 2011 and the Gemini Data Workshop in Tucson, Arizona in July, 2010
• Information about the reduction of GMOS IFU data was presented (powerpoint and pdf) at the Gemini Data Workshop in Tucson, Arizona in July, 2010
• A presentation on some of the likely complications when reducing GMOS IFU data is available

 

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GNIRS

• All the available tasks in the GNIRS package can be found by typing help gnirs at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• Information about the reduction of all GNIRS data can be found by typing gnirsinfo at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• The electronic pattern noise can be removed

Spectroscopic Data

• Line lists for wavelength calibration are available
• Information about the reduction of GNIRS spectroscopic data was presented at the South American Data Workshop in Brazil in October, 2011

  Longslit Data

  • Information about the reduction of GNIRS longslit data can be found by typing gnirsinfols at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
  • An example reduction script for processing GNIRS longslit data can be found by typing gnirsexamples longslit at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
  • A GNIRS longslit tutorial was presented at the South American Data Workshop in Brazil in October, 2011

  Cross Dispersed (XD) Data

  • Information about the reduction of GNIRS XD data can be found by typing gnirsinfoxd at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
  • An example reduction script for processing GNIRS XD data can be found by typing gnirsexamples XD at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
  • A cookbook for reducing XD spectra is available
  • A GNIRS XD tutorial was presented at the South American Data Workshop in Brazil in October, 2011

IFU Data

• Information about the reduction of GNIRS IFU data can be found by typing gnirsinfoifu at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• An example reduction script for processing GNIRS IFU data can be found by typing gnirsexamples IFU at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt

 

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GSAOI

Imaging Data

• All the available tasks in the GSAOI package can be found by typing help gsaoi at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• Information about the reduction of all GSAOI data can be found by typing gsaoiinfo at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• An example reduction script for processing GSAOI imaging data can be found by typing gsaoiexamples at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt

 

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MIDIR

• All the available tasks in the MIDIR package can be found by typing help midir at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• Information about the reduction of all Michelle and T-ReCS data can be found by typing midirinfo at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• A description of the characteristics of Michelle and T-ReCS data is available
• Data reduction utilities in IDL and IRAF are available

Imaging Data

• An example reduction script for processing Michelle imaging data can be found by typing midirexamples michelle_imaging at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• An example reduction script for processing T-ReCS imaging data can be found by typing midirexamples trecs_imaging at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• A cookbook for reducing mid-IR imaging data is available

  Polarimetry Data

  • An example reduction script for processing Michelle polarimetry data can be found by typing midirexamples polarimetry at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt

Spectroscopic Data

• Information related to the telluric, flux and wavelength calibration of MIDIR data is available

  Longslit Data

  • An example reduction script for processing Michelle longslit data can be found by typing midirexamples michelle_longslit at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
  • An example reduction script for processing MIDIR longslit data can be found by typing midirexamples midir_longslit at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
  • A cookbook for reducing mid-IR spectroscopy data is available
  • A cookbook for reducing Michelle Q band data is available

 

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NIFS

IFU Data

• All the available tasks in the NIFS package can be found by typing help nifs at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• Information about the reduction of all NIFS data can be found by typing nifsinfo at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• An example reduction script for processing NIFS IFU calibration data, NIFS IFU science data and NIFS IFU telluric data can be found by typing nifsexamples calibration, nifsexamples science and nifsexamples telluric at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt, respectively
• Information about the reduction of NIFS IFU data was presented (pdf and tutorial data) at the South American Data Workshop in Brazil in October, 2011
• Information about the reduction of NIFS IFU data was presented (powerpoint, pdf and tutorial data) at the Gemini Data Workshop in Tucson, Arizona in July, 2010

 

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NIRI

• All the available tasks in the NIRI package can be found by typing help niri at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• Information about the reduction of all NIRI data can be found by typing niriinfo at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• Information about raw NIRI data is available
• A description of the characteristics of NIRI data is available
• The electronic pattern noise can be removed
• Information about the reduction of NIRI data (relating to the tutorials below) was presented (powerpoint and pdf) at the Gemini Data Workshop in Tucson, Arizona in July, 2010

Imaging Data

• An example reduction script for processing NIRI imaging data can be found by typing niriexamples imaging at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• Information about the reduction of NIRI imaging data was presented at the South American Data Workshop in Brazil in October, 2011
• A NIRI imaging tutorial was presented at the Gemini Data Workshop in Tucson, Arizona in July, 2010

Spectroscopic Data

• Line lists for wavelength calibration are available

  Longslit Data

  • An example reduction script for processing NIRI longslit data can be found by typing niriexamples longslit at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
  • A NIRI longslit tutorial was presented at the Gemini Data Workshop in Tucson, Arizona in July, 2010

 

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OSCIR

• All the available tasks in the OSCIR package can be found by typing help oscir at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• Information about the reduction of all OSCIR data can be found by typing oscirinfo at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt

 

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QUIRC

• All the available tasks in the QUIRC package can be found by typing help quirc at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• Information about the reduction of all QUIRC data can be found by typing quircinfo at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt

 

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FLAMINGOS

• All the available tasks in the FLAMINGOS package can be found by typing help flamingos at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt
• Information about the reduction of all FLAMINGOS data can be found by typing flamingosinfo at the IRAF / PyRAF prompt

 

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