ObjectSizeStarSelectorTask

ObjectSizeStarSelectorTask selects likely stars by looking for a cluster of small objects in a size-magnitude plot.

Python API summary

from lsst.meas.algorithms.objectSizeStarSelector import ObjectSizeStarSelectorTask
classObjectSizeStarSelectorTask(**kwargs)

A star selector that looks for a cluster of small objects in a size-magnitude plot...

attributeconfig

Access configuration fields and retargetable subtasks.

methodrun(sourceCat, sourceSelectedField=None, matches=None, exposure=None)

Select sources and return them...

See also

See the ObjectSizeStarSelectorTask API reference for complete details.

Retargetable subtasks

No subtasks.

Configuration fields

badFlags

Default
['base_PixelFlags_flag_edge', 'base_PixelFlags_flag_interpolatedCenter', 'base_PixelFlags_flag_saturatedCenter', 'base_PixelFlags_flag_crCenter', 'base_PixelFlags_flag_bad', 'base_PixelFlags_flag_interpolated']
Field type

str ListField

List of flags which cause a source to be rejected as bad

doFluxLimit

Default
True
Field type

bool Field

Apply flux limit to Psf Candidate selection?

doSignalToNoiseLimit

Default
False
Field type

bool Field

Apply signal-to-noise (i.e. flux/fluxErr) limit to Psf Candidate selection?

fluxMax

Default
0.0
Field type

float Field

specify the maximum psfFlux for good Psf Candidates (ignored if == 0)

fluxMin

Default
12500.0
Field type

float Field

specify the minimum psfFlux for good Psf Candidates

nSigmaClip

Default
2.0
Field type

float Field

Keep objects within this many sigma of cluster 0’s median

signalToNoiseMax

Default
0.0
Field type

float Field

specify the maximum signal-to-noise for good Psf Candidates (ignored if == 0)

signalToNoiseMin

Default
50.0
Field type

float Field

specify the minimum signal-to-noise for good Psf Candidates (value should take into consideration the detection thresholds set for the catalog of interest)

sourceFluxField

Default
'base_GaussianFlux_instFlux'
Field type

str Field

Name of field in Source to use for flux measurement

widthMax

Default
10.0
Field type

float Field

maximum width to include in histogram

widthMin

Default
0.0
Field type

float Field

minimum width to include in histogram

widthStdAllowed

Default
0.15
Field type

float Field

Standard deviation of width allowed to be interpreted as good stars

Debugging

ObjectSizeStarSelectorTask has a debug dictionary with the following boolean keys:

display

bool; if True display debug information

displayExpsoure

bool; if True display the exposure and spatial cells

plotMagSize

bool; if True display the magnitude-size relation using matplotlib

dumpData

bool; if True dump data to a pickle file

More information can be found in lsstDebug.