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Procedure

  1. Use XSORT to create an image from the raw data.
  2. Display the image with the 'I' routines

         ICL> ILOAD image_name
         ICL> IDISPLAY
         
  3. Type XRTBCKBOX

         ICL> XRTBCKBOX
         
    this leads to:
    1. Select the centre of the source box with a cursor
    2. Select an initial trial source box radius - (should be large)
    3. Select the centre of the background box with a cursor
    4. Select the background box radius or radii - (should be large)
    5. The procedure then displays information about the source and background boxes.
    6. The background subtracted counts are then calculated along with the optimum source box radius (if not turned off). This radius together with the fraction of the PSF contained within it, is displayed on the screen. A dashed line representing the source box selected by the procedure is drawn on the screen.
    7. Finally, the data is sorted within both boxes.
The background box may be either a circle away from the source box or be an annulus enclosing the source box entirely. The boxes shouldn't overlap, unless the source box is totally enclosed within the bckgnd box.



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