Contents List of Figures List of Tables 1. A Tour of Detect 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Getting Started with CIAO 1.3 Running the Detect Tools 1.4 Displaying a Region File in ds9 1.5 Online Help and Other Resources 2. Description of Sample Datasets 2.1 Dataset A. Simulated Chandra Data 2.2 Dataset B. 3C 295 on ACIS-S : a radio galaxy in a cluster of galaxies 2.3 Dataset C. 3C 273 on HRC-I : a quasar with a bright jet 2.4 Dataset D. The Chandra Deep Field South on ACIS-I 3. Comparison of Detect Methods 3.1 Factors Affecting Performance and Runtime 3.2 Sample Runtimes 3.3 Comparative Results for the Chandra Deep Field South 4. Running celldetect 4.1 Key celldetect Parameters 4.2 Examples Using Dataset A (Simulated ACIS Data) 4.3 Examples Using Dataset B (3C 295 on ACIS-S) 4.4 Examples Using Dataset C (3C 273 on HRC-I) 5. False Detection Rates in celldetect 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Description of Simulations 5.3 celldetect Settings 5.4 Results 5.5 Summary 5.6 Appendix 5.7 References 6. celldetect Theory 6.1 Algorithm Overview 6.2 Algorithm Details 6.3 Cell Size 6.4 Background Frame 6.5 Output Options 6.6 References 7. celldetect Parameters & Data Products Reference 7.1 Default Parameter File 7.2 Parameter Descriptions 7.3 Data Product Descriptions 8. Running vtpdetect 8.1 Key vtpdetect Parameters 8.2 Examples Using Dataset A (Simulated ACIS Data) 8.3 Examples Using Dataset B (3C 295 on ACIS-S) 8.4 Examples Using Dataset C (3C 273 on HRC-I) 9. vtpdetect Theory 9.1 Abstract 9.2 Introduction 9.3 Description of the Algorithm by Data Simulation 9.4 Application to rosat X-ray Data 9.5 Conclusions 9.6 Acknowledgments 9.7 References 10. vtpdetect Parameters & Data Products Reference 10.1 Default Parameter File 10.2 Parameter Descriptions 10.3 Data Product Descriptions 11. Running wavdetect 11.1 Key wavdetect Parameters 11.2 Examples Using Dataset A (Simulated ACIS Data) 11.3 Examples Using Dataset B (3C 295 on ACIS-S) 11.4 Examples Using Dataset C (3C 273 on HRC-I) 12. Advanced wavdetect: Using wtransform & wrecon 12.1 General Discussion 12.2 Running wtransform 12.3 Running wrecon 13. wavdetect Theory 13.1 Source Detection Using Wavelet Functions 13.2 Basic Algorithm 13.3 Source Pixel Identifications 13.4 Constructing the Source List 13.5 The Mexican Hat (MH) Function 13.6 Solutions to Integrals Involving the MH Function 13.7 Computation of Threshold Correlation Values 13.8 Normalized Background Map 13.9 References 14. wavdetect Parameters & Data Products Reference 14.1 Default Parameter File 14.2 Parameter Descriptions 14.3 Data Product Descriptions cxchelp@head.cfa.harvard.edu
