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AHELP for CIAO 3.4 set_coord Context: sherpa

Synopsis

Module function to set the coordinate system for 2-D image analysis.

Syntax

Integer_Type set_coord([Integer_Type],String_Type)

Success/Error Return Values: 1/0

Arguments:

(1) Dataset number (default 1)

(2) Coordinate system string

Description

The set_coord() function indicates to Sherpa the coordinate system within which to do 2-D image analysis. For Sherpa version 3.0.2, supported string inputs are "logical" (equivalent to "image"), "physical", and "world" (equivalent to "wcs").

Example

sherpa> data example.fits
sherpa> () = set_coord(1,"physical")
sherpa> get_coord()
physical
sherpa>

Bugs

See the Sherpa bug pages online for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

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