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