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NAME
rebinlc -- Simple tool to rebin OGIP-compliant lightcurves
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USAGE
rebinlc infile multiple outfile columns clobber
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DESCRIPTION
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PARAMETERS
.ls infile [string - input file name]
The name (and optionally, extension number) of the input FITS file
containing the lightcurve to be rebinned.
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.ls multiple = 1 [integer - rebinning factor]
An (integer) multiplier which controls the rebinning. The output
FITS lightcurve will have a TIMEDEL equal to the TIMEDEL of the
input lightcurve multiplied by this factor.
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.ls outfile [string - output file name]
Name for the output file containing the rebinned lightcurve.
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.ls (columns = -) [string - column names]
Intended to contain the names of the relevant columns in the
lightcurve extension. NOT YET OPERATIONAL. The tool expects,
by default, to find either RATE, COUNTS, or FLUX, depending
on the lightcurve type (specified by the HDUCLAS3 keyword),
along with and ERROR and FRACEXP column.
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.ls (clobber = no) [boolean]
Should an existing file having the same name be overwritten?
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.ls (mode = ql) [string]
FTOOLS internal -- users should not need to change.
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EXAMPLES
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NOTES:
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This tool will (hopefully) someday be completely generic but for now
it is fairly rigid about the column names it expects depending on the
HDUCLAS3 keyword. It was designed specifically for rebinning of HEXTE
lightcurves to allow for background subtraction to be done properly and
is used in this way by the REX script. However, it should work properly
on any OGIP-compliant lightcurve containing either RATE/COUNTS/FLUX
columns along with ERROR and FRACEXP columns.
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BUGS
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.ls Please report problems to xtehelp@athena.gsfc.nasa.gov.
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SEE ALSO
LCURVE
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