Given a DEIMOS image acquired with a mask in place, the DEIMOS
Plotmask widget allows observers to generate plots of their
slitmasks annotated with selected information on the targets
assigned to each slit. This is useful for determining which
slits in the spectra correspond to which targets.
Invocation
To launch the widget from the DEIMOS background menu, select
DEIMOS Utilities > DEIMOS Plotmask Widget. After
a few seconds, the IDL
Virtual Machine banner will appear. Click this, and the
widget will run.
Usage
Click File > Open to launch the file chooser.
Navigate to the directory with the DEIMOS images and select an
image to plot it.
Interface
The GUI is shown below.
Controls
Show name
Toggle displaying the target name above the slit.
Show index
Toggle displaying the slit number below the slit.
File Options
Open
Select a DEIMOS image from which to read the slitmask data.
Print (Letter-size)
Generate a hardcopy of the current plot sized for letter
paper, or save same to a Postscript file.
Print (B-size)
Generate a hardcopy of the current plot sized for B-size
paper, or save same to a Postscript file.
Quit
Exit the application.
Distribution
Please click here to obtain a copy of the DEIMOS plotmask widget
in a binary format compatible with IDL and the free IDL Virtual Machine
(VM). With either IDL or the VM, you can run the widget at your
home institution as follows:
Create a directory in which to store the source files.
Change to that directory.
Unpack the distribution into the source directory via:
