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Management documentation,   WFCAM system documentation,   VISTA system documentation,  
Software documentation,   Reports,   Meeting reports,   Presentations,   Diagrams.

This page lists the CASU documentation for the WFCAM/VISTA project grouped by type along with the document number. An explanation of the CASU documentation numbering system can be found here.

Access to our diary and the minutes of our regular meetings are available.

A page is also available sorted on version date.

Management documentation

Document Title and DescriptionReleaseVersionNumber
 Overview gantt  10-10-2003 10-10-2003 [ps] [gif]   
 Detailed gantt  08-04-2003 03-11-2003 [ps]   
 Risk analysis  14-04-2003 01-07-2003 [ps]   
 Definition of some risk analysis terms  14-04-2003 14-04-2003 [ps]   
 CASU workpackages spreadsheet for VDFS  03-04-2003 30-06-2003 [ps]   
 CASU deliverables and monthly & quaterly reports (dir)  03-07-2003 [dir]   
 section of WFAP document submitted May 2002  18-12-2002 18-12-2002 [ps]   
 CASU Grant Bid (2008-2013)  23-1-2008 1-6-2007 [pdf]   

WFCAM system documentation

Document Title and DescriptionReleaseVersionNumber
 Pipeline science requirements  23-10-2002 24-01-2003 [ps]   
 Pipeline document (old version submitted to CDR)  23-10-2002 24-01-2003 [ps]   VDF-SPE-IOA-00001-0001
 Glossary of terms used for the pipeline  18-12-2002 18-12-2002 [html] [ps]   
 Description of catalogue products  26-06-2003 02-09-2008 [pdf] [ps]   VDF-SPE-IOA-00009-0001
 Pipeline layout (hardware & software)  27-06-2003 27-06-2003 [html]   
 WFCAM fits headers (& HDS containers)  31-10-2002 01-02-2003 [doc]   
 Data processing and quality control issues  13-06-2003 13-06-2003 [pdf]   
 Naming convention for raw and processed MEFs  05-03-2003 05-03-2003 [html]   
 Design philosophy for pipeline  23-01-2003 30-06-2003 [html]   
 WFCAM photometric calibration  13-06-2003 30-03-2005 [pdf]   VDF-PLA-IOA-00008-0001
 WSA science requirements document  28-10-2002 20-03-2003 [ps]   
 WSA interface control document  17-03-2003 31-10-2003 [pdf]   VDF-WFA-WSA-004-I3
 Link to JAC-CASU interface control document  01-03-2003 03-10-2003 [html]   
 WFCAM pipeline milestones  13-09-2003 13-09-2003 [html]   
 Hardware setup   [html]   

VISTA system documentation

Document Title and DescriptionReleaseVersionNumber
 VDFS System Impact (aka User Requirements)  08-01-2004 15-12-2004 [pdf]   VIS-SPE-IOA-20000-0001
 VDFS Calibration Plan  04-11-2003 14-02-2008 [pdf]   VIS-SPE-IOA-20000-0002
 VDFS Data-Reduction Specifications  08-04-2004 07-04-2005 [pdf]   VIS-SPE-IOA-20000-0003
 VDFS Data Interface-Control Document   Not released [pdf]   VIS-SPE-IOA-20000-0004
 VISTA IR Camera DFS Schedule  22-04-2004 22-04-2004 [pdf]   VIS-PLA-QMU-20000-0005
 VISTA Infrared Camera Data Flow System PDR RID Responses  7-05-2004 13-09-2004 [pdf]   VIS-TRE-IOA-20000-0006
 VIRCAM DFS needs in QFITS & CPL   Not released [pdf]   VIS-SPE-IOA-20000-0008
 VISTA Infra Red Camera DFS Exposure Time Calculator  10-01-2005 20-09-2006 [pdf]   VIS-SPE-IOA-20000-0009
 VISTA Data Reduction Library Design  15-12-2004 07-08-2008 [pdf]   VIS-SPE-IOA-20000-0010
 Cambridge Reduction and Analysis Pipeline  28-09-2006 08-05-2007 [pdf]   VIS-SPE-IOA-20000-0017
 Survey Definition Tool and Survey Progress Tool: Functional Specification  17-12-2004 17-11-2004 [pdf]   VIS-SPE-ATC-20500-0001
 UK VISTA User Requirements  5-11-2004 16-05-2007 [pdf]   VDF-SPE-IOA-00001-0002
 CASU Analysis of RAL VIRCAM data  20-6-2006 20-6-2006 [pdf]   VIS-TRE-IOA-20000-0015
 VISTA Infrared Camera Data Flow System FDR RID Responses and Board Disposition  04-03-2005 04-03-2005 [pdf]   VIS-TRE-IOA-20000-0013
 VISTA-VIRCAM Instrument Data Description  21-7-2006 07-12-2007 [pdf]   VIS-TRE-IOA-20000-0016
 Analysis of July 2007 VIRCAM Engineering Data  12-09-2007 12-09-2007 [pdf]   VIS-TRE-IOA-20000-0018
 Further Analysis of July & October 2007 VIRCAM Data  16-01-2008 06-02-2008 [pdf]   VIS-TRE-IOA-20000-0019

Software documentation

Document Title and DescriptionReleaseVersionNumber
 Documentation for CIRDR (CASU IR Data Reduction)  30-06-2003 30-06-2003 [html]   
 cirdr_status : summary of pipeline status  30-06-2003 30-06-2003 [man]   
 fitsio_colour : WCS or pixel based multi-colour stacking of FITS images  30-06-2003 01-10-2003 [pod]   
 fitsio_combine : pixel-based robust clipped median of scaled FITS images  30-06-2003 01-10-2003 [pod]   
 fitsio_merge : WCS-based general purpose catalogue matching  30-06-2003 30-06-2003 [pod]   
 fitsio_mosaic : mosaic FITS images  30-06-2003 01-10-2003 [pod]   
 fitsio_stack : WCS or pixel based stacking of FITS images with optional rejection  30-06-2003 01-10-2003 [pod]   
 fitsio_subtract : WCS or pixel-based difference imaging driver software  30-06-2003 01-10-2003 [pod]   
 imcore_conf : source detection for FITS images  30-06-2003 30-06-2003 [pod]   
 imcore_list : list driven photometry package  30-06-2003 30-06-2003 [pod]   
 tableplot_ir  30-06-2003 30-06-2003 [man]   
 VIRCAM Data Reduction Pipeline Manual  7-12-2006 7-12-2006 [html]   

Reports

Document Title and DescriptionReleaseVersionNumber
 CIRSI photometric calibration with 2MASS  30-06-2003 30-06-2003 [html]   
 JRL's notes on compression algorithms  01-05-2003 01-05-2003 [txt]   
 More notes on imcore and compression  06-05-2003 06-05-2003 [txt]   
 Mark Casali's report on science array tests  08-01-2003 08-01-2003 [pdf]   1.1 D 055 G
 MJI's image stacking notes  18-12-2002 18-12-2002 [txt]   
 Example WFCAM FITS header (based on INT CIRSI data)  30-06-2003 20-06-2003 [fits]   
 Example VISTA FITS header  03-10-2003 11-11-2003 [fits]   
 WFCAM simulations - PSF and galaxy tests  01-09-2003 03-10-2003 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00009-0001
 Difference imaging tests  01-09-2003 07-11-2003 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00015-0001
 DQC and pipeline progress monitoring for a night of CIRSI data  01-09-2003 01-09-2003 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00012-0001
 Interleaving tests  25-09-2003 29-10-2004 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00016-0001
 Astrometric and photometric distortion for WFCAM and VISTA  30-09-2003 21-12-2003 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00009-0002
 Interpolation tests  17-11-2003 17-11-2003 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00016-0002
 CASU/ORACDR Pipeline Algorithm Comparative Tests  19-01-2004 19-01-2004 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00007-0001
 UFTI Service Observation Reductions  19-01-2004 19-01-2004 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00008-0001
 UFTI sky subtraction report  26-02-2004 26-02-2004 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00008-0002
 PSF fitting tests  14-07-2004 11-08-2004 [ps] [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00016-0003
 WFCAM Header for ESO  22-03-2004 22-03-2004 [pdf]   
 Note on non-linearity correction  23-04-2004 23-04-2004 [pdf]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00008-0003
 Atmospheric Differential Refraction in the Infrared  20-05-2004 20-05-2004 [ps]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00009-0003
 WFCAM Detector Channels  9-07-2004 9-07-2004 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00008-0004
 CASU analysis of WFCAM commissioning data - I  19-01-2005 08-04-2005 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00008-0005
 PSF Fitting of WFCAM Data: Astrometry  25-01-2005 10-12-2004 [ps] [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00016-0004
 CASU analysis of WFCAM commissioning data - II Dark and Reset Anomaly Correction  24-2-2005 28-1-2005 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00008-0006
 CASU analysis of WFCAM commissioning data - III Microstep Offsets  24-2-2005 14-2-2005 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00008-0007
 CASU analysis of WFCAM commissioning data - IV Photometric Properties  22-3-2005 22-3-2005 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00008-0008
 CASU analysis of SV data for WFCAM  19-8-2005 18-1-2006 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00008-0009
 CASU analysis of SV data for WFCAM - Science Comparisons  19-8-2005 19-8-2005 [html]   
 Calibration of Photometry from WFCAM  19-10-2005 26-10-2005 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00008-0010
 PSF Fitting of WFCAM Data: Tests on real data  17-1-2006 17-1-2006 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00016-0005
 Calibration of WFCAM data from 2MASS  29-11-2005 28-9-2006 [pdf]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00011-0001
 Persistence  6-4-2006 18-4-2006 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00008-0011
 Dark Exposure Properties of VIRCAM Detectors  21-10-2006 21-10-2006 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00008-0012
 Web-based pipeline and survey progress monitoring  29-9-2006 29-9-2006 [pdf]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00012-0002
 Flat Exposure Properties of VIRCAM Detectors  8-12-2006 22-11-2006 [html]   VDF-TRE-IOA-00008-0013

Meeting reports

Document Title and DescriptionReleaseVersionNumber
 Minutes of CASU group meetings   [dir]   
 Report on software CDR (Oct 2002) for WFCAM  22-10-2002 22-10-2002 [doc] [ps]   
 Actions from CDR  13-12-2002 13-12-2002 [html]   
 Notes from UKIDSS meeting (Imperial) 25/11/02  25-11-2002 25-11-2002 [txt]   
 Notes from CASU/WFAU liaison meeting (Cambridge) 09/12/02  09-12-2002 09-12-2002 [txt]   
 Notes from WFCAM meeting (Edinburgh) 12-13/06/03  13-06-2003 13-06-2003 [txt]   
 Notes from VISTA Camera Calibration Meeting 10/3/04  15-03-2004 15-03-2004 [html]   

Presentations

Document Title and DescriptionReleaseVersionNumber
 MJI's talk at WFCAM meeting (Edinburgh) 12&13/06/03  13-06-2003 13-06-2003 [ppt]   
 JRL's talk at WFCAM meeting (Edinburgh) 12&13/06/03  13-06-2003 13-06-2003 [sxi]   
 STH's talk at WFCAM meeting (Edinburgh) 12&13/06/03  13-06-2003 13-06-2003 [ppt]   
 MJI's talk at VISTA camera design review (RAL) 17-19/09/03  04-10-2003 04-10-2003 [ppt]   
 JRL's talk at VISTA camera design review (RAL) 17-19/09/03  04-10-2003 04-10-2003 [sxi]   
 MJI's talks at AGOC meeting (Cambridge) 10/10/03  11-10-2003 11-10-2003 [ppt]   
 MJI's talk at VDUC meeting (Edinburgh) 21/02/05  31-8-2005 31-8-2005 [sxi]   
 MJI's talk at UKIRT Board Meeting (Cambridge) 26/5/05  31-8-2005 31-8-2005 [sxi]   
 MJI's talk at UKIDSS Survey Heads meeting (Durham) 27/07/05  31-8-2005 31-8-2005 [sxi]   
 MJI's talk at UKIDSS SV meeting (Edinburgh) 18/08/05  31-8-2005 31-8-2005 [sxi]   
 EGS's talk at UKIDSS SV meeting (Edinburgh) 18/08/05  31-8-2005 31-8-2005 [ppt]   
 MR's talk at UKIDSS SV meeting (Edinburgh) 18/08/05  31-8-2005 31-8-2005 [ppt]   
 STH's talk at UKIDSS SV meeting (Edinburgh) 18/08/05  31-8-2005 31-8-2005 [ppt]   
 MJI's presentation at UKIRT Board meeting (University of Hertfordshire) 23/05/06  2-8-2006 2-8-2006 [ppt]   
 MJI's talk at UKIDSS meeting (Edinburgh) 25/07/06  2-8-2006 2-8-2006 [pdf]   
 STH's talk at UKIDSS meeting (Edinburgh) 25/07/06  3-8-2006 3-8-2006 [pdf]   
 MR's talk at ESO Calibration Workshop (Garching) 22-26/01/07  7-2-2007 7-2-2007 [pdf]   
 MJI's talk at ESO Calibration Workshop (Garching) 22-26/01/07  9-2-2007 9-2-2007 [ppt]   
 JRL's talk at ESO Calibration Workshop (Garching) 22-26/01/07  9-2-2007 9-2-2007 [ppt]   

Diagrams

Document Title and DescriptionReleaseVersionNumber
 Simon Hodgkin's pipeline diagrams  01-08-2002 04-04-2003 [html]   
 Dafydd Wyn Evans's UKIDSS survey diagrams  19-03-2003 16-03-2004 [html]   

Dafydd Wyn Evans (dwe @ ast.cam.ac.uk)
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