Optimal image subtraction method: Summary derivations, applications, and publicly shared application using IDL
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Miller, J. Patrick, Pennypacker, C.R. and White, Graeme L.. 2008. "Optimal image subtraction method: Summary derivations, applications, and publicly shared application using IDL
." Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 120 (866), pp. 449-464. https://doi.org/10.1086/588258
| Article Title | Optimal image subtraction method: Summary derivations, applications, and publicly shared application using IDL |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 1082 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Miller, J. Patrick, Pennypacker, C.R. and White, Graeme L. |
| Journal Title | Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
| Journal Citation | 120 (866), pp. 449-464 |
| Number of Pages | 16 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing |
| Place of Publication | United States |
| ISSN | 0004-6280 |
| 1538-3873 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1086/588258 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://researchadmin.usq.edu.au/do/edit/yy5w8 |
| Abstract | To detect objects that vary in brightness or spatial coordinates over time, C. Alard and R. H. Lupton in 1998 proposed an "optimal image subtraction" (OIS) method that constructs a convolution kernel from a set of matching stars distributed across the two images to be subtracted. Using multivariable least squares, the kernel is derived and can be designed to vary by pixel coordinates across the convolved image. Local effects in the optics, including aberrations or other spatially sensitive perturbations to a perfect image, can be mitigated. This paper presents the specific systems of equations that originate from the OIS method. Also included is a complete description of the Gaussian components basis vectors used by Alard & Lupton to construct the convolution kernel. An alternative set of basis vectors, called the delta function basis, is also described. Important issues are addressed, including the selection of the matching stars, differential background correction, constant photometric flux, contaminated pixel masking, and alignment at the subpixel level. Computer algorithms for the OIS method were developed, written using the Interactive Data Language (IDL), and applications demonstrating these algorithms are presented. |
| Keywords | Online material; color figures |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | Hardin-Simmons University, United States |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States | |
| James Cook University |
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