Ginga Specific Software: Procedure SET_TIMES.QCL

• Purpose
• Input File
• Input Parameters

Purpose

Procedure set_times.qcl interactively sets an array of times for use with sortac or zapts. The procedure requires an appropriate time series to display.

The procedure has two modes:

1. SET: Specifies pairs of times.
2. ZAP: Specifies individual bins.

How to interactively display data:

1. Hit the cursor in the middle to SET or ZAP.
2. Hit the cursor in the bottom panel to stop the procedure.
3. Hit the cursor in the top panel to advance to the next section of data.

Input File

A Ginga data CUBE or TIME series.

Input Parameters

Procedure set_times.qcl requires a variable number of input parameters. The QX parameter system is used to read these parameters.

1. The name of the input data CUBE or TIME series.
2. The graphics device.
3. The mode to be used (SET or ZAP).
4. The ident channel to be displayed.
5. The spectral channel to be displayed.
6. Start and stop time of the data to be used in the plot.
7. Minimum and maximum Y-axis value to be displayed.
8. The individual bins (bin ranges) to be selected.