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A Method for Spatial Deconvolution of Spectra
Courbin, F.; Magain, Pierre; Kirkove, Murielle et al.
2000In Astrophysical Journal, 529, p. 1136-1144
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Keywords :
METHODS: STATISTICAL; TECHNIQUES: SPECTROSCOPIC
Abstract :
[en] A method for spatial deconvolution of spectra is presented. It follows the same fundamental principles as the ``MCS image deconvolution algorithm'' recently developed by Magain, Courbin, & Sohy and uses information contained in the spectrum of a reference point-spread function to spatially deconvolve spectra of very blended sources. An improved resolution rather than an infinite one is aimed at, overcoming the well-known problem of ``deconvolution artifacts.'' As in the MCS algorithm, the data are decomposed into a sum of analytical point sources and a numerically deconvolved background so that the spectrum of extended sources in the immediate vicinity of bright point sources may be accurately extracted and sharpened. The algorithm has been tested on simulated data including seeing variation as a function of wavelength and atmospheric refraction. It is shown that the spectra of severely blended point sources can be resolved while fully preserving the spectrophotometric properties of the data. Extended objects ``hidden'' by bright point sources (up to 4-5 mag brighter) can be accurately recovered as well, provided the data have a sufficiently high total signal-to-noise ratio (200-300 per spectral resolution element). Such spectra are relatively easy to obtain, even down to faint magnitudes, within a few hours of integration time with 10 m class telescopes.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Courbin, F.;  Universidad Católica de Chile, Departamento de Astronomia y Astrofisica, Casilla 306, Santiago 22, Chile ; and Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique de Liège, Avenue de Cointe 5, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
Magain, Pierre  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astrophysique et traitement de l'image
Kirkove, Murielle  ;  Aspirante au Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique, Belgium
Sohy, Sandrine ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astrophysique et traitement de l'image
Language :
English
Title :
A Method for Spatial Deconvolution of Spectra
Publication date :
01 February 2000
Journal title :
Astrophysical Journal
ISSN :
0004-637X
eISSN :
1538-4357
Publisher :
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, United States - Illinois
Volume :
529
Pages :
1136-1144
Peer reviewed :
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