NAME

ftchkarf -- checks the validity of a FITS arf file.

USAGE

ftchkarf [infile=]filename1 (outfile=filename2) (clobber=yes/no)

DESCRIPTION

The task performs consistency and keyword checks on an input FITS arf file to determine whether it satisfies the standard, reporting the results to the terminal or a text file.

The task checks for mandatory keywords and optional keywords.

For more information about the standard, see the memo The Calibration Requirements for Spectral Analysis, OGIP/92-002 (or in PDF).
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/docs/memos/cal_gen_92_002/cal_gen_92_002.html
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/docs/memos/cal_gen_92_002/cal_gen_92_002.pdf - PDF

The mandatory keywords checked are:

EXTNAME, INSTRUME, FILTER, HDUCLASS, HDUCLAS1, HDUCLAS2, HDUVERS

The optional keywords checked are:

PHAFILE

PARAMETERS

infile [filename]
The input file name containing the arf

outfile [filename]
The name of the output log file name.

(clobber = yes) [boolean]
Flag specifying whether or not a pre-existing file with the same name as that requested as the output file from this task will be overwritten.

EXAMPLES

  1. ftchkarf test.arf

  2. ftchkarf test.arf outfile=testarf.log

  3. ftchkarf test.arf outfile=testarf.log clobber=yes

LAST MODIFIED

August 2022