ERIS Pipeline Reference Manual 1.9.2
IFU Efficiency and Response Calibration

This module provides comprehensive functions for calculating the instrument's efficiency and response curves, and for flux calibrating IFU spectra and data cubes.

Key functionalities include:

The module handles both ERIS and SINFONI data formats with appropriate gain corrections. It uses HDRL (High-level Data Reduction Library) for spectral operations and GSL (GNU Scientific Library) for polynomial fitting.

Typical workflow:

  1. Extract spectrum from standard star observation
  2. Compute response using eris_response_compute()
  3. Optionally compute efficiency using eris_efficiency_compute()
  4. Apply flux calibration to science spectra/cubes
Note
All wavelength units are in micrometers (um) unless otherwise specified
Gain correction accounts for detector conversion from ADU to electrons
Response curve quality depends on atmospheric conditions and standard star selection