\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1}Introduction}{6}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.1}The Data Format}{6}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.2}Drawbacks}{6}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2}Running Tasks: the VECTOR$\delimiter "026E30F $ Language}{7}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.1}Window Mode}{7}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.2}Query Mode}{7}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.3}EDIT Mode}{8}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.4}Specifying the .INIT File}{9}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.5}Errors and Aborting}{9}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.6}Log Files}{9}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.7}Synchronizing Jobs}{9}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.8}Obtaining Explanations: {\tt EXPLAIN} Command}{10}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3}VECTOR Language Internal Help}{10}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.1}EXPLAIN}{10}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.2}RUN}{10}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3}SPY}{11}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4}SUBMIT}{11}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5}TRANSPOSE}{12}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.6}WAIT}{12}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4}Displaying Images: the GRAPHIC$\delimiter "026E30F $ Language}{12}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.1}The GRAPHIC Program}{12}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.2}Image Header Editing}{13}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {4.2.1}Header Format}{13}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {4.2.2}Variables}{14}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3}Astronomical Processing}{15}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {5}GRAPHIC Language Internal Help}{15}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.1}ASTROMETRIC}{15}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.2}GSC}{15}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.2.1}GSC FORMAT}{16}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.3}HEADER}{16}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.4}IMAGE}{18}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.5}IRAS}{18}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.6}KILL}{19}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.7}PSC\_IRAS}{19}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.7.1}PSC\_IRAS FORMAT}{19}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.8}REGRESSION}{20}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.9}SPECTRUM}{20}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {6}Communication with the Outer World}{21}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.1}From CLASS}{21}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.2}From AIPS}{21}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.3}From a Program}{21}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.4}From other Packages: the ACCEPT command}{22}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.5}From and To other Packages: FITS}{22}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {7}GFITS Language Internal Help}{23}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.1}DISMOUNT}{23}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.2}HEADER}{23}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.3}IMAGE}{23}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.4}INIT}{23}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.5}LIST}{23}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.6}MOUNT}{24}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.7}READ}{24}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {7.7.1}READ /BLC}{24}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {7.7.2}READ /TRC}{24}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.8}REWIND}{24}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.9}SET}{24}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {7.9.1}SET BLANKING}{24}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {7.9.2}SET BLOCKING}{25}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {7.9.3}SET NBITS}{25}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {7.9.4}SET NOPROMPT}{25}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {7.9.5}SET PROMPT}{25}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {7.9.6}SET STYLE}{25}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.10}SKIP}{25}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.11}WRITE}{26}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {8}Programing Manual}{27}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {9}The Current Tasks}{28}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.1}BACKGROUND}{28}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.2}BLANKING}{28}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.3}CIRCLE}{28}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.4}CLEAN}{29}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.5}COMBINE}{29}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.6}CONVERT}{29}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.7}CORRELATE}{30}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.8}CV\_SMOOTH}{30}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.9}DG\_SMOOTH}{31}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.10}EXAMPLE}{31}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.11}EXTRACT}{31}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.12}EXTREMA}{32}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.13}FIELD\_FIND}{32}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.14}FIELD\_LIST}{32}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.15}FIELD\_STAT}{32}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.16}FILL\_CUBE}{33}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.17}FITS\_GILDAS}{33}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.18}FLOW}{33}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.19}FOURIER}{34}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.20}GAUSS\_1D}{34}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.21}GAUSS\_2D}{34}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.22}GAUSS\_SMOOTH}{34}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.23}GILDAS\_FITS}{35}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.24}GRID\_CUBE}{35}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.25}GRID\_EXTEND}{35}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.26}GRID\_SG}{36}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.27}HEADER}{36}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.28}HISTO\_CLOUD}{36}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.29}HISTO\_CROSS}{37}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.30}HISTO\_DOUBLE}{37}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.31}HISTO\_SIMPLE}{37}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.32}HISTO\_TABLE}{37}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.33}IMAGE}{38}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.34}INTERPOLATE}{38}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.35}LIST}{38}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.36}MAKE\_BACK}{38}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.37}MAKE\_CUBE}{38}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.38}MAKE\_MOSAIC}{39}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.39}MAKPLAN}{40}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.40}MAP\_AVER}{40}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.41}MAP\_COMPRESS}{41}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.42}MAP\_EXPAND}{41}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.43}MAP\_INTER}{41}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.44}MASK}{41}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.45}MERGE}{41}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.46}MINIMIZE}{41}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.47}MOMENTS}{42}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.48}MOSAIC}{42}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.49}MOSAIC\_CLEAN}{42}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.50}MVIEW}{43}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.51}MX}{43}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.52}NOISE\_SMOOTH}{44}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.53}ONOFF}{44}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.54}PLANE}{45}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.55}PLANE\_OLD}{45}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.56}PRIMARY}{45}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.57}PSC}{46}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.58}REGRESSION}{46}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.59}REPROJECT}{46}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.60}RESTORE}{47}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.61}RGBTOPS}{47}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.62}SHIFT}{47}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.63}SHIFT\_AND\_ADD}{48}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.64}SLICE}{49}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.65}SMOOTH}{49}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.66}SORT}{49}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.67}SPECTRUM}{50}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.68}SPECTRUM\_SUM}{50}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.69}SUM}{50}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.70}AVAILABLE\_TASKS}{51}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.70.1}ASTRONOMICAL\_PROCESSING}{53}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.70.2}CORRELATION\_ANALYSIS}{53}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.70.3}DISPLAY}{53}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.70.4}IMAGE\_ANALYSIS}{53}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.70.5}IMAGE\_CONSTRUCTION}{54}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.70.6}MODEL\_FITTING}{54}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.70.7}SMOOTHING}{54}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.70.8}TABLE\_PROCESSING}{54}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {9.70.9}UV\_PROCESSING}{55}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.71}SWAP}{55}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.72}TABLE}{55}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.73}TRANSPOSE}{56}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.74}TRUE\_COLOR}{56}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.75}UV\_ASCAL}{56}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.76}UV\_AVERAGE}{56}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.77}UV\_CENTER}{57}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.78}UV\_CLIP}{57}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.79}UV\_COMPRESS}{57}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.80}UV\_DFT}{57}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.81}UV\_EXTRACT}{57}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.82}UV\_FIT-OLD}{57}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.83}UV\_FIT}{58}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.84}UV\_FITC}{58}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.85}UV\_FLAG}{59}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.86}UV\_LIST}{59}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.87}UV\_MAP}{59}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.88}UV\_MERGE}{59}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.89}UV\_MODEL}{60}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.90}UV\_SELFCAL}{60}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.91}UV\_SHIFT}{60}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.92}UV\_SHORT}{60}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.93}UV\_SINGLE}{61}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.94}UV\_STAT}{61}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.95}UV\_SUBTRACT}{62}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.96}UV\_TABLE}{62}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.97}UV\_ZERO}{62}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.98}UVSORT}{62}