Ulysses HISCALE Data Analysis Handbook
Appendix 11. HISCALE IDL Display System (IDL_HS)
A11.2 Part Two - Reference (continued)
A11.2.3 Common Blocks (continued)
Blocks for PLOT_SPECT
These common blocks are used only by PLOT_SPECT.
ENERGY_LABEL
common energy_label, ener_lbl_f, ener_lbl_m, ener_lbl_w
| ener_lbl_f | string | array(7,2) | Labels for the LEFS channels in the ascii file. |
| ener_lbl_m | string | array(8,2) | Labels for the LEMS channels in the ascii file. |
| ener_lbl_w | string | array(2,2) | Labels for the WART channels in the acsii file. |
N.B. For electron spectra the f and m labels have dimension (4,2) and for MFSA spectra (32,2).
ENERGY_MFSA
common energy_mfsa, esfp, esfp_lo, esfp_hi,
geo_sfp, $
esf, esf_lo, esf_hi, geo_sf, $
esmp, esmp_lo, esmp_hi, geo_smp, $
esm, esm_lo, esm_hi, geo_sm
| esfp | float | array(32) | Central energy of F' (LEFS60) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| esfp_lo | float | array(32) | Lower energy of F' (LEFS60) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| esfp_hi | float | array(32) | Upper energy of F' (LEFS60) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| geo_sfp | float | array(32) | Geometry factor of F' (LEFS60) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| esf | float | array(32) | Central energy of F (LEFS150) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| esf_lo | float | array(32) | Lower energy of F (LEFS150) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| esf_hi | float | array(32) | Upper energy of F (LEFS150) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| geo_sf | float | array(32) | Geometry factor of F (LEFS150) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| esmp | float | array(32) | Central energy of M' (LEMS120) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| esmp_lo | float | array(32) | Lower energy of M' (LEMS120) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| esmp_hi | float | array(32) | Upper energy of M' (LEMS120) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| geo_smp | float | array(32) | Geometry factor of M' (LEMS120) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| esm | float | array(32) | Central energy of M (LEMS30) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| esm_lo | float | array(32) | Lower energy of M (LEMS30) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| esm_hi | float | array(32) | Upper energy of M (LEMS30) MFSA spectrum bands. |
| geo_sm | float | array(32) | Geometry factor of M (LEMS30) MFSA spectrum bands. |
ERR_INFO
common err_info, std_dev
| std_dev | float | array(8,4) | The standard deviations of the fluxes for spectra. |
NEED_SAV
common need_sav, flux_s, ener_slo, ener_shi, ener_s, err_slo, err_shi
| flux_s | float | array | Flux of channels for spectrum. |
| ener_slo | float | array(8,4) | Lower energies of channels for spectrum. |
| ener_shi | float | array(8,4) | Upper energies of channels for spectrum. |
| ener_s | float | array(8,4) | Energies of channels for spectrum. |
| err_slo | float | array | Lower limit of fluxes for spectrum. |
| err_shi | float | array | Upper limit of fluxes for spectrum. |
SPC_TITLE
common spc_title, subt
| subt | string | array(4) | The titles for the individual spectral plots. |
SPEC_FLAGS
common spec_flags, spc_replot_ok, sp_bg_flag, sp_diff_flag, sp_dnorm_flag
| spc_replot_ok | integer | scalar | Is it O.K. to replot spectrum without re-reading? |
| sp_bg_flag | int | scalar | Have backgrounds been subtracted from this spectrum? |
| sp_diff_flag | int | scalar | Is this a sector-difference spectrum? |
| sp_dnorm_flag | int | scalar | Are difference spectra to be normalized? |
SPEC_SETTINGS
common spec_settings, flux_count, spec_scale,
asc_dump, sp_merge, sp_head, $
sp_32_8, sp_all_32, sp_mask, sp_electrons, $
wart_over, sp_xlevel, sp_dsects, sp_join
| flux_count | integer | scalar | Plot flux or count-rate spectrum. |
| spec_scale | integer | scalar | Type of plot scaling in use for spectra. |
| asc_dump | integer | scalar | Whether to produce an ascii dump of spectra. |
| sp_merge | integer | scalar | Whether to plot all sectors or average. |
| sp_head | integer | scalar | Which detector (or all) to plot. |
| sp_32_8 | integer | scalar | Whether to plot rate spectra or MFSA spectra. |
| sp_all_32 | integer | scalar | Whether to plot all 32 channels in MFSA spectra. |
| sp_mask | integer | array(4,2) | The ranges to plot in MFSA spectra. |
| sp_electrons | integer | scalar | Whether to plot electron-only spectra. |
| wart_over | integer | scalar | Whether to overlay W1,2 on spectra. |
| sp_xlevel | integer | scalar | Level in P-channel number to remove sectors 1,4 from LEMS30 sectored spectra. |
| sp_dsects | int | Array | Sectors used in difference spectra. |
| sp_join | int | scalar | spectrum point joining option. |
S_AXIS_LIMITS
common s_axis_limits, s_rlow, s_rhigh, s_elow, s_ehigh
| s_rlow | float | scalar | Lower limit of spectral flux axis. |
| s_rhigh | float | scalar | Upper limit of spectral flux axis. |
| s_elow | float | scalar | Lower limit of spectral energy axis. |
| s_ehigh | float | scalar | Upper limit of spectral energy axis. |
These limits are used only when manual scaling is in force.
S_DATA_ARRAYS
common s_data_arrays, s_counts, s_accum_time, s_accum_count, s_ndata
| s_counts | float | array | The counts or rates to be used in the spectrum. |
| s_accum_time | float | array(8,4) | Accumulation times for each channel, per spin group. |
| s_accum_count | float | array(8,4) | The accumulated counts for the spectrum |
| s_ndata | long | scalar | The maximum index used in s_counts. |
N.B. Dimensions may change according to settings.
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Updated 8/8/19, Cameron Crane
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