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Getting Started
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This chapter provides information on how to start using ESBO-ETC.
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Installation
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A Python 3 installation is required to run ESBO-ETC. You can get the latest python version
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`here <https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_.
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In order to get ESBO-ETC, clone the code from the IRS git server using
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.. code-block:: bash
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:linenos:
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git clone https://egit.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/esbo_ds/ESBO-ETC.git
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or download the code from the `IRS git server <https://egit.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/esbo_ds/ESBO-ETC>`_.
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Python Virtual Environment
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It is advisable to create a python virtual environment for ESBO-ETC where all necessary packages will be installed.
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To create a virtual environment and install all packages, got to the project's root directory an run
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.. code-block:: bash
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:linenos:
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python3 -m venv venv
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source venv/bin/activate
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python venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
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Global Python installation
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Instead of a virtual environment, the global python installation can be used to run ESBO-ETC. Therefore, the necessary
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packages need to be installed by running the following command from the project's root directory.
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.. code-block:: bash
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:linenos:
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pip install -r requirements.txt
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Running ESBO-ETC
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ESBO-ETC can be run using in multiple ways as explained in the following subsections. However all methods provide the
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same options which can be shown using the parameter ``-h`` or ``--help``.
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The following options are available:
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:-h, -\\-help: Show the help.
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:-c, -\\-config: Specify the path to the configuration file. Default is esbo-etc_defaults.xml.
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:-l, -\\-logging: Specify the log level for the application. Possible levels are DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR.
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:-v, -\\-version: Print version information.
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:-m, -\\-manual: Print the manual.
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Shell-Script
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The recommended way to run ESBO-ETC is to use the provided shell-script which will add the project's root directory to
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the PATH-variable. However the shell-script only works for virtual environment installations.
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.. code-block:: bash
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:linenos:
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./run_esbo-etc [-h] [-c config.xml] [-l LOGGING] [-v] [-m]
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Python Interpreter
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An alternative way to start ESBO-ETC is by using the python interpreter from the command line. This method works for
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both a virtual environment as well as for the global python installation. Launching ESBO-ETC can be done using
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.. code-block:: bash
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:linenos:
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python3 esbo_etc/esbo-etc.py [-h] [-c config.xml] [-l LOGGING] [-v] [-m]
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Component Overview
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ESBO-ETC offers many different components to model the path from the astronomical target to the detector. All components
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can be divided into the three following classes.
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Target
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The component class *Target* models astronomical targets, defining the spectral flux density of their signal and their
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shape (point source vs. extended source). Currently, two different target types are available:
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* A target modelled as **black body** with a given temperature and apparent magnitude.
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* A target with the signal's spectral flux density read from a **file**.
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Optical Component
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Multiple optical components are available for modelling the signal and background flux propagation. The hot optical
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components with a thermal grey body emission form a subclass of the optical components. Currently, the following optical
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components are available
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* An **atmosphere** component modelling the atmospheric transmittance and emission, both read from files.
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* A **stray light** component for modelling generic background source like zodiacal light or earth stray light.
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* A **cosmic background** component to model thermal black body background radiation like the 2.7 K cosmic background radiation.
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* Hot optical components with thermal emission of a given temperature and emissivity:
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* A **mirror** component modelling the optical properties of a mirror like the mirror's reflectance.
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* A **lens** component the optical properties of a lens like the lens' transmittance.
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* A **beam splitter** component the optical properties of a beam splitter like the beam splitter's transmittance.
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* A **filter** component the optical properties of a filter like the filter's transmittance.
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Sensor
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Currently, two sensor components are available:
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* The **imager** detector for generic imaging sensors like CCDs providing many parameters to adapt the component
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to the needs like the dark current, the read noise, pixel size, array size but also parameters for the photometric
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aperture like the percentage of contained energy or the shape of the photometric aperture.
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* The **heterodyne** sensor for spectroscopy using the heterodyne principle providing also multiple parameters.
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