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Adding noise to Raw Spectrum

rohit wrote on Jul 23, 2008

Hi All,

We are trying to simulate observation when S/N is quite low something like 10. To do so, I was thinking of adding noise to the raw files we have obtained. These are echelle spectrum files. How do I add noise to these files such that after reduction, I get a noisy spectrum?

Thanks for your help

Rohit

Mike Fitzpatrick wrote on Jul 23, 2008

See if the MKNOISE task in the ARTDATA package will do what you need.

-Mike

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