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E3D, the Euro3D visualization tool II: Mosaics, VIMOS data and large IFUs of the future
Author(s) -
Sánchez S.F.,
Becker T.,
Kelz A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.200310203
Subject(s) - visualization , software , computer science , field (mathematics) , mode (computer interface) , computer graphics (images) , human–computer interaction , data mining , operating system , mathematics , pure mathematics
In this paper, we describe the capabilities of E3D, the Euro3D visualization tool, to handle and display data created by large Integral Field Units (IFUs) and by mosaics consisting of multiple pointings. The reliability of the software has been tested with real data, originating from the PMAS instrument in mosaic mode and from the VIMOS instrument, which features the largest IFU currently available. The capabilities and limitations of the current software are examined in view of future large IFUs, which will produce extremely large datasets. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)