Data processing softwares and formats (partly written in french)

• Connection between the functions of SIR and those of CLASS (stage P. Hoegstoel 96, in french).
• Documentation about FITS format (in french, includes US links).
  CFITS cookbook: How to read FITS file with the CFITS program (from the Grenoble package).
• The CLASS software is available on the nanrt5 Nançay computer:
  Since the CFITS program of this version does not work, please try the old Meudon mesioq computer version with the following setup:
  alias -x class="/recqdata/martin/osf1/bin/class"
  alias -x cfits="/recqdata/martin/osf1/bin/cfits" (etc...)
  export GAG_ROOT=/recqdata/martin
  export GAG_SYS=osf1
  
• stokes parameters CLASS procedure to compute the Stokes parameters, linear polarisation parameter and PA : under the CLASS prompt, call the procedure stokes.class (@stokes, version FEB 2008).
• CLASS abbreviations : under the CLASS prompt, call the procedure abb.class (@abb, version April 2002).
• NCDRT : Nancay Continuum Data Reduction Tool, M. Roos Serote's software developed for reducing the continuum data obtained with the NRT.