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Specifications of KAPPA applications

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Explanatory Notes
ADD - Adds two NDF data structures
APERADD - Integrates pixel values within an aperture of an NDF
ARDGEN - Creates a text file describing selected regions of an image
ARDMASK - Uses an ARD file to set some pixels of an NDF to be bad
ARDPLOT - Plot regions described in an ARD file
AXCONV - Expands spaced axes in an NDF into the primitive form
AXLABEL - Sets a new label value for an axis within an NDF data structure
AXUNITS - Sets a new units value for an axis within an NDF data structure
BEAMFIT - Fits beam features in a two-dimensional NDF
BLOCK - Smooths an NDF using an n-dimensional rectangular box filter.
CADD - Adds a scalar to an NDF data structure
CALC - Evaluates a mathematical expression
CALPOL - Calculates polarisation parameters
CARPET - Creates a cube representing a carpet plot of an image
CDIV - Divides an NDF by a scalar
CENTROID - Finds the centroids of star-like features in an NDF
CHAIN - Concatenates a series of vectorized NDFs
CHANMAP - Creates a channel map from a cube NDF by compressing slices along a nominated axis
CHPIX - Replaces the values of selected pixels in an NDF
CLINPLOT - Draws a spatial grid of line plots for an axis of a cube NDF
CMULT - Multiplies an NDF by a scalar
COLCOMP - Produces a colour composite of up to three two-dimensional NDFs
COLLAPSE - Reduces the number of axes in an n-dimensional NDF by compressing it along a nominated axis
COMPADD - Reduces the size of an NDF by adding values in rectangular boxes
COMPAVE - Reduces the size of an NDF by averaging values in rectangular boxes
COMPICK - Reduces the size of an NDF by picking equally spaced pixels
CONFIGECHO - Displays one or more configuration parameters
CONTOUR - Contours a two-dimensional NDF
CONVOLVE - Convolves a pair of one- or two-dimensional NDFs together
COPYBAD - Copies bad pixels from one NDF file to another
CREFRAME - Generates a test two-dimensional NDF with a selection of several forms
CSUB - Subtracts a scalar from an NDF data structure
CUMULVEC - Sums the values cumulatively in a one-dimensional NDF
CURSOR - Reports the co-ordinates of positions selected using the cursor
DISPLAY - Displays a one- or two-dimensional NDF
DIV - Divides one NDF data structure by another
DRAWNORTH - Draws arrows parallel to the axes
DRAWSIG - Draws $\pm$ n standard-deviation lines on a line plot
ELPROF - Creates a radial or azimuthal profile of a two-dimensional image
ERASE - Erases an HDS object
ERRCLIP - Removes pixels with large errors from an NDF
EXP10 - Takes the base-10 exponential of an NDF data structure
EXPE - Takes the natural exponential of an NDF data structure
EXPON - Takes the exponential (specified base) of an NDF data structure
FFCLEAN - Removes defects from a substantially flat one-, or two-, or three-dimensional NDF
FILLBAD - Removes regions of bad values from an NDF
FITSDIN - Reads a FITS disc file composed of simple, group or table objects
FITSEDIT - Edits the FITS extension of an NDF
FITSEXIST - Inquires whether or not a keyword exists in a FITS extension
FITSEXP - Exports NDF-extension information into an NDF FITS extension
FITSHEAD - Lists the headers of FITS files
FITSIMP - Imports FITS information into an NDF extension
FITSIN - Reads a FITS tape composed of simple, group or table files
FITSLIST - Lists the FITS extension of an NDF
FITSMOD - Edits an NDF FITS extension via a text file or parameters
FITSTEXT - Creates an NDF FITS extension from a text file
FITSURFACE - Fits a polynomial surface to two-dimensional data array
FITSVAL - Reports the value of a keyword in the FITS extension.
FITSWRITE - Writes a new keyword to the FITS extension
FLIP - Reverses an NDF's pixels along a specified dimension
FOURIER - Performs forward and inverse Fourier transforms of one- or two-dimensional NDFs
GAUSMOOTH - Smooths a one- or two-dimensional image using a Gaussian filter
GDCLEAR - Clears a graphics device and purges its database entries
GDNAMES - Shows which graphics devices are available
GDSET - Selects a current graphics device
GDSTATE - Shows the current status of a graphics device
GLITCH - Replaces bad pixels in a two-dimensional NDF with the local median
GLOBALS - Displays the values of the KAPPA global parameters
HISCOM - Adds commentary to the history of an NDF
HISLIST - Lists NDF history records
HISSET - Sets the NDF history update mode
HISTAT - Computes ordered statistics for an NDF's pixels using an histogram
HISTEQ - Performs an histogram equalisation on an NDF
HISTOGRAM - Computes an histogram of an NDF's values
INTERLEAVE - Forms a higher-resolution NDF by interleaving a set of NDFs
KAPHELP - Gives help about KAPPA
KAPVERSION - Checks the package version number
KSTEST - Compares data sets using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
LAPLACE - Performs a Laplacian convolution as an edge detector in a two-dimensional NDF
LINPLOT - Draws a line plot of the data values in a one-dimensional NDF
LISTMAKE - Creates a catalogue holding a positions list
LISTSHOW - Reports the positions stored in a positions list
LOG10 - Takes the base-10 logarithm of an NDF data structure
LOGAR - Takes the logarithm (specified base) of an NDF data structure
LOGE - Takes the natural logarithm of an NDF data structure
LOOK - List pixel values in a two-dimensional NDF
LUCY - Performs a Richardson-Lucy deconvolution of a one- or two-dimensional array
LUTABLE - Manipulates an graphics device colour table
LUTBGYRW - Loads the BGYRW lookup table
LUTCOL - Loads the standard colour lookup table
LUTCOLD - Loads the cold lookup table
LUTCONT - Loads a lookup table to give the display the appearance of a contour plot
LUTEDIT - Creates or edits an graphics device colour lookup table
LUTFC - Loads the standard false-colour lookup table
LUTGREY - Loads the standard grey-scale lookup table
LUTHEAT - Loads the heat lookup table
LUTIKON - Loads the default Ikon lookup table
LUTNEG - Loads the standard negative grey-scale lookup table
LUTRAMPS - Loads the coloured-ramps lookup table
LUTREAD - Loads an graphics device lookup table from an NDF
LUTSAVE - Saves the current colour table of an graphics device in an NDF
LUTSPEC - Loads a spectrum-like lookup table
LUTVIEW - Draws a colour-table key
LUTWARM - Loads the warm lookup table
LUTZEBRA - Loads a pseudo-contour lookup table
MAKESNR - Creates a signal-to-noise array from an NDF with defined variances
MAKESURFACE - Creates a two-dimensional NDF from the coefficients of a polynomial surface
MANIC - Change the dimensionality of all or part of an NDF
MATHS - Evaluates mathematical expressions applied to NDF data structures
MEDIAN - Smooths a two-dimensional data array using a weighted median filter
MEM2D - Performs a Maximum-Entropy deconvolution of a two-dimensional NDF
MFITTREND - Fits independent trends to data lines that are parallel to an axis
MLINPLOT - Draws a multi-line plot of the data values in a two-dimensional NDF
MSTATS - Calculate statistics over a group of data arrays or points
MULT - Multiplies two NDF data structures
NATIVE - Converts an HDS object to native machine data representation
NDFCOMPRESS - Compresses an NDF so that it occupies less disk space
NDFCOPY - Copies an NDF (or NDF section) to a new location
NDFECHO - Displays a group of NDF names
NDFTRACE - Displays the attributes of an NDF data structure
NOGLOBALS - Resets the KAPPA global parameters
NOMAGIC - Replaces all occurrences of magic value pixels in an NDF array with a new value
NORMALIZE - Normalises one NDF to a similar NDF by calculating a scale factor and zero-point difference
NUMB - Counts the number of elements of an NDF with values or absolute values above or below a threshold
ODDEVEN - Removes odd-even defects from a one-dimensional NDF
OUTLINE - Draws an outline of a two-dimensional NDF
OUTSET - Mask pixels inside or outside a specified circle in a two-dimensional NDF
PALDEF - Loads the default palette to a colour table
PALENTRY - Enters a colour into an graphics device's palette
PALREAD - Fills the palette of a colour table from an NDF
PALSAVE - Saves the current palette of a colour table to an NDF
PARGET - Obtains the value or values of an application parameter
PASTE - Pastes a series of NDFs upon each other
PERMAXES - Permute an NDF's pixel axes
PICBASE - Selects the BASE picture from the graphics database.
PICCUR - Uses a graphics cursor to change the current picture
PICDATA - Selects the last DATA picture from the graphics database.
PICDEF - Defines a new graphics-database FRAME picture or an array of FRAME pictures
PICEMPTY - Finds the first empty FRAME picture in the graphics database
PICENTIRE - Finds the first unobscured and unobscuring FRAME picture in the graphics database
PICFRAME - Selects the last FRAME picture from the graphics database.
PICGRID - Creates an array of FRAME pictures
PICIN - Finds the attributes of a picture interior to the current picture
PICLABEL - Labels the current graphics-database picture
PICLAST - Selects the last picture from the graphics database.
PICLIST - Lists the pictures in the graphics database for a device
PICSEL - Selects a graphics-database picture by its label
PICTRANS - Transforms a graphics position from one picture co-ordinate Frame to another
PICVIS - Finds the first unobscured FRAME picture in the graphics database
PICXY - Creates a new FRAME picture defined by co-ordinate bounds
PIXDUPE - Expands an NDF by pixel duplication
PLUCK - Plucks slices from an NDF at arbitrary positions
POW - Takes the specified power of each pixel of an NDF
PROFILE - Creates a one-dimensional profile through an n-dimensional NDF
PROVADD - Stores provenance information in an NDF
PROVMOD - Modifies provenance information for an NDF
PROVREM - Removes selected provenance information from an NDF
PROVSHOW - Displays provenance information for an NDF
PSF - Determines the parameters of a model star profile by fitting star images in a two-dimensional NDF
QUALTOBAD - Set selected NDF pixels bad on the basis of Quality
REGIONMASK - Applies a mask to a region of an NDF
REGRID - Applies a geometrical transformation to an NDF
REMQUAL - Removes specified quality definitions from an NDF
RESHAPE - Reshapes an NDF, treating its arrays as vectors
RIFT - Adds a scalar to a section of an NDF data structure to correct rift-valley defects
ROTATE - Rotates a two-dimensional NDF about its centre through any angle
SCATTER - Displays a scatter plot between data in two NDFs
SEGMENT - Copies polygonal segments from one NDF into another
SETAXIS - Sets values for an axis array component within an NDF data structure
SETBAD - Sets new bad-pixel flag values for an NDF
SETBB - Sets a new value for the quality bad-bits mask of an NDF
SETBOUND - Sets new bounds for an NDF
SETEXT - Manipulates the contents of a specified NDF extension
SETLABEL - Sets a new label for an NDF data structure
SETMAGIC - Replaces all occurrences of a given value in an NDF array with the bad value
SETNORM - Sets a new value for one or all of an NDF's axis-normalisation flags
SETORIGIN - Sets a new pixel origin for an NDF
SETQUAL - Assigns a specified quality to selected pixels within an NDF
SETSKY - Stores new WCS information within an NDF
SETTITLE - Sets a new title for an NDF data structure
SETTYPE - Sets a new numeric type for the DATA and VARIANCE components of an NDF
SETUNITS - Sets a new units value for an NDF data structure
SETVAR - Sets new values for the VARIANCE component of an NDF data structure
SHADOW - Enhances edges in a two-dimensional NDF using a shadow effect
SHOWQUAL - Display the quality names defined in an NDF
SLIDE - Realigns an NDF using a translation
SQORST - Squashes or stretches an NDF
STATS - Computes simple statistics for an NDF's pixels
SUB - Subtracts one NDF data structure from another
SUBSTITUTE - Replaces all occurrences of a given value in an NDF array with another value
SURFIT - Fits a polynomial or bi-cubic spline surface to two-dimensional data array
THRESH - Edits an NDF to replace values between or outside given limits with specified constant values
TRANDAT - Converts free-format text data into an NDF
TRIG - Performs a trigonometric transformation on a NDF
VECPLOT - Plots a two-dimensional vector map
WCSADD - Creates a Mapping and optionally adds a new co-ordinate Frame into the WCS component of an NDF
WCSALIGN - Aligns a group of NDFs using World Co-ordinate System information
WCSATTRIB - Manages attribute values associated with the WCS component of an NDF
WCSCOPY - Copies WCS information from one NDF to another
WCSFRAME - Changes the current co-ordinate Frame in the WCS component of an NDF
WCSMOSAIC - Tiles a group of NDFs using World Co-ordinate System information
WCSREMOVE - Remove co-ordinate Frames from the WCS component of an NDF
WCSSHOW - Examines the internal structure of a WCS description.
WCSSLIDE - Applies a translational correction to the WCS in an NDF
WCSTRAN - Transform a position from one NDF co-ordinate Frame to another
WIENER - Applies a Wiener filter to a one- or two-dimensional array
ZAPLIN - Replaces regions in a two-dimensional NDF by bad values or by linear interpolation

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KAPPA --- Kernel Application Package
Starlink User Note 95
Malcolm J. Currie & David S. Berry
2013 February 14
E-mail:starlink@jiscmail.ac.uk

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