[ascl:2311.011]
PIPPIN: Polarimetric Differential Imaging (PDI) pipeline for NACO data
PIPPIN (PDI pipeline for NACO data) reduces the polarimetric observations made with the VLT/NACO instrument. It applies the Polarimetric Differential Imaging (PDI) technique to distinguish the polarized, scattered light from the (largely) un-polarized, stellar light. As a result, circumstellar dust can be uncovered. PIPPIN appropriately handles various instrument configurations, including half-wave plate and de-rotator usage, Wollaston beam-splitter, and wiregrid observations. As part of the PDI reduction, PIPPIN performs various levels of corrections for instrumental polarization and crosstalk.
- Code site:
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https://pippin-naco.readthedocs.io/
https://pypi.org/project/pippin-naco/
- Bibcode:
- 2023ascl.soft11011D