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Scan arithmetic

ADD-SPECTRA Sum spectra in X and Y, result in X; Y lost
AVERAGE-SPECTRA Average with right weights for integration time, Tsys
DIVIDE-SPECTRUM Divide X-register spectrum by constant
FORM-QUOTIENT-SPECTRA Divide Y-register spectrum by X-register spectrum
MULTIPLY-SPECTRA Multiply X-register spectrum by a constant factor
OFFSET-SPECTRUM Add a d.c. offset to the X-register spectrum
SUBTRACT-SPECTRUM Subtract X from Y, result in X; Y lost.

The commands MULTIPLY-SPECTRUM and DIVIDE-SPECTRUM operate on the current spectrum with a scalar. OFFSET-SPECTRUM adds a scalar quantity to all data elements in the spectrum.

ADD-SPECTRA adds the current spectrum to the one above it in the stack, while SUBTRACT-SPECTRUM subtracts it from the one above it. AVERAGE-SPECTRUM averages the two spectra with weights defined by their integration times and system noise temperatures. FORM-QUOTIENT-SPECTRUM can be used to divide all points in the Y-array by the corresponding points in the X-array.


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Jamie Leech 2004-08-16