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SourceXtractor++

Conda Fedora package Build RPM Coverity Documentation CodeFactor

The next generation SExtractor.

Documentation: https://astrorama.github.io/SourceXtractorPlusPlus/

Installation

Conda

SourceXtractor++ is available on Anaconda Cloud for Linux and MacOSX

conda install -c conda-forge -c astrorama sourcextractor==1.1.0

We would recommend, however, to install it into its own environment.

conda create -n sourcex -c astrorama -c conda-forge sourcextractor==1.1.0
conda activate sourcex

Note: If you want the development version to test a future functionality or bugfix, it can also be done with conda:

conda create -n sourcex-dev -c astrorama/label/develop -c astrorama -c conda-forge sourcextractor=x.xx
conda activate sourcex-dev

We recommend always using an explicit version number as there is no guarantee that conda will install the latest version otherwise.

Fedora and RPM

RPM packages are temporarily not available due to technical problems.

Test Data Set

A test data set covering various data reduction scenarios is available here. It contains the input data, all relevant configuration files, the SourceXtractor++ commands and the expected output results for a reference. The test data set is described as a pre-print for the corresponding conference proceedings.

Discussion group for SourceXtractor++ users

In order to facilitate an active discussion among SourceXtractor++ users we have created a users group. We encourage all users to directly join the group (if a google account is at hand) or to ask us to add you as a member (open an issue on the github page.

References and Acknowledgment

While we are working on several refereed papers describing SourceXtractor++ and its software architecture, the software package can be referenced with two ADASS conference proceedings:

Resources for the SourceXtractor++ development are in most part provided by funding from the Euclid satellite project via the various national agencies. For Euclid Consortium papers it is sufficient to point to the SourceXtractor++ webpage and add the standard EC acknowledgement text.

For scientific publication which are non EC papers we would be greatful if the following acknowledgment could be added:

This research made use of {\tt SourceXtractor++}\footnote{https://github.com/astrorama/SourceXtractorPlusPlus},
an open source software package developed for the Euclid satellite project.