______________________________________________________________________________ FA FAKSTAR is a module which allows one to create maps containing artificial star images. If the file already exists, the new images are added to what is there, otherwise a new file is created with a size specified by the user. The parameters for the stars may be input manually whereby the user enters the central location to a fraction of a pixel location, the inclination, the eccentricity, and the central surface brightness in ADU. Alternately, the parameters may be read from a file prepared by option BB, FI, or PR. For the first three cases one must then specify the particular surface brightness law. A dynamic memory assignment is used in which the area necessary to create the image is big enough to contain pixels with one millionth the central intensity. Allowance is made the center of the image to be outside the boundaries of the map. ______________________________________________________________________________ Enter an option: 6-MAR-2004 11:55:15.29 OPTION=FA FAKSTAR, Version 3 Enter the name of the file to be written to: FILE=NEW_STARS Creating new file Enter the number of columns and the number of rows: MAP_SIZE=500 800 Enter a command: B = Parameters contained in a file prepared by option BB F = Parameters contained in a file prepared by option FI P = Parameters contained in a file prepared by option PR M = Parameters input manually (default) COMMAND= M Enter the surface brightness formula: G = Gaussian (default) W = Gaussian with power law wings S = Speckle images of a binary (gaussian profiles) CHOICE= G Enter the central surface brightness (ADU) and the FWHM (pixels): PARAMETERS=3000 3.4 Enter the column and row: (default = last position, fractional values allowed) POSITION=200.3 555.1 Enter the ellipse inclination angle: (default = 0.0 degrees) INCLINATION= 0.000000E+00 Enter the eccentricity of the ellipse: (default = 0.0) ECCENTRICITY= 0.000000E+00 Enter the intensity scale factor: (default = 1.0) SCALE= 1.00000 More stars to model? (default = Y) MORE=N ______________________________________________________________________________