IDL (General):
If you need it, here is XIDL
The data reduction and analysis of this dataset was my first
experience with IDL. As such, most of the spectra are saved in
binary fits tables which are trivially read by IDL but are a
bit painful for other users. The XIDL code will allow one to
view the spectra rather easily. You can also use the code
described below to make individual FITS files of the galaxy spectra.
Beyond that, you should contact Xavier with specific requests.
IDL (Poking around):
I still find one of the more convenient ways to view the data
is to use the XIDL task lowzovi_summary. I believe you will
need the full tarball to run this successfully. Here is the syntax:
IDL (Convert to Simple FITS):
You will need to use this XIDL task, wfccd_mkspecfits.
It is possible you only need the 1D tarball to do this.
You will pass the routine the ID of a galaxy or an array of ID's
and it will produce one FITS file per galaxy. The FITS file will
be a multi-extension FITS file with flux, sigma, and wavelength
in the 3 extensions. Here is the syntax
e-mail: wfccdovi@ucolick.org
modified 1/10/06