* Restrict the saturation bleeding trails and bad columns. So they cannot go across channels.

* Add free_mem method in CatalogBase.py. Thus class that inhrits this base class can then implement this function to free used memory.

catalog/C9_Catalog.py

@@ -469,6 +469,10 @@ class Catalog(CatalogBase):
 
             self.objs.append(obj)
     
+    def free_mem(self, **kward):
+        self.starDDL.freeGlobeData()
+        del self.starDLL
+
     def _load(self, **kwargs):
         self.objs = []
         self.ids = 0

observation_sim/instruments/chip/effects.py

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def BadColumns(GSImage, seed=20240309, chipid=1, logger=None):
     rgdn = Generator(PCG64(int(seed*1.3)))
 
     nbadsecA, nbadsecD = rgn.integers(low=1, high=5, size=2)
-    collen = rgcollen.integers(low=int(ysize*0.1), high=int(ysize*0.7), size=(nbadsecA+nbadsecD))
+    collen = rgcollen.integers(low=int(ysize*0.1), high=int(ysize*0.5), size=(nbadsecA+nbadsecD))
     xposit = rgxpos.integers(low=int(xsize*0.05), high=int(xsize*0.95), size=(nbadsecA+nbadsecD))
     if logger is not None:
         logger.info(xposit+1)
@@ -350,8 +350,12 @@ def MakeTrail(imgarr, satuyxtuple, charge, fullwell=9e4, direction='up', trailcu
                 imgarr[yi, xi] = fullwell
                 if direction == 'up':
                     yi -= 1
+                    if yi == (imgarr.shape[0]//2 - 1):
+                        break
                 elif direction == 'down':
                     yi += 1
+                    if yi == (imgarr.shape[0]//2):
+                        break
                 yy += 1
             else:
                 if trail_frac < trailcutfrac:
@@ -363,8 +367,12 @@ def MakeTrail(imgarr, satuyxtuple, charge, fullwell=9e4, direction='up', trailcu
 
                 if direction == 'up':
                     yi -= 1
+                    if yi == (imgarr.shape[0]//2 - 1):
+                        break
                 elif direction == 'down':
                     yi += 1
+                    if yi == (imgarr.shape[0]//2):
+                        break
                 yy += 1
 
     return imgarr

observation_sim/mock_objects/CatalogBase.py

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ class CatalogBase(metaclass=ABCMeta):
     def __init__(self):
         pass
 
+    def free_mem(self, **kward):
+        pass
+
     @abstractmethod
     def load_sed(self, obj, **kward):
         pass

observation_sim/sim_steps/add_objects.py

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def add_objects(self, chip, filt, tel, pointing, catalog, obs_param):
         # # [DEBUG] [TODO]
         # if j >= 10:
         #     break
+        
         obj = cat.objs[j]
 
         if not self._is_obj_valid(obj):
@@ -133,7 +134,6 @@ def add_objects(self, chip, filt, tel, pointing, catalog, obs_param):
             continue
 
         # [TODO] Testing
-        # print(obj.param["mag_%s" % filt.filter_type.lower()], obj.param["mag_%s" % cut_filter.filter_type.lower()])
         # self.chip_output.Log_info("mag_%s = %.3f"%(filt.filter_type.lower(), obj.param["mag_%s"%filt.filter_type.lower()]))
 
         # Exclude very bright/dim objects (for now)
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ def add_objects(self, chip, filt, tel, pointing, catalog, obs_param):
         obj.unload_SED()
         del obj
         # gc.collect()
-    cat.starDDL.freeGlobeData()
-    del cat.starDDL
+    cat.free_mem
+    del cat
 
     if chip.survey_type == "spectroscopic" and not self.overall_config["run_option"]["out_cat_only"] and chip.slsPSFOptim:
         # from observation_sim.instruments.chip import chip_utils as chip_utils