README.md

# CSST-COMMOM-CRMASK - Introduction

**CRMask** is a module for detecting cosmic rays on the CSST images using state-of-art models. It should be also applied for images from other telescopes, as long as the images have the same data structure as that of CSST.

# Python package dependencies

The following python packages are needed to **CRMask**:

* astropy == 4.x (>= 5.0 will be tested in the future) 
* ccdproc >= 2.1.0
* deepCR >= 0.1.5
* matplotlib >= 3.1.2
* numpy >= 1.19.5
* pytorch >= 1.8.1
* scipy >= 1.3.3

Install these package under Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:

        sudo apt install python3-numpy python3-scipy python3-matplotlib python3-astropy python3-ccdproc
        python3 -m pip install pytorch deepCR

# Usage

Download crmask.py and crmask.ini, put them in the same directory.

Running it:

        ./crmask.py your_file.fits your_model

where **your\_file.fits** is the filename of the image which you want to do cosmic ray detection, and **your\_model** is the algorithm you select. Available algorithms are _deepCR_ and _lacosmic_.

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下载crmask.py，crmask.ini这两个文件。

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其中your_file.fits是输入fits文件，your_model是扣除宇宙线的方法，可以是deepCR或者lacosmic。

如果需要使用CSST仿真数据训练得到的模型扣除宇宙线，下载CSST_2021-12-30_CCD23_epoch20.pth，该模型隐藏层数为50。
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# Warning

* The default training model of deepCR are obtained from HST/ACS data by Zhang and Bloom (2020). If you would like to use the native model rather than the model **CSST\_2021-12-30\_CCD23\_epoch20.pth** obtained from CSST simulated data by **Hu Yi**, you must also change the **hidden** parameters in the configuration file **crmask.ini** to 32. 

* The input images must be **bias-substracted** (either by bias reference fram or overscan region) no matter which algorithm selected, otherwise you will get very inefficient detection rate thus wrong results. Flat-field corrected images are preferable, but not necessary. 
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