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APOGEE_PIXMASK: APOGEE pixel level mask bits

This bit mask describes the warnings and failures for pixels within the 1D spectra for APOGEE. The bits are set on a per-pixel basis.

Bit name Binary digit Description
BADPIX 0 Pixel marked as BAD in bad pixel mask
CRPIX 1 Pixel marked as cosmic ray in ap3d
SATPIX 2 Pixel marked as saturated in ap3d
UNFIXABLE 3 Pixel marked as unfixable in ap3d
BADDARK 4 Pixel marked as bad as determined from dark frame
BADFLAT 5 Pixel marked as bad as determined from flat frame
BADERR 6 Pixel set to have very high error (not used)
NOSKY 7 No sky available for this pixel from sky fibers
LITTROW_GHOST 8 Pixel falls in Littrow ghost, may be affected
PERSIST_HIGH 9 Pixel falls in high persistence region, may be affected
PERSIST_MED 10 Pixel falls in medium persistence region, may be affected
PERSIST_LOW 11 Pixel falls in low persistence region, may be affected
SIG_SKYLINE 12 Pixel falls near sky line that has significant flux compared with object
SIG_TELLURIC 13 Pixel falls near telluric line that has significant absorption
NOT_ENOUGH_PSF 14 Less than 50 percent PSF in good pixels
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