F.!ROUTINES TO COMPUTE THE MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION (MTF) ...................... 35!
G.!ROUTINES TO COMPUTE GALAXY IMAGE PROPERTIES ................................... 35!
H.!ROUTINES TO COMPUTE COSMOLOGICAL INFORMATION .................................. 37!
I.!ROUTINES TO COMPUTE PROPERTIES OF THE BAO GALAXY DISTRIBUTION .................... 37!
J.!ROUTINES TO COMPUTE DENSITIES OF OBSERVABLE GALAXIES:BAO ....................... 37!
K.!ROUTINES TO COMPUTE DENSITIES OF OBSERVABLE GALAXIES:WL ........................ 38!
L.!ROUTINES TO COMPUTE THE FOREGROUND RADIATION AND ABSORPTION ...................... 38!
M.!ROUTINES TO COMPUTE NOISE AND RELATED QUANTITIES ............................... 39!
N.!I/O AND ASSOCIATED ROUTINES ............................................... 41!
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