Using the SourceXtractor++ package for data reduction

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The Euclid satellite is an ESA mission scheduled for launch in September 2023.

• To optimally perform critical stages of the data reduction, such as object detection and morphology determination, a new and modern software package was required.
• We have developed SourceXtractor++ as open source software for detecting and measuring sources in astronomical images.
• It is a complete redesign of the original SExtractor, written mainly in C++.