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0.1.13 exportuvfits

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Synopsis Convert a CASA visibility data set to a UVFITS file: Description

Arguments





Inputs

vis

Name of input visibility file

allowed:

string

Default:

fitsfile

Name of output UV FITS file

allowed:

string

Default:

datacolumn

Visibility file data column

allowed:

string

Default:

corrected

field

Select field using field id(s) or field name(s)

allowed:

any

Default:

variant

spw

Select spectral window/channels

allowed:

string

Default:

antenna

Select data based on antenna/baseline

allowed:

string

Default:

timerange

Select data based on time range

allowed:

string

Default:

nchan

Number of channels to select (superceded by spw)

allowed:

int

Default:

-1

start

Start channel (superceded by spw)

allowed:

int

Default:

0

width

Channel averaging width (value ¿ 1 indicates averaging)

allowed:

int

Default:

1

writesyscal

Write GC and TY tables, (Not yet available)

allowed:

bool

Default:

False

multisource

Write in multi-source format

allowed:

bool

Default:

True

combinespw

Combine all spectral windows at one time

allowed:

bool

Default:

True

writestation

Write station name instead of antenna name

allowed:

bool

Default:

True

Example

 
 
        This task write a UVFITS file, a general format data set used  
        to transfer data between different software systems.  It is  
        written in floating point format.  Many spectral windows can  
        be exported to UVFITS only if they have the same shape.  For  
        transferral to the AIPS interferometric packages, multi-source  
        and combinesp options should be set to true.  
 
        Keyword arguments:  
        vis -- Name of input visibility file  
                default: none;  example: vis=’ngc5921.ms’  
        fitsfile -- Name of output UV FITS file  
                default: none;  example=’3C273XC1.fits’  
        datacolumn -- Visibility file data column  
                default: => ’corrected’; example: datacolumn=’model’  
                Options: ’data’ (raw),’corrected’,’model’,’weight’  
        field -- Select field using field id(s) or field name(s).  
                  [run listobs to obtain the list id’s or names]  
               default: ’’=all fields  
               If field string is a non-negative integer, it is assumed a field index  
               otherwise, it is assumed a field name  
               field=’0~2’; field ids 0,1,2  
               field=’0,4,5~7’; field ids 0,4,5,6,7  
               field=’3C286,3C295’; field named 3C286 adn 3C295  
               field = ’3,4C*’; field id 3, all names starting with 4C  
       spw -- Select spectral window/channels  
                 type ’help par.selection’ for more examples.  
               spw=’0~2,4’; spectral windows 0,1,2,4 (all channels)  
               spw=’<2’;  spectral windows less than 2 (i.e. 0,1)  
               spw=’0:5~61’; spw 0, channels 5 to 61, INCLUSIVE  
               spw=’*:5~61’; all spw with channels 5 to 62  
               spw=’0,10,3:3~45’; spw 0,10 all channels, spw 3, channels 3 to 45.  
               spw=’0~2:2~6’; spw 0,1,2 with channels 2 through 6 in each.  
               spw=’0:0~10;15~60’; spectral window 0 with channels 0-10,15-60  
                         NOTE ’;’ to separate channel selections  
               spw=’0:0~10^2,1:20~30^5’; spw 0, channels 0,2,4,6,8,10,  
                     spw 1, channels 20,25,30  
        antenna -- Select data based on antenna/baseline  
               default: ’’ (all)  
               If antenna string is a non-negative integer, it is assumed  
          an antenna index  
                 otherwise, it is assumed as an antenna name  
               antenna=’5&6’; baseline between antenna index 5 and index 6.  
               antenna=’VA05&VA06’; baseline between VLA antenna 5 and 6.  
               antenna=’5&6;7&8’; baseline 5-6 and 7-8  
               antenna=’5’; all baselines with antenna index 5  
               antenna=’05’; all baselines with antenna name ’05’, vla antenna  
               antenna=’5,6,10’; all baselines with antennas 5, 6 and 10  
        timerange  -- Select data based on time range:  
               default = ’’ (all); examples,  
               timerange = ’YYYY/MM/DD/hh:mm:ss~YYYY/MM/DD/hh:mm:ss’  
               Note: if YYYY/MM/DD is missing dat defaults to first day in data set  
               timerange=’09:14:0~09:54:0’ picks 40 min on first day  
               timerange=’25:00:00~27:30:00’ picks 1 hr to 3 hr 30min on next day  
               timerange=’09:44:00’ data within one integration of time  
               timerange=’>10:24:00’ data after this time  
        nchan -- Number of channels to select (superceded by spw)  
                default: => -1 (all)  
        start -- Start channel (superceded by spw)  
                default => 0;  
        width -- Channel averaging width (value > 1 indicates averaging)  
                default =>1; example: width=3  
                output data will average channels in groups of three.  
        writesyscal -- Write GC and TY tables  
                default: => False; Not yet available  
        multisource -- Write in multi-source format  
                default: => True;  
                   false if one source is selected  
        combinespw -- Combine all spectral windows at one time  
                default: =>  True;  
                   all spectral windows must have same shape.  
                   successful aips transferral must have default=True  
        writestation -- Write station name instead of antenna name  
                default: True;  
        async --  Run asynchronously  
                default = true; highly recommended.  
 

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