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0.1.20 fluxscale

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Synopsis Bootstrap the flux density scale from standard calibrators Description

Bootstrap the flux density scale from standard calibrators:

After running gaincal on standard flux density calibrators (with or without a model), and other calibrators with unknown flux densities, fluxscale will determine the flux density of the unknowns calibrators that are most consistent with the standard calibrator antenna gains.

Arguments





Inputs

vis

Name of input visibility file (MS)

allowed:

string

Default:

caltable

Name of input calibration table

allowed:

string

Default:

fluxtable

Name of output, flux-scaled calibration table

allowed:

string

Default:

reference

Reference field name(s) (transfer flux scale FROM)

allowed:

stringArray

Default:

transfer

Transfer field name(s) (transfer flux scale TO), ” -¿ all

allowed:

stringArray

Default:

append

Append solutions?

allowed:

bool

Default:

False

refspwmap

Scale across spectral window boundaries. See help fluxscale

allowed:

intArray

Default:

-1

Returns
void

Example

 
 
       After running gaincal on standard flux density calibrators (with or  
       without a model), and other calibrators with unknown flux densities,  
       fluxscale will determine the flux density of the unknowns calibrators  
       that are most consistent with the standard calibrator antenna gains.  
 
       Check the log output to make sure that reasonable flux densities are  
       obtained.  
 
       Keyword arguments:  
       vis -- Name of input visibility file  
               default: none; example: vis=’ngc5921.ms’  
       caltable -- Name of input calibration table  
               default: none; example: caltable=’ngc5921.gcal’  
               This cal table was obtained from task gaincal.  
       fluxtable -- Name of output, flux-scaled calibration table  
               default: none; example: fluxtable=’ngc5921.gcal2’  
               The gains in this table have been adjusted by the  
               derived flux density each calibrator.  The MODEL_DATA  
               column has NOT been updated for the flux density of the  
               calibrator.  Use setjy to do this if it is a point source.  
       reference -- Reference field name(s)  
               The names of the fields with a known flux densities or  
                  visibilties that have been placed in the MODEL column  
                  by setjy or ft for a model not in the CASA system.  
               The syntax is similar to field.  Hence field index or  
                  names can be used.  
               default: none; example: reference=’1328+307’  
       transfer -- Transfer field name(s)  
               The names of the fields with unknown flux densities.  
                  These should be point-like calibrator sources  
               The syntax is similar to field.  Hence source index or  
                 names can be used.  
               default: ’’ = all sources in caltable that are not specified  
                  as reference sources.  Do not include unknown target sources  
               example: transfer=’1445+099, 3C84’; transfer = ’0,4’  
 
               NOTE: All fields in reference and transfer must have solutions  
               in the caltable.  
 
       append -- Append fluxscaled solutions to the fluxtable.  
               default: False; (will overwrite if already existing)  
               example: append=True  
       refspwmap -- Vector of spectral windows enablings scaling across  
               spectral windows  
               default: [-1]==> none.  
               Example with 4 spectral windows:  
               if the reference fields were observed only in spw=1 & 3,  
               and the transfer fields were observed in all 4 spws (0,1,2,3),  
               specify refspwmap=[1,1,3,3].  
               This will ensure that transfer fields observed in spws 0,1,2,3  
               will be referenced to reference field solutions only in  
               spw 1 or 3.  
 

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