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0.1.68 setjy

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Synopsis Fills the model column with the visibility of a calibrator Description

The task places the model visibility amp and phase associated with a specified clean components image into the model column of the data set. The flux density for point source (I,Q,U,V) can be entered explicitly.

Models are available for 3C48, 3C138, 3C286 between 1.4 and 43 GHz. 3C147 is available above 13 GHz. These models are scaled to the precise frequency of the data. Only I models are presently available.

The location of the models are system dependent: At the AOC, the models are in the directory::/usr/lib/casapy/data/nrao/VLA/CalModels/ 3C286_L.im (egs)

Setjy need only be run on the calibrator sources with a know flux density and/or model.

Arguments





Inputs

vis

Name of input visibility file

allowed:

string

Default:

field

One Field name

allowed:

string

Default:

spw

Spectral window identifier (list)

allowed:

string

Default:

modimage

File location for field model

allowed:

string

Default:

fluxdensity

Specified flux density [I,Q,U,V]; -1 will lookup values

allowed:

any

Default:

variant -1

standard

Flux density standard

allowed:

string

Default:

Perley-Taylor 99

Returns
void

Example

 
 
       The task places the model visibility amp and phase associated  
       with a specified source (generally a calibrator).  
       The simplest way to to enter the flux density  
       (I,Q,U,V) explicitly, but this is valid only for a point source.  
 
       For an extended source, the clean model (image.model) can be  
       specified and the model visibilities associated with this clean  
       model is placed in the visibility model column.  
 
       Models are available for 3C48, 3C138, 3C286 between  
       1.4 and 43 GHz.  3C147 is available above 13 GHz.  These models  
       are scaled to the precise frequency of the data.  Only I source  
       model can be inserted at a time.  
 
       The location of the models are system dependent:  At the AOC and CV,  
       the models are in the directory::/usr/lib/casapy/data/nrao/VLA/CalModels  
       or /usr/lib64/casapy/data/nrao/VLA/CalModel.  
 
       Setjy need only be run on the calibrator sources with a know flux  
       density and/or model.  
 
       Keyword arguments:  
       vis -- Name of input visibility file  
               default: none.  example: vis=’ngc5921.ms’  
       field -- Select field using field id(s) or field name(s).  
              default: ’’=all fields, but run setjy one field at a time.  
                 [run listobs to obtain the list id’s or names of calibrators]  
              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  
              default: ’’=all spectral windows and channels  
              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  
              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  
              spw=’0:0~10,1:20~30,2:1;2;4’; spw 0, channels 0-10,  
                       spw 1, channels 20-30, and spw 2, channels, 1,2 and 4  
 
       Use one of the two methods below:  modimage or fluxdensity  
 
       modimage -- Model image (I only) from which the model visibilities  
              default: ’’ means do not use model, but fluxdensity  
              Each field must be done separately.  The image clean model  
              will be scaled from the frequency in the model to that actually used.  
              Both the amplitude and phase are calculated.  
              At the AOC or CV, the models are located in the  
              /usr/lib/casapy/data/nrao/VLA/CalModels/3C286_L.im (egs)  
                   lib64  
 
       fluxdensity -- Specified flux density [I,Q,U,V] in Jy  
               default => -1, places [1,0,0,0] flux density for all sources,  
                  except for 3C286, 3C48 and 3C147 where the absolute flux  
                  density it added.  It is recommended to use the modimage for  
                  these sources if they are resolved with the observations.  
               Only one flux density can be executed at a time.  The phases are  
                  set to zero.  
               example   fluxdensity=-1  will insert 1.0 for all calibrators  
                         except 3C286, 3C147 and 3C48  
               example   field = ’1’; fluxdensity=[3.2,0,0,0] wil put in  
                         flux density of I=3.2 for field=’1’  
 
               At present, this is the only method to insert a polarized flux  
               density model (June 2000).  
               example:  fluxdensity=[2.63,0.21,-0.33,0.02]  
                         will put in I,Q,U,V flux densities of 2.63,0.21,-0.33,  
                         and 0.02, respectively, in the model column.  
 
       standard -- Flux density standard, used if fluxdensity<0  
               default: ’Perley-Taylor 99’; example: standard=’Baars’  
               Options: ’Baars’,’Perley 90’,’Perley-Taylor 95’,  
                  ’Perley-Taylor 99’  

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