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gbtmsfiller.setfillrawfocus - Function

	Package	nrao
	Module	gbt
	Tool	gbtmsfiller

Set the flag which controlls whether the raw focus values are saved (filled).

Synopsis
setfillrawfocus(fillrawfocus)

Arguments

fillrawfocus		When true, raw focus values are filled.
		Allowed:	boolean
		Default:	F

Returns
boolean

Description
The GBT Antenna FITS file contains information on the telescope focus parameters. The focus information is normally sampled 10 times a second. The filler computes the mean focus parameters over each integration and stores that value in the NRAO_GBT_MEAN_FOCUS subtable (future versions of the filler will likely associate this information more closely with the FEED subtable). When the fillrawfocus flag is F(alse) (the default value) the raw, unaveraged, focus values are not saved in the MeasurementSet in order to save space. This behavior can be changed by setting this flag to T. When this flag is true, the raw focus values can be found in the NRAO_GBT_FOCUS subtable. This decision must be made before the MeasurementSet is filled.