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simulator.setvp - Function

	Package	synthesis
	Module	simulator
	Tool	simulator

Set the voltage pattern model for subsequent processing

Synopsis
setvp(dovp, usedefaultvp, vptable, dosquint, parangleinc)

Description
Set the voltage pattern model (and hence, the primary beam) used for a Telecope. There are currently two ways to set the voltage pattern: by using the extensive list of defaults which the system knows about, or by creating a voltage pattern description with the vpmanager. The default voltage patterns include both a high and a low frequency VP for the WSRT, a VP for each observing band at the AT, several VP's for the VLA, including the approrpiate beam squint for each observing band, and Gaussian for the BIMA dishes. If you are simulating a telescope which doesn't yet exist, you will need to supply a model voltage pattern using the vpmanager.

Arguments

dovp		Multiply by the voltage pattern (ie, primary beam) when simulating
		Allowed:	Bool
		Default:	T
usedefaultvp		Look up the default VP for this telescope and frequency?
		Allowed:	Bool
		Default:	T
vptable		If usedefaultvp is false, provide a VP Table made with vpmanager
		Allowed:	Table
dosquint		Activate the beam squint in the VP model
		Allowed:	Bool
		Default:	T
parangleinc		Parallactice angle increment for squint application
		Allowed:	Quantity
		Default:	360deg

Returns
Bool

Example

imgr.setvp(dovp=T, usedefaultvp=F, 
vptable='MyAlternateVLAPBModel.TAB', dosquint=F);