AIPS-CASA Dictionary
AIPS tasks and their corresponding CASA tasks. Note that this list is not complete and there is also not a one-to-one translation.
| AIPS Task | CASA task/tool | Description |
|---|---|---|
| APROPOS | taskhelp | List tasks with a short description of their purposes |
| BLCAL | blcal | Calculate a baseline-based gain calibration solution |
| BLCHN | blcal | Calculate a baseline-based bandpass calibration solution |
| BPASS | bandpass | Calibrate bandpasses |
| CALIB | gaincal | Calibrate gains (amplitudes and phases) |
| CLCAL | applycal | Apply calibration to data |
| COMB | immath | Combine images |
| CPASS | bandpass | Calibrate bandpasses by polynomial fitting |
| CVEL | cvel/mstransform | Regid visibility spectra |
| DBCON | concat/virtualconcat | Concatenate u-v datasets |
| DEFAULT | default | Load a task with default parameters |
| FILLM | importvla | Import old-format VLA data |
| FITLD | importuvfits/importfitsidi | Import a u-v dataset which is in FITS format |
| FITLD | importfits | Import an image which is in FITS format |
| FITTP | exportuvfits | Write a u-v dataset to FITS format |
| FITTP | exportfits | Write an image to FITS format |
| FRING | (coming soon) | Calibrate group delays and phase rates |
| GETJY | fluxscale | Determine flux densities for other cals |
| GO | go | Run a task |
| HELP | help | Display the help page for a task (also use casa.nrao.edu/casadocs) |
| IMAGR | clean/tclean | Image and deconvolve |
| IMFIT | imfit | Fit gaussian components to an image |
| IMHEAD | vishead | View header for u-v data |
| IMHEAD | imhead | View header for an image |
| IMLIN | imcontsub | Subtract continuum in image plane |
| IMLOD | importfits | Import a FITS image |
| IMSTAT | imstat | Measure statistics on an image |
| INP | inp | View task parameters |
| JMFIT | imfit | Fit gaussian components to an image |
| LISTR | listobs | Print basic data |
| MCAT | ls | List image data files |
| MOMNT | immoments | Compute moments from an image |
| OHGEO | imregrid | Regrids an image onto another image’s geometry |
| PBCOR | impbcor/widebandpbcor | Correct an image for the primary beam |
| PCAL | polcal | Calibrate polarization |
| POSSM | plotcal/plotms | Plot bandpass calibration tables |
| POSSM | plotms | Plot spectra |
| PRTAN | listobs | Print antenna locations |
| PRTAN | plotants | Plot antenna locations |
| QUACK | flagdata | Remove first integrations from scans |
| RENAME | mv | Rename an image or dataset |
| RFLAG | flagdata | Auto-flagging |
| SETJY | setjy | Set flux densities for flux cals |
| SMOTH | imsmooth | Smooth an image |
| SNPLT | plotcal/plotms | Plot gain calibration tables |
| SPFLG | viewer/msview | Flag raster image of time v. channel |
| SPLIT | split | Write out u-v files for individual sources |
| STATWT | statwt | Weigh visibilities based on their noise |
| TASK | inp | Load a task with current parameters |
| TGET | tget | Load a task with parameters last used for that task |
| TVALL | viewer/imview | Display image |
| TVFLG | viewer/msview | Flag raster image of time v. baseline |
| UCAT | ls | List u-v data files |
| UVFIX | fixvis | Compute u, v, and w coordinates |
| UVFLG | flagdata | Flag data |
| UVLIN | uvcontsub/mstransform | Subtract continuum from u-v data |
| UVLSF | uvcontsub/mstransform | Subtract continuum from u-v data |
| UVPLT | plotms | Plot u-v data |
| UVSUB | uvsub | Subtracts model u-v data from corrected u-v data |
| WIPER | plotms | Plot and flag u-v data |
| ZAP | rmtables | Delete data files |