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       1             : //# EPointDesc.h: Define the format of EPointJones cal tables
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      27             : //# $Id$
      28             : 
      29             : #ifndef CALIBRATION_EPOINTDESC_H
      30             : #define CALIBRATION_EPOINTDESC_H
      31             : 
      32             : #include <synthesis/CalTables/TimeVarVJDesc.h>
      33             : #include <synthesis/CalTables/SolvableVJDesc.h>
      34             : namespace casa {
      35             : // <summary> 
      36             : // EPointDesc: Define the format of GJones cal tables
      37             : // </summary>
      38             : 
      39             : // <use visibility=export>
      40             : 
      41             : // <reviewed reviewer="" date="" tests="" demos="">
      42             : 
      43             : // <prerequisite>
      44             : //<li><linkto class="CalTableDesc">CalTableDesc</linkto> module
      45             : //<li><linkto class="VisJonesDesc">VisJonesDesc</linkto> module
      46             : //<li><linkto class="SolvableVisJonesDesc">SolvableVisJonesDesc</linkto> module
      47             : // </prerequisite>
      48             : //
      49             : // <etymology>
      50             : // From "GJones" and "descriptor".
      51             : // </etymology>
      52             : //
      53             : // <synopsis>
      54             : // GJonesDesc defines the format of GJones calibration tables in terms 
      55             : // of table descriptors <linkto class="casacore::TableDesc">casacore::TableDesc</linkto>, 
      56             : // as used in the casacore::Table system. GJones matrices define the electronic
      57             : // gain corrections in the Measurement Equation formalism. At present, 
      58             : // this class returns only the default table formats.
      59             : // </etymology>
      60             : //
      61             : // <example>
      62             : // <srcblock>
      63             : // </srcblock>
      64             : // </example>
      65             : //
      66             : // <motivation>
      67             : // See CalTableDesc.
      68             : // </motivation>
      69             : //
      70             : // <todo asof="98/01/01">
      71             : // Generate calibration table descriptors from a VisSet or VisBuffer object
      72             : // </todo>
      73             : 
      74             : class EPointDesc : public SolvableVisJonesDesc
      75             : {
      76             : public:
      77             :   // Default null constructor, and destructor
      78             :   EPointDesc();
      79             :   // Construct from the Jones table type
      80             :   EPointDesc (const casacore::String& type);
      81             : 
      82           0 :   virtual ~EPointDesc() {};
      83             : 
      84             :   // Return the table descriptors for the main calibration table:
      85             :   virtual casacore::TableDesc calMainDesc();
      86             :   
      87             :   casacore::TableDesc addCols(casacore::TableDesc& td);
      88             : 
      89             : protected:
      90             :   casacore::TableDesc itsTableDesc;
      91             : };
      92             : }
      93             : #endif