AIPS NRAO AIPS HELP file for ALTDEF in 31DEC25



As of Wed Dec 11 5:19:28 2024


ALTDEF: Verb to modify velocity vs frequency relationship

INPUTS

INNAME                             Image name(name).
INCLASS                            Image name(class).
INSEQ           0.0      9999.0    Image name(seq. #). 0=>high
INDISK          0.0         9.0    Disk drive #. 0=>any
AXTYPE                             'OPT' or 'RAD' plus 'LSR',
                                   'HEL', or 'OBS'
AXVAL                              Velocity at (new) ref. pixel=
                                   AXVAL(1) + AXVAL(2).
AXREF                              Reference pixel location
RESTFREQ        0.0      1.E20     Rest frequency in HZ =
                                   RESTFREQ(1) + RESTFREQ(2)

HELP SECTION

ALTDEF
Type: Verb
Use:  ALTDEF is used to add or alter the description in the
      catalogue map header of the relationship between the
      spectral-line velocity and the frequency.  The verb
      ALTSWTCH is used to select which description is normally
      used in labeling the image.
Adverbs:
  INNAME......Image name(name).       Standard defaults.
  INCLASS.....Image name(class).      Standard defaults.
  INSEQ.......Image name(seq. #).     0 => highest.
  INDISK......Disk drive # of image.  0 => any.
  AXTYPE......Two-part string choosing 'OPT'ical or 'RAD'io
              definition of velocity and 'LSR', 'HEL'iocentric,
              or 'OBS'erver velocity zero-point.  The latter
              choice only affects labeling.  For example,
              AXTYPE = 'RAD LSR' selects the LSR-relative
              velocities in the radio convention.  'LSR'
              and 'OPT' are the defaults.
  AXVAL.......Velocity at (new) reference pixel. Value is
              AXVAL(1) + AXVAL(2) in double precision.  No
              default.  Units are meters/sec.
  AXREF.......Reference pixel location for velocities. No
              default.
  RESTFREQ....Line rest frequency in Hz = RESTFREQ(1) +
              RESTFREQ(2) in double precision.

EXPLAIN SECTION


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