AIPS NRAO AIPS HELP file for BIF in 31DEC25



As of Wed Dec 11 6:45:18 2024



HELP SECTION

BIF
Type:  Adverb  (scalar)
Use:   Standard data selection adverb, used to specify the first IF (or
       spectral window) to be included.  An IF consists of a set of one
       or more equally spaced frequency channels; multiple IFs with
       arbitrary frequency spacings are allowed.
Null value:
       0   => first IF in data.
Verbs:
   OBITIMAG......Access to OBIT task Imager without self-cal or peeling.
   OBITMAP.......Simplified access to OBIT task Imager.
   OBITPEEL......Access to OBIT task Imager with self-cal and peeling.
   OBITSCAL......Access to OBIT task Imager with self-cal, NOT peeling.
   SIZEFILE......Return file size plus estimate of IMAGR work file size.
Procedures:
   CXIMAGR.......Grid UV data into a complex image, Fourier transform,
                 Clean.
   CXPOLN........Procedure to make complex polarization images and beam.
   DOVLAMP.......Produces amp calibration file for phased-VLA VLBI data.
   IMFRING.......Large image delay fitting with IM2CC and OOFRING.
   LINIMAGE......Build image cube from multi-IF data set.
   MAPPR.........Simplified access to IMAGR.
   OOFRING.......Fringe fit data to determine calibration with spectral
                 index options.
Tasks:
   ACIMG.........Makes image of autocorrelation data showing time vs
                 frequency
   ACLIP.........Edits suto-corr data for amplitudes, phases, and weights
                 out of range.
   ALVAR.........Plots the Allan Variance statistic of a UV data set.
   ALVPR.........Prints statistics on the Allan Variance of a UV data set.
   ANBPL.........Plots and prints uv data converted to antenna based
                 values.
   ANCAL.........Places antenna-based Tsys and gain corrections in CL
                 table.
   APCAL.........Apply TY and GC tables to generate an SN table.
   ATMCA.........Determines delay/phase gradient from calibrator
                 observations.
   AVGWT.........Computes the average visibility weight of the included
                 data.
   AVSPC.........Averages uv-data in the frequency domain.
   BLAVG.........Average cross-polarized UV data over baselines.
   BLING.........Find residual rate and delay on individual baselines.
   BLPLT.........Plots BLCAL tables in 2 dimensions as function of
                 baseline and IF.
   BPCOR.........Correct BP table.
   BPEDT.........Interactive TV task to edit uv data based on BP tables.
   BPEPL.........Plots bandpass tables overlaying multiple times like
                 BPEDT.
   BPFLG.........Flgas uv data based on bad BP values.
   BPLOT.........Plots bandpass tables in 2 dimensions as function of
                 time.
   BPPLT.........Plots selected contents of bandpass (BP) files versus
                 time.
   BPWAY.........Determines channel-dependent relative weights.
   BPWGT.........Calibrates data and scales weights by bandpass
                 correction.
   BSCAN.........Seeks best scan to use for phase cal, fringe search, ..
   CAPLT.........Plots closure amplitude and model from CC file.
   CLCOR.........Applies user-selected corrections to the calibration CL
                 table.
   CLIP..........Edits data based on amplitudes, phases, and weights out
                 of range.
   CLOSE.........Plots closure phase or amplitude spectra averaged over
                 closures.
   CLPLT.........Plots closure phase and model from CC file.
   CLSMO.........Smooths a calibration CL table.
   CLVLB.........Corrects CL table gains for pointing offsets in VLBI
                 data.
   COHER.........Baseline Phase coherence measurement.
   CORER.........Calculates correlator statistics and flags bad ones.
   CPASS.........Computes polynomial spectral bandpass correction table.
   CSCOR.........Applies specified corrections to CS tables.
   DECOR.........Measures the decorrelation between channels and IF of uv
                 data.
   DEFLG.........Edits data based on decorrelation over channels and time.
   DELZN.........Determines residual atmosphere depth at zenith and clock
                 errors.
   DFCOR.........Applies user-selected corrections to the calibration CL
                 table.
   DFTIM.........Makes image of DFT at arbitrary point showing time vs
                 frequency.
   DFTPL.........Plots DFT of a UV data set at arbitrary point versus
                 time.
   DIFRL.........Divides the RR data by LL data.
   DTSUM.........Task to provide a summary of the contents of a dataset.
   EDITA.........Interactive TV task to edit uv data based on TY/SY/SN/CL
                 tables.
   EDITR.........Interactive baseline-oriented visibility editor using the
                 TV.
   ELFIT.........Plots/fits selected contents of SN, TY, SY, PC or CL
                 files.
   ELINT.........Determines and removes gain dependence on elevation.
   EVASN.........Evaluates statistics in SN/CL tables.
   EVACL.........Evaluates statistics in closure phase and amplitude.
   EVAUV.........Subtracts & divides a model into UV data, does statistics
                 on results.
   FGCNT.........Counts samples comparing two flag tables.
   FGPLT.........Plots selected contents of FG table.
   FGPRT.........Pprints counts of selected portions of an FG table.
   FGSPW.........Flags bad spectral windows.
   FILLR.........Reads old VLA on-line-system tapes into AIPS.
   FINDR.........Find normal values for a uv data set.
   FITLD.........Reads FITS files to load images or UV (IDI or UVFITS)
                 data to disk.
   FLAGR.........Edit data based on internal RMS, amplitudes, weights.
   FLGIT.........Flags data based on the rms of the spectrum.
   FLOPM.........Reverses the spectral order of UV data, can fix VLA
                 error.
   FRING.........Fringe fit data to determine antenna calibration, delay,
                 rate.
   FRMAP.........Task to build a map using fringe rate spectra.
   FRPLT.........Task to plot fringe rate spectra.
   FTFLG.........Interactive flagging of UV data in channel-time using the
                 TV.
   FUDGE.........Modifies UV data with user's algorithm: paraform task.
   GETJY.........Determines calibrator flux densities.
   IBLED.........Interactive BaseLine based visibility EDitor.
   IMAGR.........Wide-field and/or wide-frequency Cleaning / imaging task.
   KRING.........Fringe fit data to determine antenna calibration, delay,
                 rate.
   LISTR.........Prints contents of UV data sets and assoc. calibration
                 tables.
   LOCIT.........Fits antenna locations from SN-table data.
   LPCAL.........Determines instrumental polarization for UV data.
   MAPBM.........Map VLA beam polarization.
   MBDLY.........Fits multiband delays from IF phases, updates SN table.
   MORIF.........Combines IFs or breaks spectral windows into multiple
                 windows (IFs).
   NOIFS.........Makes all IFs into single spectrum.
   OMFIT.........Fits sources and, optionally, a self-cal model to uv
                 data.
   OOSUB.........Subtracts/divides a model from/into a uv data base.
   OTFBS.........Translates on-the-fly continuum SDD format to AIPS UV
                 file.
   OTFIN.........Lists on-the-fly single-dish SDD format data files.
   OTFUV.........Translates on-the-fly single-dish SDD format to AIPS UV
                 file.
   PCAL..........Determines instrumental polarization for UV data.
   PCCOR.........Corrects phases using  PCAL tones data from PC table.
   PCEDT.........Interactive TV task to edit pulse-cal (PC) tables.
   PCFLG.........Interactive flagging of Pulse-cal data in channel-TB
                 using the TV.
   PCPLT.........Plots pulse-cal tables in 2 dimensions as function of
                 time.
   PDPLT.........Plots selected contents of PD tables.
   PLOTC.........Plots color schems used by 3-color plot tasks.
   PLRFI.........Plots spectral statistics from output of VBRFI & VLBRF
   POSSM.........Task to plot total and cross-power spectra.
   PRTSD.........Prints contents of AIPS single-dish data sets.
   PRTUV.........Prints contents of a visibility (UV) data set.
   QUACK.........Flags beginning or end portions of UV-data scans.
   REAMP.........Scale visibility amplitudes by IF- or subarray-dependent
                 factor.
   REWGT.........Modifies UV data re-scaling the weights only.
   RFI...........Look for RFI in uv data.
   RFLAG.........Flags data set based on time and freq rms in fringe
                 visibilities.
   RIRMS.........Computes rms of real/imag of a selected subset of a uv
                 data set.
   RLCAL.........Determines instrumental right-left phase versus time (a
                 self-cal).
   RLCOR.........Corrects a data set for R-L phase differences.
   RLDIF.........Determines Right minus Left phase difference, corrects
                 cal files.
   RLDLY.........Fringe fit data to determine antenna R-L delay
                 difference.
   SDCAL.........Task to apply single dish calibration.
   SDGRD.........Task to select and image random-position single-dish
                 data.
   SDIMG.........Task to select and image random-position single-dish
                 data.
   SDMOD.........Modifies single-dish UV data with model sources.
   SETJY.........Task to enter source info into source (SU) table.
   SHOUV.........Displays uv data in various ways.
   SNBLP.........Plots selected contents of SN or CL files on a baseline
                 basis.
   SNCOR.........Applies user-selected corrections to the calibration SN
                 table.
   SNEDT.........Interactive SN/CL/TY/SY table editor using the TV.
   SNFIT.........Fits parabola to SN amplitudes and plots result.
   SNFLG.........Writes flagging info based on the contents of SN files.
   SNIFS.........Plots selected contents of SN, TY, SY, PC or CL files by
                 IF.
   SNP2D.........Task to convert SN table single-channel phase to delay.
   SNPLT.........Plots selected contents of SN, SY, TY, PC or CL files
                 versus time.
   SNRMS.........Print statistics for selected contents of SN, SY, TY,
                 PC or CL files.
   SNSMO.........Smooths and filters a calibration SN table.
   SOLCL.........Adjust gains for solar data according to nominal
                 sensitivity.
   SPCAL.........Determines instrumental polzn. for spec. line UV data.
   SPFLG.........Interactive flagging of UV data in channel-TB using the
                 TV.
   SPLAT.........Applies calibration and splits or assemble selected
                 sources.
   SPLIT.........Converts multi-source to single-source UV files w
                 calibration.
   SPMOD.........Modify UV database by adding a model with spectral lines.
   SPRMS.........Plots spectral statistics of a selected subset of a uv
                 data set.
   SUFIX.........Modifies source numbers on uv data.
   SYPRT.........Task to print values from the SY table.
   TI2HA.........Modifies times in UV data to hour angles.
   TIORD.........Checks data for time baseline ordering, displays
                 failures.
   TRUEP.........Determines true antenna polarization from special data
                 sets.
   TVFLG.........Interactive flagging of UV data using the TV.
   TYSMO.........Smooths and filters a calibration TY or SY table.
   UFLAG.........Plots and edits data using a uv-plane grid and the TV.
   UV2MS.........Append single-source file to multi-source file.
   UV2TB.........Converts UV autocorrelation spectra to tables.
   UVADC.........Fourier transforms and corrects a model and adds to uv
                 data.
   UVAVG.........Average or merge a sorted (BT, TB) uv database.
   UVBAS.........Averages several channels and subtracts from uv data.
   UVCOP.........Task to copy a subset of a UV data file.
   UVCRS.........Finds the crossing points of UV-ellipses.
   UVDIF.........Prints differences between two UV data sets.
   UVFIT.........Fits source models to uv data.
   UVFLG.........Flags UV-data.
   UVFND.........Prints selected data from UV data set to search for
                 problems.
   UVGIT.........Fits source models to uv data.
   UVHGM.........Plots statistics of uv data files as histogram.
   UVHIM.........Makes image of the histogram on two user-chosen axes.
   UVHOL.........Prints holography data from a UV data base with
                 calibration.
   UVIMG.........Grid UV data into an "image".
   UVLIN.........Fits and removes continuum visibility spectrum, also can
                 flag.
   UVLSD.........Least squares fit to channels and divides the uv data.
   UVLSF.........Least squares fit to channels and subtracts from uv data.
   UVMLN.........Edits data based on the rms of the spectrum.
   UVMOD.........Modify UV database by adding a model incl spectral index.
   UVPLT.........Plots data from a UV data base in multiple ways.
   UVPRM.........Measures parameters from a UV data base.
   UVPRT.........Prints data from a UV data base with calibration.
   UVRFI.........Mitigate RFI by Fourier transform or fitting the circle.
   UVRMS.........Computes statistics of a selected subset of a uv data
                 set.
   UVSUB.........Subtracts/divides a model from/into a uv data base.
   VBRFI.........Plots spectral statistics of VLBA autocorrelation data
                 for RFI.
   VH2RL.........Converts from linear to circular polarization and vice
                 versa.
   VLBRF.........Plots spectral statistics of VLBA autocorrelation data
                 for RFI.
   VPLOT.........Plots uv data and model from CC file.
   WIPER.........Plots and edits data from a UV data base using the TV.
   XYDIF.........Find/apply X minus Y linear polarization phase
                 difference.
   XYMOD.........Compute linear polarization point source model, applies
                 to data.

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