AIPS HELP file for MTARS in 31DEC24

As of Fri Apr 26 7:50:07 2024

INPUTS

INTEXT
                                   Text file with frequencies
FLUX                               Noise level to add
INLIST
                                   List of sources up to 9999
OUTFILE
                                   Output text file

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MTARS
Type: Task
Use:  MTARS will take models of source flux, rotation measure, and
      "RM thickness" and compute input files for TARS.
Adverbs:
  INTEXT.....Text file containing a sample input file for TARS or
             simply a list of frequencies (in Hz) one per line.
  FLUX.......Noise level to be added.
  OPTYPE.....
  INLIST.....Text file containing one line per source, giving all 5 of

             Q  U  Spix  RM  RMthick  Type

             blank separated free format.  The 6th value, type has a
             default of 1.  Q, and U are those that would be
             measured at 1 GHz wavelength.  The resulting number of
             components will be the number of lines in INLIST
             neglecting comments (which start with # or ; in column 1)
             and lines with format errors.  Units are Jy/beam,
             Jy/beam, unitless, radians/m^2, and radians/m^2.  The
             type are
             The thickness is applied with a function specified by:
             1. 'SLAB' - sin(x)/x         with x = beta * lambda^2
             2. 'GAUS' - exp(-f * x * x)  with f = ln(2) / (1.8954)^2
             3. 'EXP ' - exp(-f * abs(x)) with f = ln(2) / 1.8954
             (Note 1.8954 radians is the point where sin(x)/x = 0.5
             and beta is called RMthick below in radians/m/m)
  OUTFILE....Output text file suitable for input to tars

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