AIPS HELP file for SOURCES in 31DEC22
As of Sun Mar 26 8:38:02 2023
HELP SECTION
SOURCES
Type: Adverb (String*16, 30 elements)
Use: Standard data selection adverb, used to specify a list of source
names to be included in or excluded from an operation. If the
first character of ANY element is "-" then all named sources are
excluded else all named are included. All must be left justified.
All blanks mean all sources are selected. Note that some tasks
do not have the exclusion option and some tasks use only
SOURCES(1).
Null Value: ' '
All null value usually means take all sources; null values
after a non null value are ignored.
Verbs:
OBITIMAG......Access to OBIT task Imager without self-cal or peeling.
OBITPEEL......Access to OBIT task Imager with self-cal and peeling.
OBITSCAL......Access to OBIT task Imager with self-cal, NOT peeling.
Procedures:
FXALIAS.......Least squares fit aliasing function and remove.
LINIMAGE......Build image cube from multi-IF data set.
VLACLCAL......Runs CLCAL and prints the results with LISTR.
VLBACRPL......Plots crosscorrelations.
VLBAFRGP......Fringe fit phase referenced data and apply calibration.
VLBAFRNG......Fringe fit data and apply calibration.
VLBAKRGP......Fringe fit phase referenced data and apply calibration.
VLBAKRNG......Fringe fit data and apply calibration.
VLBAMPCL......Calculates and applies manual instrumental phase
calibration.
VLBARUN.......Applies amplitude and phase calibration procs to VLBA
data.
VLBASNPL......Plots selected contents of SN or CL files.
Tasks:
ACIMG.........Makes image of autocorrelation data showing time vs
frequency
ACLIP.........Edits suto-corr data for amplitudes, phases, and weights
out of range.
ACSCL.........Corrects cross amplitudes using auto correlation
measurements.
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.
APCAL.........Apply TY and GC tables to generate an SN table.
ATLOD.........Reads ATCA data in RPFITS dormat into AIPS.
ATMCA.........Determines delay/phase gradient from calibrator
observations.
AVSPC.........Averages uv-data in the frequency domain.
BLAPP.........Applies baseline-based fringe solutions a la BLAPP.
BLAVG.........Average cross-polarized UV data over baselines.
BLCAL.........Compute closure offset corrections.
BLCHN.........Compute closure offset corrections on a
channel-by-channel basis.
BOXES.........Adds Clean boxes to BOXFILE around sources from a list.
BPCOR.........Correct BP table.
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.
CLCAL.........Merges and smooths SN tables, applies them to CL tables.
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.
COHER.........Baseline Phase coherence measurement.
CORER.........Calculates correlator statistics and flags bad ones.
CVEL..........Shifts spectral-line UV data to a given velocity.
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.
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.
EVAUV.........Subtracts & divides a model into UV data, does statistics
on results.
FACES.........Makes images of catalog sources for initial calibration.
FARAD.........Add ionospheric Faraday rotation to CL table.
FGCNT.........Counts samples comparing two flag tables.
FGDIF.........Compares affect of 2 FG tables.
FGPRT.........Pprints counts of selected portions of an FG table.
FGSPW.........Flags bad spectral windows.
FINDR.........Find normal values for a uv data set.
FITLD.........Reads FITS files to load images or UV (IDI or UVFITS)
data to disk.
FIXAL.........Least squares fit aliasing function and remove.
FIXBX.........Converts a BOXFILE to another for input to IMAGR.
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.
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.
LISTR.........Prints contents of UV data sets and assoc. calibration
tables.
LOCIT.........Fits antenna locations from SN-table data.
M3TAR.........Translate Haystack MKIII VLBI format "A" TAR's into AIPS.
MAPBM.........Map VLA beam polarization.
MK3IN.........Translate Haystack MKIII VLBI format "A" tapes into AIPS.
MULTI.........Task to convert single-source to multi-source UV data.
NOIFS.........Makes all IFs into single spectrum.
OMFIT.........Fits sources and, optionally, a self-cal model to uv
data.
PCAL..........Determines instrumental polarization for UV data.
PCFLG.........Interactive flagging of Pulse-cal data in channel-TB
using the TV.
PCVEL.........Shifts spectral-line UV data to a given velocity: planet
version.
PHSRF.........Perform phase-referencing within a spectral line
database.
PLOTC.........Plots color schems used by 3-color plot tasks.
POSSM.........Task to plot total and cross-power spectra.
PRTSY.........Task to print statistics from the SY table.
PRTUV.........Prints contents of a visibility (UV) data set.
QUACK.........Flags beginning or end portions of UV-data scans.
QUOUT.........Writes text file of Q, U versus frequency to be used by
RLDIF.
REFLG.........Attempts to compress a flag table.
REWAY.........Computes weights based in rms in spectra.
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
SETFC.........Makes a BOXFILE for input to IMAGR.
SETJY.........Task to enter source info into source (SU) table.
SHAHO.........Flags Holography data for shadowing
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.
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.
SNPLT.........Plots selected contents of SN, SY, TY, PC or CL files
versus time.
SNSMO.........Smooths and filters a calibration SN table.
SOLCL.........Adjust gains for solar data according to nominal
sensitivity.
SOUSP.........Fits source spectral index from SU table or adverbs.
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.
SWAPR.........Modifies UV data by swapping real and imaginary parts.
SYPRT.........Task to print values from the SY table.
SYVSN.........Plots selected SY/TY data with SN solution values versus
time.
TBDIF.........Compare entries in two tables.
TBSUB.........Make a new table from a subset of an old 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.
USUBA.........Assign subarrays within a uv-data file.
UV2MS.........Append single-source file to multi-source file.
UV2TB.........Converts UV autocorrelation spectra to tables.
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.
UVFIT.........Fits source models to uv data.
UVFLG.........Flags UV-data.
UVFND.........Prints selected data from UV data set to search for
problems.
UVFRE.........Makes one data set have the spectral structure of
another.
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.
UVMTH......... Averages one data set and applied it to another.
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.
VBRFI.........Plots spectral statistics of VLBA autocorrelation data
for RFI.
VLBIN.........Task to read VLBI data from an NRAO/MPI MkII correlator.
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.
XYMOD.........Compute linear polarization point source model, applies
to data.
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