AIPS NRAO AIPS HELP file for VLAOBS in 31DEC24



As of Fri Apr 26 9:29:57 2024



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VLAOBS
Type: Adverb  (String*6)
Use:  This string is used to identify data from a VLA Modcomp
      archive format data tape.  It is usually either the observing
      program name (e.q. 'AZ99' or the first 4 characters of the
      observers name.
Null value:  '      '
      Any value will be accepted as a match.
Tasks:
   CALRD.....Reads calibrator source model-image FITS file.  VLAOBS
             identifies the frequency or band of the desired source
             model.
   FILLR.....Reads old VLA on-line-system tapes into AIPS.  Mostly
             replaced by FILLM.
   FILLM.....Reads VLA on-line/archive format uv data tapes (post Jan
             88).  Also rerads older data that was converted to the
             "new" format.
Procedure:
   PIPEAIPS..Calibrating amplitude and phase, and imaging VLA data.
             VLBAOBS passed to CALRD.

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