The AIPS Cookbook |
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Other than the Glossary and Appendix Z, all CookBook chapters have
been re-written to refer to modern versions of AIPS. The Glossary and
Appendix Z are clearly dated, but remain useful. The material below
refers to the 31DEC24
or earlier versions of AIPS. Some
chapters carry earlier release dates, but all are believed to be
relatively current. Updated chapters are indicated by the version
date on the section heading below. All chapters are available in a
PostScript and a GNU gzip PostScript form. Of course, if you want to
dispense with all that stuff about astronomy, interferometry, and
AIPS, you can go straight to the Additional recipes (or uncompressed or PDF) a significant number
of which were new in January 2001 and November 2004.
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, use your
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COOK*.PS
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The following is a list of pointers to the different chapters in this Table of Contents giving their most recent revision dates (as YY/MM/DD), their correspondences to an AIPS release, and their titles.
Acknowledgments 0 - 2 Table of contents 0 - i List of figures 0 - xvii List of recipes 0 - xviv
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1.1 The NRAO AIPS Project - A Summary 1 - 1 1.2 The Cookbook 1 - 3 1.3 Organization of the Cookbook 1 - 4 1.3.1 Contents 1 - 4 1.3.2 Minimum match 1 - 5 1.3.3 Fonts and what they signify 1 - 5 1.4 General structure of AIPS 1 - 5
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2.1 Obtaining access to an AIPS computer 2 - 1 2.2 Using the workstation 2 - 1 2.2.1 Logging in to the workstation 2 - 1 2.2.2 Control characters on the workstation 2 - 2 2.2.3 Starting the AIPS program 2 - 3 2.2.4 Typing commands to the AIPS program 2 - 10 2.3 Managing windows 2 - 11 2.3.1 General window management 2 - 11 2.3.2 Managing the AIPS TV window called XAS 2 - 12 2.4 Additional recipe 2 - 12
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3.1 Talking to AIPS 3 - 1 3.1.1 POPS and AIPS utilities 3 - 1 3.1.2 Tasks 3 - 1 3.1.3 Verbs 3 - 2 3.1.4 Adverbs 3 - 3 3.2 Your AIPS message file 3 - 4 3.3 Your AIPS data catalog files 3 - 5 3.3.1 Speedy data file selection 3 - 6 3.3.2 Catalog entry status 3 - 6 3.3.3 Renaming data files 3 - 6 3.3.4 Header listings 3 - 7 3.4 Your AIPS history files 3 - 8 3.5 Saving and restoring inputs 3 - 9 3.6 Monitoring disk space 3 - 10 3.7 Moving and compressing files 3 - 12 3.8 Finding helpful information in AIPS 3 - 12 3.9 Magnetic tapes 3 - 15 3.9.1 Hardware tape mount 3 - 15 3.9.2 Software mounting local tapes 3 - 16 3.9.3 Software mounting REMOTE tapes 3 - 16 3.9.4 Using tapes in AIPS 3 - 16 3.10 AIPS external disk files 3 - 17 3.10.1 Disk text files 3 - 17 3.10.2 RUN files 3 - 18 3.10.3 FITS disk files 3 - 19 3.10.4 Other binary data disk files 3 - 20 3.11 The array processor 3 - 21 3.12 Additional recipes 3 - 21
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4.1 Copying data into AIPS multi-source disk files 4 - 2 4.1.1 Reading EVLA archive files into AIPS 4 - 3 4.1.2 Reading data from FITS files with FITLD 4 - 5 4.2 Record keeping and data management 4 - 6 4.2.1 Calibrating data with multiple FQ entries 4 - 6 4.2.2 Recommended record keeping 4 - 6 4.3 Beginning the calibration 4 - 7 4.3.1 Baseline corrections 4 - 8 4.3.2 Correcting EVLA 3-bit data 4 - 10 4.3.3 Check your data with POSSM 4 - 10 4.3.4 Remove spectral ringing with SPLAT 4 - 11 4.3.5 General considerations in flagging 4 - 11 4.3.6 Correcting delay errors with FRING 4 - 14 4.3.7 Primary flux density calibrators 4 - 15 4.3.8 Correcting the bandpass shape with BPASS 4 - 16 4.3.9 Calibrating the complex antenna gains with VLACALIB 4 - 19 4.3.9.1 Using calibrator models 4 - 19 4.3.9.2 Calibrating complex gains 4 - 20 4.3.9.3 Flux calibration without calibrator models 4 - 21 4.3.10 Bootstrapping secondary flux-density calibrators 4 - 22 4.3.11 Editing visibility data with EDITA 4 - 23 4.3.12 Applying solutions to the calibration table with CLCAL 4 - 24 4.3.13 Flagging RFI with RFLAG 4 - 28 4.3.14 Restart the calibration 4 - 30 4.3.15 Calibration with the SysPower table 4 - 30 4.3.16 Calibrating polarization 4 - 32 4.3.17 Additional calibrations for EVLA data 4 - 36 4.3.18 Making images from multi-source data with IMAGR 4 - 38 4.3.19 Back up your data with FITTP or FITAB 4 - 39 4.3.20 Creating single-source files with SPLIT 4 - 39 4.4 Concluding remarks, early science 4 - 40 4.5 Additional recipe 4 - 40
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5.1 Preparing uv data for imaging 5 - 1 5.1.1 Indexing the data - PRTTP 5 - 1 5.1.2 Loading the data - FITLD and UVLOD 5 - 2 5.1.3 Sorting the data - UVSRT 5 - 3 5.1.4 Combining data sets for imaging - DBCON and VBGLU 5 - 3 5.2 Basic image making - IMAGR 5 - 4 5.2.1 Making a simple image 5 - 5 5.2.2 Imaging multiple fields and image coordinates 5 - 6 5.2.3 Data weighting 5 - 8 5.2.4 Cell and image size, shifting 5 - 9 5.2.5 Zero spacing issues 5 - 11 5.3 Deconvolving images 5 - 11 5.3.1 Basic Cleaning with IMAGR 5 - 12 5.3.2 Multiple fields in IMAGR 5 - 14 5.3.3 Clean boxes and the TV in IMAGR 5 - 16 5.3.4 Experimental variations on Clean in IMAGR 5 - 19 5.3.4.1 Clean-component filtering 5 - 19 5.3.4.2 SDI modification of Clean in IMAGR 5 - 20 5.3.4.3 Multi-scale modification of Clean in IMAGR 5 - 20 5.3.4.4 Spectral-index corrections 5 - 21 5.3.5 Data correction options in IMAGR 5 - 21 5.3.5.1 Frequency-dependent primary beam corrections 5 - 21 5.3.5.2 Frequency-dependent correction for average spectral index 5 - 21 5.3.5.3 Error in the assumed central frequency 5 - 22 5.3.5.4 Array mis-orientation effects 5 - 22 5.3.5.5 Non-coplanar effects 5 - 22 5.3.5.6 Units mismatch of residuals & Clean components 5 - 22 5.3.6 Manipulating Clean components 5 - 23 5.3.7 Image-plane deconvolution methods 5 - 24 5.4 Self-calibration 5 - 26 5.4.1 Self-calibration sequence and SCMAP or SCIMG 5 - 26 5.4.2 Self-calibration with CALIB 5 - 28 5.4.3 Considerations in setting CALIB inputs 5 - 30 5.4.4 Evaluating the quality of the imaging 5 - 32 NEW 5.4.5 Experimental extension of multi-field self-calibration 5 - 32 5.5 More editing of uv data 5 - 32 5.5.1 General remarks on, and tools for, editing 5 - 32 5.5.2 Baseline-based uv-data editing - EDITR 5 - 34 5.6 Imaging with OBIT, Complex imaging 5 - 39 5.7 Additional recipes 5 - 40
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6.1 Getting data into your AIPS catalog 6 - 1 6.1.1 IMLOD and FITLD from FITS disk 6 - 1 6.1.2 Image coordinates 6 - 2 6.2 Printer displays of your data 6 - 3 6.2.1 Printing your visibility data 6 - 3 6.2.2 Printing your image data 6 - 4 6.2.3 Printing your table data 6 - 4 6.2.4 Printing miscellaneous information 6 - 5 6.3 Plotting your data 6 - 5 6.3.1 Plotting your visibility data 6 - 8 6.3.2 Plotting your image data 6 - 9 6.3.2.1 Contour and grey-scale plots 6 - 9 6.3.2.2 Row tracing plots 6 - 13 6.3.2.3 Miscellaneous image plots 6 - 13 6.3.3 Plotting your table data 6 - 15 6.3.4 Plotting miscellaneous information 6 - 16 6.4 Interactive TV displays of your data 6 - 17 6.4.1 Loading an image to the TV 6 - 17 6.4.2 Manipulating the TV display 6 - 19 6.4.3 Intensity and color transfer functions 6 - 19 6.4.4 Setting parameters with the TV 6 - 20 6.4.5 Reading image values from the TV 6 - 21 6.4.6 Labeling images on the TV 6 - 22 6.4.7 Comparing images on the TV 6 - 22 6.4.8 Slice files and the TV display 6 - 24 6.4.9 Other functions using the TV 6 - 25 6.4.10 Capturing the TV 6 - 26 6.5 Graphics displays of your data 6 - 27 6.5.1 Plotting data and setting values with the graphics display 6 - 27 6.5.2 Slice files and the graphics display 6 - 28 6.5.3 Data analysis with the graphics display 6 - 28 6.6 Additional recipes 6 - 29 6.7 Examples of color plots 6 - 30
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7.1 Combining two images (COMB) 7 - 1 7.1.1 Subtracting a continuum image from an image cube 7 - 1 7.1.1 Polarized intensity and position angle images 7 - 1 7.1.2 Other image combination options 7 - 2 7.1.3 Considerations in image combination 7 - 3 7.2 Combining more than two images (CMPLX, SUMIM SPIXR, STACK) 7 - 3 7.3 Image statistics and flux integration 7 - 4 7.4 Blanking of images 7 - 5 7.5 Fitting of images 7 - 6 7.5.1 Centroid fits (IMCENTER) and parabolic fit to maximum (MAXFIT) 7 - 6 7.5.2 Two-dimensional Gaussian fitting (IMFIT) 7 - 7 7.5.3 Source recognition and fitting (SAD) 7 - 8 7.5.4 Gaussian fits to slices (SLFIT) 7 - 8 7.5.5 Spectral parameter fitting (XGAUS, ZEMAN, RMFIT, FARS) 7 - 10 7.6 Image analysis 7 - 12 7.6.1 Geometric conversions 7 - 12 7.6.2 Mathematical operations on a single image 7 - 13 7.6.3 Primary beam correction 7 - 13 7.6.4 Changing the resolution of an image 7 - 15 7.6.5 Filtering 7 - 15 7.7 Modeling in the image and uv planes 7 - 16 7.7.1 Analysis in the uv plane 7 - 17 7.8 Additional recipes 7 - 18
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8.1 Data preparation and assessment 8 - 1 8.2 Editing and self-calibration 8 - 4 8.3 Continuum subtraction 8 - 5 8.4 Imaging 8 - 6 8.5 Display and manipulation of data cubes 8 - 7 8.5.1 Building and dismantling data cubes 8 - 7 8.5.2 Transposing the cube 8 - 9 8.5.3 Modifying the image header 8 - 9 8.5.4 Displaying the cube 8 - 10 8.6 Analysis 8 - 14 8.7 Additional recipes 8 - 17
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9.1 VLBI data calibration recipe 9 - 2 9.2 Pipeline for the VLBA 9 - 5 9.3 Loading, fixing and inspecting data 9 - 7 9.3.1 Loading data from the VLBA correlator 9 - 7 9.3.1.1 Running FITLD 9 - 7 9.3.1.2 Calibration transfer 9 - 11 9.3.1.3 Repairing VLBA data after FITLD 9 - 11 9.3.1.4 Sorting and indexing VLBA correlator data 9 - 12 9.3.1.5 Subarraying VLBA correlator data 9 - 12 9.3.1.6 Indexing VLBA correlator data 9 - 13 9.3.1.7 Concatenating VLBA correlator data 9 - 14 9.3.1.8 Labeling VLBA correlator polarization data 9 - 14 9.3.1.9 Ionospheric corrections 9 - 15 9.3.1.10 Corrections to the Earth Orientation Parameters 9 - 16 9.3.1.11 Preparing the OB table for SVLBI data 9 - 17 9.3.1.12 Loading the time corrections file for SVLBI data 9 - 18 9.4 Tools for data examination 9 - 18 9.4.1 Textual displays 9 - 19 9.4.2 Spectral displays: POSSM 9 - 20 9.4.3 Time displays: VPLOT, CLPLT, and CAPLT 9 - 21 9.4.4 EDITR 9 - 22 9.4.5 SNPLT 9 - 22 9.4.6 COHER 9 - 23 9.4.7 FRPLT 9 - 23 9.5 Calibration strategy 9 - 24 9.5.1 Incremental calibration philosophy 9 - 25 9.5.1.1 Smoothing and applying corrections in SN and CL tables 9 - 25 9.5.1.2 Running CLCAL for phase referencing observations 9 - 27 9.5.2 Processing observing log and calibration information 9 - 28 9.5.2.1 Automatic formatting of VLBA and VLBA-like log files 9 - 28 9.5.2.2 Manual formatting of log files 9 - 29 9.5.2.3 Loading calibration log information 9 - 30 9.5.2.4 Generating VLA amplitude calibration with VLAMP 9 - 31 9.5.3 Data editing 9 - 31 9.5.4 Amplitude and instrumental delay calibration 9 - 32 9.5.4.1 Parallactic angle correction 9 - 33 9.5.4.2 Digital sampler bias corrections for VLBA correlator data 9 - 33 9.5.4.3 Instrumental phase corrections 9 - 34 9.5.4.4 "Manual" instrumental phase corrections 9 - 37 9.5.4.5 Bandpass calibration 9 - 38 9.5.4.6 Continuum amplitude calibration 9 - 40 9.5.5 Spectral-line Doppler correction 9 - 41 9.5.6 Spectral-line amplitude calibration 9 - 42 9.5.7 Phase calibration 9 - 44 9.5.7.1 Special considerations: SVLBI 9 - 44 9.5.7.2 Special considerations: spectral-line 9 - 45 9.5.7.3 Special considerations: polarization 9 - 45 9.5.7.4 Special considerations: phase-referencing 9 - 46 9.5.7.5 Correcting for atmospheric delays 9 - 46 9.5.7.6 Finding multi-band delays 9 - 47 9.5.7.7 Antenna-based fringe-fitting 9 - 48 9.5.7.8 Baseline-based fringe-fitting 9 - 55 9.5.7.9 SVLBI-specific techniques 9 - 57 9.5.7.10 Spectral-line fringe-fitting 9 - 57 9.5.7.11 Polarization-specific fringe-fitting 9 - 59 9.5.7.12 R-L delay calibration 9 - 60 9.5.7.13 Feed D-term calibration 9 - 60 9.5.8 Complex Bandpass 9 - 62 9.5.9 Baseline-based errors 9 - 62 9.6 After initial calibration 9 - 63 9.6.1 Applying calibration 9 - 63 9.6.2 Time averaging 9 - 64 9.6.3 Verifying calibration 9 - 65 9.7 Self-calibration, imaging, and model-fitting 9 - 66 9.7.1 CALIB 9 - 67 9.7.2 IMAGR, SCIMAG, and SCMAP 9 - 68 9.7.3 Non-conventional methods of imaging 9 - 69 9.8 Summary of VLBI calibration tables 9 - 70 9.9 Additional recipes 9 - 72
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10.1 AIPS format for single-dish data 10 - 1 10.1.1 On-the-fly data from the 12m 10 - 2 10.1.1.1 Listing OTF input files 10 - 2 10.1.1.2 Reading spectral-line OTF files into AIPS 10 - 3 10.1.1.3 Reading continuum OTF files into AIPS 10 - 4 10.1.2 Other input data formats 10 - 4 10.2 Single-dish data in the "uv" domain 10 - 5 10.2.1 Using PRTSD, UVPLT, and POSSM to look at your data 10 - 5 10.2.2 Using UVFLG, SPFLG, and EDITR to edit your data 10 - 7 10.2.3 Using CSCOR and SDCAL to calibrate your data 10 - 11 10.2.4 Using SDLSF and SDVEL to correct your spectral-line data 10 - 12 10.2.5 Using SDMOD and BSMOD to model your data 10 - 13 10.3 Imaging single-dish data in AIPS 10 - 13 10.3.1 Normal single-dish imaging 10 - 13 10.3.2 Beam-switched continuum imaging 10 - 15 10.4 Analysis and display of single-dish data 10 - 19 10.4.1 Spectral baseline removal 10 - 20 10.4.2 Using WTSUM and BSAVG to combine images 10 - 21 10.4.3 Spectral moment analysis 10 - 22 10.4.4 Source modeling and fitting 10 - 22 10.4.5 Image displays 10 - 23 10.4.6 Backing up your data 10 - 24 10.5 Combining single-dish and interferometer data 10 - 24
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11.1 Helping the AIPS programmers 11 - 1 11.2 Exiting from AIPS 11 - 1 11.2.1 Backups 11 - 2 11.2.2 Deleting your data 11 - 2 11.2.3 Exiting 11 - 3 11.3 Solving problems in using AIPS 11 - 3 11.3.1 Terminal problems 11 - 3 11.3.2 Disk data problems 11 - 4 11.3.3 Printer problems 11 - 5 11.3.4 Tape problems 11 - 6
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12.1 AIPS conventions 12 - 1 12.1.1 AIPS shortcuts 12 - 1 12.1.2 Data-file names and formats 12 - 2 12.2 Process control features of AIPS 12 - 3 12.2.1 RUN files 12 - 3 12.2.2 More about GO 12 - 4 12.2.3 Batch jobs 12 - 5 12.3 AIPS language 12 - 6 12.3.1 Using POPS outside of procedures 12 - 8 12.3.2 Procedures 12 - 9 12.3.3 Writing your own programs with POPS 12 - 12 12.3.3.1 Special facilities for use in procedures 12 - 13 12.4 Remote use of AIPS 12 - 14 12.4.1 Connections via X-Windows 12 - 14 12.4.2 Connections to a terminal 12 - 15 12.4.3 File transfer connections 12 - 16 12.5 Moving data to a new computer 12 - 17 12.6 Adding your own tasks to AIPS 12 - 18 12.6.1 Initial choices to make 12 - 18 12.6.2 Getting started 12 - 19 12.6.3 Initial check of code and procedures 12 - 19 12.6.4 Modifying an AIPS task 12 - 20 12.6.5 Modifying an AIPS template task 12 - 21 12.6.6 Further remarks 12 - 22
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13.1 ADVERB 13 - 1 13.2 ANALYSIS 13 - 10 13.3 AP 13 - 13 13.4 ASTROMET 13 - 14 13.5 BATCH 13 - 14 13.6 CALIBRAT 13 - 15 13.7 CATALOG 13 - 21 13.8 COORDINA 13 - 23 13.9 EDITING 13 - 24 13.10 EXT-APPL 13 - 25 13.11 FITS 13 - 26 13.12 GENERAL 13 - 26 13.13 HARDCOPY 13 - 29 13.14 IMAGE-UT 13 - 29 13.15 IMAGE 13 - 30 13.16 IMAGING 13 - 30 13.17 INFORMAT 13 - 34 13.18 INTERACT 13 - 34 13.19 MODELING 13 - 36 13.20 OBSOLETE 13 - 37 13.21 ONED 13 - 38 13.22 OOP 13 - 39 13.23 OPTICAL 13 - 40 13.24 PARAFORM 13 - 40 13.25 PLOT 13 - 40 13.26 POLARIZA 13 - 44 13.27 POPS 13 - 45 13.28 PROCEDUR 13 - 47 13.29 PSEUDOVE 13 - 49 13.30 RUN 13 - 50 13.31 SINGLEDI 13 - 50 13.32 SPECTRAL 13 - 51 13.33 TABLE 13 - 53 13.34 TAPE 13 - 53 13.35 TASK 13 - 54 13.36 TV 13 - 65 13.37 TV-APPL 13 - 68 13.38 UTILITY 13 - 69 13.39 UV 13 - 70 13.40 VERB 13 - 77 13.41 VLA 13 - 83 13.42 VLBI 13 - 84 13.43 Additional recipes 13 - 86
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A.1 VLARUN A - 1 A.2 Basic calibration A - 2 A.3 Polarization calibration A - 5 A.4 Backup and imaging A - 5 A.5 Additional recipes A - 6
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B.1 Editing and calibrating spectral-line data B - 1 B.1.1 Loading the data B - 1 B.1.2 Inspecting and editing the data B - 2 B.1.3 Calibrating the data B - 3 B.2 Making and Cleaning image cubes B - 5 B.3 Moment analysis and rotation curves of galaxies B - 6 B.4 Multi-frequency observations B - 7 B.4.1 General frequency information B - 7 B.4.2 Multi-frequency uv files B - 7 B.5 Additional recipes B - 8
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C.1 Quick Guide C - 1 C.2 Table Philosophy C - 2 C.3 Data set assumed in this Appendix C - 2 C.4 VLBA Utilities C - 2 C.5 VLBA Pipeline C - 3 C.6 Data Loading and Inspection C - 5 C.7 Amplitude and Delay Calibration C - 6 C.8 Rate and Phase Calibration C - 8 C.9 Final Calibration Steps C - 10 C.10 Incorporating non-VLBA antennas C - 11 C.10.1 Loading T_sys and Gain Curves C - 11 C.10.2 Pointing Flags C - 12 C.11 Pre-EVLA VLA data C - 12 C.11.1 Single VLA Antenna C - 12 C.11.2 Phased VLA C - 12 C.12 Summary for non-VLBA antennas C - 13 C.13 Some Useful References C - 14 C.14 Additional recipes C - 14
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D.1 Additional recipes D - 7
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O.1 The Historical VLA O - 1 O.1.1 Reading from VLA archive files using FILLM O - 2 O.1.2 Reading old spectral-line data O - 6 O.1.3 Applying nominal sensitivities to historic VLA data O - 6 O.1.4 Calibrating historic VLA data O - 7 O.1.5 Editing with LISTR and UVFLG O - 7 O.1.6 Editing witth TVFLG O - 9 O.1.7 Spectral-line calibration O - 15 O.1.7.1 Spectral-line aspects of SETJY O - 16 O.1.7.2 Editing the spectral data O - 16 O.1.7.3 Calibrating the spectral data O - 17 O.1.8 Solar data calibration for the historic VLA O - 18 O.1.8.1 Reading solar data from the VLA archive O - 18 O.1.8.2 Using SNPLT and LISTR to assess the nominal sensitivities O - 19 O.1.8.3 Using SOLCL to apply the system-temperature correction O - 20 O.2 Old VLBI format data O - 20 O.2.1 Loading data from a MkIII/MkIV correlator O - 20 O.2.1.1 Running MK3IN O - 20 O.2.1.2 Sorting MkIII/IV data O - 22 O.2.1.3 Concatenating MkIII/IV data O - 22 O.2.1.4 Labeling correlator polarization data O - 23 O.2.1.5 Merging MkIII/IV data O - 23 O.2.1.6 Correcting MkIII/IV sideband phase offsets O - 24 O.2.1.7 Indexing MkIII/IV data O - 24
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L.1 P-band calibration and editing in AIPS L - 1 L.2 P-band imaging in AIPS L - 12 L.3 Additional Recipes L - 14
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F.1 Visibility (uv) data sets F - 1 F.1.1 uv database sizes F - 1 F.1.2 Compressed format for uv data F - 2 F.2 Image files F - 3 F.3 Extension files F - 3 F.4 Storing data on tape F - 4 F.4.1 DAT and Exabyte tapes F - 5 F.5 Very large data sets F - 6 F.6 Additional recipes F - 6
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V.1 Real-time calibration tables: TLCAL V - 1 V.2 Correcting antenna positions: LOCIT V - 2 V.3 Improving antenna pointing: PEEK V - 5 V.4 Improving antenna surfaces: holography V - 6 V.5 Antenna polarization: PDPLT V - 11
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Z.1 NRAO workstations - general information Z - 1 Z.1.1 The "midnight" jobs Z - 1 Z.1.2 Generating color hard copy Z - 1 Z.1.2.1 Color printers Z - 1 Z.1.2.2 Software to copy your screen Z - 2 Z.1.3 Gripe, gripe, gripe, .. Z - 3 Z.1.5 Solving problems at the NRAO Z - 3 Z.1.4.1 Booting the workstations Z - 3 Z.1.4.2 Printout fails to appear Z - 3 Z.1.4.3 Stopping excess printout Z - 4 Z.1.4.4 CTRL-Z problems Z - 4 Z.1.4.5 "File system is full" message Z - 5 Z.1.4.6 I can't use my data disk Z - 5 Z.2 AIPS at the NRAO AOC in Socorro Z - 5 Z.2.1 Reserving public-use workstations at the AOC Z - 5 Z.2.2 Using Linux workstations at the AOC -- introduction Z - 6 Z.2.3 Starting AIPS Z - 6 Z.2.3.1 Starting AIPS on another machine Z - 7 Z.2.3.3 On-line FILLM Z - 7 Z.3 AIPS at the NRAO in Charlottesvile and Green Bank Z - 7 Z.4 Additional recipes z - 7
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1.1 Basic AIPS flow diagram 1 - 6 4.1 3C48 at X-band 4 - 21 4.2 EDITA display 4 - 25 4.3 RFLAG display 4 - 29 4.4 Example antenna D term spectrum 4 - 35 4.5 Orion hot core at K band 4 - 42 5.1 Affect of ROBUST parameter on beams 5 - 10 6.1 UVPLT displays 6 - 7 6.2 Contour and grey-scale plots of an image 6 - 12 6.3 Row plots of an image 6 - 14 6.4 Statistical plots of an image 6 - 15 6.5 Slice and table plots 6 - 16 6.6 KNTR with polarization, LWPLA with color 6 - 31 6.7 KNTR truecolor image with contours, LWPLA colors 6 - 32 6.8 PCNTR polarization vectors in color 6 - 33 6.9 PCNTR contours in color 6 - 34 6.10 KNTR with contours colored with RGBLEVS 6 - 35 6.11 SNPLT with IFs/polarizations colored 6 - 36 7.1 Geometric and other functions on an image 7 - 14 8.1 KNTR contours of spectral channels 8 - 11 8.2 TVCUBE display of transposed cube 8 - 12 8.3 PLCUB display of spectra from a cube 8 - 13 8.4 Images of line cube moments 8 - 14 9.1 POSSM and VPLOT displays of uncalibrated VLBI data 9 - 50 9.2 Spectrum before and after calibration 9 - 54 9.3 An example of a fringe rate image 9 - 70 10.1 UVPLT displays of single-dish data 10 - 6 10.2 POSSM display of single-dish data 10 - 7 10.3 SPFLG display 10 - 10 10.4 Convolving function Fourier transforms 10 - 16 10.5 Images at various beam-throw rotations 10 - 19 10.6 Images at various beam-throw corrections 10 - 20 A.1 Visibility data before and after calibration A - 4 D.1 VPLOT of "bad" phases D - 2 D.2 VPLOT of "okay" phases D - 3 O.1 TVFLG display O - 12 V.1 Example LOCIT plot V - 4 V.2 Example holography raster V - 7 V.3 Example HOLOG images V - 9 V.4 Example PANEL images V - 10 V.5 Example PBEAM plots V - 11 V.6 Example PDPLT plots V - 12
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2.4.1 Banana daiquiri 2 - 12 3.12.1 Columbian fresh banana cake with sea foam frosting 3 - 21 3.12.2 Banana sweet potato puff casserole 3 - 22 3.12.3 Banana poundcake 3 - 22 3.12.4 Banana July cocktail 3 - 22 4.5.1 Chewy banana split dessert 4 - 40 4.5.2 Sopa de Platano 4 - 40 4.5.3 Mexican bananas 4 - 41 4.5.4 Almond fudge banana cake 4 - 41 4.5.5 Delightful banana cheescake 4 - 41 4.5.6 Banana relish 4 - 41 5.7.1 Cranberry banana bread 5 - 40 5.7.2 Mexican chicken vegetable soup with bananas 5 - 40 6.6.1 Churros de Platano 6 - 29 6.6.2 Easy banana bread 6 - 29 6.6.3 Hawaiian banana cream pie 6 - 30 6.6.4 Roasted turkey quesadillas with banana 6 - 30 7.8.1 Golden mouse 7 - 18 7.8.2 Orange gingered bananas 7 - 18 7.8.3 Coriander banana nut bread 7 - 18 8.7.1 Hot banana souffle 8 - 17 8.7.2 Curried bananas 8 - 17 8.7.3 Banana crunch cake 8 - 18 8.7.4 Panecillos de Platano 8 - 18 8.7.5 Banana-Rhubarb Crisp 8 - 18 9.9.1 Bananes roties 9 - 72 9.9.2 Banana mallow pie 9 - 72 9.9.3 Banana Dream Pizza 9 - 72 13.43.1 Sauted sole tabago with bananas, pecans, and lime 13 - 86 13.43.2 Banana Bombay Salad 13 - 86 A.5.1 Banana colada A - 6 A.5.2 Breaded chicken and bananas A - 6 A.5.3 Banana-pineapple bread A - 6 B.5.1 Banana breeze pie B - 8 B.5.2 Banana cutlets B - 8 C.14.1 Orange baked bananas C - 14 C.14.2 Chicken salad with banana mayonnaise and grapes C - 14 D.1.1 Chocolate chip banana bread D - 7 D.1.2 Banana bran muffins D - 8 D.1.3 Banana-pineapple rum bread D - 8 D.1.4 Dulce Zacatecano D - 8 D.1.5 Virginia's instant banana pie D - 8 L.3.1 Banana storage L - 14 F.6.1 Banana stuffing F - 6 F.6.2 Banana nut bread F - 6 Z.4.1 Going bananas with bananas Z - 7 Z.4.2 Banana-chocolate tea bread Z - 8 Z.4.3 Banana caramel pie Z - 8 Z.4.4 Curried shrimp Z - 8
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CHAPTER DATE WHAT DONE 0 24/06/03 Chapters 2, 3, 6, 13 STARTTV, MARSP, CALMODEL 24/03/28 Chapters 2, 3, 11, 12, 13 dropping TPMON 24/03/15 Update 23/06/20 Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, C 23/01/04 Chapters 4, 6, 9, 13, L 22/06/02 Chapters 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,13,C,D,V 22/05/03 Chapters 3,4,A,B,O,L achive 21/08/30 Chapters 4,5,6,7,9,12,13,C,O 20/10/21 Chapters 4, , 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, C, V 20/04/29 Chapters 4, 6, 9, 13, V 19/10/16 Chapters 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, C, L, V 19/03/12 Chapters 4, 6, 7, 9, 13, C, D, V 18/08/24 Appendix V 18/08/16 Chapters 3, 4, 6, 13 18/07/19 Chapters 4,5,6,7,9,13,C,O 18/02/22 Chapters 4, 9, O, drop E 17/11/22 Chapters 3,4,6,7,9,13,E,L 17/06/22 Chapters 2,4,6,7,9,13,E 16/11/11 Chapters 4,5,6,7,9,13,E 16/04/28 Chapters 1,6,7,8,13,L 15/12/21 Chapters 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,13,C,E 14/11/27 Chapters 6,7,9,13,C 14/10/10 Chapters 4,5,6,7,8,9,C,E 14/04/10 Chapters 3,5,6,7,8,9,11,E,Z 13/11/28 Chapters 1,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,C,E 12/10/08 Chapters 1,3,4,5,6,7,9,12,E 11/11/29 Chapters 2,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,E 11/07/29 Chapter E 11/04/19 Chapter E 10/11/29 Chapters 1,2,4-9,12,13,E 10/06/23 Chapter E 09/12/03 Chapters 1-9, 11-13, I 07/12/29 Chapters 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,A,B,C,D,F 06/06/09 Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, C, D 05/11/30 Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, B, C, D 04/11/14 Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, C 04/04/13 Chapter 4 04/04/07 Chapters 4, 9, A 04/03/21 Chapter 9 03/12/01 Chapters 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,C 03/01/24 Chapters 4,5,6,10,13,D 02/08/12 Chapters 3,4,5,6,7,9,12,C 02/03/27 Chapters 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,13,C,D,F 01/10/30 Chapter 9 01/06/01 Chapter 4, 5, 9, C 01/02/15 Chapter 9 01/01/10 Appendix C/D, minor updates 00/04/18 Upgrade to 31DEC00 99/03/30 Chapter 9 changes 98/11/18 LaTeX ends up with changed pagination 98/03/07 Chapter 9 revised and 13 updated 97/06/09 Chapter 4 and 5 updated, also recipes 97/05/27 Chapter 13 new page numbers 97/05/22 Chapter 9, 10 new pages, sections 96/01/30 Corrected NSF attribution statement 96/01/03 Heavily revised chapter 12 95/12/11 Update 13, new 7 and 10 95/10/24 Reference to chapter 10 -> 11 95/09/24 Change Appendix Z 95/09/12 Change Chapter 9, add index 95/07/11 Chapter 5 and 13 minor changes in page number, figure 95/06/20 Chapter 5 new contents, renumber 7-14 to 6-13 95/01/24 Chapter 10 new contents 1 24/03/15 version references 22/06/02 Lines of code, misc 20/10/22 Lines of code, misc 18/09/06 Lines of code, misc 18/02/22 Minor wording, new Appendix, references 16/04/28 Lines of code etc. 13/11/28 Lines of code etc. 12/10/08 Lines of code etc. 10/11/29 Appendix E 09/12/03 Update numbers, aips++ remarks, misc wordings 07/12/29 Update line/task counts, shiiping info, mailing address, aips++ info, etc. 03/12/01 Update some statistics etc 01/01/10 New appendix, version dates/remarks 00/01/19 Line counts, parenthetical remarks, edition, etc 97/05/29 Update code sizes, CVX revision of CookBook 95/10/24 Reference to chapter 10 -> 11 95/06/20 Update section references 94/12/13 Update section references 2 24/06/03 STARTTV 24/04/25 AIPS man page, tv= default 24/03/28 Drop TPMON and tapes 24/03/15 XAS characters 23/01/04 typo in index 22/06/02 .Xresources 17/06/22 Max imum disk number now 71 16/11/11 Old version references 11/11/29 Tek and XAS iconification controls 10/11/29 .dadevs.always 09/12/03 Drop TIMDEST reference, misc minor wordings 08/11/03 A few notes re XAS changes 05/11/30 Mention KLEENEX instead of EXIT 03/12/01 Start up messages, screen server description 01/01/10 Minor typesetting, version 00/01/19 New copy of man page, true TV display 98/11/18 Added TV=local option and corrected wording re disks 97/05/29 Add TVSERV and change release to 15APR98 95/12/19 Minor typography correction 95/10/04 Correct CTRL T and CTRL Y for new readline meanings 95/09/22 Add READLINE information, update AIPS startup info 95/09/12 Change remarks on XAS for 15JAN95 94/12/14 Correct 2 typos (one about tvhost) 3 24/06/03 STARTTV 24/03/28 TPMON, tapes 24/03/15 DISKU, TUGET 23/06/20 PLGET upgraded 22/06/02 STALIN uses task name 22/05/03 New archive 18/08/16 SCAT 17/11/22 abortask, waittask 16/11/11 Old version references 15/12/21 PRTMSG/PRTHI line count check, reword tape section 14/04/10 TGET file format, DISKU (DOALL) 12/10/08 M2CAT, U2CAT, IM2HEAD, Q2HEADER et al., pseudo AP 09/12/03 RECAT, AN file format, drop HORUS, MX, TIMDEST, WHATSNEW, add FILEZAP, correct VLA archive web address 08/11/03 INFILE, OUTFILE changed; more text file name adverbs; FILESIZE & SETMAXAP 07/12/29 REBYTE, wording re message server, web/street addresses 06/06/09 PLGET 05/11/30 KLEENEX, QINP, drop references to deleting outside AIPS 03/12/01 OUTPUTS, DEFAULT, disk files in FITLD, FILLM, FITAB 02/08/12 SG2RUN, path names 02/03/13 FITS disk procedure package 01/01/10 Fix file names, version 00/01/19 Terminal width/height handling, class names, VPUT et al, UVCOP FG use, XHELP, TAPES, FITAB, WWW refs 97/05/29 HELP changed, WWW changed, CVX incompatible 96/01/03 One cross-ref to chapter 12 95/12/19 Minor error re extended hex corrected 95/10/24 Reference to chapter 10 -> 11 95/09/22 Hex is now extended hex (EHEX, REHEX mentioned) 95/06/20 Add GET4NAME, mention IMAGR, section renumbering 94/12/13 Update section references, add MOVE 4 24/03/15 VH2RL 23/06/20 TECOR, TEPLT, BPPLT, MFIMG, CLIP, SNRMS, FRING (CHINC) CLCOR (ANTP), SRCNAME, LISUN 23/01/04 xxyy -> vvhh, CALIB, VHCAL, RFLAG output, TEC, RLDIF vs time 22/05/03 old archive gone, describe new one 21/08/30 new archive, BPEDT, CROWDED=2 20/10/21 BPEPL, FIXFR, SYPRT, PDPLT 20/04/29 Perley models in CALDIR, CALRD plus MOD3D 19/10/16 PRTAN plot 19/03/12 Figures, SNBLP, BPASS, TYSMO, FRING, PO table 18/08/16 RLDLY BPARM option 18/07/19 FGSPW SOLINT, real UVRANGE, FRING BPARM option 18/02/22 Complete overhaul to describe EVLA 17/11/22 FGSPW 17/06/22 SETJY (2017), New Solar calibration 16/11/11 Old version references, BPEDT 15/12/21 De-emphasize tape, drop UVRANGE table, EDITA DO3COLOR, SOUSP fix SNs, TVFLG LOAD LAST PIECE 14/10/10 TVFLG menu, figure, IF range, mention FTFLG 13/11/28 SETJY. EDITA, TVFLG, POSSM, CLCAL rewrite, LISTR 12/10/08 SNFLG, spectral SETJY, SNREF, use RLDIF not CLCOR, self-cal before DOPLO application 11/11/29 RFLAG, ACLIP, REFLG, FGDIF, TVFLG (BASELINE-DT), PCAL replace PMODEL with DOMODEL and prohibit it, DOPRINT in RLDIF, SU table corrected by RLDIF, DOAPPLY=-1 in 2nd run of rLDIF, SNIFS 10/11/29 FITTP, SY table, TVFLG labels, POSSM vector average, CALIB average/normalization, SETJY 2010 & spectral indwex, SOUSP, PCAL spectral 09/12/03 3C147 model, RLCOR, ATLOD now AIPS, SNFLG flags data, GETJY robust average 08/11/03 INFILE, IN2FILE changed; UVFLG codes WILD/REAS; UVCOP flag TY before TYSMO; WIPER falgs baseline; TVFLG channel averaging; FILLM OF tables (OFLAG, PRTOF) 07/12/29 FILLM (corr coef), TYSMO/TYAPL, TAPPE, OUTFGVER, CLIPM becomes CLIP, WIPER, VLANT, FITAB change, VLACALIB does models 06/06/09 Model plot, TVFLG option, UVFLG UFLG operation, new EDITA plot, DOCALIB=1, ANBPL, CALIB CPARM(7) 05/11/30 Emphasize model usage, CLCAL adverb INVERS, SNPLT SYMBOL, baseline correction discussion modernized 04/11/14 SMOOTH warning, BPASS SOLTYPE added, CALRD file name 04/04/13 CALDIR, CALRD, and CALIB use V polarization 04/04/07 CL version number with CLCOR 04/03/21 RLDIF description replaces LISTR for polarization 03/12/01 VLARUN, FILLM from disk, CLCAL seriously changed 03/01/24 LOCIT/BASFIT mentioned, PRTTP/FILLM from disk 02/08/12 FILLM disk, INDXR does WX, WIPER 02/03/15 BPASS normalization, TVFLG (DPARM(5)), WETHR, FILLM 01/07/02 FILLM CPARM(7) changed meaning 01/06/01 VLACALIB change, DEFLG, SNFLG, VPFLG, FILLM ch-0 01/01/10 FILLM (DOWEIGHT); SETJY new flux systems 00/04/18 reword VLACALIB use, DOCAL=2, ICHANSEL, SPFLG 00/01/19 DEFAULT, NPRINT, CROWDED in EDITR and EDITA with new figure and options, NPLOTS, FITAB 98/11/18 Clarified wording in special-case polarization cal 98/02/23 Correct 3C48 polarization angle, NPOINTS description 97/06/07 Add EDITA, change bandpass cal section, CALIB closure error and FILLM Tant changes, new recipes 95/12/19 Minor typography correction 95/12/07 Cross references 95/09/12 Change HORUS to IMAGR 95/06/20 Update section references 95/04/06 Correct CLCOR usage on VLA baseline corrections 94/12/16 Correct CLCAL usage on polarization step 4 94/12/13 Update section references 5 24/03/15 primary beam, char mult, apcln center 23/06/20 AVGWT, BLPOLCAL, CLIP 22/06/02 New section evaluate, UVPLT time average 21/08/30 DBCON/VBGLU, image models, CROWDED, UNDO FLAGS 20/10/21 CXIMAGR, MASKS 19/10/16 UVADD, IMAGR on BMAJ set 18/07/19 IMAGR option IMSTAT 18/02/22 References 16/11/11 Old version references, UFLAG, FGCNT 15/12/21 De-emphasize tape, modernize wordings, OBOXFILE temp file, EDITA/R DO3COLOR 14/10/10 IMAGR axis labels, stars, OBOXFILE option 14/04/10 UNClean boxes, BPWAY, TDEPEND 13/11/28 EDITR, IMAGR BOXFILE, HA2TI 12/10/08 OOCAL, SCMAP additions, IMAGR average channels, SNFLG, self-cal before DOPLO 11/11/29 CALIB's DOAPPLY & NORMALIZE & self-cal approach, RFLAG, OBIT imaging verbs 10/11/29 CALIB normalization 09/12/03 IMAGR (DO3D false, autobox, IM2P(7), restart after filter, OVRSWTCH, baseline-length dependent averaging) MX/HORUS, SABOX, FILIT, UVFND phase, FQUBE 08/11/03 INFILE changed; reword a little re IMAGR option to remove weak/isolated components; multi-scale not multi-resolution; adjust one SHIFT wording; reference CCRES in units mis-match discussion 07/12/29 Wording esp CLIP, OUTFGVER, IMAGR mean additions, OOSUB, WIPER improved, FILLM weights are good 06/06/09 STUFFR, PEELR, IMAGR beam size and spectral index, DELBOX, DFILEBOX, EDITR options, CALIB CPARM(7), CCRES 05/11/30 Mention RSTOR, add to FLAGR a hint 04/11/14 IMAGR SDI parameter, FIXBX, FLAGR, FINDR mentions, CALIB changes: SOLTYPE, DOFLAG, WEIGHTIT 03/12/01 FITLD multiple disk files 03/01/24 VTESS > 4000 pointings 02/08/12 4096 fields, WIPER 02/03/13 BOXFILE options, BOXES 01/06/01 CHKFC, FACES, DEFLG, SNFLG 01/01/10 IMAGR remarks 00/01/19 512 fields, Proc MAPPR, DEFAULT, 16384 on a side, shift meaning, IMAGRPRM, new options and algorithms in IMAGR, FLATN, SETFC, SCIMG 97/07/11 Add information about OVERLAP imaging, restoration 97/06/09 Add 3DIMAG to IMAGR, replace IBLED with EDITR 95/12/07 Cross reference to Chapter 10 95/09/22 Add mention of FIXWT 95/07/05 Add figures on ROBUSTness to chapter 95/06/20 NEW chapter - replaces old 5 and 6 imaging chapters 94/12/13 Update section references (old chapter) 6 24/06/03 STARTTV 24/03/15 CHAR MULT 23/06/20 LISUB, TEPLT, BPPLT 23/01/04 POSSM table plotting 22/06/02 CLOSE, UVPLT time average 21/08/30 UVPLT, VBRFI, PLRFI, RIRMS, TVDATA, TVBANDW, BPEDT 20/10/21 BPEPL, ISPEC, RSEC, TV2COLOR, SYPRT 20/04/29 PVPLOT, UVRMS, SPRMS 19/10/16 PRTAN, TVLABEL, TVWEDGE, Memo year update 19/03/12 Figures, TVIEW, SNBLP 18/08/16 OKCOLORS 18/07/19 PLOTC 17/11/22 PCHIS, PLOTR 17/06/22 PCNTR, TVSPC, AGAUS, ZAMAN, downplay Tektronix 16/11/11 Old version references, SLPRT, TVCOMPS, UFLAG, BPEDT, PCFLG, PCEDT 16/04/28 TVSPC 15/12/21 Memo 119 (TVSAD), Memo 118 revised, TVHLD, TVMOVI (DOALL), UVIMG, XG2PL, RM2PL, XGAUS (baseline setting), Downplay magnetic tapes at the start 14/11/27 TVSAD, MFITSET 14/10/10 Rewrite hue-intensity for HUINT, LTYPE changes, Memo 118 14/04/10 BLSUM plot files 13/11/28 DEFCOLOR, SNPLT MULT, coordinates, XGAUS, RMFIT, ZEMAN, UVPLT channels, DSKEW 12/10/08 CHARMULT, TVHUI (hue transfer func, output wedge image), SNPLT color by source 11/11/29 STVERS, IMFIT et al make STARS file, RSPEC output options, SNIFS, HUEWEDGE 10/11/29 SNPLT SY tablem POSSM/BPLOT BD/PD/CP tables, TVHELIX, RSPEC 09/12/03 ISPEC/BLSUM make SL files, REROAM amd ROAMOFF, FILIT, CAPLT, UVPLT NCHAVG option 08/11/03 INFILE changed, XAS changes -> TVON etc, TVCPS, TVHUEINT 07/12/29 Wording, FUNCTYPEs, CORER cal, COPIXEL error return, IMEAN 06/06/09 New color plots and IMEAN plot, color contours, SNEDT TY, ANBPL, BPLOT, UVHGM, UVHIM, PLGET, DELBOX, DFILEBOX 05/11/30 Add XGAUS to TV section, deprecate TeK 04/11/14 POSTSCRIPT.HLP, DOCRT=-3, PCNTR DOGREY, CBPLOT 03/12/01 More color in plotting, FITS disk reading, output adverbs, gamma corrections, page full in plots 03/01/24 Color in plotting, PRTTP (disk hinted at), TVDIST, SCLIM, LAYER 02/08/12 WIPER, IMEAN returns adverbs 02/03/15 PRTAB (NDIG), WETHR, TKERASE, TACOP 01/01/10 New COPIXEL; UVPLT options 00/04/18 Add section on TV with slices, add recipes from 13 00/01/19 Entering lower case, PRINTER, BPRINT et al, SNPLT, TVROAM, truecolor TVs, PLOTR 98/03/08 Add COSTAR, EDITR, EDITA 95/12/07 Cross references to 7 and 10 95/09/12 Change remarks on TVRGB for 15JAN96 95/06/20 Renumbered chapter (7->6), changed references, changed TVBOX and REBOX entries, added FILEBOX 94/12/13 Complete new chapter, combining old 7 and 8 7 24/03/15 IMEAN, primary beam 22/06/02 CMPLX 21/08/30 PBCOR, CCMOD, VBRFI ACIMG, DFTIM, uv statitical tasks 20/10/21 FTARS, MTARS, TARPL 19/03/12 Figures, IMFIT rms, TVIEW 18/09/17 DPARM/CPARM in SPIXR, SPFIX models from SPIXR output 17/11/22 FARS, RM2PL 17/06/22 DFTIM, TVSPC, AGAUS, ZAMAN, ELFIT, RMSD 16/11/11 Old version references, TVSPC, SLPRT, PBCOR, PATGN, TVACOMPS, slice baseline, SL2PL 16/04/28 TVSPC 15/12/21 Memo 119, TVHLD, MCUBE forgiving, STACK, Memo 118 revised, XG2PL, RM2PL 14/11/27 TVSAD, MFITSET 14/10/10 memo 118, MODSP, BLSUM WEIG options 14/04/10 BLSUM plot file, RMFIT & MODIM include thickness 13/11/28 XGAUS, RMFIT, ZEMAN, MAXFIT/IMFIT/JMFIT, coordinates, SPMOD 12/10/08 TARS, TARPL, QUXTR; SLICE with FQID, on 3rd axis, no interp, and better text file; extend modeling section to include GAL/CUBIT, MODIN, OMFIT, DTSIM, UVHOL 11/11/29 FARS, AFARS, RFARS, DOFARS; IMEAN initial guess, STVERS in IMFIT/SAD, UVFIT improvements 10/11/29 CONVL and RM added 09/12/03 ISPEC, BLSUM slices; UVMOD text file, FQUBE, FARS 08/11/03 CCRES changes units of residual, CONVL 07/12/29 IMCENTER, IMEAN, wording 06/06/09 CCRES, BLANK, MWFLT 05/11/30 TV under XGAUS, UVMOD spectral index, IMMOD 4 sources, paragraph on SPIXR 04/11/14 MFPRT added option 03/12/01 Update PBCOR, IMDIST, IMEAN circular aperture 02/08/12 IMEAN returns adverbs 02/03/12 COMB (SUMM), RMSD, SAD, IMFIT, MFPRT 01/01/10 OHGEO, bad footnote, version, typesetting 00/04/18 TV replaces TK for slice fitting 00/01/19 Typo fix 98/03/08 Change COMB details on algorithms, noise images 96/01/03 Cross-ref chapter 12, mention AHIST and others 95/11/16 Rewritten analysis chapter 95/10/24 Correct references to chapter numbers 95/06/20 Renumbered chapter (8->7) 94/12/09 Renumbered chapter, SLICES inserted (not modernized) 8 24/03/15 version references 22/06/02 CLOSE 20/10/21 ISPEC 19/03/12 Figures 18/02/22 References 17/06/22 TVSPC, RMSD, AGAUS et al. 16/11/11 Old version references 16/04/28 TVSPC 15/12/21 MCUBE forgiving, TVMOVIE DOALL, Memo 118 revised, UVFRE 14/10/10 Memo 118, HUINT 14/04/10 BLSUM plot files, SPECR non-Fourier methods 13/11/28 XGAUS, RMFIT, ZEMAN 11/11/29 RFLAG, REFLG, IMEAN initial guess, XMOM 'MAX' op, ISPEC derivative, RSPEC output options 10/11/29 IMAGR et al units 09/12/03 ISPEC, BLSUM slices; MX, HORUS gone; IMAGR autobox/carry boxes over between channels; FQUBE 08/11/03 INFILE changed 07/12/29 Wording, CUBIT, TAPPE, UVLSF 05/11/30 MCUBE DOCONCAT option 02/03/12 RMSD 01/01/10 Minor typesetting, version, example image classes 00/04/18 CHANSel -> ICHANSEL, SPFLG change, add TVSLICE 00/01/19 FLGIT, CLIPM, UVMLN, truecolor TVs, update wording 98/03/08 Update IMEAN discussion, add SERCH 95/12/07 Cross references to Chapter 10 95/09/12 Change remarks on TVRGB for 15JAN96 95/06/20 Renumbered chapter (9->8), added IMAGR 94/12/13 Complete new chapter, old chapter 10 9 24/03/15 version references 23/06/20 TECOR, TEPLT, MFIMG, BLPOLCAL, SNRMS, FRING (CHINC), SRCNAME, LISUN 23/01/04 TEC, VLBRF 22/06/02 VLBARUN changes, closure 21/08/30 BPEDT, ACIMG, RIRMS, VBRFI, VLBARFI, VBGLU 20/10/21 VLBARUN, CXIMAGR 20/04/29 APCAL (PLOT), UVRMS, SPRMS 19/10/16 VLBARUN 19/03/12 FITLD weights, CLCOR EOPS, SNBLP 18/07/19 EDITA dispersive delay, VLBAEOPS/VLBATECR input files 17/11/22 PCAVG, PCRMS, PCHIS, Memo 123 17/06/22 PCASS, PCLOD 16/11/11 Old version references, BPEDT new PC tasks 16/08/17 DOCAL false for BPASS. 15/12/21 VLBARUN overhauled, chapter modernized heavily, ACSCL, DOVLAMP, DIGICOR in FITLD, dispersion in MBDLY and FRING, RLDLY, TYCOP, DELZN, EDITx CROWDED with color 14/11/27 VLBARUN 14/10/10 CLCOR 'GAIN', BPASSP(10)->6, ANTAB before USUBA, APCAL new options 14/04/10 USUBA SUBARRAY=0 meaning, RLDLY loop over refs, DBAPP, CENTR and FQCENTR 13/11/28 BSCAN, CLCAL, CLVLB, EVLA-Y (VLAMP) 12/10/08 SNPLT color by source 11/11/29 SNIFS, flag TY tables in UVCOP/SPLAT, UVFIT limit 2.5 million now and other options. 10/11/29 RLDLY, FRING CHINC/halves, ACCOR usage, FITLD ANTNAME, UVAVG options 09/12/03 SNPLT DOBLANK, RLCOR, FITLD read pre-processed archive data but without DOCONCAT, VPLOT max/min, CLCOR 'IONO', CAPLT, FRING DPARM(9) no rates, SNCOP for copying SN tables, BLCAL ICHANSEL and BLCHN 08/11/03 INFILE, OUTFILE changed some places; add REAS/WILD to UVFLG; VPLOT 07/12/29 DBCON corrected, UVCOP NX tables, VLBA verb, TYSMO, OUTFGVER, correct LISTR, add WEIGHTIT to CALIB, drop SLIME, rewording/typos lots of places 06/06/09 VBGLU, VBMRG, SNEDT, UVFLG UFLG, APCAL, par angle 05/11/30 www addresses, TECOR changes incl VLBATECR, CLCOR EOP correction incl VLBAEOP 04/11/14 CLCAL (SELF), RLDIF, new flag tasks, BPASS changed and complex solution section added, WEIGHTIT 04/05/06 AVSPC no longer does AVIF 04/04/07 CLCOR CL versions 04/03/21 Update DELZN and add multi-band delay sections 03/12/01 FITLD disks, CLCOR/DELZN section, SNSMO changes, CLCAL changes, APCAL opacity fitting 02/08/12 QUACK tail, CLCAL use DOBLANK, xref, FRPLT 02/03/27 VLBAFIX, VLBASUBS, VLBAMPCL; BPASS remarks, POSSM 01/10/30 Add TECOR 01/06/01 More VLBAUTIL procs, DEFLG, 2 Gbyte limit 01/02/15 VLBAUTIL procs, general update 00/04/18 Use of DOCAL=2 for weight calibration (forgotten in this chapter for SPLIT!) 00/01/19 SCIMG, NPLOTS, SNPLT options, CC filtering in IMAGR 99/03/30 Gain transfer, FITAB, phase re-referencing 98/03/07 Overhaul for Space VLBI, correct figures and index 97/05/23 Correct figures and index; add remarks about SCMAP, EDITR, SNEDT 96/09/27 Polarization calibration 95/09/12 Updated for 15JUL95 ANTAB, APCAL, digital corrections 95/06/20 Renumbered chapter (10->9), added IMAGR replacing MX 95/01/24 "Final" edit completed, figures added 95/01/03 Re-written chapter, only partly done with final edit 10 16/11/11 Old version references 07/12/29 Wording improvements, time order for flagging, OUTFGVER 08/11/03 INFILE, IN2FILE changed 04/11/14 POSTSCRIPT.HLP, SPFLG plot is out of date 03/01/24 KNTR/LWPLA enhanced (color) description 01/01/10 Minor typesetting, version 00/04/18 Added remark about SPFLG and interferometer IFs. 00/01/19 add BSMOD, BSCLN, BSTST; DOCRT=1; ORDER, discussion in BSAVG section 97/05/21 Added beam-switched continuum, SDLSF, and other CVX additions and improvements 95/12/11 Wrote new chapter on single-dish data in AIPS 95/10/24 Replaced with outline for single-dish chapter 95/06/20 Renumbered old chapter (11->10) 95/01/03 Section and chapter renumbering of old chapter 94/03/17 Old chapter typeset for WWW 11 24/03/15 tapes, TPMON 24/03/15 CLNUP 16/11/11 Old version references 14/04/10 DISKU (DOALL) 09/12/03 Drop TIMDEST several places 07/12/29 update wording, FITAB 01/01/10 Minor typesetting, version 00/01/19 FITAB 95/10/24 Rewritten with Gripe, backup, exit and modern problem solving 95/06/20 Renumbered old chapter (12->11) 95/01/03 Section and chapter renumbering of old chapter 94/03/17 Old chapter typeset for WWW 12 24/03/15 TPMON, tapes 24/03/15 TUGET 23/01/04 typo in index 21/08/30 80 -> 128 input line length 20/10/21 OFUDG 16/11/11 Old version references 13/11/28 RUN in a RUN 12/10/08 NAMEGET, GETVERS, QGETVERS 11/11/29 QCREATE 10/11/29 remote batch, ADDISK/REMDISK 09/12/03 Only private CA, FILEZAP, FQUBE, DELAY, several misc. 08/11/03 Added ACOS and ASIN; INFILE, OUTFILE changed for FITS 07/12/29 Tab completion, COPIXEL, FUDGE, move data to new computer section 06/06/09 GETPOPSN 05/11/30 Section on useful verbs and tasks for procs incl SYSTEM 02/08/12 SG2RUN 01/02/15 Typo correction 01/01/10 File classes; tilde verb 00/01/19 Correct TV connectivity info, tv=local, EXTAB, FITAB 96/01/03 Rewrite to make up to date 95/09/22 Hex is now extended hex (EHEX, REHEX mentioned) 95/06/20 Renumbered old chapter (13->12) 95/01/03 Section and chapter renumbering of old chapter 94/06/07 Fix typesetting of old chapter 13 24/06/03 STARTTV, MARSP, CALMODEL 24/04/03 Convert from verbatim to mostly tabular 24/03/28 OBSOLETE 24/03/15 Update 23/06/20 Update several 23/01/04 Update 14 22/06/02 update a few 21/08/30 Update quite a few 20/10/21 Update many 20/04/29 Update several 19/10/16 Update several 19/03/28 Obsolete things removed from help files 19/03/12 Numerous updated 18/09/06 Drop HYB, COMAP, typography 18/08/16 ABOUT for calibrat, catalog, task, verb, vla 18/07/19 numerous ABOUT files 17/11/22 several ABOUT lists 17/06/22 Update quite a few 16/11/11 Update 18 ABOUT lists 16/04/28 Update several 15/12/21 Update several 14/11/27 Update several 14/10/10 Updated numerous 14/04/10 Updated numerous 13/11/28 Updated many 12/10/08 Updated 27 ABOUT lists 11/11/29 Updated many 10/11/29 Updated many 09/12/03 Updated many 08/11/03 Updated many 07/12/29 Updated all 06/06/09 Updated 05/11/30 Updated 04/11/14 Updated 04/04/13 SYSTEM, CALRD, CALDIR and adverbs 04/04/07 Update of all lists (some were not changed) 03/12/01 Update of all lists (some were not changed) 03/01/24 Update of all lists (some were not changed) 02/03/20 Update of all lists (some were not changed) 01/06/01 Update of some lists (rest already okay) 01/01/10 Update of some lists (rest already okay) 00/04/17 Update of some lists (rest already okay) 00/01/19 Update of all lists 98/03/07 Update of all lists 97/05/27 Overdue update of all lists 96/01/18 Very minor update to modeling list 95/12/19 Minor update to analysis and for COMPRESS 95/12/11 Update lists to match current help files 95/09/22 Missing help files added to system and lists 95/07/11 Complete update to lists of 15JUL95 release 95/06/20 Renumbered chapter 95/01/03 Complete update to lists of 15JAN95 release 94/06/07 Complete update to lists of 15JUL94 release A 22/05/03 New archive 18/02/22 References 09/12/03 Drop MX, HORUS, WFCLN, MAPIT proc; reword VLACALIB. 07/12/29 VLARUN section first, OUTFGVER, model in VLACALIB 04/04/07 RLDIF replaces LISTR for polarization 01/06/01 DOPRINT in VLACALIB 01/01/10 DOWEIGHT; DOCAL 2; ICHANSEL; MAPPR 94/12/13 New appendix B 22/05/03 New archive 18/02/22 References 09/12/03 Wording corrections 08/11/03 INFILE -> DATAIN, UVFLG, archive web site, mention multi-scale 07/12/29 Archive files not tape, FILLM parms, SETFC, reword 05/11/30 SAMPTYPE in CLCAL and add warning 01/07/02 FILLM CPARM(7) changed meaning 01/06/01 DOPRINT in VLACALIB 01/01/10 DOCAL 2; ICHANSEL; recipes 94/12/13 New appendix C 24/03/15 version references 23/06/20 TECOR, SNRMS, CHING 22/06/02 VLBARUN 21/08/30 VLBARFI, spelling of VLBABPSS 20/10/21 VLBARUN 19/10/16 VLBARUN 19/03/20 FITLD weights, CLCOR (EOPS), SNBLP 18/07/19 VLBAEOPS/VLBATECR input files 15/12/21 Overhauled chapter for vLBARUN and VLBAUTIL new methods 14/11/27 VLBARUN 14/10/10 BPASSP(5,10) changed 13/11/28 EVLA-Y (VLAMP) 08/11/03 INFILE changed to INTEXT, CALIN; 07/12/29 CLIP, OUTFGVER, UVCOP does NX, wording 06/06/09 HSA, emphasize parallactic angle correction 05/11/30 www addresses, flagging info for external telescopes, TECOR and CLCOR EOP new procedures 04/11/14 SMOOTH dropped, BPASS changed, CVEL added 03/12/01 Cal transfer, APCAL, ... 02/08/12 REFANT not in VLBACALA 02/03/27 Overhaul to emphasize VLBA procs incl new ones 01/06/01 New VLBAUTIL procs, minor corrections 01/01/10 New appendix D 22/06/02 indexing issue 19/03/12 SNBLP 16/11/11 Old version references 07/12/29 SNFLG mention, correct INDXR, emphasize models, VLANT, rewordings (CL vers updated) 06/06/09 DOCALIB=1 does weights (100 does not) 05/11/30 AIPS-provided models, fix www addresses 02/03/27 New appendix (VLA high frequency hints) O 24/03/15 references 22/05/03 New archive 21/08/30 DATAIN in FILLM 18/07/19 TVFLG allows up to 4 Stokes 18/02/22 New appendix - historic VLA, VLBI E 18/02/22 ********* DELETED ************* 17/11/22 FGSPW 17/06/22 REWAY, SETJY, IMSCAL, OOFRING, Solar cal 16/11/11 BPEDT, UFLAG, FGCNT 15/12/21 FRING dispersion, RLDLY SN tables, fix antique wording places, FRING divide in > 2 parts, TVFLG groups, SOUSP SN tables, UVRABGE -> break IFs into separate files, SYCOP renamed TYCOP 14/10/10 Pgain in TYSMO and EDITA; SNPLT new OPCODEs, spectral index curvature option in auto fit 14/04/10 RLDLY loop over refs, BPWAY, CENTR and FQCENTR, SNP2D usage 13/11/28 SNPLT MULT, TYAPL CUTOFF, SYCOP, FTFLG, PCVEL, BPWGT, LISTR, REIFS, SPFLG, CLIP, UVPLT, BPASS, BDAPL, BLCHN, SNP2D 12/10/08 LISTR (SY), OOCAL, SETJY (VCAL), FRING/RLDLY in quarters, LINIMAGE. SNFLG (A&P), MORIF, RFLAG freq changes, INDXR EVLA gains and OBIT warning, PRTSY, TYAPL (PGN) 11/11/29 PCAL does models only if 0, QUOUT/QUFIX, RLCAL. 11/07/29 Suggest new sequence, RFLAG in detail 11/04/19 BDF2AIPS, several other things 10/11/29 UVAVG OPCODE choices, POSSM APARM(1)=0 -> vector avg 10/06/23 Initial version included in CookBook 10/10/26 Updated version: polarization, SysPower, BDF2AIPS L 23/01/04 VHMOD 22/05/03 New archive 19/10/16 XYMOD 18/07/19 Lots of minor rewordings and corrections 18/02/22 References, add polarization paragraph 17/12/19 EDITA, BPEDT, FGTAB 17/11/22 spectral-line cosiderations 16/04/28 Major re-write to be more explanatory and to refer to modern P-band data 14/06/10 Correct RFLAG write-up 13/12/19 Initial version F 16/11/11 Old version references 07/12/29 Drop 9-track, FITAB changed, fixed CL size 02/03/26 Rename appendix again 01/01/10 Rename appendix, FITAB for large-file tapes, formats 95/09/12 Chapter re-written, modern tapes discussed 94/03/17 Old chapter typeset for WWW V 24/03/15 HOCLN, HOLIS, PANEL 23/06/23 OTF holography 22/06/02 PBEAM, HOLOG, PANEL 20/10/21 HOLOG, PDPLT 20/04/29 UVHOL fit option, replace figure to show it 19/10/16 UVCOP holography option 19/03/12 Figures, UVHOL 18/08/24 New appendix - VLA maintenance tasks Z 24/03/28 Remove tapes mostly 14/04/10 Overhaul - mostly drop Charlottesville, add Green Bank a little 01/01/10 Version, minor wording updates 00/02/02 Updated for changes at CV and AOC, drop film recorder, change computers, etc 96/01/18 Change ftp to solitaire, Gripes by e-mail 95/10/24 Reference to chapter 10 -> 11 95/09/24 Drop AOC film recorder (it does not work) 95/06/20 One section reference renumbered 95/01/03 One section reference renumbered 94/10/18 Complete rewrite of NRAO-specific appendix G 94/03/17 Old chapter typeset for WWW I 24/06/03 STARTTV (2,3,6,13) 24/04/26 Chapter two 24/03/28 Updated 24/03/15 Updated 23/06/20 Updated 23/01/04 Updated 22/06/02 Updated 21/08/30 Updated with corrections 20/10/21 Updated 20/04/29 Updated 19/10/16 Updated 19/03/12 Updated 18/08/24 Appendix V, fix several errors 18/08/16 Chapters 3, 4, 6, 13 18/07/19 Chapters 4,5,6,7,9,13,C,O 18/02/22 Chapters 4, 9, O, drop E 17/12/19 Chapter L 17/11/22 Chapters 3,4,6,7,9,13,E,L 17/06/22 Updated 16/11/11 Updated 16/04/28 Updated 15/12/21 Updated 14/11/27 Updated 14/10/10 Updated 14/04/10 Updated 13/11/28 Updated generally 12/10/08 Updated for 1,3,4,5,6,7,9,12,E 11/11/29 Updated for 2,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,E 11/07/29 Updated for Appendix E 11/04/19 Updated for Appendix E 10/11/29 Updated 09/12/03 Updated 07/12/29 Updated 06/06/09 Updated 05/11/30 Updated 04/11/14 Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, C 04/04/13 Chapter 4, 13 04/04/07 Chapters 4, 9, A 04/03/21 Mostly Chapters 9 and C, a little 4 etc 03/01/24 Chapters 4,5,6,10,13,D 02/08/12 Chapters 3,4,5,6,7,9,12,C 02/03/27 General overhaul 01/10/30 Chapter 9 01/06/10 Chapter 4, 5, 9, 13, C updates 01/02/15 Chapter 9 update 01/01/10 Appendix C, D, minor updates 00/04/18 Chapters changed to 31DEC00 99/03/30 Chapter 9 changed 98/03/08 Chapters 6, 8, 9, 13 changed 97/06/09 Chapters 4, 5, 9, 10, 13 changed 96/01/03 Chapter 12 rewrite, chapter 7 additions 95/12/11 Chapters 7, 10, 13 updated 95/09/24 Update for chapter Z 95/09/22 Update for chapters 2,3,5,12 95/09/12 New index, never before available all 18/09/06 Spell check, minor misc. 14/06/10 Update to palatino font 04/04/07 Update macros to allow html, clean up stuff 03/12/01 Switch font style, make PDF files available 98/11/18 To switch to LaTeX from basic TeX 95/09/12 To add indexing; visible text unchanged
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