AIPS HELP file for BPA in 31DEC24
As of Sun Nov 3 22:52:05 2024
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BPA
Type: Adverb (Real)
Use: The position angle in degrees of an arbitrary component.
It is usually measured North through East or counter-
clockwise with zero degrees pointing up.
Null value: 0
Null value usually simply used as 0.0.
Verbs:
ADDBEAM.......Inserts clean beam parameters in image header.
Procedures:
CXIMAGR.......Grid UV data into a complex image, Fourier transform,
Clean.
LINIMAGE......Build image cube from multi-IF data set.
MAPPR.........Simplified access to IMAGR.
Tasks:
APCLN.........Deconvolves images with CLEAN algorithm.
CCGAU.........Converts point CLEAN components to Gaussians.
CCMOD.........Generates clean components to fit specified source model.
CCRES.........Removes or restores a CC file to a map with a gaussian
beam.
CONVL.........Convolves an image with a gaussian or another image.
CXCLN.........Complex Hogbom CLEAN.
DCONV.........Deconvolves a gaussian from an image.
DGAUS.........Correct UV model for convolution by Clean beam
IMAGR.........Wide-field and/or wide-frequency Cleaning / imaging task.
IMMOD.........Adds images of model objects to an image.
MODIM.........Adds images of model objects to image cubes in IQU
polarization.
RSTOR.........Restores a Clean component file to a map with a Gaussian
beam.
SCIMG.........Full-featured imaging plus self-calibration loop with
editing.
SCMAP.........Imaging plus self-calibration loop with editing.
SDCLN.........Deconvolves image by Clark and then "SDI" cleaning
methods.
SMOTH.........Task to smooth a subimage from upto a 7-dim. image.
UTESS.........Deconvolves images by maximizing emptiness.
UVCON.........Generate sample UV coverage given a user defined array
layout.
UVMOD.........Modify UV database by adding a model incl spectral index.
VTESS.........Deconvolves sets of images by the Maximum Entropy Method.
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