SPECIAL PROBLEMS FOR WIDE FIELDS

• “Gain” varies across primary beam

• Pointing effects

  • Amp variations differ across primary beam
  • Squint (on offset, circular polarized systems)

• Confusing sources

  • Some outside primary beam
  • Source in sidelobes appears to vary with time
  • Self cal one at a time and subtract

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