20jun03 DSS DRAFT Test Cases for testing ALMA Offline Processing At each testing stage, the data, functionality, and interfaces tested will become increasingly complex until the full ALMA Use Cases (except interferometric OTF mosaics) will be tested end-to-end before interim science begins. 1. TST1, jan04 - SINGLE FIELD Single-field, no single dish Bandwidth = 256 channels or less, Integration time 10 seconds or less, 5-27 antennas Line and continuum imaging Line requires continuum subtraction. Self-calibration should be possible for bright sources. Possible science: ----------------- 1 mm: PdBI 13CO(2-1) + thermal continuum 3 mm: PdBI C18O(1-0) + thermal continuum 3 mm: PdBI multiple lines in same sideband + thermal cont. 7 mm: VLA C2S(4,3-3,2) + thermal continuum 1.3cm: VLA NH3(1,1) + thermal continuum 1.3cm: VLA H2O masers + continuum Testing Focus: -------------- Functionality: editing (manual editing using msplot), data reduction, deconvolution Lower Priority (not available or problems may not be fixed): ------------------------------------------------------------ Automatic editing using heuristics to identify bad data User interface (GUI and glish command line scripting - if it works, that is adequate at this point.) Pointing, Tsys, Weather info to identify bad data (may be available for PdBI data but not for OVRO, BIMA, or VLA data). Polarization for PdBI data (only VLA can do polarization). Editing based on plot of calibrator solutions displayed with calibrator and source uv data. Automatic identification of spectral lines (for uv continuum subtraction). Analysis functions not already included in the package. Generation of publication-quality figures. 2. TST2, jul04 - SMALL MULTI-FIELD Single-field, no single dish (defined in TST1) *** PLUS: Small multi-field mosaic imaging, no single dish Bandwidth = 256 channels or less, Integration time less than 10 seconds 5-27 antennas Line and continuum imaging Line requires continuum subtraction. Self-calibration should be possible for bright sources. Possible science: ----------------- 1 mm: PdBI/OVRO/BIMA CO(2-1) + thermal continuum 3 mm: PdBI/OVRO/BIMA CO(1-0) or SiO(2-1) + thermal continuum 7 mm: VLA SiO(1-0) + thermal continuum 1.3cm: VLA NH3(1,1) + thermal continuum Testing Focus: -------------- Functionality: editing (including automatic editing using heuristics to identify bad data), data reduction, deconvolution, mosaic-specific functions in reduction and imaging. Lower Priority (not available or problems may not be fixed): ------------------------------------------------------------ User interface (GUI and glish command line scripting - if it works, that is adequate at this point.) Pointing, Tsys, Weather info to identify bad data (may be available for PdBI data but not for OVRO, BIMA, or VLA data). Polarization for PdBI data (only VLA can do polarization). Editing based on plot of calibrator solutions displayed with calibrator and source uv data. Automatic identification of spectral lines (for uv continuum subtraction). Analysis functions not already included in the package. Generation of publication-quality figures. 3. TST3, jan05 - SINGLE & SMALL MULTI-FIELD+SINGLE DISH COMBO Single-field, no single dish (defined in TST1), Small multi-field mosaic imaging, no single dish (defined in TST2) *** PLUS: Single-field or small mosaic, WITH (and without) single dish (add single dish image information during deconvolution). Bandwidth = 256 channels or less, Integration time less than 10 seconds 5-27 antennas Line and continuum imaging Line requires continuum subtraction. Self-calibration should be possible for bright sources Possible science: ----------------- 1 mm: IRAM30m+PdBI/OVRO/BIMA 13CO(2-1) + thermal continuum 3 mm: IRAM30m+PdBI/OVRO/BIMA HCO+(1-0) + thermal continuum 7 mm: IRAM30m/GBT(OTF)+VLA SiO(1-0) + thermal continuum 1.3cm: IRAM30m/GBT(multifld)+VLA NH3(1,1) + thermal continuum Testing Focus: -------------- Functionality: editing (including automatic editing using heuristics to identify bad data), data reduction, deconvolution Spot check user interface developments, if available Spectral line and continuum Analysis functions SD+interferometer uv-combination and imaging. Lower Priority (not available or problems may not be fixed): ------------------------------------------------------------ Pointing, Tsys, Weather info to identify bad data (may be available for PdBI data but not for OVRO, BIMA, or VLA data). Polarization for PdBI data (only VLA can do polarization). Editing based on plot of calibrator solutions displayed with calibrator and source uv data. Automatic identification of spectral lines (for uv continuum subtraction). Generation of publication-quality figures. 4. TST4, jul05 - COMPLEX MOSAIC Single-field, no single dish (defined in TST1), Small multi-field mosaic imaging, no single dish (defined in TST2), Single-field or small mosaic, WITH (and without) single dish (add single dish image information during deconvolution) (defined in TST3). *** PLUS: More complex mosaic imaging, WITH (and without) single dish (add single dish image information during deconvolution). Single or multiple fields Bandwidth = 256 channels or less, 5-27 antennas Integration time less than 10 seconds Line and continuum imaging Line requires continuum subtraction. Self-calibration should be possible for bright sources. Possible science: ----------------- 1 mm: IRAM30m+PdBI/OVRO/BIMA CO(2-1) + thermal continuum 3 mm: IRAM30m+PdBI/OVRO/BIMA CO(1-0) or SiO(2-1) + thermal continuum 7 mm: IRAM30m/GBT(OTF)+VLA SiO(1-0) + thermal continuum 1.3cm: IRAM30m/GBT(multifld)+VLA NH3(1,1) + thermal continuum Testing Focus: -------------- Functionality: editing (including automatic editing using heuristics to identify bad data), data reduction, deconvolution mosaic-specific functions in reduction and imaging. All user interfaces Spectral line and continuum Analysis functions SD+interferometer uv-combination and mosaic imaging. Publication-quality figures Lower Priority (not available or problems may not be fixed): ------------------------------------------------------------ Pointing, Tsys, Weather info to identify bad data (may be available for PdBI data but not for OVRO, BIMA, or VLA data). Polarization for PdBI data (only VLA can do polarization). Automatic identification of spectral lines (for uv continuum subtraction). 5. TST5, jan06 ALMA SIMULATIONS: SINGLE FIELD & SINGLE DISH (SEPARATE) ALMA simulated data: Single-field, no single dish ALMA simulated data: Single dish alone. Bandwidth = 5000 channels or less, Integration time 10 seconds, 8 to 64 antennas (interim science case) Line and continuum imaging Line requires continuum subtraction. Self-calibration should be possible for bright sources. Possible science: ----------------- 1 mm: simulated line data w/ 8 Ants 3 mm: simulated line data w/ 32 Ants 3 mm: simulated line data w/ 64 Ants Testing Focus: -------------- Functionality: editing (including automatic editing using heuristics to identify bad data), data reduction, deconvolution All user interfaces Benchmark speed Spectral line and continuum Analysis functions Publication-quality figures Pointing, Tsys, Weather info to identify bad data Lower Priority (not available or problems may not be fixed): ------------------------------------------------------------ Automatic identification of spectral lines (for uv continuum subtraction). 6. TST6, jul06 ALMA SIMULATIONS: MULTI-FIELD IMAGING ALMA simulated data: Single-field, no single dish ALMA simulated data: Single dish alone. *** PLUS: ALMA simulated data: Single & small multi-field WITH (and without) single dish (reduced in same package & imaged together). Bandwidth = 5000 channels or less, Integration time 10 seconds, 8 to 64 antennas (interim science case) Line and continuum imaging Line requires continuum subtraction. Self-calibration should be possible for bright sources. Possible science: ----------------- 1 mm: simulated line data w/ 8 Ants 3 mm: simulated line data w/ 32 Ants 3 mm: simulated line data w/ 64 Ants Testing Focus: -------------- Functionality: editing (including automatic editing using heuristics to identify bad data), data reduction, deconvolution mosaic-specific functions in reduction and imaging. All user interfaces Benchmark speed Spectral line and continuum Analysis functions Publication-quality figures Pointing, Tsys, Weather info to identify bad data Automatic identification of spectral lines (for uv continuum subtraction). Lower Priority (not available or problems may not be fixed): ------------------------------------------------------------ Interferometric OTF mosaic processing 7. TST7, jan07 ALMA SIMULATIONS: MULTI-FIELD IMAGING WITH SINGLE DISH ALMA simulated data: Single-field, no single dish ALMA simulated data: Single dish alone. ALMA simulated data: Multi-field imaging. ALMA simulated data: Single & small multi-field WITH (and without) single dish (reduced in same package & imaged together). *** PLUS: ALMA simulated data: Single & Multi-field complex mosaic WITH (and without) single dish (reduced in same package & imaged together) Wide bandwidth (5000 channels or less), Integration time 10 seconds, 8 to 64 antennas (interim science case) Line and continuum imaging Line requires continuum subtraction. Self-calibration should be possible for bright sources. Possible science: ----------------- 1 mm: simulated line data w/ 8 Ants 3 mm: simulated line data w/ 32 Ants 7 mm: simulated line data w/ 64 Ants Testing Focus: -------------- Functionality: editing (including automatic editing using heuristics to identify bad data), data reduction, deconvolution Benchmark speed All user interfaces Spectral line and continuum Analysis functions Publication-quality figures Pointing, Tsys, Weather info to identify bad data Automatic identification of spectral lines (for uv continuum subtraction). Lower Priority (not available or problems may not be fixed): ------------------------------------------------------------ Interferometric OTF mosaic processing