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0.1.17 cvel

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Synopsis
regrid an MS to a new spectral window / channel structure or frame

Description

The intent of cvel is to transform channel labels and the visibilities to a spectral reference frame which is appropriate for the science analysis, e.g. from TOPO to LSRK to correct for Doppler shifts throughout the time of the observation. Naturally, this will change the shape of the spectral feature to some extent. According to the Nyquist theorem you should oversample a spectrum with twice the numbers of channels to retain the shape. Based on some tests, however, we recommend to observe with at least 3-4 times the number of channels for each significant spectral feature (like 3-4 times the linewidth). This will minimize regridding artifacts in cvel.

If cvel has already established the grid that is desired for the imaging, clean should be run with exactly the same frequency/velocity parameters as used in cvel in order to avoid additional regridding in clean.

Hanning smoothing is optionally offered in cvel, but tests have shown that already the regridding process itself, if it involved a transformation from TOPO to a non-terrestrial reference frame, implies some smoothing (due to channel interpolation) such that Hanning smoothing may not be necessary.

Arguments





Inputs

vis

Name of input measurement set

allowed:

string

Default:

outputvis

Name of output measurement set

allowed:

string

Default:

passall

Pass through (write to output MS) non-selected data with no change

allowed:

bool

Default:

False

field

Select field using field id(s) or field name(s)

allowed:

any

Default:

variant

spw

Select spectral window/channels

allowed:

any

Default:

variant

selectdata

Other data selection parameters

allowed:

bool

Default:

True

antenna

Select data based on antenna/baseline

allowed:

string

Default:

timerange

Range of time to select from data

allowed:

string

Default:

scan

scan number range

allowed:

string

Default:

array

(sub)array indices

allowed:

string

Default:

mode

Regridding mode

allowed:

string

Default:

channel

nchan

Number of channels in output spw (-1=all)

allowed:

int

Default:

-1

start

First channel in input to use

allowed:

any

Default:

variant 0

width

Number of input channels to average

allowed:

any

Default:

variant 1

interpolation

Spectral interpolation method

allowed:

string

Default:

linear

phasecenter

Phase center direction to be used for the spectral coordinate transformation: position or field index

allowed:

any

Default:

variant

restfreq

rest frequency (see help)

allowed:

string

Default:

outframe

Output frame (not case-sensitive, ”=keep input frame)

allowed:

string

Default:

veltype

velocity definition

allowed:

string

Default:

radio

hanning

If true, Hanning smooth data before regridding to remove Gibbs ringing.

allowed:

bool

Default:

False

Returns
void

Example

 
 
       vis -- Name of input visibility file  
               default: none; example: vis=’ngc5921.ms’  
 
       outputvis -- Name of output measurement set (required)  
               default: none; example: vis=’ngc5921-regridded.ms’  
 
       passall --  if False, data not meeting the selection is omitted/deleted  
               or flagged (if in-row); if True, data not meeting the selection  
               on field and spw is passed through without modification  
       default: False; example:  
               field=’NGC5921’  
               passall=False : only data from NGC5921 is included in output MS,  
                         no data from other fields (e.g. 1331+305) is included  
               passall=True : data from NGC5921 is transformed by cvel, all other  
                         fields are passed through unchanged  
 
       field -- Select fields in mosaic.  Use field id(s) or field name(s).  
                  [’go listobs’ to obtain the list id’s or names]  
              default: ’’= all fields  
              If field string is a non-negative integer, it is assumed to  
                  be a field index otherwise, it is assumed to be a  
  field name  
              field=’0~2’; field ids 0,1,2  
              field=’0,4,5~7’; field ids 0,4,5,6,7  
              field=’3C286,3C295’; field named 3C286 and 3C295  
              field = ’3,4C*’; field id 3, all names starting with 4C  
 
       spw --Select spectral window/channels  
              NOTE: This selects the data passed as the INPUT to mode  
              default: ’’=all spectral windows and channels  
                spw=’0~2,4’; spectral windows 0,1,2,4 (all channels)  
                spw=’0:5~61’; spw 0, channels 5 to 61  
                spw=’<2’;   spectral windows less than 2 (i.e. 0,1)  
                spw=’0,10,3:3~45’; spw 0,10 all channels, spw 3,  
   channels 3 to 45.  
                spw=’0~2:2~6’; spw 0,1,2 with channels 2 through 6 in each.  
                spw=’0:0~10;15~60’; spectral window 0 with channels  
    0-10,15-60  
                spw=’0:0~10,1:20~30,2:1;2;3’; spw 0, channels 0-10,  
                      spw 1, channels 20-30, and spw 2, channels, 1,2 and 3  
 
       selectdata -- Other data selection parameters  
              default: True  
 
  >>> selectdata=True expandable parameters  
 
              antenna -- Select data based on antenna/baseline  
                  default: ’’ (all)  
                  If antenna string is a non-negative integer, it is  
      assumed to be an antenna index, otherwise, it is  
      considered an antenna name.  
                  antenna=’5&6’; baseline between antenna index 5 and  
   index 6.  
                  antenna=’VA05&VA06’; baseline between VLA antenna 5  
         and 6.  
                  antenna=’5&6;7&8’; baselines 5-6 and 7-8  
                  antenna=’5’; all baselines with antenna index 5  
                  antenna=’05’; all baselines with antenna number 05  
  (VLA old name)  
                  antenna=’5,6,9’; all baselines with antennas 5,6,9  
     index numbers  
 
              timerange  -- Select data based on time range:  
                 default = ’’ (all); examples,  
                  timerange = ’YYYY/MM/DD/hh:mm:ss~YYYY/MM/DD/hh:mm:ss’  
                  Note: if YYYY/MM/DD is missing date defaults to first  
day in data set  
                  timerange=’09:14:0~09:54:0’ picks 40 min on first day  
                  timerange= ’25:00:00~27:30:00’ picks 1 hr to 3 hr  
     30min on NEXT day  
                  timerange=’09:44:00’ pick data within one integration  
             of time  
                  timerange=’>10:24:00’ data after this time  
 
              scan -- Scan number range.  
                  default: ’’ (all)  
                  example: scan=’1~5’  
                  Check ’go listobs’ to insure the scan numbers are in  
  order.  
 
              array -- Select data by (sub)array indices  
                  default: ’’ (all); example:  
                  array=’0~2’; arrays 0 to 2  
 
      mode -- Frequency Specification:  
               NOTE: See examples below:  
               default: ’channel’  
                 mode = ’channel’; Use with nchan, start, width to specify  
                         output spw. Produces equidistant grid based on first  
                         selected channel. See examples below.  
                 mode = ’velocity’, means channels are specified in  
        velocity.  
                 mode = ’frequency’, means channels are specified in  
        frequency.  
                 mode = ’channel_b’, alternative ’channel’ mode.  
         Does not force an equidistant grid. Faster.  
 
  >>> mode expandable parameters  
               Start, width are given in units of channels, frequency  
    or velocity as indicated by mode  
               nchan -- Number of channels in output spw  
                 default: -1 = all channels; example: nchan=3  
               start -- Start or end input channel (zero-based) depending on the sign of the width parameter  
                 default=0; example: start=5  
               width -- Output channel width in units of the input  
       channel width (sign indicates whether the start parameter is lower(+) or upper(-) end of the range)  
                 default=1; example: width=4  
               interpolation -- Interpolation method (linear, nearest, cubic, spline, fftshift)  
                 default = ’linear’  
           examples:  
               spw = ’0,1’; mode = ’channel’  
                  will produce a single spw containing all channels in spw  
         0 and 1  
               spw=’0:5~28^2’; mode = ’channel’  
                  will produce a single spw made with channels  
         (5,7,9,...,25,27)  
               spw = ’0’; mode = ’channel’: nchan=3; start=5; width=4  
                  will produce an spw with 3 output channels  
                  new channel 1 contains data from channels (5+6+7+8)  
                  new channel 2 contains data from channels (9+10+11+12)  
                  new channel 3 contains data from channels (13+14+15+16)  
               spw = ’0:0~63^3’; mode=’channel’; nchan=21; start = 0;  
     width = 1  
                  will produce an spw with 21 channels  
                  new channel 1 contains data from channel 0  
                  new channel 2 contains data from channel 2  
                  new channel 21 contains data from channel 61  
               spw = ’0:0~40^2’; mode = ’channel’; nchan = 3; start =  
     5; width = 4  
                  will produce an spw with three output channels  
                  new channel 1 contains channels (5,7)  
                  new channel 2 contains channels (13,15)  
                  new channel 3 contains channels (21,23)  
 
      phasecenter -- Direction measure  or fieldid. To be used in mosaics to indicate  
               the center direction to be used in the spectral coordinate transformation.  
               default: ’’ => first field selected ; example: phasecenter=6  
               or phasecenter=’J2000 19h30m00 -40d00m00’  
 
      restfreq -- Specify rest frequency to use for output image  
               default=’’ Occasionally it is necessary to set this (for  
               example some VLA spectral line data).  For example for  
               NH_3 (1,1) put restfreq=’23.694496GHz’  
 
      outframe -- output reference frame (not case-sensitive)  
               possible values: LSRK, LSRD, BARY, GALACTO, LGROUP, CMB, GEO, TOPO, or SOURCE  
               (SOURCE is meant for solar system work and corresponds to GEO + radial velocity  
               correction for ephemeris objects).  
               default=’’ (keep original reference frame) ; example: outframe=’BARY’  
 
      veltype -- definition of velocity (in mode)  
               default = ’radio’  
 
      hanning -- if true, Hanning smooth frequency channel data to remove Gibbs ringing  
 
==================================================================  
 
The intent of cvel is to transform channel labels and the  
visibilities to a spectral reference frame which is appropriate  
for the science analysis, e.g. from TOPO to LSRK to correct for  
Doppler shifts throughout the time of the observation. Naturally,  
this will change the shape of the spectral feature to some extent.  
According to the Nyquist theorem you should oversample a spectrum  
with twice the numbers of channels to retain the shape. Based on  
some tests, however, we recommend to observe with at least  
3-4 times the number of channels for each significant spectral  
feature (like 3-4 times the linewidth). This will minimize  
regridding artifacts in cvel.  
 
If cvel has already established the grid that is desired for the  
imaging, clean should be run with exactly the same frequency/velocity  
parameters as used in cvel in order to avoid additional regridding in  
clean.  
 
Hanning smoothing is optionally offered in cvel, but tests have  
shown that already the regridding process itself, if it involved  
a transformation from TOPO to a non-terrestrial reference frame,  
implies some smoothing (due to channel interpolation) such that  
Hanning smoothing may not be necessary.  


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