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0.1.107 sdflagold

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Synopsis
ASAP SD task [DEPRECATED]: spectral/row flagging

Description

### DEPRECATION WARNING ################################################# This task will be removed in CASA 5.1. The functionality of this task with MeasurementSet format is replicated with flagdata. #########################################################################

Task sdflagold performs either interactive or non-interactive channel/row based flagging on spectra.

Currently, there are three ways of non-interactive flagging available: (1) channel or row based flagging by selecting spectra by field, lists of scan numbers, IF numbers, and polarization idices in mode=’manual’, (2) channel based flagging by specifying a range of spectral values in mode=’clip’, and (3) row based flagging by specifying a list of row numbers in mode=’rowid’. Note this is an EXPERT mode since it might not be straight forward for general users to select data by row IDs in scantable.

In mode=’manual’, the channel based flagging are invoked when spw parameter contains channel range selection. Otherwise, the whole channels are flagged for the selected spectra. Note channel range selection by spw parameter has effect only in mode=’manual’.

Interactive flagging is available when mode=’interactive’. The available ways of interactive flagging include: (1) row based flagging by selecting ’panel’ and (2) channel based flagging by selecting ’region’s of channels on Flag plotter. See the cookbook for details of how to select channel regions and spectra on the plotter.

NOTE the task sdflagold only modifies flag information, FLAGROW and FLAGTRA, in the input scantable. This task keeps all records in input dataset. Data selection parameters are used for selecting data to modify flag information.

If plotlevel¿=1, the task asks you if you really apply the flags before it is actually written to the data with a plot indicating flagged regions.

WARNING for overwrite option: Be sure ’outform’ is the same as data format of input file when you overwrite it. The default value of the option ’overwrite’ is True in this task, thereby the current dataset (infile) is overwritten unless a different file name is set to outfile. There is a known issue in overwriting infile. If ’outform’ differs to the data format of infile, the data is overwritten with the new data format (specified by ’outform’) and the data in the original format will be lost.



Arguments

Inputs

infile

name of input SD dataset

allowed:

string

Default:

antenna

select an antenna name or ID, e.g, ’PM03’ (only effective for MS input)

allowed:

any

Default:

variant 0

mode

mode of data selection and flag operation

allowed:

string

Default:

manual

unflag

unflag selected data (False: flag, True: unflag)

allowed:

bool

Default:

False
field

select data by field IDs and names, e.g. ’3C2*’ (” = all)

allowed:

string

Default:

spw

select data by IF IDs (spectral windows), e.g., ’3,5,7’ (” = all)

allowed:

string

Default:

timerange

select data by time range, e.g, ’09:14:0~09:54:0’ (” = all) (see examples in help)

allowed:

string

Default:

scan

select data by scan numbers, e.g, ’21~23’ (” = all)

allowed:

string

Default:

pol

select data by polarization IDs, e.g, ’0,1’ (” = all)

allowed:

string

Default:

beam

select data by beam IDs, e.g, ’0,1’ (” = all)

allowed:

string

Default:

restfreq

the rest frequency, ’1.41GHz’ (default unit: Hz). Effective only when spw selection is in velocity unit. (see examples in help)

allowed:

any

Default:

variant

frame

frequency reference frame (”=current) Effective only when spw selection is in velocity or frequency unit.

allowed:

string

Default:

doppler

doppler convention (”=current). Effective only when spw selection is in velocity unit.

allowed:

string

Default:

clipminmax

range of data that will NOT be flagged

allowed:

any

Default:

variant

clipoutside

clip outside the range, or within it

allowed:

any

Default:

variant True

showflagged

show flagged data (in gray) on plots

allowed:

bool

Default:

False

row

select data by row IDs to apply row-based flagging/unflagging (e.g., ’0,3,5’)

allowed:

string

Default:

rasterrow

select data by raster rows (e.g., ’0,3,5’)

allowed:

string

Default:

outfile

name of output file (See a WARNING in help)

allowed:

string

Default:

outform

output file format (See a WARNING in help)

allowed:

string

Default:

ASAP

overwrite

overwrite the output file if already exists (See a WARNING in help)

allowed:

bool

Default:

True

plotlevel

control for plotting of results (see examples in help)

allowed:

int

Default:

0

Returns
void

Example

 
Keyword arguments:  
infile -- name of input SD dataset  
antenna -- select an antenna name or ID  
        default: 0  
        example: ’PM03’  
        NOTE this parameter is effective only for MS input  
mode -- type of flag operation  
        options: (str) ’manual’, ’clip’, ’interactive’, ’rowid’  
        default: ’manual’  
 
     >>> common data selection parameters for all modes except mode=’rowid’  
        field -- select data by field IDs and names  
                default: ’’ (use all fields)  
                example: field=’3C2*’ (all names starting with 3C2)  
                         field=’0,4,5~7’ (field IDs 0,4,5,6,7)  
                         field=’0,3C273’ (field ID 0 or field named 3C273)  
                this selection is in addition to the other selections to data  
        spw -- select data by IF IDs (spectral windows)/channels  
                NOTE channel range selection is valid only in mode=’manual’  
                default: ’’ (use all IFs and channels)  
                example: spw=’3,5,7’ (IF IDs 3,5,7; all channels)  
                         spw=’<2’ (IF IDs less than 2, i.e., 0,1; all channels)  
                         spw=’115GHz’ (IF IDs with the center frequencies in range 30-45GHz; all channels)  
                         spw=’0:5~61’ (IF ID 0; channels 5 to 61)  
                         spw=’3:10~20;50~60’ (select multiple channel ranges within IF ID 3)  
                         spw=’3:10~20,4:0~30’ (select different channel ranges for IF IDs 3 and 4)  
                         spw=’1~4;6:15~48’ (for channels 15 through 48 for IF IDs 1,2,3,4 and 6)  
                this selection is in addition to the other selections to data  
        timerange -- select data by time range  
                default: ’’ (use all)  
                example: timerange = ’YYYY/MM/DD/hh:mm:ss~YYYY/MM/DD/hh:mm:ss’  
                         Note: YYYY/MM/DD can be dropped as needed:  
                         timerange=’09:14:00~09:54:00’ # this time range  
                         timerange=’09:44:00’ # data within one integration of time  
                         timerange=’>10:24:00’ # data after this time  
                         timerange=’09:44:00+00:13:00’ #data 13 minutes after time  
                this selection is in addition to the other selections to data  
        scan -- select data by scan numbers  
                default: ’’ (use all scans)  
                example: scan=’21~23’ (scan IDs 21,22,23)  
                this selection is in addition to the other selections to data  
        pol -- select data by polarization IDs  
                default: ’’ (use all polarizations)  
                example: pol=’0,1’ (polarization IDs 0,1)  
                this selection is in addition to the other selections to data  
        beam -- select data by beam IDs  
                default: ’’ (use all beams)  
                example: beam=’0,1’ (beam IDs 0,1)  
                this selection is in addition to the other selections to data  
 
     >>> common data parameters for all modes except mode=’interactive’  
        unflag -- flag or unflag  
                default: False (flag selected data)  
                options: (bool) True, False  
 
     >>> mode=’manual’ expandable parameters  
        restfreq -- the rest frequency (effective only when spw selection is in  
                    velocity unit.)  
                    available type includes float, int, string, list of float,  
                    list of int, list of string, and list of dictionary. the  
                    default unit of restfreq in case of float, int, or string  
                    without unit is Hz. string input can be a value only  
                    (treated as Hz) or a value followed by unit for which ’GHz’,  
                    ’MHz’,’kHz’,and ’Hz’ are available.  
                    a list can be used to set different rest frequencies for  
                    each IF. the length of list input must be number of IFs.  
                    dictionary input should be a pair of line name and  
                    frequency with keys of ’name’ and ’value’, respectively.  
                    values in the dictionary input follows the same manner as  
                    as for single float or string input.  
                example: 345.796  
                         ’1420MHz’  
                         [345.8, 347.0, 356.7]  
                         [’345.8MHz’, ’347.0MHz’, ’356.7MHz’]  
                         [{’name’:’CO’,’value’:345}]  
        frame -- frequency reference frame (effective only when spw selection is in  
                 velocity or frequency unit.)  
                options: ’LSRK’, ’TOPO’, ’LSRD’, ’BARY’, ’GALACTO’, ’LGROUP’, ’CMB’  
                default: ’’ (keep current frame in data)  
        doppler -- doppler convention (effective only when spw is in  
                   velocity unit)  
                options: ’RADIO’, ’OPTICAL’, ’Z’, ’BETA’, or ’GAMMA’  
                default: ’’ (keep current doppler setting in data)  
     >>> mode=’clip’ expandable parameters  
        clipminmax -- range of data that will NOT be flagged  
                default: [] (means no clip operation)  
                example: [0.0,1.5]  
        clipoutside -- clip OUTSIDE the range ?  
                options: (bool)True,False  
                default: True  
                example: clipoutside=False means flag data WITHIN the range.  
     >>> mode=’interactive’ expandable parameters  
        showflagged -- show flagged data on plots  
                options: (bool) True, False  
                default: False  
     >>> mode=’rowid’ expandable parameters  
        row -- select data by row IDs to apply flag/unflag in the input scannable  
                Note, this parameter is effective only when one or more row  
                IDs are given explicitly  
                default: ’’ (means no selection)  
                example: ’200~300,400~500’ (rows 200 to 300 and 400 to 500)  
outfile -- name of output file  
        default: ’’  
        Note: by default (outfile=’’), actual output file name is set as follows:  
              (1) if overwrite=True (default), infile (input) will be overwritten.  
              WARNING: If the formats of input and ouput files are different,  
                       this causes complete loss of input file.  
              (2) if overwrite=False, outfile will be <infile>_f.  
outform -- output file format  
        options: ’ASAP’,’MS2’, ’ASCII’,’SDFITS’  
        default: ’ASAP’  
        NOTE the ASAP format is easiest for further sd  
        processing; use MS2 for CASA imaging.  
        If ASCII, then will append some stuff to  
        the outfile name  
        WARNING: Be sure outform is same as the input file format when you  
                 overwrite the input file by overwrite=True and outfile=’’ (default).  
overwrite -- overwrite the output file if already exists  
        options: (bool) True,False  
        default: True  
        WARNING: input file is overwritten if overwrite=True and outfile=’’ (default).  
                 This causes the complete loss of input file if the formats of  
                 input and ouput files are different.  
plotlevel -- control for plotting of results  
        options: (int) 0, 1, 2, and their negative counterparts  
        default: 0 (no plotting)  
        example: plotlevel=1; plot spectra and flagged channels before and after  
                         current operation. asked if you accept the flag for each  
                         spw. also, the first spectrum after the operation is plotted.  
                 plotlevel=2; additionally list scantable before and after operation.  
                 plotlevel<0 as abs(plotlevel), e.g.  
                 -1 => hardcopy of final plot (will be named  
                 <outfile>_flag.eps)  

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