Contents

• 1. Imaging and Deconvolution
  • 1.1 Imaging
    • 1.1.1 Standard 2D Imaging
    • 1.1.2 Direction-dependent corrections
  • 1.2 Deconvolution
    • 1.2.1 CLEAN
    • 1.2.2 MS-Clean
    • 1.2.3 MSMFS-Clean
    • 1.2.4 MEM
    • 1.2.5 ASP-clean
  • 1.3 Combining imaging, deconvolution and partitioning
    • 1.3.1 Data/Image partitioning
    • 1.3.2 Major and Minor Cycles (Cotton-Schwab)
  • 1.4 Single-Dish + Interferometric Imaging
  
  
• 2. Currently available Imaging and Deconvolution task-options
  • 2.1 General setup and running
    • 2.1.1 Data and Image Partitioning
    • 2.1.2 Controlling number of major/minor cycles
    • 2.1.3 Imaging and Deconvolution options (summary)
  • 2.2 Specific use-cases
    • 2.2.1 Standard Imaging (narrow-field narrow-band)
    • 2.2.2 Wide-Field Imaging (direction-dependent corrections)
    • 2.2.3 Wide-Band Imaging (reconstruct sky brightness and spectrum)
  • 2.3 ARDG work in progress
  
  
• 3. Imager minor-cycle refactoring
  • 3.1 'Clean' refactoring plan for casa-3.5
    • 3.1.1 ImageSkyModelControl Class
    • 3.1.2 Deconvolver class
    • 3.1.3 New clean task-interface
  • 3.2 New Clean task parameters
    • 3.2.1 Data Selection
    • 3.2.2 Image Definition
    • 3.2.3 Iteration Control
    • 3.2.4 Imaging Options
    • 3.2.5 Deconvolution Options
  
  
• 4. Imager Code Documentation
  • 4.1 Imager Class Diagrams
  
  
• 5. CASA Imager Memory Footprint
  • 5.1 Symbols Used
  • 5.2 Gridding/De-gridding
    • 5.2.1 Imaging
  • 5.3 Single Pointing non-MS non-MS-MFS Clean
  • 5.4 Single Pointing MS Clean
  • 5.5 Single Pointing MS-MFS Clean
  • 5.6 Multiple Pointing Mosaic