obsconf¶
Set up some basic information about the observation(s).
obsinfo¶
Get observation information.
enable
bool
Enable segment ‘obsinfo’.
listobs
bool, optional, default = True
Run the CASA ‘listobs’ task to write the observation information to an TXT file. This is not executed if the TXT file already exists.
summary_json
bool, optional, default = True
Run the MSUtils summary function to get observation information written as a JSON file, which can then be used to automatically configure pipeline. This is not executed if the JSON file already exists.
vampirisms
bool, optional, default = False
Return the time range over which observations were taken at night.
plotelev
Make Elevation vs Hour-angle plots for observed fields.
enable
bool, optional, default = True
Enable segment ‘plot_elevation_tracks’. This is not executed if the elevation plots already exist.
plotter
{“plotms”, “owlcat”}, optional, default = owlcat
The application to be used for making plots. Options are ‘plotms’ and ‘owlcat’.
target¶
list of str, optional, default = all
The field name(s) of the target field(s), separated by commas if there are multiple target fields. Or set this parameter to ‘all’ to select all of the target fields.
gcal¶
list of str, optional, default = all
The field name(s) of the gain (amplitude/phase) calibrator field(s). Or set ‘all’ to select all of the gcal fields, ‘longest’ to select the gcal field observed for the longest time, or ‘nearest’ to select the gcal field closest to the target. Note that if multiple targets and gcals are present, then ‘all’ (for both the ‘target’ and ‘gcal’ parameters) means that each target will be paired with the closest gcal.
bpcal¶
list of str, optional, default = longest
The field name(s) of the bandpass calibrator field(s). Or set ‘all’ to select all of the bpcal fields, ‘longest’ to select the bpcal field observed for the longest time, or ‘nearest’ to select the bpcal field closest to the target.
fcal¶
list of str, optional, default = longest
The field name(s) of the fluxscale calibrator field(s). Or set ‘all’ to select all of the fcal fields, ‘longest’ to select the fcal field observed for the longest time, or ‘nearest’ to select the fcal field closest to the target.
xcal¶
list of str, optional, default = longest
The field name(s) of the crosshand phase-angle calibrator field(s). Or set ‘all’ to select all of the xcal fields, ‘longest’ to select the xcal field observed for the longest time, or ‘nearest’ to select the xcal field closest to the target. This calibrator must be linearly polarized and have a non-zero parallactic angle coverage at the time of observation in order to solve for the X-Y offsets in digitizers and the absolute polarization angle of the system. Successful calibration derotates U from V.
refant¶
str, optional, default = auto
The reference antenna, which can be identified by an antenna name or number. Default is ‘auto’. i.e. refant is selected automatically based on the parameters ‘maxdist’ and ‘minbase’ below.
maxdist¶
float, optional, default = 1000
If ‘refant’ is set to ‘auto’ above, this sets the maximum distance the reference antenna should be from the array centre. Units are in ‘m’.
minbase¶
float, optional, default = 150
If ‘refant’ is set to ‘auto’ above, this sets the minimum baseline length required for a reference antenna. Units are in ‘m’.
report¶
bool, optional, default = False
(Re)generate a full HTML report at the end of this worker.
cabs¶
list of map, optional, default = ‘ ‘
Specifies non-default image versions and/or tags for Stimela cabs. Running with scissors: use with extreme caution.