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.