# # Template Checklist and Worksheet for reduction of VSOP Survey data. # (http://halca.vsop.isas.ac.jp/survey/template_checklist.txt) # # Version 0.3 - J. Lovell 14-Apr-1999 # # NOTE: Copy this file to your data reduction outputs directory (e.g # /something/vs05a_jones) and name it "checklist.txt" # # Comments are given on lines beginning with a # and questions are # enclosed in {}'s. # Please enter responses after the colons. # Multiple-line responses are OK. # Yes/No questions may be answered with "yes", "no", "Y", "N", "y" or "n" # An example of a completed Checklist is given in # http://halca.vsop.isas.ac.jp/survey/checklist_eg.txt # # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Section 1 : General Information #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- {Experiment code} : VS01v {Your family name} : Shen {Your given name} : Zhi-Qiang {The date you prepared this document (format is day-month-year, e.g 23-04-1999)} : 23-10-1999 {The name of the survey source that was observed} : J1424-49 {The name of the calibration source(s) observed} : 1424-418 {The year the experiment took place (e.g. 1998)} : 1998 {The starting day number of the experiment} : 134 {List the GRTs that observed} : HartRAO, Seshan25 {List the tracking stations that took part} : GZ,NZ {Which correlator was used to correlate the data? (Mitaka/Penticton/Socorro)} : Penticton {AIPS Version used (e.g 15OCT98)} : 15OCT98 {Difmap Version used (e.g 2.3c)} : 2.3c {Was vsop_difmap used? (yes/no)} : yes {Abstract. Write a brief summary of the data reduction and its outcomes} : This is a 2 GRTs experiment. Fringes were found on ground baseline (HartRAO -- Seshan25) only on IF2, and only during the last 6-8 minutes of the 15 minutes calibrator observations of 1424-418. A re-scheduling is definitely needed! #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Section 2 : Pre-AIPS Checklist #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- {PI letter retrieved (yes/no)} : yes {Data quality reports and plots retrieved? (yes/no)} : yes {Pre-launch 5GHz survey data retrieved? (yes/no)} : no {Light-curve data retrieved? (yes/no)} : yes # Input files for INDXR, ANTAB and UVFLG {Has a INDXR input file (INDXR.TXT) been created? (yes/no)} : yes {Has a ANTAB input file (ANTAB.TXT) been created? (yes/no)} : yes {Has a UVFLG input file (UVFLG.TXT) been created? (yes/no)} : no {Any comments on Pre-AIPS file preparation?} : #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Section 3 : AIPS Output File Checklist # # Names of expected output file names are contained in square brackets. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- {PRTAN [PRTAN.LIS] (yes/no)} : yes {LISTR (optyp = 'SCAN') [LISTR.LIS] (yes/no)} : yes {DTSUM (aparm = 0) [DTSUM_0.LIS] (yes/no)} : yes {DTSUM (aparm = 1) [DTSUM_1.LIS] (yes/no)} : yes {UVPLT (u vs v) [UVPLT_UV.PS] (yes/no)} : yes {UVPLT ((u,v) distance vs time) [UVPLT_UVD.PS] (yes/no)} : yes {UVPLT ((u,v) position angle vs time). [UVPLT_UVPA.PS] (yes/no)} : yes {VPLOT antenna weights vs time (after adjustment) [WEIGHTS.PS] (yes/no)} : no {ACCOR SNPLT (amplitude), IF 1 [SN_ACCOR_1.PS] (yes/no)} : no {IF 2 [SN_ACCOR_2.PS] (yes/no)} : no {APCAL SNPLT (amplitude), IF 1 [SN_APCAL_1.PS] (yes/no)} : yes {IF 2 [SN_APCAL_2.PS] (yes/no)} : yes # FRING SNPLT (delay, rate, SNR), as many as necessary to document the # clear discovery of fringes at all antennas, numbered with "nn" for # both IFs. Do NOT include the final SN table as it is plotted later. # # Format is SN_FRINGnn_DEL_i.PS, SN_FRINGnn_RAT_i.PS, # SN_FRINGnn_SNR_i.PS for delay, rate and SNR plots respectively, # where "i" is the IF number (1 or 2). {Number of times preliminary FRING solutions were plotted (i.e maximum value of nn)} : 1 {Post-FRING CALIB SNPLT, Phase: IF 1 [SN_CALIB_PHA_1] (yes/no)} : yes {IF 2 [SN_CALIB_PHA_2] (yes/no)} : yes {Delay: IF 1 [SN_CALIB_DEL_1] (yes/no)} : yes {IF 2 [SN_CALIB_DEL_2] (yes/no)} : yes {Rate: IF 1 [SN_CALIB_RAT_1] (yes/no)} : yes {IF 2 [SN_CALIB_RAT_2] (yes/no)} : yes {SNR: IF 1 [SN_CALIB_SNR_1] (yes/no)} : yes {IF 2 [SN_CALIB_SNR_2] (yes/no)} : yes {Post-calibration VPLOT (amp and phase, with channel averaging) IF 1 [VPLOT_AP_1.PS] (yes/no)} : yes {IF 2 [VPLOT_AP_1.PS] (yes/no)} : yes {Post-calibration POSSM (amplitude and phase, at least one 5 to 10 min integration spectrum per tracking pass, indexed with nn = 01, 02, 03, ...), IF 1 [POSSMnn_AP_1.PS] (yes/no)} : yes {IF 2 [POSSMnn_AP_2.PS] (yes/no)} : yes {Output TASAV FITS file (containing all 'multisource' cal tables) [VSxxx__TASAV.FITS] (yes/no)} : yes {Calibrated and spectrally averaged FITS data files (one for each source), [__AIPS.FITS] (yes/no)} : no #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Section 4 : Supplementary files # # Were any files created, other than those listed, to document the data # reduction? If so, please list them below using as many (File, Description) # groups as required. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------- {File} : {Description} : #--------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Section 5 : AIPS data-reduction notes # # The format is as follows: # # Task : the name of the task that is run or other operation performed # ADVERBs : a list of the relevant non-default adverbs # Input CL : the input calibration table used (if any) in running the task # Input SN : the SN table that was used (if any) # Output SN : the SN table produced (if any) # Output CL : the CL table produced or modified (if any) # Comments: any comments on the results of the operation # # Use as many of the (Task, ADVERBs, Comments, Input CL, Input SN, # Output SN, Output CL) groups as required. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : FITLD {ADVERBs} : douvcomp=1;dotable=1 {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : {Comments} : load the uv FITS data into AIPS #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : MSORT {ADVERBs} : sort='TB' {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : {Comments} : sort the data to 'TB' order #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : INDXR {ADVERBs} : cparm(3)=1 {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : 1 {Comments} : index uv data with 1 min CL entry interval #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : TACOP {ADVERBs} : {Input CL} : 1 {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : 2 {Comments} : protect original CL1 #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : ANTAB {ADVERBs} : {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : {Comments} : determine the Tsys and gain curve (see ANTAB.TXT file). Tsys=95K for Halca. #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : APCAL {ADVERBs} : opcode=' ' {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : 1 {Output CL} : {Comments} : generate an amplitude calibration solution table #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : CLCAL {ADVERBs} : opcode='CALI' smotype='ampl' refant=0 {Input CL} : 2 {Input SN} : 1 {Output SN} : {Output CL} : 3 {Comments} : apply amplitude calibration solution #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : FRING {ADVERBs} : docalib=1 flagv=-1;solint=4;refant=2 aparm=2,0,0,0,0,1,2,0 dparm=1,0,0,0,1,0 antwt=1,1,30 {Input CL} : 3 {Input SN} : {Output SN} : 3 {Output CL} : {Comments} : FFT fringe fitting only with an SNR cutoff=2 (hard to see any detections with SNR=3-5!) #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : CLCAL {ADVERBs} : opcode='CALP';interpol='ambg';smotype='VLBI';refant=2 cals=sour='J1424-49' (cals=sour='1424-418') {Input CL} : 3 {Input SN} : 3 {Output SN} : {Output CL} : 4 {Comments} : apply FFT solutions #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : FRING {ADVERBs} : docalib=1 flagv=-1;solint=4;refant=2 aparm=2,0,0,0,0,1,3,0 dparm=1,0 antwt=1,1,30 {Input CL} : 4 {Input SN} : {Output SN} : 4 {Output CL} : {Comments} : try FFT+LLS fringe fitting (no positive detections even with narrow searching windows!) #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : CLCAL {ADVERBs} : opcode='CALP';interpol='ambg';smotype='VLBI';refant=2 cals=sour='J1424-49' (cals=sour='1424-418') {Input CL} : 4 {Input SN} : 4 {Output SN} : {Output CL} : 5 {Comments} : apply FFT solutions #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : TACOP {ADVERBs} : {Input CL} : 5 {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : 6 {Comments} : save calibration table CL5 #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : CLCOR {ADVERBs} : antenna=0;opcode='GAIN';clcorprm=0.91,0 {Input CL} : 6 {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : 6 {Comments} : Penticton gain correction #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : TASAV {ADVERBs} : {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : {Comments} : copy all extension tables to a dummy file #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : SPLIT {ADVERBs} : docalib=1;douvcomp=1 flagv=-1;aparm=2,0,0,1,0 {Input CL} : 6 {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : {Comments} : make calibrated single-source data files: J1424-49.SPLIT and 1424-418.SPLIT #--------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Section 6 : Difmap data reduction notes #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- {Phase Selfcal applied? (yes/no)} : no {Global Amplitude Selfcal applied? (yes/no)} : no {Amplitude Selfcal applied on non-global timescales? (yes/no)} : no {Modelfit made and saved using the vs_final_mod macro? (yes/no)} : no {Image made and saved using the vs_final_img macro? (yes/no)} : no {Comments on Difmap processing. Include the global amplitude offsets that were applied if gscal was used} : #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Do not delete or alter anything past this line {VSOP Survey Checklist and Worksheet version} : 0.3 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------