# # 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} : VS05c {Your family name} : Tingay {Your given name} : Steven {The date you prepared this document (format is day-month-year, e.g 23-04-1999)} : 19-07-1999 {The name of the survey source that was observed} : J0739+0137 {The name of the calibration source(s) observed} : {The year the experiment took place (e.g. 1998)} : 1999 {The starting day number of the experiment} : 93 {List the GRTs that observed} : MP, SH {List the tracking stations that took part} : TZ {Which correlator was used to correlate the data? (Mitaka/Penticton/Socorro)} : Penticton {AIPS Version used (e.g 15OCT98)} : 15OCT99 {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} : One of five survey datasets I am reducing that have only two GRT's, to determine if they are useful or require re-observation, following the July 1999 Survey Working Group meeting at ISAS. VS05c dataset yielded quite nice data and I was able to fit a single model-fit component and use phase self-cal. The space baselines fill in the ground uv coverage nicely as well as extend significantly past an Earth diameter. ** I recommend that this source not be re-scheduled since this observation has produced useful results and the addition of an extra GRT will probably not improve things very much **. Experienced problem getting data off DAT tape from Penticton. Needed to dd the data from tape to disk for each file separately and strip ASCI junk from before FITS header. No VPLOT done. Scan breaks for INDXR not used. CALIB was not run after final fringe-fit, so preliminary fringe-fit plots represent the final delay and rate solutions that were applied to the data. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # 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)} : no {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?} : Mopra Tsys data collected from ATNF server and processed into ANTAB format. Sh Tsys data retrieved from EVN calibration web page. Default Tsys of 95 deg used for HALCA. Default gain of 0.0062 for HALCA #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # 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)} : 01 {Post-FRING CALIB SNPLT, Phase: IF 1 [SN_CALIB_PHA_1] (yes/no)} : no {IF 2 [SN_CALIB_PHA_2] (yes/no)} : no {Delay: IF 1 [SN_CALIB_DEL_1] (yes/no)} : no {IF 2 [SN_CALIB_DEL_2] (yes/no)} : no {Rate: IF 1 [SN_CALIB_RAT_1] (yes/no)} : no {IF 2 [SN_CALIB_RAT_2] (yes/no)} : no {SNR: IF 1 [SN_CALIB_SNR_1] (yes/no)} : no {IF 2 [SN_CALIB_SNR_2] (yes/no)} : no {Post-calibration VPLOT (amp and phase, with channel averaging) IF 1 [VPLOT_AP_1.PS] (yes/no)} : no {IF 2 [VPLOT_AP_1.PS] (yes/no)} : no {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)} : yes #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # 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} : delcorr -1; digicor -1; doconcat 1 {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : {Comments} : 4 files read separately and concatenated #--------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : INDXR {ADVERBs} : aparm(3) 1 {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : 1 {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : ANTAB {ADVERBs} : {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : APCAL {ADVERBs} : tyver 0; gcver 0 {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : 1 {Output CL} : {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : CLCAL {ADVERBs} : interpol '';snver 1;gainver 1;gainuse 2;refant 0; {Input CL} : 1 {Input SN} : 1 {Output SN} : {Output CL} : 2 {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : FRING {ADVERBs} : solint 3;refant 1(Mopra);dparm 1 500 500 2 0;aparm 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : 2 {Output CL} : {Comments} : good fringes on all baselines #--------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : CLCAL {ADVERBs} : interpol 'ambg';refant 2;snver 2;gainver 2;gainuse 3 {Input CL} : 2 {Input SN} : 2 {Output SN} : {Output CL} : 3 {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : SPLIT {ADVERBs} : aparm 2 0 {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : FITTP {ADVERBs} : {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Section 6 : Difmap data reduction notes #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- {Phase Selfcal applied? (yes/no)} : yes {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)} : yes {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} : good fringes found on three baselines simultaneously. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Do not delete or alter anything past this line {VSOP Survey Checklist and Worksheet version} : 0.3 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------