# # 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} : VS05K {Your family name} : Dodson {Your given name} : Richard {The date you prepared this document (format is day-month-year, e.g 23-04-1999)} : 18-08-2003 {The name of the survey source that was observed} : J0831+04 {The name of the calibration source(s) observed} : J0811+01 {The year the experiment took place (e.g. 1998)} : 2002 {The starting day number of the experiment} : 119 {List the GRTs that observed} : UD HO MP {List the tracking stations that took part} : UZ {Which correlator was used to correlate the data? (Mitaka/Penticton/Socorro)} : Mitaka {AIPS Version used (e.g 15OCT98)} : 31DEC03 {Difmap Version used (e.g 2.3c)} : 2.4a {Was vsop_difmap used? (yes/no)} : n {Abstract. Write a brief summary of the data reduction and its outcomes} : Hobart is bad after 06:46. Usuda is grotty right through. Space fringes after a poor start. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Section 2 : Pre-AIPS Checklist #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- {PI letter retrieved (yes/no)} : n {Data quality reports and plots retrieved? (yes/no)} : n {Pre-launch 5GHz survey data retrieved? (yes/no)} : y {Light-curve data retrieved? (yes/no)} : y # Input files for INDXR, ANTAB and UVFLG {Has a INDXR input file (INDXR.TXT) been created? (yes/no)} : n {Has a ANTAB input file (ANTAB.TXT) been created? (yes/no)} : y {Has a UVFLG input file (UVFLG.TXT) been created? (yes/no)} : n {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)} : y {LISTR (optyp = 'SCAN') [LISTR.LIS] (yes/no)} : y {DTSUM (aparm = 0) [DTSUM_0.LIS] (yes/no)} : y {DTSUM (aparm = 1) [DTSUM_1.LIS] (yes/no)} : y {UVPLT (u vs v) [UVPLT_UV.PS] (yes/no)} : y {UVPLT ((u,v) distance vs time) [UVPLT_UVD.PS] (yes/no)} : y {UVPLT ((u,v) position angle vs time). [UVPLT_UVPA.PS] (yes/no)} : y {VPLOT antenna weights vs time (after adjustment) [WEIGHTS.PS] (yes/no)} : n ACCOR SNPLT (amplitude), {IF 1 [SN_ACCOR_1.PS] (yes/no)} : y {IF 2 [SN_ACCOR_2.PS] (yes/no)} : y APCAL SNPLT (amplitude), {IF 1 [SN_APCAL_1.PS] (yes/no)} : y {IF 2 [SN_APCAL_2.PS] (yes/no)} : y # 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)} : y {IF 2 [SN_CALIB_PHA_2] (yes/no)} : y {Delay: IF 1 [SN_CALIB_DEL_1] (yes/no)} : y {IF 2 [SN_CALIB_DEL_2] (yes/no)} : y {Rate: IF 1 [SN_CALIB_RAT_1] (yes/no)} : y {IF 2 [SN_CALIB_RAT_2] (yes/no)} : y {SNR: IF 1 [SN_CALIB_SNR_1] (yes/no)} : y {IF 2 [SN_CALIB_SNR_2] (yes/no)} : y {Post-calibration VPLOT (amp and phase, with channel averaging) IF 1 [VPLOT.PS] (yes/no)} : y {IF 2 [VPLOT_AP_1.PS] (yes/no)} : n {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 [POSSM.PS] (yes/no)} : y {IF 2 [POSSM05_AP_2.PS] (yes/no)} : n {Output TASAV FITS file (containing all 'multisource' cal tables) [VS05K_DODSON_TASAV.FITS] (yes/no)} : y {Calibrated and spectrally averaged FITS data files (one for each source), [J0831+04.VS05K.UVF] (yes/no)} : y #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # 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} : Survey run file #--------------------------------------------------------- #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # 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} : clint = 0.25 digicor = -1 delcorr = -1 {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : INDXR {ADVERBs} : cparm = 0, 0, 0.25; {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : 1 {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : ANTAB {ADVERBs} : infile='antab.txt' {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : APCAL {ADVERBs} : {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : 1 {Output CL} : {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : ACCOR {ADVERBs} : solint 5 {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : 2 {Output CL} : {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : CLCAL {ADVERBs} : refant=1; {Input CL} : 1 {Input SN} : 1,2 {Output SN} : {Output CL} : 2,3 {Comments} : Amplitude calibration solutions applied. Mopra as ref #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : CLCOR {ADVERBs} : opcode 'gain';antenna 0;clcorprm 1.063,0 {Input CL} : 3 {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : 3 {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : FRING {ADVERBs} : docal -1; dparm 2,0,0,0.5,0;aparm(7)=0.1;solint 5,10,15 {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : 3,4,5 {Output CL} : {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : FRING {ADVERBs} : refa 3/1;dparm(2)=800/400;dparm(3)=400/200/400; solint 5/10;aparm(5)=0/1 {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : 6,7,8 {Output CL} : {Comments} : Hobart as reference. Hobart is bad after 6:46. As they are all pretty crappy I'll get a rough sol for polynom #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : SNEDT/CLCAL {ADVERBs} : refant=1;interpo 'poly' {Input CL} : 3 {Input SN} : 8 {Output SN} : 9 {Output CL} : 4 {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : FRING {ADVERBs} : dparm 2,100,50/100,0.5,0;aparm(7)=0.1;solint 5 {Input CL} : 4 {Input SN} : {Output SN} : 10,11 {Output CL} : {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : CLCAL {ADVERBs} : refant=1;interpo 'ambg' {Input CL} : 4 {Input SN} : 11 {Output SN} : {Output CL} : 5 {Comments} : #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : SPLIT {ADVERBs} : aparm(1)=2 0; {Input CL} : 5 {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : {Comments} : Av within IF #--------------------------------------------------------- {Task} : FITTP {ADVERBs} : {Input CL} : {Input SN} : {Output SN} : {Output CL} : {Comments} : Data written out for analysis in Difmap #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Section 6 : Difmap data reduction notes #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- {Phase Selfcal applied? (yes/no)} : y {Global Amplitude Selfcal applied? (yes/no)} : n {Amplitude Selfcal applied on non-global timescales? (yes/no)} : n {Modelfit made and saved using the vs_final_mod macro? (yes/no)} : y {Image made and saved using the vs_final_img macro? (yes/no)} : y {Comments on Difmap processing. Include the global amplitude offsets that were applied if gscal was used} : Extended source (not along the beam for once). Single component fit works well. VLBApls model fits once, resolved compo removed & when the ratio is free-ed (upper limit previously). Zero baseline flux matches CA monitoring. Could not get a good solution cleaning without limiting to the shorter baselines (those with flux). EBF: 02-OCT-2005 Got rid of Usuda. Reself-caled in AIPS, getting J0831EBF.FITS Image and model show resolved core and fainter component to north-east, similar to VLBApls. The core is definitely resolved with 0.50 pm 0.15 size. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Do not delete or alter anything past this line {VSOP Survey Checklist and Worksheet version} : 0.3 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------