GETTING START WITH SMA MIRIAD SOFTWARE



	AGENDA FOR SMA MIRIAD USERS' MEETING

	Miriad for SWARM data & Imaging techniques 2016-01-11 Cyber-telecom meeting at HST 10:00am, PST 12:00pm, MST 1:00pm and EST 3:00pm Agenda: Issue 1 - Review of previous meetings in 2015 Fall semester September 11, 2015 September 28, 2015 October 05, 2015 November 09, 2015 November 23, 2015 December 07, 2015 Issue 2 - A new release on CfA public Version: Miriad-SWARM 3.1.4 Release date: December 29, 2015 Updated items: Updated for OS RH/CentOS 6.7 - Reconfigured & Memory allocated for larger parameters - MAXDIM, MAXANT, MAXBASE, and etc. Updated 2016 ephemeris - Issue 3 - Adapting Tsys data from new continuum detectors News flash - Real data available for new Tsys measurements Miriad implementation - Progress report - Converting to Miriad - smalod Editing, Corrections & Visual display - smavarplt smablflag smafix smacheck Issue 4 - Adapting 2nd SWARM quadrant data News flash - Two SWARM quadrants & ad hoc configuration of SWARM & ASIC correlator components Previous news/communications for 2nd SWARM quadrant Miriad implementation - Progress report - Converting to Miriad - smalod - working version: SmaLod 4.5.0 c-patches: WbP 3.5.0, WbhP 1.5.0, WbDrxP 2.5.0 Pre-processing - swarmsplt - Working version: SwarmSplt 1.5.0 Miriad library: Miriad-SWARM 3.2.0 Testing data & drivers - Simulated data : /sma/SMAusers/taco/SWARMTests/twoSWARM detected data issues. Real data: ? Drivers: will be released in Miriad-SWARM 3.2.0 or higher Issue 5 - Single distribution of Miriad for SMA A protocol for single distribution - Proposal of a protocol for a single distribution concerning configuration, script for environment setup and OS platforms to support: Configure - build-sma .................................MiriadSWARM (Miriad-SWARM 3.1.4 and higher) build-sma4GHz........................Miriad4GHz (SMA-Miriad 1.5.1) build-sma2GHz........................Miriad2GHz (Miriad-CVS 4.0.5 for 64 bit) Setup script - automiriad.csh ........................MiriadSWARM (Miriad-SWARM 3.1.4 and higher) automiriad4G.csh....................Miriad4GHz (SMA-Miriad 1.5.1) automiriad2G.csh....................Miriad2GHz (Miriad-CVS 4.0.5 for 64 bit) OS - Redhat / CentOS 6.7 Issue 6 - Questions and Answers for New users Handling SMA Data Miriad - Calibrations, imaging for continuum and spectral lines in general Imaging facility for submillimter and radio astronomy - Miriad - providing UVFITS for imaging elsewhere CASA AIPS Issue 7 - Development of New Imaging Technology Imaging technology from interdisciplines- physicis, nanoscience, biology and etc. Imaging algorithms & procedures - for radio/submillimeter interferometers and etc. Working progress