Cyber Meetings FY2022 for
CASA tutorial | wSMA
 

Time -

  • Time: December 15, 2021 at 10 am to < 11 am EST (a brief meeting)

Cyber link -

Agenda -

  • Introduction -
  • Beth:
    • 1. Any issues on installation of CASA and operation of the python script
      • Installation of CASA from NRAO
      • which version?
      • on MacOS ?
      • or on Linux ?

      • Questions on IRAS17439imInspec.py?
      • Tried it?
      • Let's go through it
    JHZ:
    • 2. Demo -
      • share screen
      • login to RTDC9
      • goto /reduction/jzhao/SMA2CASA_TESTING/Users/BethSargent/
      • start casa (5.8)
        • run IRAS17439imInspec.py
        • module 0: a summary of tasks
        • module 1: convert FITS to CASA
        • module 2: inspect image header
        • module 3: viewer and inspect image cube
        • module 4: viewer and inspect a specific image plane (chan 100)
        • module 5: make statistics
  • Possible issues & improvements -
    • Option 1 -
      • calibrated miriad uvfiles
        Beth: provides the data link.
    • Option 2 -
      • calibrated uvfits
        Beth: makes a request to Nimesh for the uvfits.
    • Issues -
      • Doppler tracking error
      • Tsys corrections
      • Gain corrections
      • Bandpass (lines)
      • Alignment (continuum)
    • Discuss a plan to improve -