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33 | 33 | " - Add types to all data variables and dataset.\n", |
34 | 34 | "\n", |
35 | 35 | "## Image Types\n", |
36 | | - " sky\n", |
37 | | - " flag\n", |
38 | | - " point_spread_function\n", |
39 | | - " primary_beam\n", |
40 | | - " mask\n", |
41 | | - " beam_fit_params_sky\n", |
42 | | - " beam_fit_params_point_spread_function\n", |
43 | | - " visibility_normalization\n", |
44 | | - " description:\n", |
45 | | - " date:\n", |
| 36 | + " sky: Image of the sky.\n", |
| 37 | + " flag: A boolean image defining any invalid pixels.\n", |
| 38 | + " point_spread_function: The instrumental response or \"dirty beam.\" Represents how a point source would appear given the uv-coverage and weighting scheme. Used by deconvolution algorithms to model and remove sidelobe artifacts. Determines the resolution of the image. Should be unity at the peak.\n", |
| 39 | + " primary_beam : The effective antenna power pattern projected onto the sky, describing how sensitivity falls off from the pointing center. Values range from 1.0 at center to ~0 at the edges. \n", |
| 40 | + " mask : A boolean image defining the region(s) where the deconvolution algorithm is allowed to place clean components. \n", |
| 41 | + " beam_fit_params_sky: The Gaussian fit of the resolution element. Note that this would be the same as the beam_fit_params_point_spread_function except when the sky image is convolved to a common beam.\n", |
| 42 | + " beam_fit_params_point_spread_function: The Gaussian fit to the peak of the point_spread_function.\n", |
| 43 | + " visibility_normalization: The aggregate of the image weights and used to normalize the gridded visibilities.\n", |
| 44 | + " description: String description.\n", |
| 45 | + " date: Date created.\n", |
46 | 46 | "\n", |
47 | | - " visibility*\n", |
48 | | - " visibility_normalization*\n", |
49 | | - " uv_sampling*\n", |
50 | | - " uv_sampling_normalization*\n", |
51 | | - " aperture*\n", |
52 | | - " aperture_normalization*\n", |
| 47 | + " visibility* : Gridded Visibilities\n", |
| 48 | + " uv_sampling* : Gridded Weights\n", |
| 49 | + " uv_sampling_normalization* : Normalization used by uv_sampling.\n", |
| 50 | + " aperture* : Gridded weighted apertures. Used to calculate the primary_beam.\n", |
| 51 | + " aperture_normalization* : Normalization used by aperture.\n", |
| 52 | + "\n", |
| 53 | + "\n", |
| 54 | + "Examples of sky (each would be its own data group):\n", |
| 55 | + "SKY_DECONVOLVED\n", |
| 56 | + "SKY_MODEL\n", |
| 57 | + "SKY_RESIDUAL\n", |
53 | 58 | "\n", |
54 | 59 | "* UV plain. Only used internally and for debugging.\n", |
55 | 60 | " " |
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