dish.import - Function

Import GBT data into an AIPS++ MeasurementSet

Synopsis
import(projdir, outms, outmsdir, startscan, stopscan, backend, calflag)

Description
This function writes an AIPS++ MeasurementSet from a GBT FITS directory tree, and loads the MS into DISH (via open). (NOTE: This function is exclusive to GBT data). The MeasurementSet created on disk will default to the input project name with an appended '_' followed by a backend specifier. If an 'outms' argument is supplied, it will be this string with the appended underscore and backend specified.

Arguments

projdir	project directory
	Allowed:	string
	Default:	no default
outms	output MeasurementSet
	Allowed:	string
	Default:	name derived from projdir
outmsdir	directory for output MS
	Allowed:	string
	Default:	current directory
startscan	starting scan to begin filling
	Allowed:	integer
	Default:	first scan in projdir
stopscan	ending scan for filling
	Allowed:	integer
	Default:	last scan in projdir
backend	which backend to fill
	Allowed:	string
	Default:	all
calflag	toggle to permit automated calibration upon filling
	Allowed:	boolean
	Default:	F

Returns
T (if successful)

Example

- d.import('standards\_apr27',outms='demo',startscan=5,stopscan=45);
T

This creates a file 'demo_SP' on disk for spectral processor data, or 'oh_SPECTROMETER_A' for the spectrometer (the additional _A designates which bank of the spectrometer was used - if only one bank, it is 'A').

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