View source for Karl G. Jansky VLA Tutorials

== Introduction ==

The Jansky VLA Tutorials are meant to guide the observer through some common types of data analysis, using example datasets, and including explanations of the individual steps. These analyses will be broadly applicable to many EVLA datasets. 


If you are new to Jansky VLA Data, you may start with <h3>[[EVLA: Getting Started | Getting Started with Jansky VLA data]]</h3>



== Jansky VLA Tutorials ==

* '''Carbon Star IRC+10216: high frequency (36GHz), spectral line data reduction'''  (CASA 4.3)
<blockquote>
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_high_frequency_Spectral_Line_tutorial_-_IRC%2B10216 IRC+10216 Tutorial]   

* This tutorial requires to download a dataset <font color=green>1.1GB</font> in size
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Calibrate and make image cubes of the line emission from this asymptotic giant branch star. This is a high-frequency Jansky VLA dataset.  Includes:
* Inspecting data; basic flagging & calibration
* Subtracting continuum emission 
* Imaging the spectral lines
* Imaging the continuum
* Image analysis
* Self-calibration 
</blockquote>


* '''Supernova Remnant 3C391: 6cm Polarimetry and Continuum Imaging, Mosaicking''' (CASA 4.3)
<blockquote>
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Continuum_Tutorial_3C391 3C391 Tutorial Part 1: calibration, imaging]  
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Advanced_Topics_3C391 3C391 Tutorial Part 2: Image Analysis, Polarization, Self-calibration] 

* This tutorial requires to download a dataset <font color=orange>3.1GB</font> in size
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Calibrate Jansky VLA full polarization data, image a mosaic of the region in full Stokes and create a spectral index map.  Includes:
* Inspecting data; basic flagging 
* Calibration
* Image Analysis and Manipulation 
* Polarization Imaging
* Spectral Index imaging
* Self-calibration 
</blockquote>

== Jansky VLA Tutorials for more Advanced Users ==

* '''Supernova SN2010FZ: Wide-band, narrow-field imaging; C-band (5-7 GHz)'''  (CASA 4.3)
<blockquote>
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_6cmWideband_Tutorial_SN2010FZ Supernova SN2010FZ Tutorial ]  

* This tutorial requires to download a dataset <font color=orange>2.9GB</font> in size
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Calibrate and image a galaxy field for this mid-frequency Jansky VLA observation.  This includes:
* Excising RFI from the data
* Basic flagging and calibration steps
* Imaging from one spectral window to full dataset
* Using multi-scale, multi-frequency synthesis
* Image analysis
</blockquote>

* '''Protostar G192.16-3.84: Wide-band, narrow-field imaging using 3-bit sampled data; Ka-band (27-38 GHz)''' (CASA 4.3)
<blockquote>
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_3-bit_Tutorial_G192 Protostar G192.16-3.84 Tutorial]

* This tutorial requires the download of an <font color=red>18GB</font> dataset
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Calibrate and image a protostar for this high-frequency VLA observation taken using the 3-bit samplers.  Note that this tutorial can be used as a guide for 8-bit data as well.  This includes:
* Deleting bad data and RFI
* Basic calibration, including tropospheric opacity and requantizer gain corrections
* Bootstrapping to determine the spectrum of the bandpass calibration source
* Imaging from a single spectral window to the full dataset
* Using multi-frequency synthesis imaging 
* Image analysis
</blockquote>

* '''Supernova G55.7_3.4: Wide-band, wide-field imaging; L-band (1-2 GHz)''' (CASA 4.3)
<blockquote>
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Wide-Band_Wide-Field_Imaging:_G55.7_3.4 G55.7+3.4 Tutorial]
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Wide-Band_Wide-Field_Imaging:_G55.7_3.4-CASA4.3 G55.7+3.4 Tutorial (CASA 4.3)]
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Wide-Band_Wide-Field_Imaging:_G55.7_3.4-CASA4.4 G55.7+3.4 Tutorial (CASA 4.4)]
* This tutorial requires to download a dataset <font color=red>14GB</font> in size
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
This low-frequency Jansky VLA tutorial for the observation of a supernova remnant focuses on RFI excision as well as imaging wide-field and wide-fractional-bandwidth data.  This includes:
* Basic flagging and evaluation
* Different methods for automatic RFI excision
* Calibrating the data
* Exploring different imaging options: widefield, multi-scale, and multi-frequency synthesis
</blockquote>

* '''P-band continuum imaging data reduction tutorial'''  (CASA 4.3)
<blockquote>
* [[P-band basic data reduction path for continuum stokes I imaging]]
<!-- * This tutorial requires to download a dataset <font color=orange>2.9GB</font> in size -->
</blockquote>

== Specific Topics ==

<!--
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=WorkshopSelfcal_(Caltech) Self-calibration]
-->

* CASA: [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=Writing_a_CASA_Task Writing a CASA task]

<blockquote>
Presents the basics of writing a CASA task, and provides examples of tasks that will be helpful and instructive.  
</blockquote>

* [[Baseband Stitching-CASA4.1]]

<blockquote>
Demonstrates the use of the contributed "stitch" task to edit data which has been obtained in an overlapping subband mode.
</blockquote>

* [[Imaging Flanking Fields]]

* [[Transient reduction pipeline]]

* [[Obtaining EVLA Data: 3C 391 Example]]

== Other ==

* Data Calibration, Imaging, and Analysis - simplified for Community Day Events: [[EVLA high frequency Spectral Line Tutorial - CDE]]


<!--
== CASA 4.4 versions ==
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_high_frequency_Spectral_Line_tutorial_-_IRC%2B10216-CASA4.4 IRC+10216 Tutorial (CASA4.4)]  

* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Continuum_Tutorial_3C391-CASA4.4 3C391 Continuum Tutorial (CASA 4.4)]  

* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_6cmWideband_Tutorial_SN2010FZ-CASA4.4 Supernova SN2010FZ Tutorial (CASA 4.4)] 

* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_3-bit_Tutorial_G192-CASA4.4 Protostar G192.16-3.84 Tutorial (CASA 4.4)]
-->

== CASA 4.3 versions ==

* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_high_frequency_Spectral_Line_tutorial_-_IRC%2B10216-CASA4.3 IRC+10216 Tutorial (CASA4.3)] 

* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Continuum_Tutorial_3C391-CASA4.3 3C391 Tutorial Part 1: calibration, imaging (CASA 4.3)]  
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Advanced_Topics_3C391-CASA4.3 3C391 Tutorial Part 2: Image Analysis, Polarization, Self-calibration (CASA 4.3)] 

* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_6cmWideband_Tutorial_SN2010FZ-CASA4.3 Supernova SN2010FZ Tutorial (CASA 4.3)]

* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_3-bit_Tutorial_G192-CASA4.3 Protostar G192.16-3.84 Tutorial (CASA 4.3)]

== CASA 4.2 versions ==
* [[EVLA high frequency Spectral Line tutorial - IRC+10216 - CASA 4.2]]

* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Continuum_Tutorial_3C391_-_CASA_4.2 3C391 Tutorial Part 1: calibration, imaging]    
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=Advanced_Topics_3C391_-_CASA4.2 3C391 Tutorial Part 2: Image Analysis, Polarization, Self-calibration]

* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_6cmWideband_Tutorial_SN2010FZ_-_CASA_4.2 Supernova SN2010FZ: Wide-band, narrow-field imaging; C-band (5-7 GHz)]

* [[EVLA 3-bit Tutorial G192 - CASA4.2 | Protostar G192.16-3.84: Wide-band, narrow-field imaging using 3-bit sampled data; Ka-band (27-38 GHz)]]

* [[EVLA Wide-Band Wide-Field Imaging: G55.7 - CASA4.2 | Supernova G55.7_3.4: Wide-band, wide-field imaging; L-band (1-2 GHz)]]


== CASA 4.1 versions ==
* [[EVLA high frequency Spectral Line tutorial - IRC+10216 - CASA 4.1]]

* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Continuum_Tutorial_3C391_-_CASA_4.1 3C391 Tutorial Part 1: calibration, imaging]    
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=Advanced_Topics_3C391_-_CASA4.1 3C391 Tutorial Part 2: Image Analysis, Polarization, Self-calibration]

* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_6cmWideband_Tutorial_SN2010FZ_-_CASA_4.1 Supernova SN2010FZ: Wide-band, narrow-field imaging; C-band (5-7 GHz)]

* [[EVLA 3-bit Tutorial G192 - CASA4.1 | Protostar G192.16-3.84: Wide-band, narrow-field imaging using 3-bit sampled data; Ka-band (27-38 GHz)]]

* [[EVLA Wide-Band Wide-Field Imaging: G55.7 - CASA4.1 | Supernova G55.7_3.4: Wide-band, wide-field imaging; L-band (1-2 GHz)]]


== CASA 3.4 versions ==

* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_high_frequency_Spectral_Line_tutorial_-_IRC%2B10216-CASA3.4 IRC+10216 Tutorial]   


* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Continuum_Tutorial_3C391-CASA3.4 3C391 Tutorial Part 1: calibration, imaging]  
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Advanced_Topics_3C391-CASA3.4 3C391 Tutorial Part 2: Image Analysis, Polarization, Self-calibration] 


* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_6cmWideband_Tutorial_SN2010FZ-CASA3.4 SN2010FZ Tutorial] 


* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Wide-Band_Wide-Field_Imaging:_G55.7_3.4-CASA3.4 G55.7+3.4 Tutorial]



== CASA 3.3 versions ==

* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_high_frequency_Spectral_Line_tutorial_-_IRC%2B10216_part1-CASA3.3 IRC+10216 Part 1: editing, calibration]  
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_high_frequency_Spectral_Line_tutorial_-_IRC%2B10216_part2-CASA3.3  IRC+10216 Part 2: continuum subtraction, imaging, selfcal]   


* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Continuum_Tutorial_3C391-CASA3.3 3C391 Tutorial Part 1: calibration, imaging]  
* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Advanced_Topics_3C391-CASA3.3 3C391 Tutorial Part 2: Image Analysis, Polarization, Self-calibration] 


* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_6cmWideband_Tutorial_SN2010FZ-CASA3.3 SN2010FZ Tutorial] 


* [http://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php?title=EVLA_Wide-Band_Wide-Field_Imaging:_G55.7_3.4-CASA3.3 G55.7+3.4 Tutorial]