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<tr><td>APROPOS </td><td> {{taskhelp}} </td><td> List tasks with a short description of their purposes </td></tr> | <tr><td>APROPOS </td><td> {{taskhelp}} </td><td> List tasks with a short description of their purposes </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>BLCAL </td><td> {{blcal}} </td><td> Calculate a baseline-based gain calibration solution </td></tr> | <tr><td>BLCAL </td><td> {{blcal}} </td><td> Calculate a baseline-based gain calibration solution </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>BLCHN </td><td> | <tr><td>BLCHN </td><td> {{blcal}} </td><td> Calculate a baseline-based bandpass calibration solution </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>BPASS </td><td> | <tr><td>BPASS </td><td> {{bandpass}} </td><td> Calibrate bandpasses </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>CALIB </td><td> | <tr><td>CALIB </td><td> {{gaincal}} </td><td> Calibrate gains (amplitudes and phases) </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>CLCAL </td><td> | <tr><td>CLCAL </td><td> {{applycal}} </td><td> Apply calibration to data</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>COMB </td><td> | <tr><td>COMB </td><td> {{immath}} </td><td> Combine images </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>CPASS </td><td> | <tr><td>CPASS </td><td> {{bandpass}} </td><td> Calibrate bandpasses by polynomial fitting </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>DBCON </td><td> | <tr><td>DBCON </td><td> {{concat}} </td><td> Concatenate ''u-v'' datasets </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>DEFAULT </td><td> default </td><td> Load a task with default parameters </td></tr> | <tr><td>DEFAULT </td><td> {{default}} </td><td> Load a task with default parameters </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>FILLM </td><td> | <tr><td>FILLM </td><td> {{importvla}} </td><td> Import old-format VLA data </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>FITLD </td><td> | <tr><td>FITLD </td><td> {{importuvfits}} </td><td> Import a ''u-v'' dataset which is in FITS format </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>FITLD </td><td> | <tr><td>FITLD </td><td> {{importfits}} </td><td> Import an image which is in FITS format </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>FITTP </td><td> | <tr><td>FITTP </td><td> {{exportuvfits}} </td><td> Write a ''u-v'' dataset to FITS format </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>FITTP </td><td> | <tr><td>FITTP </td><td> {{exportfits}} </td><td> Write an image to FITS format </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>FRING </td><td> --- </td><td> Calibrate group delays and phase rates. </td></tr> | <tr><td>FRING </td><td> --- </td><td> Calibrate group delays and phase rates. </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>GETJY </td><td> | <tr><td>GETJY </td><td> {{fluxscale}} </td><td> Determine flux densities for other cals </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>GO </td><td> go </td><td> Run a task </td></tr> | <tr><td>GO </td><td> go </td><td> Run a task </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>HELP </td><td> help </td><td> Display the help page for a task </td></tr> | <tr><td>HELP </td><td> help </td><td> Display the help page for a task </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>IMAGR </td><td> | <tr><td>IMAGR </td><td> {{clean}} </td><td> Image and deconvolve </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>IMFIT </td><td> | <tr><td>IMFIT </td><td> {{imfit}} </td><td> Fit gaussian components to an image </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>IMHEAD </td><td> | <tr><td>IMHEAD </td><td> {{vishead}} </td><td> View header for ''u-v'' data </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>IMHEAD </td><td> | <tr><td>IMHEAD </td><td> {{imhead}} </td><td> View header for an image </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>IMLIN </td><td> | <tr><td>IMLIN </td><td> {{imcontsub}} </td><td> Subtract continuum in image plane </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>IMLOD </td><td> | <tr><td>IMLOD </td><td> {{importfits}} </td><td> Import a FITS image </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>IMSTAT </td><td> | <tr><td>IMSTAT </td><td> {{imstat}} </td><td> Measure statistics on an image </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>INP </td><td> inp </td><td> View task parameters </td></tr> | <tr><td>INP </td><td> inp </td><td> View task parameters </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>JMFIT </td><td> | <tr><td>JMFIT </td><td> {{imfit}} </td><td> Fit gaussian components to an image </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>LISTR </td><td> | <tr><td>LISTR </td><td> {{listobs}} </td><td> Print basic data </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>MCAT </td><td> ls </td><td> List image data files </td></tr> | <tr><td>MCAT </td><td> ls </td><td> List image data files </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>MOMNT </td><td> | <tr><td>MOMNT </td><td> {{immoments}} </td><td> Compute moments from an image </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>OHGEO </td><td> | <tr><td>OHGEO </td><td> {{imregrid}} </td><td>Regrids an image onto another image's geometry </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>PBCOR </td><td> | <tr><td>PBCOR </td><td> {{immath}} </td><td> Correct an image for the primary beam </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>PCAL </td><td> | <tr><td>PCAL </td><td> {{polcal}} </td><td> Calibrate polarization </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>POSSM </td><td> | <tr><td>POSSM </td><td> {{plotcal}} </td><td> Plot bandpass calibration tables </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>POSSM </td><td> | <tr><td>POSSM </td><td> {{plotms}} </td><td> Plot spectra </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>PRTAN </td><td> | <tr><td>PRTAN </td><td> {{listobs}} </td><td> Print antenna locations </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>PRTAN </td><td> | <tr><td>PRTAN </td><td> {{plotants}} </td><td> Plot antenna locations </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>QUACK </td><td> | <tr><td>QUACK </td><td> {{flagdata}} </td><td> Remove first integrations from scans </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>RENAME </td><td> mv </td><td> Rename an image or dataset </td></tr> | <tr><td>RENAME </td><td> mv </td><td> Rename an image or dataset </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>SETJY </td><td> | <tr><td>SETJY </td><td> {{setjy}} </td><td> Set flux densities for flux cals </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>SMOTH </td><td> | <tr><td>SMOTH </td><td> {{imsmooth}} </td><td> Smooth an image </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>SNPLT </td><td> | <tr><td>SNPLT </td><td> {{plotcal}} </td><td> Plot gain calibration tables </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>SPFLG </td><td> | <tr><td>SPFLG </td><td> {{viewer}} </td><td> Flag raster image of time v. channel </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>SPLIT </td><td> | <tr><td>SPLIT </td><td> {{split}} </td><td> Write out ''u-v'' files for individual sources </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>TASK </td><td> inp </td><td> Load a task with current parameters </td></tr> | <tr><td>TASK </td><td> inp </td><td> Load a task with current parameters </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>TGET </td><td> tget </td><td> Load a task with parameters last used for that task</td></tr> | <tr><td>TGET </td><td> tget </td><td> Load a task with parameters last used for that task</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>TVALL </td><td> | <tr><td>TVALL </td><td> {{viewer}} </td><td> Display image </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>TVFLG </td><td> | <tr><td>TVFLG </td><td> {{viewer}} </td><td> Flag raster image of time v. baseline </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>UCAT </td><td> ls </td><td> List ''u-v'' data files </td></tr> | <tr><td>UCAT </td><td> ls </td><td> List ''u-v'' data files </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>UVFIX </td><td> | <tr><td>UVFIX </td><td> {{fixvis}} </td><td> Compute ''u'', ''v'', and ''w'' coordinates </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>UVFLG </td><td> | <tr><td>UVFLG </td><td> {{flagdata}} </td><td> Flag data </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>UVLIN </td><td> | <tr><td>UVLIN </td><td> {{uvcontsub}} </td><td> Subtract continuum from ''u-v'' data</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>UVLSF </td><td> | <tr><td>UVLSF </td><td> {{uvcontsub}} </td><td> Subtract continuum from ''u-v'' data</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>UVPLT </td><td> | <tr><td>UVPLT </td><td> {{plotms}} </td><td> Plot ''u-v'' data </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>UVSUB </td><td> | <tr><td>UVSUB </td><td> {{uvsub}} </td><td> Subtracts model ''u-v'' data from corrected ''u-v'' data </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>WIPER </td><td> | <tr><td>WIPER </td><td> {{plotms}} </td><td> Plot and flag ''u-v'' data </td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>ZAP </td><td> | <tr><td>ZAP </td><td> {{rmtables}} </td><td> Delete data files </td></tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
Revision as of 00:21, 6 October 2011
For AIPS users who are learning CASA, it is intuitive to think about equivalent tasks between the two software packages. Below are some AIPS-to-CASA equivalent tasks; note that there is not always a one-to-one transformation between the two packages.
| AIPS | CASA | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| APROPOS | Template:Taskhelp | List tasks with a short description of their purposes |
| BLCAL | blcal | Calculate a baseline-based gain calibration solution |
| BLCHN | blcal | Calculate a baseline-based bandpass calibration solution |
| BPASS | bandpass | Calibrate bandpasses |
| CALIB | gaincal | Calibrate gains (amplitudes and phases) |
| CLCAL | applycal | Apply calibration to data |
| COMB | immath | Combine images |
| CPASS | bandpass | Calibrate bandpasses by polynomial fitting |
| DBCON | concat | Concatenate u-v datasets |
| DEFAULT | Template:Default | Load a task with default parameters |
| FILLM | importvla | Import old-format VLA data |
| FITLD | importuvfits | Import a u-v dataset which is in FITS format |
| FITLD | importfits | Import an image which is in FITS format |
| FITTP | exportuvfits | Write a u-v dataset to FITS format |
| FITTP | exportfits | Write an image to FITS format |
| FRING | --- | Calibrate group delays and phase rates. |
| GETJY | fluxscale | Determine flux densities for other cals |
| GO | go | Run a task |
| HELP | help | Display the help page for a task |
| IMAGR | clean | Image and deconvolve |
| IMFIT | imfit | Fit gaussian components to an image |
| IMHEAD | vishead | View header for u-v data |
| IMHEAD | imhead | View header for an image |
| IMLIN | imcontsub | Subtract continuum in image plane |
| IMLOD | importfits | Import a FITS image |
| IMSTAT | imstat | Measure statistics on an image |
| INP | inp | View task parameters |
| JMFIT | imfit | Fit gaussian components to an image |
| LISTR | listobs | Print basic data |
| MCAT | ls | List image data files |
| MOMNT | immoments | Compute moments from an image |
| OHGEO | imregrid | Regrids an image onto another image's geometry |
| PBCOR | immath | Correct an image for the primary beam |
| PCAL | polcal | Calibrate polarization |
| POSSM | plotcal | Plot bandpass calibration tables |
| POSSM | plotms | Plot spectra |
| PRTAN | listobs | Print antenna locations |
| PRTAN | plotants | Plot antenna locations |
| QUACK | flagdata | Remove first integrations from scans |
| RENAME | mv | Rename an image or dataset |
| SETJY | setjy | Set flux densities for flux cals |
| SMOTH | imsmooth | Smooth an image |
| SNPLT | plotcal | Plot gain calibration tables |
| SPFLG | viewer | Flag raster image of time v. channel |
| SPLIT | split | Write out u-v files for individual sources |
| TASK | inp | Load a task with current parameters |
| TGET | tget | Load a task with parameters last used for that task |
| TVALL | viewer | Display image |
| TVFLG | viewer | Flag raster image of time v. baseline |
| UCAT | ls | List u-v data files |
| UVFIX | fixvis | Compute u, v, and w coordinates |
| UVFLG | flagdata | Flag data |
| UVLIN | uvcontsub | Subtract continuum from u-v data |
| UVLSF | uvcontsub | Subtract continuum from u-v data |
| UVPLT | plotms | Plot u-v data |
| UVSUB | uvsub | Subtracts model u-v data from corrected u-v data |
| WIPER | plotms | Plot and flag u-v data |
| ZAP | rmtables | Delete data files |
--Laura Chomiuk 20:32, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
