Exportuvfits

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Convert a CASA visibility data set to a UVFITS file:

       This task write a UVFITS file, a general format data set used
       to transfer data between different software systems.  It is
       written in floating point format.  Many spectral windows can
       be exported to UVFITS only if they have the same shape.  For
       transferral to the AIPS interferometric packages, multi-source
       and combinesp options should be set to true.

       Keyword arguments:
       vis -- Name of input visibility file
               default: none;  example: vis='ngc5921.ms'
       fitsfile -- Name of output UV FITS file
               default: none;  example='3C273XC1.fits'
       datacolumn -- Visibility file data column
               default: => 'corrected'; example: datacolumn='model'
               Options: 'data' (raw),'corrected','model','weight'
       field -- Select field using field id(s) or field name(s).
                 [run listobs to obtain the list id's or names]
              default: =all fields
              If field string is a non-negative integer, it is assumed a field index
              otherwise, it is assumed a field name
              field='0~2'; field ids 0,1,2
              field='0,4,5~7'; field ids 0,4,5,6,7
              field='3C286,3C295'; field named 3C286 adn 3C295
              field = '3,4C*'; field id 3, all names starting with 4C
      spw -- Select spectral window/channels 
                type 'help par.selection' for more examples.
              spw='0~2,4'; spectral windows 0,1,2,4 (all channels)
              spw='<2';  spectral windows less than 2 (i.e. 0,1)
              spw='0:5~61'; spw 0, channels 5 to 61, INCLUSIVE
              spw='*:5~61'; all spw with channels 5 to 62
              spw='0,10,3:3~45'; spw 0,10 all channels, spw 3, channels 3 to 45.
              spw='0~2:2~6'; spw 0,1,2 with channels 2 through 6 in each.
              spw='0:0~10;15~60'; spectral window 0 with channels 0-10,15-60
                        NOTE ';' to separate channel selections
              spw='0:0~10^2,1:20~30^5'; spw 0, channels 0,2,4,6,8,10,
                    spw 1, channels 20,25,30
       antenna -- Select data based on antenna/baseline
              default:  (all)
              If antenna string is a non-negative integer, it is assumed
                 an antenna index
                otherwise, it is assumed as an antenna name
              antenna='5&6'; baseline between antenna index 5 and index 6.
              antenna='VA05&VA06'; baseline between VLA antenna 5 and 6.
              spw='0~2:2~6'; spw 0,1,2 with channels 2 through 6 in each.
              spw='0:0~10;15~60'; spectral window 0 with channels 0-10,15-60
                        NOTE ';' to separate channel selections
              spw='0:0~10^2,1:20~30^5'; spw 0, channels 0,2,4,6,8,10,
                    spw 1, channels 20,25,30
       antenna -- Select data based on antenna/baseline
              default:  (all)
              If antenna string is a non-negative integer, it is assumed
                 an antenna index
                otherwise, it is assumed as an antenna name
              antenna='5&6'; baseline between antenna index 5 and index 6.
              antenna='VA05&VA06'; baseline between VLA antenna 5 and 6.
              antenna='5&6;7&8'; baseline 5-6 and 7-8
              antenna='5'; all baselines with antenna index 5
              antenna='05'; all baselines with antenna name '05', vla antenna
              antenna='5,6,10'; all baselines with antennas 5, 6 and 10
       timerange  -- Select data based on time range:
              default =  (all); examples,
              timerange = 'YYYY/MM/DD/hh:mm:ss~YYYY/MM/DD/hh:mm:ss'
              Note: if YYYY/MM/DD is missing dat defaults to first day in data set
              timerange='09:14:0~09:54:0' picks 40 min on first day
              timerange='25:00:00~27:30:00' picks 1 hr to 3 hr 30min on next day
              timerange='09:44:00' data within one integration of time
              timerange='>10:24:00' data after this time
       nchan -- Number of channels to select (superceded by spw)
               default: => -1 (all)
       start -- Start channel (superceded by spw)
               default => 0;
       width -- Channel averaging width (value > 1 indicates averaging)
               default =>1; example: width=3
               output data will average channels in groups of three.
       writesyscal -- Write GC and TY tables
               default: => False; Not yet available
       multisource -- Write in multi-source format
               default: => True;
                  false if one source is selected
       combinespw -- Combine all spectral windows at one time
               default: =>  True;
                  all spectral windows must have same shape.
                  successful aips transferral must have default=True
       writestation -- Write station name instead of antenna name
               default: True;
       async --  Run asynchronously
               default = true; highly recommended.