Band-Specific Guidelines

Overview

The general approach for EVLA data processing will be similar regardless of band, and will consist of (for continuum observations):

• Flagging of any obvious bad data (flagdata, plotms, viewer)
• Fixing the flux and spatial distribution of the flux density calibrator (setjy)
• Performing a bandpass calibration (gaincal for initial phase, bandpass)
• Performing gain calibration on calibration sources (gaincal)
• Setting the flux density scale (fluxscale)
• Transferring the gain calibration to the science target (applycal)
• Imaging (clean)

Of course, there are many variations on this theme: at some point, the data could be averaged (in frequency and/or time) to reduce its size; this, of course, would depend on the tolerance for bandpass smearing, and ... Furthermore, one may wish to perform [[Self_Calibration]self-calibration] if the science target is sufficiently strong.