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<h1>'''CASA Tips'''</h1>
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<h1>'''Welcome to {{SITENAME}}'''</h1> <p>
<big>[http://casa.nrao.edu/ CASA] (Common Astronomy Software Applications) is a comprehensive software package to calibrate, image, and analyze radioastronomical data from interferometers (such as {{ALMA}} and {{VLA}}, both shown below) as well as single dish telescopes. This wiki provides examples and hints for reducing data in CASA.  </big>
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<h1>'''CASA News'''</h1>
 
 
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<h1>'''Events'''</h1>
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<h1>'''Using CASA'''</h1>


* <big> CASA Basics </big>
* <big> CASA Basics </big>
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** <big> [http://casa.nrao.edu/mail_list.shtml CASA mailing lists] Please subscribe to receive information on releases, critical bugs, etc. </big>
** <big> [http://casa.nrao.edu/mail_list.shtml CASA mailing lists] Please subscribe to receive information on releases, critical bugs, etc. </big>
** <big> [[Installing CASA]] Where to obtain CASA, and how to install it in different operating systems </big>  
** <big> [[Installing CASA]] Where to obtain CASA, and how to install it in different operating systems </big>  
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** <big> Overviews </big>  
** <big> Overviews </big>  
*** [[Getting Started in CASA | Guide to CASA syntax, task execution, and scripting]]  
*** [[Getting Started in CASA | Guide to CASA syntax, task execution, and scripting]]  
*** [[What is CASA? | CASA calibration, imaging, and a description of basic tasks]]
*** [[What is CASA? | CASA calibration, imaging, and a description of basic tasks]]
*** [[PythonOverview | CASA Python Overview]] Includes basics of python, and guides to arrays and plotting
*** [[PythonOverview | CASA Python Overview]] Includes basics of python, and guides to arrays and plotting
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* <big> All CASA Tutorials </big>
* <big>CASA Documentation</big>
** <big> [https://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php/ALMAguides ALMA]</big>
** <big> [http://casa.nrao.edu/docs/cookbook/ CASA Reference Manual & Cookbook HTML] and the [http://casa.nrao.edu/casa_cookbook.pdf  PDF Version] </big>
** <big> [https://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php/Karl_G._Jansky_VLA_Tutorials Karl G. Jansky VLA]</big>
** <big> [http://casa.nrao.edu/docs/TaskRef/TaskRef.html CASA Task Reference] </big>
** <big> [https://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php/ATCA_Tutorials ATCA]</big>  
** <big> [http://casa.nrao.edu/docs/CasaRef/CasaRef.html CASA Toolkit Manual] </big>
** <big> [https://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php/Simulating_Observations_in_CASA_4.4 Simulations]</big>
** <big> [https://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php/Pre-upgrade_VLA_Tutorials pre-upgrade VLA]</big>  
** <big> [https://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php/SMA_Tutorials SMA]</big>
** <big> [https://casaguides.nrao.edu/index.php/CARMA_Tutorials CARMA]</big>  




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* <big> [[ UST2 | CASA User Contributed Scripts and Tasks]] Aligning, mosaicking, stitching, plotting weather, and more</big>
* <big> [[ UST2 | CASA User Contributed Scripts and Tasks]] Aligning, mosaicking, stitching, plotting weather, and more</big>
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* <big> [[AIPS-to-CASA Cheat Sheet]] </big>




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* <big> CASA Related Lectures </big>
** <big> [http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/events/synthesis/2012/lectures.shtml Lectures from the most recent Synthesis Imaging Workshop (June 2012)] </big>
** <big> [http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/events/synthesis/2016/lectures.shtml Lectures from the 2016 Synthesis Imaging Workshop] </big>
** <big> [https://science.nrao.edu/facilities/vla/early-science/DRW-spring2012/program Lectures from the EVLA spring 2012 Data Reduction Workshop] </big>
** <big> [https://science.nrao.edu/science/meetings/2016/vla-data-reduction Lectures from the 2016 VLA Data Reduction Workshop] </big>
** <big> [https://science.nrao.edu/facilities/alma/naasc-workshops/almadata/program Lectures from the NAASC/ALMA Dec. 2011 Data Reduction Workshop] </big>
** <big> [https://science.nrao.edu/facilities/alma/naasc-workshops/nrao-cd-drp/program Lectures from the NAASC/ALMA 2017 Data Reduction Workshop] </big>
 
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<h1>'''CASA Tutorials'''</h1>
 
* <big><big>[[ALMAguides |'''ALMA Guides/Tutorials''']] </big></big>
 
* <big><big> [[Karl_G._Jansky_VLA_Tutorials | '''Karl G. Jansky VLA Tutorials''']] </big></big>
 
* <big><big> [[Simulating_Observations_in_CASA_4.4 |'''Simulating Observations''' ]]</big></big>
 
 
* <big> [[Pre-upgrade VLA Tutorials | '''pre-upgrade VLA Tutorials''' ]]</big>
 
* <big> [[ ATCA Tutorials | '''ATCA Tutorials''']] </big>
 
* <big> [[ CARMA Tutorials | '''CARMA Tutorials''']] </big>
 
* <big>[[SMA Tutorials | '''SMA Tutorials''']]  </big>
 
 
* <big> '''[[Extracting scripts from these tutorials | Extracting Scripts from Tutorials]]'''</big>
 
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<h3> Useful Links </h3>
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[http://casa.nrao.edu CASA homepage]
 
[http://casa.nrao.edu/docs/cookbook/ CASA Reference Manual & Cookbook]
 
[http://my.nrao.edu my.nrao.edu - Your Portal to NRAO Services]
 
[http://help.nrao.edu NRAO Helpdesk (for all inquiries except ALMA)]
 
[http://help.almascience.org ALMA Helpdesk (for all ALMA related inquiries)]
 
[http://science.nrao.edu/forums NRAO Science Forums]
 
[http://docs.python.org/ Python Documentation]
 
[http://www.splatalogue.net Splatalogue - Astronomical Line Database]
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<h3>'''Index of All Articles'''</h3>
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* [[Special:AllPages| List of All Articles]]
* [[Special:Categories|Index by Category]]
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* <big> Useful Links </big>
[[Category:VLA]] [[Category:CARMA]] [[Category:EVLA]] [[Category:ALMA]] [[Category:Calibration]] [[Category:Imaging]]
** <big> [http://casa.nrao.edu CASA homepage] </big>
** <big> [http://casa.nrao.edu/docs/cookbook/ CASA Reference Manual & Cookbook] </big>
** <big> [http://my.nrao.edu my.nrao.edu - Your Portal to NRAO Services] </big>
** <big> [http://help.nrao.edu NRAO Helpdesk (for all inquiries except ALMA)] </big>
** <big> [http://help.almascience.org ALMA Helpdesk (for all ALMA related inquiries)] </big>
** <big> [http://science.nrao.edu/forums NRAO Science Forums] </big>
** <big> [http://docs.python.org/ Python Documentation] </big>
** <big> [http://www.splatalogue.net Splatalogue - Astronomical Line Database] </big>

Latest revision as of 00:19, 18 November 2017

CASA Tips

  • CASA Basics
    • CASA Homepage Information on the latest releases, documentation, and support
    • CASA mailing lists Please subscribe to receive information on releases, critical bugs, etc.
    • Installing CASA Where to obtain CASA, and how to install it in different operating systems