User Parameters - Data Location & Beam Selection

The following parameters determine where the measurement sets are that hold the data to be processed. The default behaviour is to read the MS from the given Scheduling Block (SB) directory. If SB numbers are given, this is where to look. If SB numbers are not provided, however, the MS_INPUT variables give the filename for the relevant MS.

Variable	Default	Description
DIR_SB	/scratch2/askap/askapops/beta-scheduling-blocks	Location (on galaxy) of the scheduling blocks. This is used when specifying SB numbers - the default is the standard location for BETA operation.
SB_1934	no default	SB number for the 1934-638 calibration observation.
MS_INPUT_1934	no default	MS for the 1934-638 observation. Ignored if the SB number is provided.
SB_SCIENCE	no default	SB number for the science field observation.
MS_INPUT_SCIENCE	no default	MS for the science field. Ignored if the SB number is provided.

These parameters determine which beams in the data to process. This applies to both the calibrator and science data. The ranges are inclusive, and 0-based (as this is how the beams are recorded in the MS).

Variable	Default	Description
BEAM_MIN	0	First beam number (0-based). All beams from BEAM_MIN to BEAM_MAX inclusive are used.
BEAM_MAX	8	Final beam number (0-based)
NUM_ANT	6	The number of antennas being considered. This is used to set up calibration tables only.