### ### This is the script obtained from the archive. ## import re if re.search('^3.4', casadef.casa_version) == None: sys.exit('ERROR: PLEASE USE THE SAME VERSION OF CASA THAT YOU USED FOR GENERATING THE SCRIPT: 3.4') print "# Running clean." # You have not specified a source Id, I will assume you want to clean the science target(s). clean(vis = 'calibrated.ms', imagename = 'calibrated.ms.image.continuum.source2', field = '2', # NGC 1614 spw = '1,2,3', mode = 'mfs', interactive = T, imsize = [360, 360], cell = '0.05arcsec', phasecenter = 2, weighting = 'briggs', robust = 0.5) exportfits(imagename='calibrated.ms.image.continuum.source2.image',fitsimage='source2.continuum.fits') myimagebase = 'calibrated.ms.image.continuum.source2' impbcor(imagename=myimagebase+'.image', pbimage=myimagebase+'.flux', outfile=myimagebase+'.image.pbcor', overwrite=True) # perform PBcorr ################################################################ # We modify it ############################################################## # 3 sources: J0423-013, Ceres, NGC1614 # NGC1614= field 2 # 4 spw # lambda = 0.4 mm # FOV 7.6 arcsec # Estimate sensitivity # ToS = 50 min # Freq= 680GHz # Nant= # ---> sensitivity in 5.25GHz (3spw) = 0.4 mJy # plotms: field=2, amp vs freq, averaging in time # identify that the line is in spw=0 # plotms: field=2, spw=0, amp vs uvwave, average chan, time, # identify the longest baseline = 900 klambda # corresponding to the ~resolution 0.23 # ---> cellsize ~0.05 # ---> imsize 2*7.6/0.05 = 304 the one used in QA2 is larger so it is OK! ####################### # Continuum image ####################### visname='NGC1614_Band9.ms' listobs(visname) # First clean interactive os.system('rm -rf NGC1614_continuum*') clean(vis = visname, imagename = 'NGC1614_continuum', field = '2', # NGC 1614 spw = '1,2,3', mode = 'mfs', interactive = T, imsize = [360, 360], cell = '0.05arcsec', weighting = 'briggs', robust = 0.5, niter=100000) # Define masks around the bright emission # after the first iterations new bright components appear add boxes... # stop after 400 iterations # The residuals show still something... # 8.4 e-4 # Clean with threshold (~ 4*0.5mJy) os.system('rm -rf NGC1614_continuum_thresh*') clean(vis = visname, imagename = 'NGC1614_continuum_thresh', field = '2', # NGC 1614 spw = '1,2,3', mode = 'mfs', interactive = F, imsize = [360, 360], cell = '0.05arcsec', weighting = 'briggs', robust = 0.5, threshold='1mJy', niter=100000) # draw one circular mask around the galax and go to the end of clean # Total clean flux 0.195 # Clean with threshold changing weigthing and using the same mask as before # and interactive False os.system('rm -rf NGC1614_continuum_thresh_natural*') clean(vis = visname, imagename = 'NGC1614_continuum_thresh_natural', field = '2', # NGC 1614 spw = '1,2,3', mode = 'mfs', interactive = F, imsize = [360, 360], cell = '0.05arcsec', mask = 'NGC1614_continuum_thresh.mask', weighting = 'natural', robust = 0.5, threshold='1mJy', niter=100000) # Total clean flux 0.220 os.system('rm -rf NGC1614_continuum_thresh_uniform*') clean(vis = visname, imagename = 'NGC1614_continuum_thresh_uniform', field = '2', # NGC 1614 spw = '1,2,3', mode = 'mfs', interactive = F, imsize = [360, 360], cell = '0.05arcsec', mask = 'NGC1614_continuum_thresh.mask', weighting = 'uniform', robust = 0.5, threshold='1mJy', niter=100000) # Total clean flux 0.2449 ### Compare results!!! ### opening the three images (note different beam size) ### natural: 0.29x0.23 ### uniform: 0.244x0.17 ### briggs: 0.26x0.20 ### measure rms (check in the xterm the difference between the three) ### natural: 8e-4 ### uniform: 3e-3 ### briggs: 7.8 e-4 ###### #### Channel image to be used for analysis. ##### ## The expected sensitivity in 10 km/s is 4 mJy ### Plotms to visualize just spw=0 xaxis=velocity ### no restfreq fixed, so the velocity of the galaxy appear to be zero ### transform add Frame=BARY and RestFreq=691473 (restfreq of the CO(5-6)) ### change xaxis to channel to identify continuum channels in spw 0 ### 10 to 40 visname='NGC1614_Band9.ms' # subtract continuum # want_cont False otherwise it takes too much time!!!! os.system('rm -rf NGC1614_Band9.ms.contsub') uvcontsub(visname, field='2', fitspw='0:10~40,1,2,3') # Clean spectral line. # now the contsub dataset has only the target so field='' # mode='velocity' # outframe='BARY', restfreq='691.473GHz' # width= 10 km/s (the natural spectral res is ~7km/s) # To cover from 4400 to 5000 nchan=60 # remember the units in start and width # interactive T to fix the mask # threshold= 12mJy os.system('rm -rf NGC1614_CO6-5.*') clean(vis = visname+'.contsub', imagename = 'NGC1614_CO6-5', field = '', # NGC 1614 spw = '0', mode = 'velocity', nchan =60, outframe='BARY', start='4400km/s', width='10km/s', interactive = T, threshold='12mJy', niter=10000, imsize = [360, 360], restfreq='691.473GHz', cell = '0.05arcsec', weighting = 'briggs', robust = 0.5) # I would stop after 8 cycles # rms=7mJy ###################################################