Desription of User Tools

Description of User Tools

(Self-updating) Web Pages:

Calibrator List - A table listing the 15 brightest phase calibrators, along with plots and lists of historical data for these sources.
Phasemon - Plots and data from the real-time phase monitor and a full description of how it works.
plot_swflux, a web-based query the script that plots and lists BIMA flux calibrators.

Java:

Calfind is a tool that allows you to see which planets and calibrators at any epoch) are located near your source.
GetHA lets you to see how much time per track a given project is likely to be allocated.
JRms is a realistic array sensitivity calculator, useful for planning observations.
JStatus is a real-time array monitor.

Tcl/Tk:

A utility suite useful for the site observer. The tools are:
- Xtango - a tool for plotting telemetry data.
- Xfixwatch - for disabling/enabling watch sensor alarms.
- Xplore - a calibrator locator.
- Xscribe - a project scheduling tool.

Packages available for download:

Checker is a program to check observing scripts.
MIRIAD ( Multichannel Image Reconstruction, Image Analysis and Display ) is a toolbox, in the form of an environment with a large set of moderate-sized programs which perform individual tasks, involving calibration, mapping, deconvolution and image analysis of interferometric data. MIRIAD software is also part of the Hat Creek telescope control software; data obtained from the telescopes are directly written into MIRIAD format with a MIRIAD user interface.
WIP is an interactive package with a simple-to-use command line user interface used to produce publication quality graphical output. WIP is independent of MIRIAD, but it has been designed to handle images in MIRIAD format, hence is ideal for presenting your BIMA data in an eye-catching manner. Note: WIP comes bundled with MIRIAD. If you install MIRIAD, you do not need to install WIP separately.
XCORF is a Motif-based X-windows application used to explore and set up BIMA correlator configurations. It can write correlator "setup" commands which can be used in observing command files. The current version is 1.8 07-Oct-97. Note: XCORF comes bundled with MIRIAD. If you install MIRIAD, you do not need to install XCORF separately.

Please direct comments, criticisms, corrections and contributions to: teuben@astro.umd.edu.
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