[daip] Trouble loading X-ray FITS file

Chun cly at U.Arizona.EDU
Tue Aug 26 12:46:57 EDT 2003


So I am trying to get a Chandra FITS file loaded into AIPS (FITLD), so I
can align
it with the radio images.

Here is the error:
URSA  > FITLD1: Task FITLD  (release of 31DEC03) begins
URSA  > FITLD1: FITS file of wrong type encountered, skipping
URSA  > FITLD1: CHNDAT:COULD NOT FIND FREQ AXIS
URSA  > FITLD1: FRQFID: ERROR   1 FROM CHNDAT OPCODE = READ
URSA  > FITLD1: ERROR      1 RETURNED FROM FRQFID
URSA  > FITLD1: Purports to die of UNNATURAL causes
URSA  > FITLD1: ursa         31DEC03 TST: Cpu=       0.0  Real=       0

Here are my inputs:
AIPS 1: FITLD:  Task to store an image or UV data from a FITS tape
AIPS 1: Adverbs     Values                 Comments
AIPS 1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
AIPS 1: INTAPE        0                    Input tape drive # (0 => 1)
AIPS 1: NFILES        0                    # of files to advance on tape
AIPS 1: INFILE     'FILE1:3C200_EVT2.FITS  Disk file name (FITS only)
AIPS 1:
AIPS 1:               '
AIPS 1: OUTNAME    '3C200       '          File name (name)
AIPS 1: OUTCLASS   'XRAY  '                File name (class)
AIPS 1: OUTSEQ        0                    File name (seq. #)
AIPS 1:                                       0 => highest unique number
AIPS 1:                                         => matching (on VLBA)
AIPS 1:                                      -1 => FITS tape value
AIPS 1: OUTDISK       1                    Disk drive # (0 => any)
AIPS 1: OPTYPE     'IM  '                  Type of data to load,
AIPS 1:                                    '  ' => all types
AIPS 1:                                    'UV' => UV data
AIPS 1:                                    'IM' => images
AIPS 1: NCOUNT        1                    Number of files to load.
AIPS 1: DOTABLE       1                    True (1.0) means load tables
AIPS 1:                                    for images.
AIPS 1: DOUVCOMP     -1                    >0 => compressed data (FITS)
AIPS 1: DOCONCAT     -1                    >0 -> if VLBA or uv table,
AIPS 1:                                    append data to existing
AIPS 1:                                    files, or if no appropriate
AIPS 1:                                    files exist create a new file
AIPS 1:                                    and append all data to that
AIPS 1:                                    file.
AIPS 1:                                    *****************************
AIPS 1:                                    Following adverbs are useful
AIPS 1:                                    only when reading VLBA
AIPS 1:                                    distribution tapes.
AIPS 1:                                    *****************************
AIPS 1: CLINT         0                    CL entry interval (min)
AIPS 1:                                    0 => 1 minute.
AIPS 1: SOURCES    *all ' '                Source list to accept.
AIPS 1: QUAL         -1                    Source qualifier -1=>all
AIPS 1: TIMERANG   *all 0                  Timerange selected
AIPS 1: BCHAN         1                    Lowest spectral channel
AIPS 1:                                    number to select in each IF.
AIPS 1:                                    0=>1
AIPS 1: ECHAN         0                    Highest spectral channel
AIPS 1:                                    number to select in each IF.
AIPS 1:                                    0=>highest
AIPS 1: BIF           0                    Lowest IF number 0=>1
AIPS 1: EIF           0                    Highest IF number 0=>all
AIPS 1: DIGICOR       1                    Controls the application of
AIPS 1:                                    the VLBA correlator's digital
AIPS 1:                                    correction.
AIPS 1:                                    0 or 1 => perform corrections
AIPS 1:                                    2 => perform cross-power
AIPS 1:                                      corrections, do total-power
AIPS 1:                                      only if zero padding used.
AIPS 1:                                    -1 => do NOT perform
AIPS 1:                                      corrections.
AIPS 1:                                    SEE HELP for more details
AIPS 1: SELBAND      -1                    Bandwidth to select (kHz)
AIPS 1: SELFREQ      -1                    Frequency to select (MHz).
AIPS 1:                                    See HELP.
AIPS 1: FQTOL        -1                    Frequency tolerance assigned
AIPS 1:                                    to SELFREQ, FITLD will select
AIPS 1:                                    data with freq. of SELFREQ
AIPS 1:                                    +/- FQTOL.
AIPS 1:                                    The unit of FQTOL is kHz.
AIPS 1:                                    <=0 => 10 kHz
AIPS 1: WTTHRESH      0                    Flagging threshold based on
AIPS 1:                                    weights. See HELP.
AIPS 1:                                    0 => no flagging
AIPS 1:                                    1 => will flag ALL data
AIPS 1: OPCODE     '    '                  Specify if wish to keep VT
AIPS 1:                                    (VLBA Tape Statistics) table.
AIPS 1:                                    '  ' => do not copy VT table
AIPS 1:                                    'VT' => keep VT table
AIPS 1: NPIECE        0                    Maximum uv table piece to
AIPS 1:                                    load (ignored for tape unless
AIPS 1:                                    NCOUNT = 1)

Does AIPS even allow users to load it in?


Thanks,
Chun Ly




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