[daip] vlarun problem

Lorant Sjouwerman lsjouwer at nrao.edu
Mon Jun 30 12:52:04 EDT 2008


On Thu, 26 Jun 2008, emdoug at bu.edu wrote:

#Hello,
#I recently attended the NRAO summer school.  There they provided a brief
#tutorial on using AIPS for VLA continuum data.  We were taught how to use
#VLARUN.  But now when I run it on my data it gets these CALIB errors after
#about 30 secs.  I followed the cookbook instructions when running it. 

from the info you've given us it appears that the frist calibs are 
calibrating the phase and amplitude on your two flux calibrators.
Then it wants to start calibrating your phase calibrators, crashing
on the first attempt. Have you looked at the scan listing of your
data (LISTR, optype'scan') ? Does it start with your phase calibrator
and does it show more than a few visibilities in a scan longer than
about 20 secs? If not, you may need to run INDXR and/or UVCOP to get 
rid of the first dummy scan


#I've included the output from the AIPS_MSGSRV_1.  Can you point me in the
#right direction as to how to get it to run successfully?
#
#Thanks,
#Ned Douglass
#Boston University
#
#---------------------------------------------------------------------
#
#
#   1    0   26-JUN-2008  15:09:14     AIPS      VLARun
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:14     AIPS      Got(1)   disk= 1 
#user=1066   type=UV   20010115.X BAND.1
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:14     AIPS      Got(1)   disk= 1 
#user=1066   type=UV   20010115.X BAND.1
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:14     AIPS      '10 SECOND INTEGRATIONS
#(GUESS)'
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:14     AIPS      Extension file type CL
#version   2 deleted
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:14     AIPS      Extension file type SN
#version   1 deleted
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:14     AIPS      'DONE CLEANUP OF OLD TABLE
#EXTENTION FILES (CL,SN,FG,BP,PL,XX)'
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:14     SETJY     Task SETJY  (release of
#31DEC07) begins
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:14     SETJY     / Resetting flux
#information to zero
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:14     SETJY     BIF =  1 EIF =  2 /Range
#of IFs
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:14     SETJY     SOURCES = ''     /All
#sources selected
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:14     SETJY     Appears to have ended
#successfully
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:14     SETJY     abell        31DEC07 TST:
#Cpu=       0.0  Real=       0
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     AIPS      Resumes
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     Task SETJY  (release of
#31DEC07) begins
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     A source model for this
#calibrator may be available
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     Use the verb CALDIR to see
#if there is one
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     A source model for this
#calibrator may be available
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     Use the verb CALDIR to see
#if there is one
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     A source model for this
#calibrator may be available
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     Use the verb CALDIR to see
#if there is one
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     A source model for this
#calibrator may be available
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     Use the verb CALDIR to see
#if there is one
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     / Flux calculated using
#known spectrum
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     BIF =  1 EIF =  2 /Range
#of IFs
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     '0134+329        ' IF =  1
#FLUX = 3.1590 (Jy calcd)
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     '0134+329        ' IF =  2
#FLUX = 3.1402 (Jy calcd)
#
      abell      AIPS (31DEC07)    1066               26-JUN-2008  
#15:10:28               Page  120
#Pops  Prior    Date        Time       Task          Messages for user 1066
#
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     '1328+307        ' IF =  1
#FLUX = 5.2105 (Jy calcd)
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     '1328+307        ' IF =  2
#FLUX = 5.1894 (Jy calcd)
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     / Using (1999.2) VLA or
#Reynolds (1934-638) coefficients
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     Appears to have ended
#successfully
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     SETJY     abell        31DEC07 TST:
#Cpu=       0.0  Real=       0
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     AIPS      Resumes
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     CALIB     Task CALIB  (release of
#31DEC07) begins
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     CALIB     CALIB USING 20010115     .
#X BAND .   1 DISK=  1 USID=1066
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     CALIB     L1 Solution type
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:15     CALIB     Selecting, editing and
#calibrating the data
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:19     CALIB     Doing cal transfer mode
#with point model for each source
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:19     CALIB     This is not self-calibration
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:19     CALIB     Dividing data by source
#flux densities
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:22     CALIB     Determining solutions
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:22     CALIB     Writing SN table    1
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     Found        31011 good
#solutions
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     Failed on    11405 solutions
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     Average closure rms = 
#0.6576 +-  0.4413
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     Fraction of times having
#data >  2.5 rms from solution
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     0.11092 of the times had 
#0 -  2 percent outside  2.5 times rms
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     0.18356 of the times had 
#2 -  4 percent outside  2.5 times rms
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     0.05829 of the times had 
#4 -  6 percent outside  2.5 times rms
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     0.01261 of the times had 
#6 -  8 percent outside  2.5 times rms
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     0.00130 of the times had 
#8 - 10 percent outside  2.5 times rms
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     0.00565 of the times had
#18 - 20 percent outside  2.5 times rms
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     0.00043 of the times had
#20 - 22 percent outside  2.5 times rms
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     Appears to have ended
#successfully
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     abell        31DEC07 TST:
#Cpu=      12.9  Real=      17
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     AIPS      Resumes
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     Task CALIB  (release of
#31DEC07) begins
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     CALIB USING 20010115     .
#X BAND .   1 DISK=  1 USID=1066
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     L1 Solution type
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     Selecting, editing and
#calibrating the data
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     Doing self-cal mode with
#CC model
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     SETGDS: imaging done with
#reprojected tangent point(s)
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     FACSET: source model will
#be scaled to  3.159 Jy
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     FACSET: 3.432352 Jy found
#from 300 components
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     FACSET: scaling factor set
#to  9.20354E-01
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     QINIT: did a GET  of   
#5120 Kwords, OFF        232987563
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     VISDFT: Begin DFT
#component division
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     VISDFT: Model components
#of type Point
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     I Polarization model
#processed
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     Model computation is    20
#percent complete
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     Model computation is    40
#percent complete
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     Model computation is    60
#percent complete
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     Model computation is    80
#percent complete
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     Model computation is   100
#percent complete
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     FACSET: source model will
#be scaled to  3.140 Jy
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     FACSET: 3.432352 Jy found
#from 300 components
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     FACSET: scaling factor set
#to  9.14876E-01
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     VISDFT: Begin DFT
#component division
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:32     CALIB     I Polarization model
#processed
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:33     CALIB     Field    1 used     300 CCs
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:33     CALIB     Determining solutions
#   1    6   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Deleted    182 records
#from SN table no.    1
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Writing SN table    1
#
      abell      AIPS (31DEC07)    1066               26-JUN-2008  
#15:10:28               Page  121
#Pops  Prior    Date        Time       Task          Messages for user 1066
#
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Found          364 good
#solutions
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Average closure rms = 
#0.0075 +-  0.0006
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Fraction of times having
#data >  2.5 rms from solution
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     0.28571 of the times had
#20 - 22 percent outside  2.5 times rms
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     0.64286 of the times had
#22 - 24 percent outside  2.5 times rms
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     0.07143 of the times had
#24 - 26 percent outside  2.5 times rms
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Appears to have ended
#successfully
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     abell        31DEC07 TST:
#Cpu=       1.9  Real=       2
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     AIPS      Resumes
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Task CALIB  (release of
#31DEC07) begins
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     CALIB USING 20010115     .
#X BAND .   1 DISK=  1 USID=1066
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     L1 Solution type
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Selecting, editing and
#calibrating the data
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Doing self-cal mode with
#CC model
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     SETGDS: imaging done with
#reprojected tangent point(s)
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     FACSET: source model will
#be scaled to  5.211 Jy
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     FACSET: 5.285461 Jy found
#from 194 components
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     FACSET: scaling factor set
#to  9.85820E-01
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     QINIT: did a GET  of   
#5120 Kwords, OFF        232987563
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     VISDFT: Begin DFT
#component division
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     VISDFT: Model components
#of type Point
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     I Polarization model
#processed
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Model computation is    20
#percent complete
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Model computation is    50
#percent complete
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Model computation is    80
#percent complete
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Model computation is    90
#percent complete
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     FACSET: source model will
#be scaled to  5.189 Jy
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     FACSET: 5.285461 Jy found
#from 194 components
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     FACSET: scaling factor set
#to  9.81827E-01
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     VISDFT: Begin DFT
#component division
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     I Polarization model
#processed
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Field    1 used     194 CCs
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:34     CALIB     Determining solutions
#   1    6   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CALIB     Deleted    135 records
#from SN table no.    1
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CALIB     Writing SN table    1
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CALIB     Found          270 good
#solutions
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CALIB     Average closure rms = 
#0.0061 +-  0.0053
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CALIB     Fraction of times having
#data >  2.5 rms from solution
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CALIB     0.50000 of the times had 
#4 -  6 percent outside  2.5 times rms
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CALIB     0.20000 of the times had 
#6 -  8 percent outside  2.5 times rms
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CALIB     0.30000 of the times had 
#8 - 10 percent outside  2.5 times rms
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CALIB     Appears to have ended
#successfully
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CALIB     abell        31DEC07 TST:
#Cpu=       0.9  Real=       1
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     AIPS      Resumes
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CLCAL     Task CLCAL  (release of
#31DEC07) begins
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CLCAL     Using interpolation mode 2PT
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CLCAL     Processing SN table    1
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CLCAL     SNMRG: Merging SN table
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CLCAL     SNMRG: Write   21208
#merged records from   21208 input records
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CLCAL     SN2CL: Applying SN tables
#to CL table   1, writing CL table  2
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CLCAL     Appears to have ended
#successfully
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CLCAL     abell        31DEC07 TST:
#Cpu=       0.5  Real=       0
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     AIPS      Resumes
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CLCAL     Task CLCAL  (release of
#31DEC07) begins
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:35     CLCAL     Using interpolation mode SELF
#   1    6   26-JUN-2008  15:09:36     CLCAL     Deleted    135 records
#from CL table no.    2
#
      abell      AIPS (31DEC07)    1066               26-JUN-2008  
#15:10:28               Page  122
#Pops  Prior    Date        Time       Task          Messages for user 1066
#
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:36     CLCAL     Processing SN table    1
#   1    6   26-JUN-2008  15:09:36     CLCAL     WARNING: SN table    1 has
#already been applied
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:36     CLCAL     SNMRG: Merging SN table
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:36     CLCAL     SNMRG: Write   21208
#merged records from   21208 input records
#   1    4   26-JUN-2008  15:09:36     CLCAL     SN2CL: Applying SN tables
#to CL table   1, writing CL table  2
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:36     CLCAL     Appears to have ended
#successfully
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:36     CLCAL     abell        31DEC07 TST:
#Cpu=       0.6  Real=       1
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:36     AIPS      Resumes
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:36     CALIB     Task CALIB  (release of
#31DEC07) begins
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:36     CALIB     CALIB USING 20010115     .
#X BAND .   1 DISK=  1 USID=1066
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:36     CALIB     L1 Solution type
#   1    2   26-JUN-2008  15:09:36     CALIB     Selecting, editing and
#calibrating the data
#   1    8   26-JUN-2008  15:09:41     CALIB      WARNING: NO DATA SELECTED
#   1    3   26-JUN-2008  15:09:41     CALIB     Purports to die of
#UNNATURAL causes
#   1    5   26-JUN-2008  15:09:41     CALIB     abell        31DEC07 TST:
#Cpu=       4.4  Real=       5
#
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