[daip] Error with merging VLA and MERLIN data

Doug Gobeille dgobeille at usf.edu
Wed Jul 9 10:14:41 EDT 2014


I am encountering an issue when trying to use DBCON to merge two datasets:
one from the VLA and another from MERLIN. They share similar frequencies (C
band). My procedure, in short, was as follows:

1.) Load calibrated data in via FITLD:

restore 0
indi 1
outdi 1
getn 1;zap
getn 2;zap
getn 3;zap
getn 4;zap
task 'fitld'
datain 'J0833+1124.MERLIN.010297.C
go;wait
datain 'J0833+1124.AS0172.A.C
go;wait
getn 1
imh;wait
getn 2
imh;wait

2.) Adjust phase center of VLA data to coincide with higher resolution
MERLIN phase center using AXDEFINE:

task 'axdefine'
naxis 4
axtype 'ra'
axref 1
axinc 0
axval= 128.30 0.00986666
axdef
imh

naxis 5
axtype 'dec'
axval= 11.3934 0.0000027778
axinc 0
axdef
imh

3.) Scaled core fluxes to match using UVMOD:

task 'uvmod'
factor 1.64125
go;wait


4.) Attempted to merge new UVMOD file with loaded MERLIN FITS file:

task 'dbcon'
getn 3
get2n 1
dopos 1,-1
doarray =-1
go;wait


At this point I get the error:

DBCON1: Task DBCON  (release of 31DEC13) begins
DBCON1: RA does not match, will shift second
DBCON1: DEC does not match, will shift second
DBCON1: RA       AXIS HAS UNEQUAL ATTRIBUTES
DBCON1: Purports to die of UNNATURAL causes
DBCON1: ubuntu       31DEC13 TST: Cpu=       0.0  Real=       0
AIPS 1: Resumes
AIPS 1: DBCON    was not found to be running


The entirety of my output is copied below along. The only thing I can see
is that there are two DEC values at the end rather than one. I called imh
numerous times throughout to track the progress.

Any thoughts?

~Doug



***************************************OUTPUT******************************************


>task 'fitld'
>datain 'J0833+1124.MERLIN.010297.C
>go;wait
FITLD1: Task FITLD  (release of 31DEC13) begins
FITLD1: Found 0830+115 observed on 01-JAN-1997
FITLD1: Create 0830+115    .SPLIT .   1 (UV)  on disk  1  cno    1
AIPS 1: Resumes
FITLD1: Image=0830+115  (UV)         Filename=0830+115    .SPLIT .   1
FITLD1: Telescope=MERLIN2            Receiver=
FITLD1: Observer=                    User #= 3666
FITLD1: Observ. date=01-JAN-1997     Map date=09-JUL-2014
FITLD1: # visibilities     13550     Sort order  TB
FITLD1: Rand axes: UU-L-SIN  VV-L-SIN  WW-L-SIN  BASELINE  TIME1
FITLD1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
FITLD1: Type    Pixels   Coord value     at Pixel     Coord incr   Rotat
FITLD1: COMPLEX      3   0.0000000E+00       1.00  1.0000000E+00    0.00
FITLD1: STOKES       4  -1.0000000E+00       1.00 -1.0000000E+00    0.00
FITLD1: FREQ         1   4.9940000E+09       1.00  1.3000000E+07    0.00
FITLD1: IF           1   1.0000000E+00       1.00  1.0000000E+00    0.00
FITLD1: RA           1    08 33 14.368       1.00       3600.000    0.00
FITLD1: DEC          1    11 23 36.250       1.00       3600.000    0.00
FITLD1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
FITLD1: Coordinate equinox 2000.00
FITLD1: Rest freq      0.000         Vel type: OPTICAL wrt YOU
FITLD1: Alt ref. value  0.00000E+00  wrt pixel    1.00
FITLD1: Maximum version number of extension files of type HI is   1
FITLD1: Maximum version number of extension files of type NX is   1
FITLD1: Maximum version number of extension files of type FQ is   1
FITLD1: Maximum version number of extension files of type AN is   1
FITLD1: Appears to have ended successfully
FITLD1: ubuntu 31DEC13 TST: Cpu=      0.2  Real=      0  IO=        10
AIPS 1: Task FITLD   has finished
>datain 'J0833+1124.AS0172.A.C
>go;wait
FITLD1: Task FITLD  (release of 31DEC13) begins
FITLD1: Found AB4      observed on 26-SEP-1983
FITLD1: Create AB4         .SPLIT .   1 (UV)  on disk  1  cno    2
FITLD1: UVFDAT: counts for cross-correlations
FITLD1: UVFDAT: found      26820 spectra samples already flagged
FITLD1: UVFDAT: found     50.000 percent samples already flagged
FITLD1: Image=AB4       (UV)         Filename=AB4         .SPLIT .   1
FITLD1: Telescope=VLA                Receiver=VLA
FITLD1: Observer=AS172               User #= 3666
FITLD1: Observ. date=26-SEP-1983     Map date=09-JUL-2014
FITLD1: # visibilities      6705     Sort order  TB
FITLD1: Rand axes: UU-L-SIN  VV-L-SIN  WW-L-SIN  BASELINE  TIME1
FITLD1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
FITLD1: Type    Pixels   Coord value     at Pixel     Coord incr   Rotat
FITLD1: COMPLEX      3   1.0000000E+00       1.00  1.0000000E+00    0.00
FITLD1: STOKES       4  -1.0000000E+00       1.00 -1.0000000E+00    0.00
FITLD1: FREQ         1   4.8851000E+09       1.00  5.0000000E+07    0.00
FITLD1: IF           2   1.0000000E+00       1.00  1.0000000E+00    0.00
LOGFILE FOR USER 3666 GETTING LARGE: USE PRTMSG AND CLRMSG NOW!
FITLD1: RA           1    08 33 15.041       1.00       3600.000    0.00
FITLD1: DEC          1    11 23 41.497       1.00       3600.000    0.00
FITLD1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
FITLD1: Coordinate equinox 2000.00
FITLD1: Observed RA   08 30 30.600    DEC  11 33 58.00
FITLD1: Rest freq      0.000         Vel type: OPTICAL wrt YOU
FITLD1: Alt ref. value  0.00000E+00  wrt pixel    1.00
FITLD1: Maximum version number of extension files of type HI is   1
FITLD1: Maximum version number of extension files of type NX is   1
FITLD1: Maximum version number of extension files of type FQ is   1
FITLD1: Maximum version number of extension files of type WX is   1
FITLD1: Maximum version number of extension files of type OF is   1
FITLD1: Maximum version number of extension files of type AN is   1
FITLD1: Appears to have ended successfully
FITLD1: ubuntu 31DEC13 TST: Cpu=      0.0  Real=      0  IO=         2
AIPS 1: Resumes
AIPS 1: FITLD    was not found to be running
>getn 1
AIPS 1: Got(1)   disk= 1  user=3666   type=UV   0830+115.SPLIT.1
>imh;wait
AIPS 1: Image=0830+115  (UV)         Filename=0830+115    .SPLIT .   1
AIPS 1: Telescope=MERLIN2            Receiver=
AIPS 1: Observer=                    User #= 3666
AIPS 1: Observ. date=01-JAN-1997     Map date=09-JUL-2014
AIPS 1: # visibilities     13550     Sort order  TB
AIPS 1: Rand axes: UU-L-SIN  VV-L-SIN  WW-L-SIN  BASELINE  TIME1
AIPS 1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
AIPS 1: Type    Pixels   Coord value     at Pixel     Coord incr   Rotat
AIPS 1: COMPLEX      3   0.0000000E+00       1.00  1.0000000E+00    0.00
AIPS 1: STOKES       4  -1.0000000E+00       1.00 -1.0000000E+00    0.00
AIPS 1: FREQ         1   4.9940000E+09       1.00  1.3000000E+07    0.00
AIPS 1: IF           1   1.0000000E+00       1.00  1.0000000E+00    0.00
AIPS 1: RA           1    08 33 14.368       1.00       3600.000    0.00
AIPS 1: DEC          1    11 23 36.250       1.00       3600.000    0.00
AIPS 1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
AIPS 1: Coordinate equinox 2000.00
AIPS 1: Rest freq      0.000         Vel type: OPTICAL wrt YOU
AIPS 1: Alt ref. value  0.00000E+00  wrt pixel    1.00
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type HI is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type NX is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type FQ is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type AN is   1
AIPS 1: FITLD    was not found to be running
>getn 2
AIPS 1: Got(1)   disk= 1  user=3666   type=UV   AB4.SPLIT.1
>imh;wait
AIPS 1: Image=AB4       (UV)         Filename=AB4         .SPLIT .   1
AIPS 1: Telescope=VLA                Receiver=VLA
AIPS 1: Observer=AS172               User #= 3666
AIPS 1: Observ. date=26-SEP-1983     Map date=09-JUL-2014
AIPS 1: # visibilities      6705     Sort order  TB
AIPS 1: Rand axes: UU-L-SIN  VV-L-SIN  WW-L-SIN  BASELINE  TIME1
AIPS 1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
AIPS 1: Type    Pixels   Coord value     at Pixel     Coord incr   Rotat
AIPS 1: COMPLEX      3   1.0000000E+00       1.00  1.0000000E+00    0.00
AIPS 1: STOKES       4  -1.0000000E+00       1.00 -1.0000000E+00    0.00
AIPS 1: FREQ         1   4.8851000E+09       1.00  5.0000000E+07    0.00
AIPS 1: IF           2   1.0000000E+00       1.00  1.0000000E+00    0.00
AIPS 1: RA           1    08 33 15.041       1.00       3600.000    0.00
AIPS 1: DEC          1    11 23 41.497       1.00       3600.000    0.00
AIPS 1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
AIPS 1: Coordinate equinox 2000.00
AIPS 1: Observed RA   08 30 30.600    DEC  11 33 58.00
AIPS 1: Rest freq      0.000         Vel type: OPTICAL wrt YOU
AIPS 1: Alt ref. value  0.00000E+00  wrt pixel    1.00
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type HI is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type NX is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type FQ is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type WX is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type OF is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type AN is   1
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'CORRMODE'  value = '        '
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'VLAIFS  '  value = 'ABCD    '
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'CORRCOEF'  value =           -1
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'MAXABSU '  value = -1.000000E+00
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'SOURNAM1'  value = 'AB4     '
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'SOURNAM2'  value = '        '
AIPS 1: FITLD    was not found to be running
>
>
>task 'axdefine'
>naxis 4
>axtype 'ra'
>axref 1
>axinc 0
>axval= 128.30 0.00986666
>axdef
>imh
AIPS 1: Image=AB4       (UV)         Filename=AB4         .SPLIT .   1
AIPS 1: Telescope=VLA                Receiver=VLA
AIPS 1: Observer=AS172               User #= 3666
AIPS 1: Observ. date=26-SEP-1983     Map date=09-JUL-2014
AIPS 1: # visibilities      6705     Sort order  TB
AIPS 1: Rand axes: UU-L-SIN  VV-L-SIN  WW-L-SIN  BASELINE  TIME1
AIPS 1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
AIPS 1: Type    Pixels   Coord value     at Pixel     Coord incr   Rotat
AIPS 1: COMPLEX      3   1.0000000E+00       1.00  1.0000000E+00    0.00
AIPS 1: STOKES       4  -1.0000000E+00       1.00 -1.0000000E+00    0.00
AIPS 1: FREQ         1   4.8851000E+09       1.00  5.0000000E+07    0.00
AIPS 1: RA           2    08 33 14.369       1.00       3600.000    0.00
AIPS 1: RA           1    08 33 15.041       1.00       3600.000    0.00
AIPS 1: DEC          1    11 23 41.497       1.00       3600.000    0.00
AIPS 1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
AIPS 1: Coordinate equinox 2000.00
AIPS 1: Observed RA   08 30 30.600    DEC  11 33 58.00
AIPS 1: Rest freq      0.000         Vel type: OPTICAL wrt YOU
AIPS 1: Alt ref. value  0.00000E+00  wrt pixel    1.00
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type HI is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type NX is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type FQ is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type WX is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type OF is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type AN is   1
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'CORRMODE'  value = '        '
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'VLAIFS  '  value = 'ABCD    '
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'CORRCOEF'  value =           -1
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'MAXABSU '  value = -1.000000E+00
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'SOURNAM1'  value = 'AB4     '
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'SOURNAM2'  value = '        '
>
>naxis 5
>axtype 'dec'
>axval= 11.3934 0.0000027778
>axinc 0
>axdef
>imh
AIPS 1: Image=AB4       (UV)         Filename=AB4         .SPLIT .   1
AIPS 1: Telescope=VLA                Receiver=VLA
AIPS 1: Observer=AS172               User #= 3666
AIPS 1: Observ. date=26-SEP-1983     Map date=09-JUL-2014
AIPS 1: # visibilities      6705     Sort order  TB
AIPS 1: Rand axes: UU-L-SIN  VV-L-SIN  WW-L-SIN  BASELINE  TIME1
AIPS 1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
AIPS 1: Type    Pixels   Coord value     at Pixel     Coord incr   Rotat
AIPS 1: COMPLEX      3   1.0000000E+00       1.00  1.0000000E+00    0.00
AIPS 1: STOKES       4  -1.0000000E+00       1.00 -1.0000000E+00    0.00
AIPS 1: FREQ         1   4.8851000E+09       1.00  5.0000000E+07    0.00
AIPS 1: RA           2    08 33 14.369       1.00       3600.000    0.00
AIPS 1: DEC          1    11 23 36.251       1.00       3600.000    0.00
AIPS 1: DEC          1    11 23 41.497       1.00       3600.000    0.00
AIPS 1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
AIPS 1: Coordinate equinox 2000.00
AIPS 1: Observed RA   08 30 30.600    DEC  11 33 58.00
AIPS 1: Rest freq      0.000         Vel type: OPTICAL wrt YOU
AIPS 1: Alt ref. value  0.00000E+00  wrt pixel    1.00
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type HI is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type NX is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type FQ is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type WX is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type OF is   1
AIPS 1: Maximum version number of extension files of type AN is   1
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'CORRMODE'  value = '        '
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'VLAIFS  '  value = 'ABCD    '
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'CORRCOEF'  value =           -1
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'MAXABSU '  value = -1.000000E+00
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'SOURNAM1'  value = 'AB4     '
AIPS 1: Keyword = 'SOURNAM2'  value = '        '
>
>task 'uvmod'
>factor 1.64125
>go;wait
UVMOD1: Task UVMOD  (release of 31DEC13) begins
UVMOD1: UVGET: doing no flagging this time
UVMOD1: Create AB4         .UVMOD .   1 (UV)  on disk  1  cno    3
UVMOD1: UVMOD TYPE( 001) = 'POIN'
UVMOD1: UVMOD IMAX( 001) =   0.0000E+00 / in Jy.
UVMOD1: UVMOD QMAX( 001) =   0.0000E+00 / in Jy.
UVMOD1: UVMOD UMAX( 001) =   0.0000E+00 / in Jy.
UVMOD1: UVMOD VMAX( 001) =   0.0000E+00 / in Jy.
UVMOD1: UVMOD GPOS(1, 001) =   0.0000E+00 / in Arcsec.
UVMOD1: UVMOD GPOS(2, 001) =   0.0000E+00 / in Arcsec.
UVMOD1: UVMOD FLUX =   0.0000E+00 / noise added in Jy./Wgt.
UVMOD1: UVMOD FACTOR =   1.6413E+00
UVMOD1: Copied OF file from vol/cno/vers  1    2   1 to  1    3   1
UVMOD1: Updating tables for IF/FREQID/channel selection
UVMOD1: Reformatted AN file from vol/cno/vers  1    2   1 to  1    3   1
UVMOD1: Copied WX file from vol/cno/vers  1    2   1 to  1    3   1
UVMOD1: Appears to have ended successfully
UVMOD1: ubuntu 31DEC13 TST: Cpu=      0.0  Real=      0  IO=         3
AIPS 1: Resumes
AIPS 1: UVMOD    was not found to be running
>
>task 'dbcon'
>getn 3
AIPS 1: Got(1)   disk= 1  user=3666   type=UV   AB4.UVMOD.1
>get2n 1
AIPS 1: Got(2)   disk= 1  user=3666   type=UV   0830+115.SPLIT.1
>dopos 1,-1
>doarray =-1
>go;wait
DBCON1: Task DBCON  (release of 31DEC13) begins
DBCON1: RA does not match, will shift second
DBCON1: DEC does not match, will shift second
DBCON1: RA       AXIS HAS UNEQUAL ATTRIBUTES
DBCON1: Purports to die of UNNATURAL causes
DBCON1: ubuntu       31DEC13 TST: Cpu=       0.0  Real=       0
AIPS 1: Resumes
AIPS 1: DBCON    was not found to be running
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