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- | ===== Reducing spectral line data ===== | + | ====== Reducing spectral line data ====== |
The raw data (in MBFITS format) are converted to CLASS format automatically. This is done using the method described in Winkel, Kraus, & Bach, //Unbiased flux calibration methods for spectral-line radio observations//, [[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012arXiv1203.0741W| A&A 540, A140, 2012]] (Section 3.4 and Section 4.5) - assuming a //constant system temperature// (Tsys) and //flat calibration signal// (Tcal). The latter is produced by a noise diode the power of which is in most cases directly fed into the waveguide within the receiver. //Neglecting the frequency-dependence of Tsys and Tcal introduces a bias, especially for wide-band observations!// (For more information see Winkel, Kraus, & Bach 2012 where we also show ways to do it better.) | The raw data (in MBFITS format) are converted to CLASS format automatically. This is done using the method described in Winkel, Kraus, & Bach, //Unbiased flux calibration methods for spectral-line radio observations//, [[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012arXiv1203.0741W| A&A 540, A140, 2012]] (Section 3.4 and Section 4.5) - assuming a //constant system temperature// (Tsys) and //flat calibration signal// (Tcal). The latter is produced by a noise diode the power of which is in most cases directly fed into the waveguide within the receiver. //Neglecting the frequency-dependence of Tsys and Tcal introduces a bias, especially for wide-band observations!// (For more information see Winkel, Kraus, & Bach 2012 where we also show ways to do it better.) |