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MAP\XY_MAP [TableName [CubeName]] [/NOGRID] [/TYPE LMV|VLM]
Build an LMV spectra cube and an associated weight image from an XY ta-
ble (usually produced with the command TABLE).
The input XY table name is given as first input. If its extension is
omitted, ".bat" table is selected if present, else ".tab" table is as-
sumed. If the XY table name is omitted, the name used at the last com-
mand call is reused.
The output cube (.lmv, .vlm, ...) and the weight image (.wei) names are
given as second input. If omitted, they share their names with the XY
table one.
By default, data is gridded with a convolution (general case), unless
/NOGRID option is invoked (typically when the data is already regularly
placed). See subtopic for details.
By default, the spatial grid of the LMV cube will be large enough to use
all the spectra of the XY table. The pixel size will ensure Nyquist sam-
pling (i.e. at least 2 pixels per beam). The grid position reference and
position angle will be taken from the XY table header. The convolution
kernel is a Gaussian of size one-third the telescope beamwidth, the con-
volution being computed on a limited support (large enough to ensure ex-
cellent accuracy). The gridding can be customized with a set of parame-
ters, see subtopic TUNING for details.
For large datasets, XY_MAP will process the data by slices of channels.
This introduces reading, computing, and writing overheads, but there are
ways to limit those. See subtopic MEMORY for details.
Note that the output LMV cube can be then analysed with the standard
GreG image tools like GO VIEW. However, it is also possible to reimport
the cube in Class as a set of spectra thanks to the command ANALYSE\LMV
(see HELP for details).
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2024-04-19