atnf synthesis workshop mosaic(k)ing erwin de blok
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ATNF Synthesis WorkshopATNF Synthesis Workshop
Erwin de Blok
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Overview
Why mosaicking?Different ApproachesMosaicking in PracticeMosaicking at ATCA
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Why Mosaicing?
Source larger than primary beam: > /Do not limited by primary beam size
Source structure at large scales: > /bmino better uv coverage
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Single Pointing
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Mosaicing: Individual Approach
Observe single pointingsReduce them separately“Stitch” images togetherDisadvantages:
o Deconvolution non-linear (cleaning bowl)o Overlap regions noisy (primary beam shape)o Expensive in observing timeo Does not use all uv information
OK for high-res where source << field
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N6822 or Barnards Galaxy
mosaiced with ATCA375,750,1.5k,6k arrays
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The Special Stuff: Ekers & Rots (1979)
Single dish consists of many sub-interferometers
diameter DD
“Fourier coverage”
Single pointing cannot recover information: one visibility, many “interferometers”More pointings (e.g. scanning) can: image
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Ekers & Rots Trick 2
An interferometer does not just measure baseline b
It measures spacings between b-D and b+D
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D D
b b+Db-D
“Fourier coverage”
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Ekers & Rots 3
Again, one pointing cannot recover this information (individual approach)
Many pointing together can recover this “extra” coverage (joint approach)
Use all uv data from all pointings simultaneously: better uv-coverage,
better beam, better image
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Comparison of beams
Individual Joint
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Comparison of uv coverage
Individual Jointboth radial (extra uv coverage) and azimuthal (adjacent pointings)improvement
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Mosaicing differences
individual joint
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Rectangular grido Nyquist sampling = /2Do = 16.5’ at 21cm at ATCA
Hexagonal grido Nyquist sampling = (2/3) /2Do = 19.0’ at 21cm at ATCAo Solid angle coverage better
Mosaicing Grid
19’
16.5’
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Drive times
For short drives: t=2(s/a)1/2
a=400 deg/min2
so for 0.5 degree drive, t = 4.3 sec
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Complete uv sampling
One baseline measures region in uv plane with size 2D
At transit, time between independent points is =(86400/2)(2D/L) sec where D=diameter, L=longest baseline
Nyquist sampling for N pointings: dwell time is /2N sec
E.g. 375m: 13.4 min. 750m: 6.7 min
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Sch
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(©LSS)®
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Mosaicking with MIRIAD
Linear mosaic with LINMOS (after CLEAN/RESTOR on indiv pointings)
MIRIAD has multi-source capability: no need to split files
Making cubes: use INVERT with option=mosaic
Deconvolving: Maximum entropy MOSMEM or cleaning with MOSSDI
Restoring with RESTOR
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Other mosaicing software
Classic AIPS: o LTESS (linear)o VTESS, UTESS (non-linear)
AIPS++o part of IMAGER tool o has MEM and clean variationso also has “mosaicwizard”
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Summary
Mosaicing is essential for widefield imaging
Mosaicing is easyUse individual approach for high
angular resolution observations where b >> D: minimize primary beam errors
Use joint approach where b D: extra uv information
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Literature
Ekers & Rots (1979), IAU Coll 49, 61Cornwell (1988), A&A, 202, 316Cornwell, Holdaway & Uson (1993),
A&A, 271, 697Sault, Staveley-Smith, Brouw (1996),
A&A Sup, 120, 375Holdaway (1998), ASP Conf 180, Ch.
20Sault & Killeen, Miriad manual, Ch. 21