ASTRO
A GILDAS software
Jan. 24th, 2018
Questions? Comments? Bug reports? Mail to: gildas@iram.fr
The GILDAS team welcomes an acknowledgment in publications
using GILDAS software to reduce and/or analyze data.
Please use the following reference in your publications:
http://www.iram.fr/IRAMFR/GILDAS

Documentation
  J.BoissierIn charge: J.Boissier.
  F. GuethActive developers: F. Gueth.
  R. LucasMain past contributors: R. Lucas.
Software
  J.BoissierIn charge: J.Boissier.
  F. Gueth, J. PetyActive developers: F. Gueth, J. Pety.
  R. LucasMain past contributors: R. Lucas.

1. IRAM
2. Observatoire de Paris

Note: this is the on-line version of the ASTRO Manual. A PDF version is also available.

Related information is available from:

- CLIC: Continuum and Line Interferometer Calibration
- CLASS: Continuum and Line Analysis Single-dish Software
- GreG: Graphical Possibilities
- SIC: Command Line Interpreter
- IRAM Plateau de Bure Interferometer: Flux Measurements

- Contents
- Introduction
- Ephemeris
  - Setting observatory and time
    - Setting the observatory
    - Setting the time
    - Setting defaults
    - HEADER command
  - Computing source positions
    - Source catalogs
    - Source selection
    - Solar system bodies
    - Precession
  - Plotting object positions
    - FRAME definition
    - Plotting sun avoidance region
    - Plotting source or planet position
    - Constellations drawing
  - Observability bar charts
- Millimeter-wave observations
  - Atmospheric effects
- Planning observations with the Pico Veleta antenna
  - Receiver and correlator setup
- Planning observations with the NOEMA observatory
  - Introduction
  - Receiver and correlator setup
- Planning observations with the Plateau de Bure interferometer
  - Introduction
  - Receiver and correlator setup
    - Receiver setup
    - Correlator setup
    - Fine-tuning the plot
    - Producing setups
    - Old receiver systems
  - Predicting uv coverage
  - GUI wizards
    - Sensitivity estimate
    - Finding calibrators
- Internal Help
  - ASTRO language internal help
    - Language
    - ATMOSPHERE
      - ATMOSPHERE FORMAT
      - ATMOSPHERE /FREQUENCIES
    - CATALOG
      - CATALOG /ALTERNATE
      - CATALOG /LINE
      - CATALOG /SOURCE
      - CATALOG /VELETA
      - CATALOG FORMAT
    - CONSTELL
    - CONVERT
    - FRAME
    - HEADER
    - HORIZON
    - OBSERVATORY
      - OBSERVATORY NOEMA
      - OBSERVATORY PDBI
      - OBSERVATORY ALMA
    - PLANET
      - PLANET /DRAW
      - PLANET /EPHEMERIS
    - SET
      - SET ATM
      - SET AZIMUTH
      - SET DUT1
      - SET DTDT
      - SET FREQUENCY
      - SET LINES
      - SET NAME
    - SHOW
    - SOURCE
      - SOURCE /DRAW
      - SOURCE /VARIABLE
      - SOURCE /DOPPLER
      - SOURCE /CURSOR
    - TIME
    - UV_TRACKS
      - UV_TRACKS NOEMA
      - UV_TRACKS SMA
      - UV_TRACKS ALMA_ACA
      - UV_TRACKS /FRAME
      - UV_TRACKS /HORIZON
      - UV_TRACKS /HOUR_ANGLE
      - UV_TRACKS /INTEGRATION
      - UV_TRACKS /STATIONS
      - UV_TRACKS /TABLE
      - UV_TRACKS /WEIGHT
      - UV_TRACKS /SIZE
      - UV_TRACKS /OFFSET
    - UV_DOPPLER
  - PICO language internal help
    - Language
    - BACKEND
    - EMIR
      - EMIR /PAGEWIDTH
      - EMIR /ZOOM
    - BASEBANDS
      - BASEBANDS /SINGLEPOLAR
  - NOEMA languages internal help
    - OFFLINE MODE
    - NOEMAOFFLINE
    - BASEBANDS
      - BASEBANDS /MODE
      - BASEBANDS /RESET
    - FEBE
    - LIST
      - LIST /CONFLICT
      - LIST /INDEX
    - NEWVEL
      - NEWVEL /SETUP
      - NEWVEL /TRACKSH
    - PLOT
      - PLOT /RECEIVER
      - PLOT /PROPOSAL
    - PROPOSAL
      - PROPOSAL /FEBE
    - RESET
    - SETUP
    - SPW
      - SPW /RANGE
      - SPW /FREQUENCY
      - SPW /CHUNK
      - SPW /LABEL
    - SPECSWEEP
      - SPECSWEEP /RANGE
      - SPECSWEEP /NTUNING
      - SPECSWEEP /ADDBE
    - TSYS
      - TSYS /CONTINUUM
    - TUNING
      - TUNING /PAGEWIDTH
      - TUNING /FIXED_FREQ
      - TUNING /ZOOM
    - ONLINE MODE
    - NOEMAONLINE
    - BASEBANDS
    - LINE
    - PROPOSAL
    - SHOW
    - SPW
      - SPW /LABEL
  - PDBI and ALMA language internal help
    - PDBI
    - ALMA
    - BASEBAND
    - FREQUENCY
    - LINE
      - LINE /FIXED_FREQ
      - LINE /ONGRID
      - LINE OLD
    - NARROW_INPUT
    - PLOT
      - PLOT /LIMITS
      - PLOT /MOLECULES
      - PLOT /WIDTH
      - PLOT /SPURIOUS
      - PLOT /ATMOSPHERE
    - PRINT
    - SPECTRAL
    - SPWINDOW
    - WIDEX
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