plotcal – An all-purpose plotter for calibration results – visualization, calibration task

Description

An all-purpose plotter for calibration results. The values for all calibration solutions (G, T, GSPLINE, B, BPOLY, D) can be displayed for a variety of polarization combinations and calibrations. The solutions may be iterated through antennas/spw/fields during one execution.

Parameters

Title
Parameter	Default	Description
caltable	`''`
xaxis	`''`
yaxis	`''`
poln	`''`
field	`''`
antenna	`''`
spw	`''`
timerange	`''`
subplot	`int(111)`
overplot	`False`
clearpanel	`'Auto'`
iteration	`''`
plotrange	`numpy.array( [ ] )`
showflags	`False`
plotsymbol	`'o'`
plotcolor	`'blue'`
markersize	`float(5.0)`
fontsize	`float(10.0)`
showgui	`True`
figfile	`''`

Parameter Explanations

caltable

''

Name of input calibration table

xaxis

''

Value to plot along x axis (time,chan,freq, antenna,antenna1,antenna2,scan, amp,phase,real,imag,snr, tsys,delay,rate,spgain)

yaxis

''

Value to plot along y axis (amp,phase,real,imag,snr, antenna,antenna1,antenna2,scan, tsys,delay,rate,spgain,tec)

poln

''

Antenna polarization to plot (RL,R,L,XY,X,Y,/)

field

''

field names or index of calibrators: ''==>all

antenna

''

antenna/baselines: ''==>all, antenna = '3,VA04'

spw

''

spectral window:channels: ''==>all, spw='1:5~57'

timerange

''

time range: ''==>all

subplot

int(111)

Panel number on display screen (yxn)

overplot

False

Overplot solutions on existing display

clearpanel

'Auto'

Specify if old plots are cleared or not (ignore)

iteration

''

Iterate plots on antenna,time,spw,field

plotrange

numpy.array( [ ] )

plot axes ranges: [xmin,xmax,ymin,ymax]

showflags

False

If true, show flagged solutions

plotsymbol

'o'

pylab plot symbol

plotcolor

'blue'

initial plotting color

markersize

float(5.0)

Size of plotted marks

fontsize

float(10.0)

Font size for labels

showgui

True

Show plot on gui

figfile

''

''= no plot hardcopy, otherwise supply name