rmfit – Calculate rotation measure. – analysis task

Description

Title
Parameter	Default	Description
imagename	`''`	Name(s) of the input image(s). Must be specified.
rm	`''`	Output rotation measure image name. If not specified, no image is written.
rmerr	`''`	Output rotation measure error image name. If not specified, no image is written.
pa0	`''`	Output position angle (degrees) at zero wavelength image name. If not specified, no image is written.
pa0err	`''`	Output position angle (degrees) at zero wavelength error image name. If not specified, no image is written.
nturns	`''`	Output number of turns image name. If not specified, no image is written.
chisq	`''`	Output reduced chi squared image name. If not specified, no image is written.
sigma	`float(-1)`	Estimate of the thermal noise. A value less than 0 means auto estimate.
rmfg	`float(0.0)`	Foreground rotation measure in rad/m/m to subtract.
rmmax	`float(0.0)`	Maximum rotation measure in rad/m/m for which to solve. IMPORTANT TO SPECIFY.
maxpaerr	`float(1e30)`	Maximum input position angle error in degrees to allow in solution determination.

''

Name(s) of the input image(s). Must be specified.

''

Output rotation measure image name. If not specified, no image is written.

''

Output rotation measure error image name. If not specified, no image is written.

''

Output position angle (degrees) at zero wavelength image name. If not specified, no image is written.

''

Output position angle (degrees) at zero wavelength error image name. If not specified, no image is written.

''

Output number of turns image name. If not specified, no image is written.

''

Output reduced chi squared image name. If not specified, no image is written.

float(-1)

Estimate of the thermal noise. A value less than 0 means auto estimate.

float(0.0)

Foreground rotation measure in rad/m/m to subtract.

float(0.0)

Maximum rotation measure in rad/m/m for which to solve. IMPORTANT TO SPECIFY.

float(1e30)

Maximum input position angle error in degrees to allow in solution determination.