Generating the Open Challenges

Generating the Open Challenges

Logged on 06/29/2009 12:15:39 PM

This first PURR log will describe how the first, simple open challenge is generated. Subsequent PURR logs describing the more complex simulations may not repeat the steps which are described in this one, so it's worth reading this one even if you laugh in the face of the simplicity of the simulation.

I'd like to add a disclaimer as well: this log isn't a general introduction and might be incomplete in places. I'm assuming some familiarity with MeqTrees and Measurement Sets.

Ingredients:

- MeqTrees: http://www.astron.nl/meqwiki

- MakeMS: http://www.astron.nl/meqwiki/BuildingMakeMs

- Python with Pyrap: http://code.google.com/p/pyrap

- PURR: http://www.astron.nl/meqwiki/OlegSmirnov/PurrInstallationNotes

- A FITS viewer: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/computing/software/karma