From 5e07eed5df581e676ad6ea88007ba6fb757ba74a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron LI Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 18:11:56 +0800 Subject: Update docs/guide with observation simulation info --- docs/guide.rst | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/guide.rst b/docs/guide.rst index 02e077c..756ca83 100644 --- a/docs/guide.rst +++ b/docs/guide.rst @@ -66,7 +66,33 @@ these `pointsource tools`_ that were developed for use in `Wang et al. 2010`_. +---------------------- +Observation Simulation +---------------------- + +In order to incorporate the instrumental effects into the simulated +sky maps, the latest `SKA1-Low layout configuration`_ (released on +2016 May 21) is employed to carry out the observation simulation. + +The `OSKAR`_ simulator is used to perform the interferometric +observations. The ``make-ska1low-model`` tool was writen to generate +the *sky model* of the SKA1-Low for use by ``OSKAR``. +The simulated *visibility data* are then imaged by utilizing the +`WSClean`_ to generate the "observed" images. + +The scripts that help carry out the observation simulations can be +found at `atoolbox/astro/oskar`_. + + .. _`pointsource tools`: https://github.com/liweitianux/radio-fg-simu-tools/tree/master/pointsource .. _`Wang et al. 2010`_: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010ApJ...723..620W +.. _`SKA1-Low layout configuration`: + https://astronomers.skatelescope.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/SKA-TEL-SKO-0000422_02_SKA1_LowConfigurationCoordinates-1.pdf +.. _`OSKAR`_: + https://github.com/OxfordSKA/OSKAR +.. _`WSClean`_: + https://sourceforge.net/projects/wsclean/ +.. _`atoolbox/astro/oskar`: + https://github.com/liweitianux/atoolbox/tree/master/astro/oskar -- cgit v1.2.2