\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1}Introduction}{7} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {2}Cookbook}{8} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.1}Getting on the air}{8} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.2}Adding Spectra}{8} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.3}Visualization}{9} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.4}Calibration}{9} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.5}Analysis}{9} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.6}Writing}{9} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.7}End of session}{9} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {3}CLASS Manual}{10} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.1}More about CLASS}{10} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.1.1}Files}{10} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.1.2}R and T Memories}{10} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.1.3}Observation and Version Numbers}{10} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.1.4}Adding Spectra}{10} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.1.5}Selection Criteria}{11} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.1.6}The Plot}{12} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.1.7}Baselines}{13} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.1.8}Frequency Switching}{13} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.1.9}Profile Analysis}{13} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.1.10}Miscellaneous}{15} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.2}Continuum Processing}{15} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.2.1}Introduction}{15} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.2.2}Differences between Continuum and Spectroscopy Mode}{16} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3}Skydip Processing}{16} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4}On-the-fly Data Processing}{16} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5}Map Processing: GILDAS}{17} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.5.1}Maps of Spectra}{17} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.5.2}GILDAS Interface}{17} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.5.3}Contour maps: Building a data cube}{17} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.5.4}Velocity-Position Plots}{17} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.5.5}Continuum Maps}{17} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.6}The PRINT Command}{18} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.6.1}GreG Tables}{18} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.7}Publication Quality Plots}{19} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.7.1}Hardcopy}{19} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.7.2}Annotations}{19} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.7.3}Plot Quality}{20} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.8}Variables}{20} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.8.1}The Rope to Hang Yourself}{20} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.8.2}Index Variables}{20} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.8.3}Default Header Variables}{21} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {3.8.4}Advanced Processing}{22} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {4}From CLASS to FITS}{23} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {5}LAS Language Internal Help}{27} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.1}ACCUMULATE}{27} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.2}BASE}{27} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.3}BOX}{28} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.4}CALIBRATE}{28} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.5}DROP}{28} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.6}DUMP}{28} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.7}FILE}{29} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.8}FIND}{29} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.9}FOLD}{29} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.10}GET}{30} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.11}HEADER}{30} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.12}IGNORE}{31} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.13}Language}{31} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.13.1}Language NEWS}{32} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.14}LIST}{32} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.15}MODIFY}{32} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.15.1}MODIFY FREQUENCY}{32} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.15.2}MODIFY OFFSETS}{33} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.15.3}MODIFY BLANKING}{33} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.15.4}MODIFY RECENTER}{33} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.15.5}MODIFY BANDS}{33} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.15.6}MODIFY LINENAME}{33} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.15.7}MODIFY VELOCITY}{33} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.15.8}MODIFY WIDTH}{33} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.15.9}MODIFY IMAGE}{34} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.15.10}MODIFY BEAM\_EFF}{34} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.15.11}MODIFY TELESCOPE}{34} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.15.12}MODIFY POSITION}{34} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.15.13}MODIFY SYSTEM}{34} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.15.14}MODIFY SWITCH\_MODE}{34} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.16}MULTIPLY}{35} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.17}NEW\_DATA}{35} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.18}PLOT}{35} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.19}SAVE}{35} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.20}SET}{36} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.1}SET DEFAULT}{36} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.2}SET PROCESSING}{36} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.3}SET DISPLAY}{36} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.4}SET SELECTION}{36} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.5}SET ALIGN}{37} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.6}SET ANGLE}{37} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.7}SET BAD}{37} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.8}SET BASELINE}{37} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.9}SET CALIBRATION}{37} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline 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{subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.25}SET PLOT}{41} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.26}SET POSANGLE}{41} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.27}SET QUALITY}{41} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.28}SET RANGE}{41} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.29}SET REDUCED}{41} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.30}SET SCAN}{42} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.31}SET SOURCE}{42} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.32}SET SYSTEM}{42} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.33}SET TELESCOPE}{42} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.34}SET TYPE}{42} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.35}SET UNIT}{43} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.36}SET VARIABLE}{43} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.37}SET VELOCITY}{47} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.38}SET WEIGHT}{47} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.20.39}SET WINDOW}{47} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.21}SHOW}{47} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.22}SPECTRUM}{48} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.23}SUM}{48} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.24}SWAP}{48} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.25}TAG}{48} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.26}TITLE}{49} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.27}UPDATE}{49} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.28}WRITE}{49} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {6}ANALYSE Language Internal Help}{50} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.1}COMMENT}{50} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.2}CUBE}{50} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.2.1}CUBE FUNCTIONS}{51} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.3}DISPLAY}{51} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.4}DIVIDE}{51} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.5}DRAW}{51} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.5.1}DRAW FILL}{52} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.5.2}DRAW KILL}{52} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.5.3}DRAW LOWER}{52} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.5.4}DRAW MASK}{52} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.5.5}DRAW UPPER}{52} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.5.6}DRAW TEXT}{52} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.5.7}DRAW WINDOW}{53} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.6}FFT}{53} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.6.1}FFT /REMOVE}{53} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.7}FILL}{53} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.8}FIT}{53} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.9}GAUSS}{54} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.10}GREG}{54} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.11}GRID}{55} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.11.1}GRID /CHANNEL}{56} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.11.2}GRID /IMAGE}{56} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.11.3}GRID /PLOT}{56} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.11.4}GRID /SMOOTH}{56} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.12}ITERATE}{57} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.13}KEEP}{57} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.14}LINES}{57} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.15}MAP}{58} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.15.1}MAP /GRID}{58} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.15.2}MAP /CELL}{58} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.15.3}MAP /NOLABEL}{58} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {6.15.4}MAP /NUMBER}{59} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.16}MEMORIZE}{59} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.17}METHOD}{59} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.18}MODEL}{60} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.19}NOISE}{60} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.20}POPUP}{61} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.21}PRINT}{61} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.22}REDUCE}{62} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.23}RESAMPLE}{62} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.24}RESIDUAL}{63} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.25}RETRIEVE}{63} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.26}SMOOTH}{64} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.27}STAMP}{64} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.28}STRIP}{64} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {7}FITS Language Internal Help}{66} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.1}DIRECTORY}{66} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.2}DISMOUNT}{66} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.3}INITIALIZE}{66} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.4}LIST}{66} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.5}MOUNT}{66} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.6}READ}{66} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.7}REWIND}{67} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.8}SELECT}{67} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.9}SKIP}{67} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {7.10}WRITE}{67} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {8}GTVL Language Internal Help}{68} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.1}CHANGE}{68} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.2}CLEAR}{68} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.3}COMPRESS}{69} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.4}CREATE}{69} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.5}DEVICE}{69} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.6}DISPLAY}{70} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.7}EXPORT}{70} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.8}HARDCOPY}{70} \contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {8.8.1}HARDCOPY /DEVICE}{71} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.9}IMPORT}{71} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.10}LUT}{71} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.11}REPLICATE}{72} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {8.12}ZOOM}{72} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {9}Error Messages and Recovery Procedures}{74} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.1}Notifying the Programmer or System Manager}{74} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.2}Recovering Corrupted Data Files}{74} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {9.3}LAS and 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