1 UV_ASCAL UV_ASCAL: "Self"-Calibration of a UV data set UV_ASCAL does a Phase and/or Amplitude Referencing of a UV Data set, using another one representing a point source observed quasi- simultaneously. It is STRONGLY ADVISED to self-calibrate the phase first, then the amplitude using a longer smoothing time. UV_ASCAL allows in addition to subtract (part of) the input reference source, typically to provide continuum-free spectral line maps. See also UV_SELFCAL. 2 UV_TABLE$ TASK\CHARACTER "UV table to be self-calibrated" UV_TABLE$ UV table to be calibrated 2 SELF$ TASK\CHARACTER "UV table used as phase reference" SELF$ Gaussian source reference UV table 2 DTIME$ TASK\REAL"The smoothing time constant in seconds" DTIME$ Integration time to derive correction. Signal to noise MUST BE SUFFICIENT TO IMPROVE the phase or amplitude determinations. If DTIME$ is too short, noise will be added to the data, rather than the expected improvement. Required values are S/N = 11 for 5 degree phase noise S/N = 20 for 5 % amplitude correction 2 WCOL$ TASK\INTEGER "The phase reference channel" WCOL$ If the reference SELF$ is a spectral line UV table, spectral channel to be used. 2 TYPE$ TASK\CHARACTER "Type of self-cal, Ampli, Phase, Both or None" TYPE$ It is recommended to self-calibrate the phase first, then the amplitude using a longer smoothing time, rather than both together. Type NONE can be used just to subtract a time-smoothed continuum value from a spectral line table. 2 SUB$ TASK\REAL "Fraction of the continuum source to subtract" SUB$ Typically 1 or 0, to remove or not the continuum model. 1 END