IRAM Plateau de Bure Interferometer
Data Reduction CookBook
September 2010
Version 5.0

This document describes how to reduce Plateau de Bure (PdB) observations and gives some ideas to perform first analysis and imaging. Sect. explains how to get started, from planning your trip to Grenoble to having a project account. The standard procedure to calibrate PdB data with the CLIC software package is described in Sect. . A few instructions to start the data analysis with the MAPPING software package are given in Sect. . A theoretical description of the calibration as well as a description of the extended pipeline (or AoD) First Look report are annexed in Apps. and respectively.

Documentation

A. Castro-Carrizo$^1$, R. Neri$^1$In charge: A. Castro-Carrizo$^1$, R. Neri$^1$.
Active developers: .
S. Guilloteau, R. Lucas, A. Dutrey, and S. RadfordMain past contributors: S. Guilloteau, R. Lucas, A. Dutrey, and S. Radford.

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Note: this is the on-line version of the IRAM Plateau de Bure Interferometer Data reduction CookBook. A PDF version is also available.

Related information is available in:

• IRAM Plateau de Bure Interferometer: Introduction
• IRAM Plateau de Bure Interferometer: OBS Users Guide
• CLIC: Continuum and Line Interferometric Calibration
• MAP: Imaging and Deconvolution of Aperture Synthesis Data
• MIS: Tools for Millimeter Interferometry Simulation
• GREG: Graphical Possibilities
• SIC: Command Line Interpretor