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Class JObserve.ReadCalDB

java.lang.Object
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public class ReadCalDB

extends Object

ReadCalDB()

ReadCalibratorText(String, Observation)

Read Calibrator data base from text file

The input text files consists of a number of entries whose type is given by the first three characters in the line.

 public ReadCalDB()

 public static void ReadCalibratorText(String file,
                                       Observation Obs) throws IllegalArgumentException, IOException

Read Calibrator data base from text file

The input text files consists of a number of entries whose type is given by the first three characters in the line. Each line is a comma delimited list of entries.

• NEW actually NEWSOURCE indicates the beginning of a new source.
• POS, position, contains: 1)epoch type (EPOCH, 2000), 2) name, 3) epoch value (EPOCH only), 4) position accuracy code, 5) RA as hhmmss.ssss, 6) Dec as -ddmmss.sss
• AKA, alias (after comma)
• CAL, (VLA example) band dependent information, 1) Band code (1 char), 2) flux density at band, 3) Configuration dependent codes for type (e.g. PPSS) for A, B, C and D configurations 4) Minimum uv range (klambda?) 5) Maximum uv range (klambda?)

Parameters:

String - the name of the text file

Observation - the associated observation (schedule).

Throws: FileNotFoundException

if can't find.

Throws: IOException

if problem opening, reading or closing

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