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       1             : //# BJonesDesc.h: Define the format of BJones cal tables
       2             : //# Copyright (C) 1996,1997,2002,2003
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      26             : //#
      27             : //# $Id$
      28             : 
      29             : #ifndef CALIBRATION_BJONESDESC_H
      30             : #define CALIBRATION_BJONESDESC_H
      31             : 
      32             : #include <synthesis/CalTables/SolvableVJDesc.h>
      33             : 
      34             : namespace casa { //# NAMESPACE CASA - BEGIN
      35             : 
      36             : // <summary> 
      37             : // BJonesDesc: Define the format of BJones cal tables
      38             : // </summary>
      39             : 
      40             : // <use visibility=export>
      41             : 
      42             : // <reviewed reviewer="" date="" tests="" demos="">
      43             : 
      44             : // <prerequisite>
      45             : //<li><linkto class="CalTableDesc">CalTableDesc</linkto> module
      46             : //<li><linkto class="VisJonesDesc">VisJonesDesc</linkto> module
      47             : //<li><linkto class="TimeVarVisJonesDesc">TimeVarVisJonesDesc</linkto> module
      48             : //<li><linkto class="SolvableVisJonesDesc">SolvableVisJonesDesc</linkto> module
      49             : //
      50             : // </prerequisite>
      51             : //
      52             : // <etymology>
      53             : // From "BJones" and "descriptor".
      54             : // </etymology>
      55             : //
      56             : // <synopsis>
      57             : // BJonesDesc defines the format of BJones calibration tables in terms 
      58             : // of table descriptors <linkto class="casacore::TableDesc">casacore::TableDesc</linkto>, 
      59             : // as used in the casacore::Table system. BJones matrices represent bandpass
      60             : // corrections in the Measurement Equation formalism. At present, 
      61             : // this set of classes returns only the default table formats.
      62             : // </etymology>
      63             : //
      64             : // <example>
      65             : // <srcblock>
      66             : // </srcblock>
      67             : // </example>
      68             : //
      69             : // <motivation>
      70             : // See CalTableDesc.
      71             : // </motivation>
      72             : //
      73             : // <todo asof="98/01/01">
      74             : // Generate calibration table descriptors from a VisSet or VisBuffer object
      75             : // </todo>
      76             : 
      77             : class BJonesDesc : public SolvableVisJonesDesc
      78             : {
      79             :  public:
      80             :    // Default null constructor, and destructor
      81             :    BJonesDesc();
      82           0 :    virtual ~BJonesDesc() {};
      83             : };
      84             : 
      85             : 
      86             : // <summary> 
      87             : // BJonesPolyDesc: Define the format of BJonesPoly cal tables
      88             : // </summary>
      89             : 
      90             : // <use visibility=export>
      91             : 
      92             : // <reviewed reviewer="" date="" tests="" demos="">
      93             : 
      94             : // <prerequisite>
      95             : //<li><linkto class="CalTableDesc">CalTableDesc</linkto> module
      96             : //<li><linkto class="VisJonesDesc">VisJonesDesc</linkto> module
      97             : //<li><linkto class="TimeVarVisJonesDesc">TimeVarVisJonesDesc</linkto> module
      98             : //<li><linkto class="SolvableVisJonesDesc">SolvableVisJonesDesc</linkto> module
      99             : //<li><linkto class="BJonesDesc">BJonesDesc</linkto> module
     100             : //
     101             : // </prerequisite>
     102             : //
     103             : // <etymology>
     104             : // From "BJones", "polynomial" and "descriptor".
     105             : // </etymology>
     106             : //
     107             : // <synopsis>
     108             : // BJonesPolyDesc defines the format of BJonesPoly calibration tables 
     109             : // in terms of table descriptors <linkto class="casacore::TableDesc">casacore::TableDesc</linkto>, 
     110             : // as used in the casacore::Table system. BJonesPoly matrices represent bandpass
     111             : // corrections in the Measurement Equation formalism in polynomial form. 
     112             : // At present, these include b-spline and casacore::Chebyshev polynomial representations,
     113             : // using the solver developed for Plateau de Bure interferometer data by
     114             : // Anterrieu et al.
     115             : // </etymology>
     116             : //
     117             : // <example>
     118             : // <srcblock>
     119             : // </srcblock>
     120             : // </example>
     121             : //
     122             : // <motivation>
     123             : // See CalTableDesc.
     124             : // </motivation>
     125             : //
     126             : // <todo asof="02/01/01">
     127             : // Generate calibration table descriptors from a VisSet or VisBuffer object
     128             : // </todo>
     129             : 
     130             : class BJonesPolyDesc : public BJonesDesc
     131             : {
     132             :  public:
     133             :    // Default null constructor, and destructor
     134             :    BJonesPolyDesc();
     135           0 :    virtual ~BJonesPolyDesc() {};
     136             : 
     137             :    // Return the table descriptor for the main calibration table
     138             :    virtual casacore::TableDesc calMainDesc();
     139             : };
     140             : 
     141             : 
     142             : } //# NAMESPACE CASA - END
     143             : 
     144             : #endif
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