parseAntenna

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Parse an antenna argument (integer or string or list) to emulate CASA task selections, given a measurement set. See parseAntennaASDM for the equivalent command for an ASDM. This works in all CASA versions (i.e., from 3.3 onward). See also parseFrequencyArgument. Note: full usage of the wildcard character (e.g. 'DV*') is not supported.

Usage:

au.parseAntenna(vis, antenna)

Inputs:

• vis: name of measurement set
• antenna: a string argument, as you would pass to a CASA task

Output:

• list of antenna IDs

Example:

CASA <6>: au.parseAntenna('uid___A002_X7de05f_Xe69.ms','!PM01')
  Out[6]: [0, 2, 3]

-- ToddHunter - 2014-04-28