CASA RC Variables: Lost and Found

Below are the CASA RC variables I've found in the codebase. If know what a particular does or know that it is no longer relevant, please add a note to that effect. On the line following the variable, put six spaces, an asterisk, another space and then the text. Pleas add your name in parentheses afterwards.

1. measures.aberration.d_interval:
   • interpolation interval as time (fraction of days is default unit) over which linear interpolation is used (default: 0.04 d) (D.Petry)
2. measures.aberration.b_usejpl:
   • measures.aberration.b_usejpl: use the JPL database values for IAU1980. Else analytical expression, relative error about 10E-9 (D.Petry)
3. measures.jpl.ephemeris:
   • Sets the JPL database to be used (at the moment of writing DE200 (default), or DE405). If using the JPL database, the measures.aberration.d_interval is irrelevant.
4. measures.earthfield.d_interval:
   • interpolation interval (km), default 50 km (D.Petry)
5. measures.measiers.b_notable:
   • Do not use IERS tables to convert measures (D. Petry)
6. measures.measiers.b_forcepredict:
   • Use values from prediction tables even if Measured table asked by program. (D. Petry)
7. measures.measiers.d_predicttime:
   • Use values from prediction tables if (now - time) less than value given (default 5) (days) (D. Petry)
8. measures.b1950.d_epoch:
   • definition for B1950 epoch (years), default 2000. (D. Petry)
9. measures.iau2000.b_use:
   • if True, use the IAU2000 precession/nutation (default False, use IAU1980) (D.Petry)
10. measures.iau2000.b_use2000a:
    • if True and measures.iau2000.b_use==True, then use the high precision 2000A model (default: False) (D. Petry)
11. measures.nutation.d_interval:
    • approximation interval as time (fraction of days is default unit) over which linear approximation is used (default: 0.04 d) (D.Petry)
12. measures.nutation.b_useiers:
    • If true, use IERS database nutation corrections for IAU 1980 (default False) (D.Petry)
13. measures.nutation.b_usejpl:
    • if true, use the JPL database nutations for IAU1980 (default False, use analytical expression, relative error about 10^-9. See also measures.jpl.ephemeris (D.Petry)
14. measures.precession.d_interval:
    • approximation interval as time (fraction of days is default unit) over which linear approximation is used (default: 0.1 d) (D.Petry)
15. measures.solarpos.d_interval:
    • interpolation interval for the position of the Sun as time (fraction of days is default unit) over which linear approximation is used (default: 0.04 d) (D.Petry)
16. measures.solarpos.b_usejpl:
    • if True, calculate solar position using the JPL ephemeris tables for Earth and Sun (default False) (D.Petry)
17. measures.b1950.d_epoch:
    • The conversion between B1950 and J2000 may have an Epoch. If none given, an epoch of 2000.0 is assumed for the conversion, unless the measures.b1950.d_epoch is given. (D. Petry)
18. measures.comet.file:
    • The default COMET ephemeris table used by the MeasComet constructor when no other ephemeris is given (default: empty String, i.e. none) (D.Petry)
19. measures.DE200.directory:
    • overrides the default location of the DE200 ephemeris (D.Petry)
20. measures.DE405.directory
    • overrides the default location of the DE405 ephemeris (D.Petry)
21. measures.directory, measures.ierspredict.directory, measures.iersop97.directory:
    • override the default location for these IERS related tables (D.Petry)
22. measures.igrf.directory:
    • user specified directory for the IGRF Earth magnetic field model table (Tak Tsutsumi, see also http://aips2.nrao.edu/docs/user/Utility/node11.html)
23. measures.line.directory:
    • user specified directory for the Lines table (Tak Tsutsumi, see also http://aips2.nrao.edu/docs/user/Utility/node11.html)
24. measures.observatory.directory:
    • user specified directory for the Observatories table (Tak Tsutsumi, see also http://aips2.nrao.edu/docs/user/Utility/node11.html)
25. measures.sources.directory:
    • user specified directory for the Sources table (Tak Tsutsumi, see also http://aips2.nrao.edu/docs/user/Utility/node11.html)
26. AipsError.enableStackTrace, AipsError _StackTracing_Default: ./casacore/casa/Exceptions/Error2.cc:
    • Enables generation of stack traces as part of an AipsError. (Jim Jacobs)
27. Calibrater.useVpf, False: ./code/synthesis/MeasurementComponents/Calibrater.cc:
28. Calibrater.activity.interval
29. Calibrater.activity.fraction
30. FlagAgent.background, false: ./code/flagging/Flagging/FlagAgentBase.cc:
31. FlagDataHandler.asyncio
32. FlagDataHandler.slurp, true: ./code/flagging/Flagging/FlagDataHandler.cc:
33. Imager.asyncio, False); : ./code/synthesis/MeasurementEquations/CubeSkyEquation.cc:
34. logfile.no.default: (logsink_cmpt.cc)
35. ROVisibilityIterator::getAipsRcBase: ./code/synthesis/MSVis/AsynchronousInterface.cc:
36. ROVisibilityIterator::getAipsRcBase: ./code/synthesis/MSVis/VisibilityIteratorImplAsync.cc:
37. alma.vp.image: (KG: This is a temporary option till generic VPManager is enabled...if set to True then the next 2 parameters points to the images which can be used for ALMA beam voltage patterns)
38. alma.vp.12m (see line above)
39. alma.vp.7m (see line above one)
40. display.axislabels
41. display.axislabels.charsize, : ./code/display/DisplayCanvas/WCAxisLabeller.cc:
42. display.axislabels.linewidth, : ./code/display/DisplayCanvas/WCAxisLabeller.cc:
43. display.axislabels.world
44. display.cachesize : ./code/display/DisplayDatas/CachingDisplayData.cc:
45. display.colormaps.defaultcolormap
46. display.colormaps.usedefault
47. display.colormaps.usertable
48. display.contour.color
49. display.controls.color
50. display.controls.doubleclickinterval : ./code/display/DisplayDatas/DrawingDisplayData.cc:
51. display.controls.linewidth, : ./code/display/DisplayEvents/DTVisible.cc:
52. getAipsRcBase () + .debug.logLevel, : ./code/synthesis/MSVis/VisibilityProcessing.cc:
53. Imager.asyncio
54. logfile.no.default
55. plotms.ignorefree
56. table.endianformat, local); : ./casacore/tables/Tables/PlainTable.cc:
57. table.tsm.buffersize, 0); : ./casacore/tables/Tables/TSMOption.cc:
58. table.tsm.maxcachesizemb, -1); : ./casacore/tables/Tables/TSMOption.cc:
59. table.tsm.option, cache); : ./casacore/tables/Tables/TSMOption.cc:
60. user.aipsdir
61. user.aipsrc.edit.keep
62. user.directories.work
63. user.ephemerides.SplatDefault.tbl
64. user.ephemerides.directory
65. user.logfile: (TSLogSink.cc)
66. system.resources.cores (HostInfo.cc)
67. system.resources.memory (HostInfo.cc)
68. system.resources.memfrac (HostInfo.cc)
69. system.time.tzoffset
70. ATerm.CONVSIZE : code/synthesis/TransformMachines/ATerm.cc
71. ATerm.OVERSAMPLING : code/synthesis/TransformMachines/ATerm.cc
    • Controls the size of the buffer used and oversampling parameter for the computation of the convolution function (Sanjay B.)

-- JimJacobs - 2013-06-24

-- DirkPetry - 2013-07-01