The script constructs a beam mosaic for LOFAR observations based on the observational settings
Input:
- Observation ID
- A FITS image file of the observable object in RA / DEC coordinates
- Coordinates of the observed stellar object [columns: RA in deg, DEC in deg, beam number]
- A parset file with all necessary information about a given LOFAR observation (central beam coordinates, number of stations, see below)
Output:
A .pdf file of a RA / DEC observational plane tiled by LOFAR beams
The script uses beam geometry calculations from plot_LOFAR_TA_multibeam.py by Joeri van Leeuwen and can be easily adapted to any other telescope
The script was used in the following papers:
Mikhailov, K., van Leeuwen, J., 2016, A&A, 593, 21
The LOFAR search for radio pulsars and fast transients in M 33, M 81, and M 82
van Leeuwen J., Mikhailov K., Keane E., Kondratiev V., Michilli D., Hessels J., LOFAR Pulsar PWG, 2017, A&A, in prep.
Andromeda and the Crab – A LOFAR radio search for bright single pulses and periodic signals from M 31