The PHANGS-ALMA Pipeline
Introduction
This is the PHANGS post-processing and science-ready data product pipeline. This pipeline processes data from calibrated visibilities to science-ready spectral cubes and maps. The procedures and background for key parts of the pipeline are discussed in the Astrophysical Journal Supplements Paper PHANGS-ALMA Data Processing and Pipeline. Please consult that paper for more background and details.
What this pipeline is for
This pipeline is devised to process data from radio interferometer observations (from, e.g., ALMA or VLA).
It is applied to calibrated visibilities, as those generated by the CASA software, and delivers science-ready spectral
cubes and moment maps, along with associated uncertainty maps. In this regard, the PHANGS-ALMA pipeline offers a
flexible alternative to the scriptForImaging script distributed by ALMA.
A detailed list of the derived data products can be found in Section 7 of the paper mentioned above.
The pipeline can also process Total Power data from ALMA.
Pipeline and configuration files
This repository contains the scripts that comprise the PHANGS-ALMA pipeline. The pipeline runs by supplying a number of configuration files. These are included in this repository, and are also embedded within these docs. If you need access to other examples, please get in touch.
Contact
For issues, the preferred method is to open an issue on the GitHub issues page.
Documentation