aperdrift v1.0.0

aperdrift v1.0.0 is the first stable release of the program used to generate WSRT schedule for Apertif driftscans. The program generates a schedule in the form of a csv file, and a png file for visualization of the driftscan pattern.

In principle this program should work for any arrangement of compound beams, so long as they are specified in ancillary/pattern39+1.txt

Input

The user specifies the following to generate a driftscan schedule:

• number of drifts per beam (this is the number of drifts between beam centers + 1),
• calibrator to be used for driftscan, for example 'Cas A', 'Cyg A', '3C 147', etc,
• start time of the drifts, specified in UTC, for example 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS',
• output string which will be appended to the csv filename.

Output

The program creates:

• a csv file formatted in the manner of an Apertif scheduling parameter file,
• a png file of the driftscan layout.

New Contributors

• @kmhess made their first contribution in #1
• @helgadenes made their first contribution in #2
• @dependabot made their first contribution in #4

Full Changelog: https://github.com/kmhess/aperdrift/commits/v1.0.0