Simulator

Components

• Observation

  • Pointing (single, scan, mosaic)
  • Duration
  • Band (frequency)

• Sky/Source

  • Location (RA/Dec)
  • Geometry (point, diffuse)
  • Flux (polarization, SED, variability)

• Radio Frequency Interference

  • Space
  • Ground

• Atmosphere

  • Wind

• Interferometer

  • Antennas (number, location)

• Antenna

  • Type (dish, dipole, ...)
  • Feed/Receiver (location, frequency, bandwidth, polarization, noise, ...)
  • Amplifier/Samplers (bits, ...)

• Correlator

  • Baseline
  • Phase center
  • Integration
  • Frequency/Channels
  • Polarization

Project Plan

• Implement initial observation type

  • scan
  • frequency band

• Implement initial interferometer type

  • VLA

• Implement initial correlator type

  • integration time
  • spectral-windows/channels
  • polarization
    • circular
    • linear
  • noise

• Generate visibility data

  • visibility type
  • write SDM format