This Readme file contains a description of the VY CMa Band 9 ALMA Science Verification 
data, scripts and data products. 

For information see: http://almascience.org/alma-data/science-verification


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###  NOTE - TWO OF THE THREE Band 9 DATASETS (X31 AND X102f) DO NOT HAVE THEIR   ###
###  OWN BANDPASS CALIBRATOR AND SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION. IN THE CALIBRATION    ###
###  SCRIPT THE BANDPASS CALIBRATOR IS  COPIED FROM THE NEXT DATASET (Xb3d).       ###
###  WHILE THIS PROVIDES A SATISFACTORY RESULT FOR THE BANDPASS AND AN IMPROVED     ###
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VYCMa Band9 658GHz 
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VYCMa_Band9_Calibration.py: Calibration script
VYCMa_Band9_Imaging.py: Imaging script
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VYCMa_Band9_UncalibratedData.tgz contains:

Three asdm datasets:
* uid___A002_X6d5bd2_X31
* uid___A002_X6d34fd_Xb3d
* uid___A002_X6d34fd_X102f


VYCMa_Band9_CalibratedData.tgz  contains the
end product of VYCMa_Band9_Calibration.py, i.e.:
* VYCMa_658.ms


VYCMa_Band9_ReferenceImages.tgz contains:
* VYCMa_658_contap4.clean.image
* VYCMa_658_contap4.clean.image.fits
* VYCMa_658.0_H2O.clean.image
* VYCMa_658.0_H2O.clean.image.fits
* VYCMa_658.0_H2O.clean.image.mom0
* VYCMa_658.0_H2O.clean.image.mom0.fits


Publications making use of these data must include the following statement 
in the acknowledgement:

"This paper makes use of the following ALMA data: ADS/JAO.ALMA#2011.0.00011.SV. 
ALMA is a partnership of ESO (representing its member states), NSF (USA) and 
NINS (Japan), together with NRC (Canada) and NSC and ASIAA (Taiwan), and KASI (Republic of Korea), in 
cooperation with the Republic of Chile. The Joint ALMA Observatory is operated 
by ESO, AUI/NRAO and NAOJ."

In addition, publications from NA authors must include the standard NRAO 
acknowledgement:

"The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the National 
Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated 
Universities, Inc."