An optimized algorithm for multiscale wideband deconvolution of radio astronomical images

Abstract We describe a new multiscale deconvolution algorithm that can also be used in a multifrequency mode. The algorithm only affects the minor clean loop. In single-frequency mode, the minor loop of our improved multiscale algorithm is over an order of magnitude faster than the casa multiscale a...

Celý popis

Uloženo v:
Podrobná bibliografie
Vydáno v:Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Ročník 471; číslo 1; s. 301 - 316
Hlavní autoři: Offringa, A. R., Smirnov, O.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Oxford University Press 01.10.2017
Témata:
ISSN:0035-8711, 1365-2966
On-line přístup:Získat plný text
Tagy: Přidat tag
Žádné tagy, Buďte první, kdo vytvoří štítek k tomuto záznamu!
Popis
Shrnutí:Abstract We describe a new multiscale deconvolution algorithm that can also be used in a multifrequency mode. The algorithm only affects the minor clean loop. In single-frequency mode, the minor loop of our improved multiscale algorithm is over an order of magnitude faster than the casa multiscale algorithm, and produces results of similar quality. For multifrequency deconvolution, a technique named joined-channel cleaning is used. In this mode, the minor loop of our algorithm is two to three orders of magnitude faster than casa msmfs. We extend the multiscale mode with automated scale-dependent masking, which allows structures to be cleaned below the noise. We describe a new scale-bias function for use in multiscale cleaning. We test a second deconvolution method that is a variant of the moresane deconvolution technique, and uses a convex optimization technique with isotropic undecimated wavelets as dictionary. On simple well-calibrated data, the convex optimization algorithm produces visually more representative models. On complex or imperfect data, the convex optimization algorithm has stability issues.
ISSN:0035-8711
1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stx1547