An interactive tool to demonstrate how an imaging radio interferometer works.
Supported Features :
- Select array configurations and observation setup options
- Choose between three types of sources to observe
- Choose the time duration and bandwidth of the observation
- Choose a data weighting scheme (varying between natural to uniform)
- Display antenna array configuration, spatial frequency coverage and the observed image.
Example Screenshot :
More example screenshots are in the Docs directory.
Run the simulator :
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Setup a local python environment (if needed) with numpy, matplotlib, ipython and dash :
- python3 -m venv local_python
- ./local_python/bin/pip install --upgrade pip
- ./local_python/bin/pip install --upgrade numpy matplotlib ipython dash
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Run the app as ./local_python/bin/ipython simmer.py
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You should see :
- Dash is running on http://127.0.0.1:8000
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Point your browser to http://127.0.0.1:8000/