MX Variables:
The list of control variables is (by alphabetic order, with the corre-
sponding old names used by Mapping on the right)
New names [ unit] -- Description -- % Old Name
BEAM_STEP [ ] Channels per dirty beam % MAP_BEAM_STEP
MAP_CELL [ arcsec] Image pixel size
MAP_CENTER [ string] RA, Dec of map center, and Position Angle
MAP_CONVOLUTION [ ] Convolution function % CONVOLUTION
MAP_FIELD [ arcsec] Map field of view
MAP_POWER [ ] Maximum exponent of 3 and 5 allowed in MAP_SIZE
MAP_PRECIS [ ] Fraction of pixel tolerance on beam matching
MAP_ROBUST [ ] Robustness factor % UV_CELL[2]
MAP_ROUNDING [ ] Precision of MAP_SIZE
MAP_SIZE [ ] Number of pixels
MAP_TAPEREXPO [ ] Taper exponent % TAPER_EXPO
MAP_UVCELL [ m] UV cell size % UV_CELL[1]
MAP_UVTAPER [m,m,deg] Gaussian taper % UV_TAPER
MAP_VERSION [ ] Code version (0 new, -1 old)
MOSAIC_BEAM [ ] Mosaic truncation level % MAP_TRUNCATE
Basic CLEAN parameters
CLEAN_GAIN [ ] Loop gain
CLEAN_STOP [ ] Stopping criterium (string)
CLEAN_NITER [ ] Maximum number of clean components
CLEAN_FRES [ %] Maximum value of residual (Fraction of peak)
CLEAN_ARES [Jy/Beam] Maximum value of residual (Absolute)
CLEAN_POSITIVE [ ] Minimum number of positive components at start
CLEAN_NKEEP [ ] Min number of components before convergence
Clean beam user specification
BEAM_SIZE [ 0 0 0 ] Major, Minor (in arcsec) and PA (in Degree)
Method dependent CLEAN parameters
CLEAN_INFLATE [ ] Maximum Inflation factor for UV_RESTORE (MULTISCAL
CLEAN_NCYCLE [ ] Max number of Major Cycles (SDI & CLARK methods)
CLEAN_NGOAL [ ] Max number of comp. in Cycles (ALMA method)
CLEAN_RATIO [ ] Smoothing factor (MRC default 0: guess, otherwise
CLEAN_SIDELOBE [ ] Min threshold to fit the synthesized beam
CLEAN_SMOOTH [ ] Smoothing ratio: MRC (def 2 or 4) and MULTISCALE
CLEAN_SPEEDY [ ] Speed-up factor (CLARK)
CLEAN_WORRY [ ] Worry factor (CLARK and MULTISCALE)
Mosaic related parameters
MOSAIC_SEARCH [ ] Threshold to search Clean Comp. in a Mosaic (def 0
MOSAIC_TRUNCATE [ ] Threshold to mask outer regions in a Mosaic (def 0
Old (seldom used) names like in MAPPING
BLC [ pixel] Bottom left corner of cleaning box
TRC [ pixel] Top right corner of cleaning box
BEAM_PATCH [ pixel] Size of cleaning beam ** not clear **
Restoration control CLEAN parameters
CLEAN_RESIDUAL [-1,0,1] Control how residuals are added or not - For debu