UV_MERGE /MODE
[ADVANCED]\UV_MERGE OutFile /FILES In1 In2 ... Inn
/MODE [LINE|STACK|CONCATENATE|INTERSECT|CONTINUUM [Index [Freq]]
[/SCALES F1 ... Fn] [/WEIGHTS W1 ... Wn ]
Specify the merging mode. The default mode is LINE.
In LINE mode, for spectral line UV tables (more than 1 channel), the de-
fault is that the spectral lines must have the same Rest Frequency. Resam-
pling (in velocity, which is then identical in frequency) is done on the
grid of the first UV table In1.
In mode CONCATENATE, a common spectral axis encompassing those of the ini-
tial UV tables is defined, and all UV tables are resampled on this one.
Spectral resolution is set by the first UV table.
In mode INTERSECT, the common spectral axis is the intersection of the
coverage of all UV tables. Spectral resolution is set by the first UV table.
In mode STACK, the Rest Frequencies can differ. Resampling is then done in
velocity, and the (u,v) coordinates scaled as the Rest Frequency ratios to
conserve the angular resolution of the data. The /SCALES and /WEIGHT fac-
tors can be used to incorporate prior knowledge of the expected line ratios
to optimize S/N.
For continuum UV tables (1 channel or option /MODE CONTINUUM), a spectral
index can be specified, as well as a reference Frequency. (u,v) coordinates
are scaled appropriately, as well as Flux and Weights in this case. The
/SCALES and /WEIGHTS factors are applied on top of this automatic spectral
index scaling. Input Line UV Tables are treated as multi-frequency Continuum
ones (as in UV_CONTINUUM command).