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The Method CLEAN – Use, Misuse and Variations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

U.J. Schwarz
U.J. Schwarz*
Affiliation:
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen

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The mathematical background of the method CLEAN, as given by Schwarz (1978) is summarized. A method to derive source parameters (flux, position, extent) as a direct application of the theory is described. The ambiguity of the CLEAN method is discussed from a theoretical and practical point of view. Empirical results on the influence of the loop-gain are given. A new approach for the processing of maps with limited phase information is presented and a novel application of CLEAN for beam-switching observations (as an example for the case of a non-symmetric beam) is given.

Information

Type
Part VI: Other Image Improvement Methods
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 49: Image Formation from Coherence Functions in Astronomy , 1979 , pp. 261 - 275
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1979

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