DP3 Changelog
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Improvements
DP3 now requires EveryBeam v0.5.8
[6.0] - 2023-08-11
New features
Optional support for Sagecal (libdirac), if that is installed.
Re-using model visibilities in multiple steps (e.g. ddecal steps) is now possible through the ‘extradata’ feature.
Python bindings are thoroughly refactored; entire DP3 pipelines can now be constructed from Python.
DP3 now has some steps with increased performance specifically for the AARTFAAC instrument.
Improvements
Under the hood some casacore structures were replaced by xtensor structures, which may reduce memory usage.
Deprecate the use of
FULL_RES_FLAGS
. These are not written anymore.DP3 now requires EveryBeam v0.5.1
Experimental use of AVX and XSIMD features to speed up various operations.
Bug fixes
Fix predicting sky components with negative n-value (further than 90 degrees from phase centre) - note that this bug did not affect the demix step.