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The delay solutions are applied back to the original data.
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From there the pipeline can split out smaller datasets in the desired target direction(s) within the field of view.
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* Unsure what data is suitable to be processed?
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Have a look at the [Data Requirements](data-requirements).
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* Already made sure that your data is suitable to be processed and just want the bare minimum required to get started?
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Skip to the [Quickstart](quickstart)!
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|:exclamation: **NOTE**: The LOFAR-VLBI pipeline is only able to process data that meets the [Data Requirements](data-requirements).|
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# TL;DR
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A quick way to start processing is described in the [Quickstart](quickstart)!
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# Installation
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A configuration file should, at a minimum, contain
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* the observation data in _MeasurementSet_ (MS) format,
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* solution tables generated by the [_LOFAR Initial Calibration_](https://git.astron.nl/RD/LINC) (LINC) pipeline,
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* solution tables generated by the [_LOFAR Initial Calibration_](https://git.astron.nl/RD/LINC) (LINC) pipeline in an _HDF5_ format,
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* a catalogue containing a suitable delay calibrator at a 6″ resolution, in CSV format,
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Assuming the setup listed in [Installation](#Installation), a suitable pipeline input file can be generated using the VLBI pipeline's `generate_input.sh`:
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A suitable pipeline input file can be generated using the VLBI pipeline's `generate_input.sh`:
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bash ${INSTALL_DIR}/vlbi/scripts/generate_input.sh ${INPUT_DIR} ${INSTALL_DIR}
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This will generate `input.yaml` in the current working directory.
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Optional input parameters, such as flagged baselines or solutions generated by the [_Direction-Dependent Faceting_](https://github.com/saopicc/DDFacet) (DDF) pipeline should be added to this file by hand.
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