Adjust/update defaults for various parset parameters
This MR adjusts the default values of various parset parameters (see RAP-551). The following were changed:
- BDA is now off by default (it does not work properly with DD solution intervals)
-
fast_datause = single
for the fast solve andslow_datause = dual
for the slow ones (support added in this MR) -
dd_interval_factor = 3
(DD solution intervals of up to 3 times the base interval) -
dd_psf_grid = [0, 0]
(set to scale automatically with image size, resulting in ~ 1 PSF per square deg of imaged area) -
stepsigma = 2.0
(stops the solver earlier) -
solveralgorithm = directioniterative
(required for bothdatause = single
ordual
and DD solution intervals)
Additionally, the behavior of apply_diagonal_solutions
was changed to reflect the changes to WSClean (see https://wsclean.readthedocs.io/en/latest/facet_based_imaging.html#selecting-visibilities-to-read-reorder). When apply_diagonal_solutions
is activated (the default), WSClean will now use the -diagonal-visibilities
option when necessary and otherwise will use the -scalar-visibilities
option. These options should reduce the I/O done during imaging significantly.
Edited by David Rafferty