MeqTrees is a software package for implementing Measurement Equations. This makes it uniquely suited for simulation and calibration of radioastronomical data, especially that involving new radiotelescopes and observational regimes.
The meqtrees-timba source code is maintained on github. You can obtain it using:
$ git clone https://github.com/ska-sa/meqtrees-timba
To compile meqtrees-timba you need to meet the following requirements:
- cmake
- blitz++
- python
- casacore (3.0 or greater)
- casarest (1.3.1 or greater)
- blas
- lapack
- libgdm
- wcslib
- fftw3
- cfitsio
In the casacore source folder run:
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
make install
If you run Ubuntu we recommand the KERN packages:
Read everything about MeqTrees on the wiki: