ATNF developed software packages

The following software packages and tools have been developed by ATNF staff and collaborators.

CategorySoftwareDescription
ATCA data processingMIRIADRadio interferometry data reduction package used for processing most ATCA synthesis data.
ASKAP data processingYANDAsoft Previously known as ASKAPsoft this is the software developed for processing ASKAP data
Pulsar softwareTEMPO2Pulsar timing software package
PSRCATATNF pulsar catalogue software
Murriyang spectral line softwareINSPECTAData processing package for SDHDF-format data files
Source findingDuchampAdvanced source finding tool, particularly suited to 3-d data.
Telescope control softwareSAURONASKAP scheduling software.
TOSTelescope Operating System. Control software for ASKAP and Murriyang.
TCSTelescope Control System. Used for observing at Mopra and legacy modes at Murriyang.
ATELIBA library of FORTRAN routines used to compute the delay and phase for the ATCA
Interactive web toolscoordCalculate Rise and Set times of Sources
PlanetsPosition of the planets and moon
Radial velocitiesCalculates the radial velocity components of Earth, Sun etc.

File formats, definitions and conventions

ATNF staff and collaborators have developed the following file formats and conventions.

CategoryTitleDescription
CoordinatesWCSLIBLibrary that implements of the FITS World Coordinate System (WCS) convention.
PulsarPSRFITSFile format for pulsar searching and timing data sets
FITSRPFITSLibrary that implements the FITS-like format in which pre-BIGCAT ATNF synthesis and early single-dish data is written.
HDF5SDHDFFile format for spectral line and continuum data sets from the Parkes wide-band receiver and phased-array-feed.