Evan Keane

This repository holds a collection of useful codes and scripts for
analysis of single pulse searches and FRB data from radio telescopes.

1. FAKE

FAKE is a code which creates fake filterbank data. This enables you to
make simulated datasets with specific types of signal in them (e.g. an
FRB or a highly-accelerated binary pulsar) so that you can test your
detection software.

Sigproc comes with a version of FAKE already included but this is a
modified version which you should use if you are simulating FRB
signals. You can use this to replace the existing files in a standard
psrsoft (see http://www.pulsarastronomy.net/wiki/Software/PSRSoft)
installation of sigproc

   fake.c - conserves area under pulse + few other edits
   help.c - fake usage message updated

2. dDM_S.py

A python script to calculate the relative S/N for an incorrect DM

3. SP_search_comparison

Some scripts to generate comparison data and plots of 4 SP search codes

4. view_archival_FRBs

A script for grabbing FRBs from fil files and making output in useful
data formats for further analysis.

5. archival_FRB_data.link

The URL link to the public Google Drive directory for the raw data and
various different useful formats.

6. dedisp_steps

A code which outputs the DM steps from the algorithm of Levin 2012,
and as used by heimdall. It also outputs info. on the scalloped DM
response. It also compares the dmtol you need to ask heimdall for a
desired dmtol, i.e. it works out the 'hack' you need to get the right
DM trials for your desired search without changing the widespread and
already-used-everywhere code.

7. destroy_gutted.link

A link to a lightweight version of destroy, a SP search code.

8. sc_td_linux.link

A link to a github repository for a linux version of a code that
converts "scamp" data format (archival Parkes surveys, especially
those that used the analogue filterbanks) to sigproc "filterbank"
format.