Configuration#

CalibrationConfig#

Pipeline-level configuration controlling mode, PWV fitting strategy, and feature flags.

Source: cal-core/src/config.rs

Field

Type

Default

Description

obs_mode

ObsMode

Auto

Observation mode (auto-detected if Auto)

pwv_source

PwvSource

FitGridRefine

PWV retrieval strategy

pwv_initial_guess

f64

1.0

Initial PWV guess for fitting (mm)

pwv_grid_min

f64

0.001

Minimum PWV in grid search (mm)

pwv_grid_max

f64

10.0

Maximum PWV in grid search (mm)

pwv_grid_steps

usize

100

Number of grid search points

pwv_per_pixel

bool

false

Fit PWV independently per pixel

clip_tsys

f64

200.0

Bad channel T_rec threshold multiplier (K)

clip_counts

f64

0.01

Minimum hot-cold count ratio

eta_fss

f64

1.0

Forward scattering efficiency

eta_mb

f64

1.0

Main beam efficiency

gain_el_correction

f64

1.0

Elevation-dependent gain correction

n_threads

Option

auto

Rayon thread pool size

physics

PhysicsConstants

KalibrateCompat

Physics constants precision

dbs_adhesive

bool

false

Enable DBS adhesive beam coupling for OtfChopped mode

gain_interpolate

u8

0

Gain drift correction level (0=off, 2=correct ON, 3=correct ON+OFF)

skydiff

u32

0

SKY-DIFF diagnostic depth (0=off, N=diff against N most recent OFFs)

skychopdiff

bool

false

SKYCHOPDIFF diagnostic: chop-phase diffs of the sky in chopped scans

CalibrationParams#

Instrument-level calibration parameters that travel with every scan. Groups per-instrument values with per-load thresholds and physics mode, eliminating loose f64 parameters from pipeline function signatures.

Constructed via CalibrationParams::from_config(config, foeff, gain_image).

Source: cal-core/src/config.rs

Field

Type

Default

Description

foeff

f64

0.97

Forward efficiency (eta_fss)

gain_image

f64

0.5

Image sideband gain ratio (0.0–1.0); signal gain = 1 - gain_image

clip_tsys

f64

200.0

T_sys clipping threshold for bad channel detection (K)

clip_counts

f64

0.01

Minimum hot-cold count ratio for bad channel detection

physics

PhysicsConstants

KalibrateCompat

Physical constants mode

CalibrationLoad constructors (new, new_with_load_temps) accept &CalibrationParams rather than separate foeff/gain_image/physics arguments.

ObsMode#

Variant

CLI value

Description

Auto

auto

Auto-detect from data

TotalPower

totalpower, tp

Position-switched ON/OFF

OtfTotalPower

otf, otf_totalpower

On-the-fly scanning

OtfChopped

otf-chopped

OTF with dual beam switch (OTFSWA/OTFSWB)

FrequencySwitch

Stubbed: frequency-switched reference

BeamSwitch

Stubbed: standalone beam-switched reference

PwvSource#

Variant

Description

FitGridRefine

Grid search (100 points) + Newton refinement (5 iterations)

FitLM

Levenberg-Marquardt least-squares (fallback)

External(f64)

Fixed PWV value in mm (no fitting)

PhysicsConstants#

Variant

\(h/k_B\)

Notes

Exact

SI 2019, f64

Full precision

KalibrateCompat

0.047995 K/GHz, f32 truncation

Default – legacy parity mode