The IDIA PROCESSMEERKAT pipeline: Fast CASA Processing on a Cloud-Based HPC Cluster
J. D. Collier, Bradley S. Frank, Srikrishna Sekhar, Andrew R. Taylor · 2021
The IDIA PROCESSMEERKAT pipeline is an efficient, user-friendly pipeline that has been widely tested and documented. It has been used to successfully calibrate and image MeerKAT data down to an RMS of several µJy / beam, and supports continuum, polarisation and spectral-line use cases. It runs on the ilifu cluster, making dynamic use of resources and containers, and presents a good framework for implementing pipelines in a HPC environment. The current version performs full-polarisation a priori calibration and produces quick-look images. The next version, which introduces self-calibration, is currently being tested.