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Add what to do in case you have voltage data.
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fjankowsk committed Jul 2, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -43,4 +43,6 @@ To measure the scattering-corrected DM reliably, one must run `scatfit` iterativ

In other words, start by giving the initial DM (e.g. S/N-optimizing DM) in the first `scatfit` call. Copy the output scattering-corrected DM and run `scatfit` again with the output DM as input. Repeat this process until the difference between input DM and output scattering-corrected DM is less than the reported DM uncertainty or a pre-determined value.

If you have access to the voltage data of the burst, you should also iterate on the coherent DM at the same time as the post-detection DM. You ideally want to coherently dedisperse, optimise the DM, coherently dedisperse the data again with the new output DM, and repeat the process several times until convergence.

The leading edge of the burst profile should be as sharp as possible (in the absence of DM-smearing), and the tail well-described by the scattering model. Three to four iterations should be enough to reach a stable scattering-corrected DM if the initial DM was already close to the corrected value. Something must be wrong if the DM does not stabilise after 5-6 iterations.

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