FitsWriter

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initialize_psrfits

your.formats.fitswriter.initialize_psrfits(
    outfile, your_object, npsub=-1, nstart=None, nsamp=None, chan_freqs=None, npoln=1, poln_order="AA+BB"
)

Set up a PSRFITS file with everything set up EXCEPT the DATA.

Args:

outfile: path to the output fits file to write to
your_object: your object with the input Filterbank file
npsub: number of spectra in a subint
nstart: start sample to read from (for the input file)
nsamp: number of spectra to read
chan_freqs: array with frequencies of all the channels
npoln: number of polarisations in the output file
poln_order: polsarisation order

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ObsInfo

your.formats.fitswriter.ObsInfo()

Class to setup observation info for psrfits header

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