Add image alignment research code

[jonchang]

Pull Request

Description

Adds research code related to the image alignment spike.

Related Issues

https://github.com/CDCgov/IDWA/issues/7

Additional Notes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12AibUgv1V7n3oiO5RQZxHE-PTrjKyHrsAQ6pVlar9i8/edit?usp=drive_link

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