Technical Description
and
Observer's Handbook
version 6.0 (February 2004)
under construction
Edited by K.M. Borkowski and A.J. Kus
Rendered into English by K.M. Borkowski
Centre for Astronomy
Nicolaus Copernicus University
Torun Radio Astronomy Observatory (TRAO)
Piwnice 2004
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Table of Contents
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I General Information II RT32 — K. Borkowski, Z. Bujakowski 1 The Construction 2 Geometry and Other Characteristics 3 Shadows of Secondary Mirror and Its Support Legs 4 Blind Spot Near the Zenith III Telescope Control — E. Pazderski 1 Controlling the Motion 2 Controlling the Receivers (rec) 3 VXI Command Module Window 4 Signal Monitoring, sigmon — R. Feiler 5 The track Program — G. Hrynek 6 Dealing with Problems — M. Gleba IV Receivers — S. Jakubowicz 1 L Band Receiver 2 C Band (5 GHz) Receiver 3 M Band (6 GHz) Receiver V Data Acquisition Hardware 1 VLBI Terminal 2 Pulsar Machine 3 16384-Channel Digital Spectrograph — A. Kępa VI Time Service — K. Borkowski, J. Usowicz 1 Hydrogen Maser 2 Rubidium Frequency Standard Setting up Rubidium Clock — A. Kępa, W. Szymański 3 GPS Receivers 4 Monitoring of the H-Maser Format of Data Release Correction of the Maser Frequency VII Calibrations — A. Kus, K. Borkowski 1 Basic Definitions 2 System Temperature Determination 3 Antenna Sensitivity Determination VIII Total Power Measurements — A. Kus, K. Katarzyński 1 Antenna Positioning 2 Differential Measurements 3 Observational Data Reduction 4 Gravitational Deformations of the Antenna IX VLBI Observations — A. Kus, R. Feiler 1 Introduction — K. Borkowski 2 VLBI Terminal — R. Feiler 2.1 Properties of the P&G Terminal 2.2 Preparing for Observing Session 2.3 Initialisation 2.4 During Observations 2.5 When Something Untoward Happens 2.6 Completing the Work 2.7 Final Remarks 3 The SNAP Commands 4 Standard Procedures 5 Magnetic Tape Management X Pulsar Observations — A. Wolszczan, W. Lewandowski 1 Logging in and Start of the System 2 Logging from the Console 3 External Logging 4 Program Usage. Windows description 5 Observations 6 Timing Observations 7 Closing of the Programs 8 Unusual Situations XI Spectral Observations — G. Hrynek, M. Szymczak 1 Introduction 2 Back-end Setup Procedure. Initial Steps 3 Observation Programs 3.1 Manual Observations 4 Automated Observing 5 Remarks 6 In Case of Emergency 7 Observations 7.1 Determination of Tsys and Antenna Sensitivity 7.2 Observing Scheme 8 Spectral Data Reduction XII Addenda 1 Astronomical Coordinate Conversion 2 Planetary Ephemeris 3 Observing Proposal (Form) 4 Catalogues and Sky Background Maps |