Additional Documentation

This chapter is designed to give a brief overview of alternative documentation that is available at the Australia Telescope Compact Array.

Australia Telescope Users Guide

• Description: This document covers the operational aspects of the Compact Array from a user's perspective. Included is information about travelling to the Observatory, getting started in your observations, running on-line software and trouble-shooting.
• Created by: Wilfred Walsh (wwalsh@atnf.csiro.au)
• Maintained by: Jasmina Lazendic (jlazendi@atnf.csiro.au)
• Location: There should always be a copy in the Control Room. Personal copies are available either printed or via FTP from atnf.csiro.au.

Correlator Configurations Handbook

• Description: Contains very detailed information about all the available correlator configurations at the ATCA.
• Maintained by: Ben Reddall (breddall@atnf.csiro.au)
• Location: Control Room copy only

• Description: A catalogue of suitable radio calibrators for use with the ATCA.
• Maintained by: John Reynolds (jreynold@atnf.csiro.au).
• Location: There should always be a copy in the Control Room. It is also available on-line on the VAXes (AT$CAT:AT.CAT) or via FTP.

• Description: Contains information on how to use the Multi-channel Image Reconstruction, Image Analysis and Display package. In addition, it leads users through calibration, imagaging and some analysis of ATCA data.
• Maintained by: Bob Sault (Bob.Sault@csiro.au) and Neil Killeen (nkilleen@atnf.csiro.au).
• Location: As well as the WWW version (click on title) there are usually paper copies located near the workstations. The Narrabri Observatory Library also has a copy.

• Description: Contains information on how to reduce ATCA data with the Astronomical Image Processing System package.
• Maintained by: Neil Killeen (nkilleen@atnf.csiro.au)
• Location: As well as the WWW version (click on title) there are usually paper copies located near the workstations. The Narrabri Observatory Library also has a copy.

• Description: Link to on-line ATCA documentation.
• Maintained by: Staff of ATCA Computer group and Operations group
• Location: WWW (click on the title).

• Description: WWW home page of the Australia Telescope National Facility. Contains WWW links to other interesting WWW sites as well as general intformation about ATNF.
• Maintained by: Epping computer group
• Location: WWW (click on the title).

• Description: WWW home page of the CSIRO Division of Telecommunications & Industrial Physics. Contains WWW links to other interesting WWW sites as well as general intformation about the Division.
• Maintained by: Epping computer group
• Location: WWW (click on the title).

• Description: Central WWW home page for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Contains links to general CSIRO services and to the individual CSIRO institutes and divisions.
• Maintained by: ITS, Canberra.
• Location: WWW (click on the title).