CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility
ATCA Users Guide
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Contents
Index
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Preface
About this Guide
Conventions
(1) The Australia Telescope Compact Array
/1./
The Australia Telescope Compact Array
/1.1/
The Australia Telescope National Facility
/1.2/
Overview of the ATCA
/1.3/
Planning a proposal
/1.4/
Centimetre Observations (20–3 cm bands)
/1.5/
Millimetre-wave observations (12mm–3mm)
/1.6/
Choosing an Observing Frequency
/1.7/
Choosing Angular and Frequency Resolution
/1.8/
Additional Observing Notes and Techniques
/1.9/
High Time Resolution, Pulsars, Planets and VLBI
/1.10/
Other Things to Consider
/1.11/
Submitting a proposal
/1.12/
Successful Proposals
(2) Preparing for Observations
/2./
Preparing for Observations
/2.1/
How to Prepare a Schedule File
/2.2/
How to Prepare a Mosaic File
/2.3/
Scheduling Strategy
/2.4/
Observation Requirements
/2.5/
Pre-observation Checklist
(3) Observing
/3./
Observing
/3.1/
Continuum Observations
/3.2/
Zoom Modes
/3.3/
Monitoring and Trouble Shooting
/3.4/
cm Observing Startup Checklist
/3.5/
mm Observing Startup Checklist
(4) After your Observations
/4./
After your Observations
/4.1/
Archiving Your Data
/4.2/
Report Your Experiences
/4.3/
Data Analysis
/4.4/
Publishing Results
A. Technical Reference
B. caobs
C. cacor
D. spd
E. vis
F. People to Contact
Index
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3.5 mm Observing Startup Checklist
Use this checklist for starting mm observations
check mm attenuators
check CABB attenuators
calibrate delays
check pointing
calibrate phases
calibrate amplitudes