Station locations on the ATCA
There are 45 stations on which the antennas usually reside. There are 39 on the 3km east-west track (labelled W), 5 on the north-south track (labelled N), and 1 for the 6 km antenna. The east-west stations are numbered according to their distance from the eastern end in units of 15.306 m and starting at W0. The north-south stations are numbered according to their distance from the intersection with the east-west track at W106 and in units of 15.306 m.
The following table shows the station name (Stn), and
the corresponding distance in metres (Dist). The table also
gives the names of some stations in an old naming convention.
Stn Dist (Old Name)
----------------- ----------
W0 0.000 (Station 1)
W2 30.612 (Station 2)
W4 61.224 (Station 3)
W6 91.837 (Station 4)
W8 122.449 (Station 5)
W10 153.061 (Station 6)
W12 183.673 (Station 7)
W14 214.286 (Station 8)
W16 244.898 (Station 9)
W32 489.796 (Station 10)
W45 688.776 (Station 11)
W64 979.592 (Station 12)
W84 1285.714 (Station 13)
W98 1500.000 (Station 14)
W100 1530.612 (Station 15)
W102 1561.224 (Station 16)
W104 1591.837
N14 N11 N7 N5 N2 W106 1622.449
214.286 168.367 107.143 76.531 30.612
W109 1668.367 (Station 17)
W110 1683.673 (Station 18)
W111 1698.980 (Station 19)
W112 1714.286 (Station 20)
W113 1729.592 (Station 21)
W124 1897.959
W125 1913.265
W128 1959.184 (Station 22)
W129 1974.490 (Station 23)
W140 2142.857 (Station 24)
W147 2250.000 (Station 25)
W148 2265.306 (Station 26)
W163 2494.898 (Station 27)
W168 2571.429 (Station 28)
W172 2632.653 (Station 29)
W173 2647.959 (Station 30)
W182 2785.714 (Station 31)
W189 2892.857 (Station 32)
W190 2908.163 (Station 33)
W195 2984.694 (Station 34)
W196 3000.000 (Station 35)
W392 6000.000 (Station 37)
Also of relevance are the array configurations themselves.
Note: The design of the primary monitor system places the following restrictions on some stations:
| Station | Hosts only |
|---|---|
| W0 | CA01 |
| W2 | CA01 CA02 |
| W4 | CA01 CA03 CA03 |
| W6 | CA01 CA02 CA03 CA04 |
| W172 | CA02 CA03 CA04 CA05 |
| W173 | CA02 CA03 CA04 CA05 |
| W182 | CA03 CA04 CA05 |
| W189 | CA04 CA05 |
| W190 | CA04 CA05 |
| W195 | CA05 |
| W196 | CA05 |
That is, the end stations of the east-west track do not take all antennas. This is only of relevance if a shuffle of antennas is being used.
The following stations are not used by any standard arrays: W6, W12, W14, W16, W129, and W189.
Note that some of these were used in obsolete or special arrays.
Original: Derek McKay (18-Jan-1996)
Modified: Bob Sault (19-Oct-2003)