2010 December 2

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Details

  • Time: 15:00 - 15:30 ET = 19:00 - 19:30 UT
  • Location: CV-ER331
  • Video Hub: 192.33.117.19
  • Domestic Call In: 434-293-7109
  • Int'l Call In: 434-293-6691

Purpose: To Discuss ALMA Data Sets

Agenda:

  • Welcome members newly on-site
  • Discussion of datasets in the repository (From Todd and Al)
    • New: 4 polarizations at Band 3 (parallactic angle: -16 to +88 deg)
    • NGC 7674 CO 3-2 (first uid with LO offsetting, second without; both include a Delay Calibration intent)
    • Two quasars at Band 6 (with and w/o LO offsetting) 0538-440, 0522-364 (no LOOffset)
    • 4 polarizations at Band 3 (J0538-440; parallactic angle = -48 to +78 deg )
    • Stellar Water Masers B9
    • Ceres
    • Baseline determination within SB
  • Access to Tiger Team wiki.
  • Site cloud camera: (availability of TMT test camera)CSV-421
  • Flux Calibration using planets (Fomalont) CSV-549
  • Self calibration issues (Fomalont; see below)
  • Early Science Configurations (see below)
  • AOB

Self-Calibration

  • CSV-618: "Self-Calibration: Observing, reduction and imaging" by Ed Fomalont. Please, have a look into this ticket if you want to learn about self-calibration.

ES Configurations

  • There are two candidates for Early Science configurations under study.

-- AlWootten - 2010-11-29

Topic attachments
I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
250mArray_16_CSV.cfgcfg 250mArray_16_CSV.cfg manage 494 bytes 2010-12-01 - 17:41 AlWootten Strawman 250m ES array
Compact_16.csvcsv Compact_16.csv manage 463 bytes 2010-12-01 - 17:39 AlWootten Strawman compact 16 antenna configuration from F. Boone (see writeup)
Compact_16_RItests.pdfpdf Compact_16_RItests.pdf manage 293 K 2010-12-01 - 17:39 AlWootten Remy simulations using strawman 16 element compact array.
Planets_ResolvedCals.txttxt Planets_ResolvedCals.txt manage 8 K 2010-12-02 - 09:19 AlWootten Using partially resolved calibrators
alma16ant.pdfpdf alma16ant.pdf manage 1 MB 2010-12-01 - 10:39 AlWootten F. Boone discussion on design of prospective ES compact array
Topic revision: r9 - 2011-07-14, ToddHunter
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