Feb 24, 2011 Tiger Team Meeting

Agenda

1. CSV News
   • Polarization campaign wiki
   • Mosaic problems (Ed)
2. compact config
   • Report on Proposed Compact Configuration
   • more on 3b and 6b
3. Intermediate scale configuration
   • smaller version of Frederic's reports (from Richard, 12MB)
   • alma_es_med*_all.pdf (plots from Frederic Boone, 64MB)
   • CSV-624 (Early science 16 antennas)
4. How to run the OSS (Observing Script Simulator)
   • See CSV-685: R8 Observing Script Simulator issues
   • gns.aos.ste = aos-gns.aiv.alma.cl (at OSF): 2.6.18-164.15.1.el5PAE
     • is running ACS-9.0.0 Build : ALMA-8_0_0_6
     • ObservingScriptSimulator -y StandardInterferometry.py -x SchedBlock0.xml
     • output = successful using the SchedBlock0.xml in alsprojecta.aot
   • nash.cv.nrao.edu (at ER-basement): 2.6.18-238.1.1.el5 i686
     • has ACS-8.2: /export/data_1/dklopp/alma/ACS-8.2/
     • but it's not running, acsStart fails, and "locate ObservingScriptSimulator" finds nothing.
   • ste-its.cv.nrao.edu (at NTC): 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5PAE i686
     • Here, you login in with the same password that you have at the OSF. However, at present OSS does not run properly.
     • on Feb 11 it was running ACS-9.0.0 Build : ALMA-8_0_1-B-TIMEBASED-IT-ATB-Now-2011-02-01-18-00
     • on Feb 17 it was running ACS-9.0.0 Build : ALMA-8_0_2-B-TIMEBASED-ATB-Now-2011-02-17-02-00
     • /alma/ACS-9.0/ACSSW/bin/ObservingScriptSimulator -y StandardInterferometry.py -x SchedBlock0.xml (for standard interferometry SBs)
     • output on Feb 17: Acspy.Util.ACSCorba._Client.__init__ - manager is not available. This method will block until manager comes online!
5. Data analysis software
   • analysisUtils: CVS server for CSV software repository (project 21) is being moved from ESO to OSF on Feb 25. Users will need to update their environment variable:
     • bash: CVSROOT=":pserver:LOGIN@nas-04.aiv.alma.cl:2401/project21/CVS"
     • cshrc: setenv CVSROOT ":pserver:LOGIN@nas-04.aiv.alma.cl:2401/project21/CVS"
   • wvrgcal: Dan Klopp working with Darrell S. to automatically build versions against casapy-test and casapy-stable so that they will work without having to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH (CV helpdesk ticket 14063)
6. AOB

• Frederic_medium_small.pdf: FB Original Medium Configs

• Frederic_extended_small.pdf: FB Original Extended Configs