Test Observation Project Codes

Critical Commissioning Tests

System Verification Observations

• TCOR: Correlator observations (no data in the archive looks like)
• T3BI: 3bit
  • T3BI0001, Rupen, Basic 3-bit sampler readiness and tests
• TVER: Verification
  • TVER0001, Mc Mullin, Basic EVLA verification tests
  • TVER0002, Krauss, Basic EVLA verification tests
  • TVER0003, Dhawan, Basic EVLA verification tests
  • TVER0004, Shepherd, Basic EVLA verification tests
  • TVER0005, Roy, Standard modes - EVLA P-band tests
    (the new archive tool shows the data being at 4-band instead of P)
  • TVER0006, Momjian, Basic EVLA verification tests, including time/frequency avergaing in the CBE

Observing Band Test Observations: Testing and development within broad frequency ranges distinguished by their calibration strategies

• TSUB: Sub-GHz Frequencies observations
  • TSUB0001, Owen, Basic readiness for EVLA Sub-GHz Frequency bands
  • TSUB0002, Butler, VLITE testing for EVLA Sub-GHz Frequency bands
• TLOW: Low frequency observations
  • TLOW0001, Mc Mullin, Deep looks in EVLA L-band in A-configuration
  • TLOW0002, Perley, Characterizing the EVLA low frequency bands
• TMID: Mid frequency observations
  • TMID0001, Perley, Wideband EVLA tests
  • TMID0002, Mao, Wideband C-band EVLA tests
• THIG: High frequency observations
  • THIG0001, Leroy, EVLA reference pointing workarounds
  • THIG0002, Cannon, EVLA Ku-band readiness
  • THIG0003, van Moorsel, EVLA sensitivity assessment
  • THIG0004, Malone, EVLA reference pointing tests
  • THIG0005, M. Mao, EVLA Q-band calibrator strengths
  • THIG0006, Sjouwerman, EVLA OTF tests
  • THIG0007, Beaklini, EVLA Tipping scan tests

Observing Mode Test Observations: Testing and development within broad observing modes distinguished by their science goals

• TSPE: Spectral line observations
  • TSPE0001, Brogan, AB1346 RSRO readiness - EVLA spectral line test observations
  • TSPE0002, van Gorkom, EVLA widefield bandpass stability
  • TSPE0004, Aravena, EVLA doppler tracking readiness, AV317 readiness
  • TSPE0005, Goss, EVLA long-term bandpass stability
  • TSPE0006, Balser, EVLA spectral line observations in the presence of strong continuum sources
  • TSPE0007, Ott, EVLA doppler tracking vs. setting
  • TSPE0008, Momjian, EVLA Zeeman Effect tests and readiness
  • TSPE0009, Momjian, Weak and wide HI spectral lines with the EVLA
  • TSPE0010, Linz, Weak lines near strong ones - EVLA spectral line tests
  • TSPE0011, Ott, EVLA CBE vs. post-processing channel averaging
  • TSPE0012, Roy, EVLA Galactic HI calibration
  • TSPE0013, McMullin, Spectral ringing in EVLA observations
  • TSPE0014, Kepley, EVLA spectral line calibration
  • TSPE0015, Beuther, 31 spectral windows in EVLA spectral line test observations
  • TSPE0016, Claussen, OH masers - EVLA spectral line test observations
• TPOL: Polarization observations
  • TPOL0001, Rupen, Polarization orientation
  • TPOL0002, Myers, Polarization stability, POLCAL readiness
  • TPOL0003, Myers, EVLA POLCAL observations
  • TPOL0004, Owen, Rotation measures
  • TPOL0005, Sault, EVLA polarization tests
  • TPOL0006, Moellenbrock, Ionospheric corrections
  • TPOL0007, Jagannathan, Testing configuration to measure rotation measures
• TPLA: Planetary observations
  • TPLA0001, Butler, Basic readiness for planetary observations
• TSOL: Solar observations
  • TSOL0001, Bastian, On-Sun linearity, etc. - EVLA solar test observations
  • TSOL0002, Perley, Strong source attenuation - EVLA solar test observations
  • TSOL0003, Butler, 12A-285 readiness
• TAST: Astrometry observations
  • TAST0001, Brunthaler, Basic readiness for EVLA astrometry observations
• TOTF: On the fly (OTF) mosaicing tests
  • TOTF0001, Kimball, Higher freq On-The-Fly (OTF) mosaicing tests

Observing Support Test Observations: Testing and development of the end-to-end capability of the array to support observations for the community

• TOSR: Open shared risk observations
  • TOSR0001, Rupen, end-to-end testing for EVLA Open shared risk observations
  • TOSR0002, Momjian, AK723 readiness
  • TOSR0003, Sjouwerman, EVLA doppler setting tests
  • TOSR0004, Rupen, changing bands, changing frequencies for EVLA Open shared risk observations
  • TOSR0005, McMullin, end-to-end testing for EVLA Open shared risk observations
  • TOSR0006, Wrobel, EVLA OST readiness
• TRSR: Resident shared risk observations
  • TRSR0001, Rupen, Basic readiness for EVLA resident shared risk observations (RSRO)
  • TRSR0002, Chandler, AC982 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0003, Aravena, AA330 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0004, Bhatnagar, AB1345 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0005, Brogan, AB1346 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0006, Heesen, AH1006 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0007, Kepley, AK726 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0008, Leroy, AL746 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0009, Miller-Jones, AM1014 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0010, Soderberg, AS1015 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0011, Taylor, AT374 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0012, van Gorkom, AV318 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0013, Butler, AB1353 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0014, Momjian, AM1005 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0015, Myers, AM1018 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0016, Owen, AO255 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0017, Wrobel, AW775 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0018, Chomiuk, AC992 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0019, Marvil, AM1038, AM1040 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0020, Chandler, EVLA wideband reference pointing
  • TRSR0021, Perley, EVLA wideband calibration methods
  • TRSR0022, Hofner, 10B-124 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0023, Hallinan, 10B-173 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0024, Hallinan, 10B-209 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0025, Takahashi, 10B-126 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0026, Rupen, 10B-239 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0027, Fomalont, 10B-105 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0028, Kellermann, 10B-104 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0029, Knapp, 10B-186 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0030, Irwin, 10C-219 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0031, Miller-Jones, 10B-147 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0032, Rupen, 10B-211 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0033, Hallinan, 10C-210 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0034, Ott, 10B-177 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0035, Momjian, 10C-211 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0036, Liu, 11A-150 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0037, Momjian, 11A-231 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0038, Hughes, 11A-142 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0039, Neff, 11A-216 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0040, Sjouwerman, 11A-129 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0041, Brunthaler, 11A-218 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0042, Takahashi, 11A-220 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0043, Brunthaler, 11B-145, 11B-168 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0044, Lang, 11B-210 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0045, Myers, 11B-203 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0046, Rupen, 11B-236/11B-157 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0047, Brunthaler, 12A-161/12A-348 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0048, Kepley, 12A-184/12A-186/12A-462 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0049, Roy, 12A-402 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0050, Corby, 12A-424 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0051, Chandler, 12A-249 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0052, Law, 12A-336 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0053, Busch, 12A-477 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0054, Yen, 12B-090, 12B-091 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0055, Chandler, 12B-196 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0056, Sjouwerman, 12B-002 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0057, Claussen, 12B-078, 12B-306 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0058, Mutel, 12B-363 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0059, Kassim, 12B-394 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0060, Mao, 12B-396 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0061, Neff, 12B-397 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0062, Hallinan, 13A-365, 13A-471 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0063, Myers, 13A-362 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0064, Bastian, 13A-384 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0065, van Gorkom, 13B-266 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0066, Castelletti, Clarke, 13B-219, -026, -201, -252, -349 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0067, Hyman, 13B-321 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0068, Cutchin, 13B-332 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0069, Asaki, 13B-284 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0070, Osten, 13B-293 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0071, Tsai, 13B-351 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0072, Mooley, 13B-370 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0073, Ibar, 13B-376 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0074. Scaife, 13B-098 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0075, Ivison, 13B-269 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0076, Law, 13B-054 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0077, Hales, 14A-409 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0078, Bannister, 14A-102 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0079, Meyer, 14B-315 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0080, Morabito, 15A-227 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0081, Demorest, 15A-105 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0082, Sjouwerman, 15A-264 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0083, Rickert, 15A-257 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0084, Kooi, 15A-077 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0085, Bansal, 15B-340 readiness - EVLA RSRO
  • TRSR0086, Butler, Schinzel and Taylor, 18A-017 and 18A-369 readiness - EVLA RSRO
• TDEM: Demo and student science observations
  • TDEM0001, Miller-Jones, Synthesis Imaging Workshop continuum tutorial data
  • TDEM0002, Miller-Jones, Synthesis Imaging Workshop spectral-line tutorial data
  • TDEM0003, Claussen, IRC 10216 observations
  • TDEM0004, Remijan, Large-molecule observations for students
  • TDEM0005, Butler, Cassini occulted
  • TDEM0006, Owen, M87 core and jet
  • TDEM0007, Frail, Multiband Crab Nebula observations
  • TDEM0008, Ott, M51 HI observations
  • TDEM0009, Project for NRAO summer interns
  • TDEM0010, Marvil, M82 L-band observations
  • TDEM0011, Perley, Hercules A observations
  • TDEM0012, Golap, W50 mosaic observations
  • TDEM0013, Miller-Jones, SS433 movie
  • TDEM0014, Taylor, Project for UNM students
  • TDEM0015, Cannon, Project for Macalester students
  • TDEM0016, Mutel, Project for U Iowa students
  • TDEM0017, Intema, Sausage cluster observations
  • TDEM0018, van Gorkom, Project for Columbia students
  • TDEM0019, Durham, Project for Saint Anselm College
  • TDEM0020, Pannuti, Project for Morehead State students
  • TDEM0021, Cannon, Project for Macalester students
  • TDEM0022, Galvan-Madrid, Project for Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia students
  • TDEM0023, Cannon, Project for Macalester students
  • TDEM0024, Denn, Project for Metropolitan State University of Denver students
  • TDEM0025, Cannon, Project for Macalester students
  • TDEM0026, Pihlstrom, Project for UNM students
  • TDEM0027, Cannon, Project for Macalester students
  • TDEM0028, Ludovici, Project for Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology students
  • TDEM0029, Corsi, Project for TTU students
  • TDEM0030, Kurtz, Project for UNAM students
  • TDEM0031, Chandler, NSF director's virtual tour
  • TDEM0032, Taylor, Project for UNM students
  • TDEM0033, Cannon, Project for Macalester students
  • TDEM0034, Pihlstrom, Project for UNM students
  • TDEM0035, Cannon, Project for Macalester students
  • TDEM0036, Project for NRAO summer interns
  • TDEM0037, Dominici, Project for Brazilian students
  • TDEM0038, Cannon, Project for Macalester students
• TCAL: Calibrator survey/models/db observations
  • TCAL0001, Mioduszewski, EVLA calibrator models
  • TCAL0002, Perley, EVLA calibration tests
  • TCAL0003, Momjian, EVLA Stress Test and antenna performance monitoring observations
  • TCAL0004, Perley, EVLA flux density runs
  • TCAL0005, Perley, EVLA flux density ratios
  • TCAL0006, Claussen, EVLA weak-source calibration
  • TCAL0007, Sjouwerman, EVLA calibrator observations
  • TCAL0008, Sjouwerman, EVLA calibrator survey
  • TCAL0009, Sjouwerman, EVLA flux density scale source monitoring
• TSCH: EVLA Scheduling heuristics
• TRAP: EVLA Rapid response observations
• TSKY: VLASS readiness
  • TSKY0001, Myers, VLASS readiness
• TALM: ALMA
  • TALM0001, Peck, Synergies with ALMA
• TGBT: GBT
  • TGBT0001, O'Neil, Synergies with GBT
• THYB:Hybrids
  • THYB0001, Chandler, EVLA configuration tests
• TNGV: NGVLA
  • TNGV0001, Butler, NGVLA tests
• TVPILOT: VLA Sky Survey Pilot
  • TVPILOT, Chandler, VLA sky survey pilot study
• TFST: Fast dumps
  • TFST0001, Butler, EVLA Fast dump tests
• TSAR: subarray observing under OST
  • TSAR0001, Demorest, EVLA subarray observing under OST
• TDRW0001: Momjian, Observations for the VLA Data Reduction Workshop
• TOTS: On the sky tests
  • TOTS0001, Sjouwerman, Test EVLA frequency averaging
• TVLI0001: Clarke, VLITE testing
• TCOS: COSMIC
  • TCOS0001, Demorest, General COSMIC commissioning tests

Advanced Science Support Test Observations

Advanced Observing Modes

• TPUL: Pulsar observations
  • TPUL0001, Butler, EVLA pulsar testing
• TVLB: VLBA/VLBI observations
  • TVLB0001, Deller, EVLA phasing tests for VLBA/VLBI
  • TVLB0002, Lazio, EVLA phasing tests for VLBA/VLBI
• TPHA: Phased array
  • TPHA0001, Mioduszewski, EVLA phased-array tests

Advanced Data Techniques

• TMOS: Mosaicing observations
  • TMOS0001, Smolcic, Readiness tests for Mosaicing observations
• THOL: Holography* THOL0001, Butler, EVLA Holography tests
• TRFI: RFI observations
  • TRFI0001, Momjian, RFI evaluation tests
  • TRFI0002, Rupen, EVLA RFI sweep
  • TRFI0003, Rao, RFI rejection tests with the EVLA
  • TRFI0004, Demorest, Satellite RFI tests with the EVLA
  • TRFI0005, Demorest, Narrowband RFI search
  • TRFI0006, Demorest, WIDAR RFI blanking tests
• TCAS: CASA tests
  • TCAS0001, Butler, CASA tests using EVLA data
• TALG: Algorithm development observations
  • TALG0001, Owen, Wideband imaging, widefield polarimetry, L-band - Algorithm development observations
  • TALG0002, Bhatnagar, Wideband & widefield imaging, L-band - Algorithm development observations
  • TALG0003, Bhatnagar, AB1345 RSRO readiness - Algorithm development observations
  • TALG0004, Rao, Wideband & widefield imaging, L-band - Algorithm development observations

Observatory-Sponsored Observations

• TOBS: Observatory-sponsored observations
  • TOBS0001, McMullin, SN of unknown type - Observatory-sponsored observations
  • TOBS0006, Sjouwerman, G2 encounter with Sgr A* - Observatory-sponsored observations
  • TOBS0007, Rupen, V838 Monitoring - Observatory-sponsored observations
  • TOBS0008, Chandler, SN Ia in M82 - Observatory-sponsored observations
  • TOBS0009, Mioduszewski, trigger on ANTARES neutrino detection - Observatory-sponsored observations
  • TOBS0010, Mioduszewski, trigger on GRB 171205A - Observatory-sponsored observations
  • TOBS0011, Mioduszewski, trigger on SN ZTF20aaelulu (SN2020oi) - Observatory-sponsored observations
  • TOBS0012, Mioduszewski, trigger on SGR 1935+2154 - Observatory-sponsored observations