KFPA Test TKFPA_30: 2010 September 6
The final observing session for KFPA recommissioning had a number of observing goals:
- Check the intra-beam calibration by observations of the moon and planets
- Perform a deep integration of water maser source 1194
- Complete a set of W51 ammonia lines to allow full testing of the temperature determination using NH3
- Tests of faster mapping speeds by not firing the cal during mapping.
Jupiter: Target/Off 12/13; Map 14; Target/Off 15/16
The astrid commanded point/focus on Jupiter was carried out using the DCR with 800 MHz without problem.
The spectrometer and IF was configured for 800 MHz 4 beam spectral line observations, followed by
a Daisy map.
Mapping results looked reasonable.
Uranus: Target/Off 17/18; Map 19,20; Target/Off 21/22
The astrid peak using Uranus was reasonable, although the planet was rather weak.
The map consisted of two Daisy pattern. The planet map did not show much emission.
Seems like there was some sort of configuration problem.
W51: Target/Off 33/34; Map 35:45; Target/Off 46/47
Good NH3 (5-5) transition map. The peak emission is offset from the center of the map, so
that the Target observation shows little emission. The observation was configured for
the 200 MHz, 4 beam mode, with center frequency 24480 MHz.
W51: Target/Off 48/49; Map 50:60; Target/Off 61/62
Good NH3 (6-6) transition map. Little emission in the map center, but significant peak
is offset from center. Four Beam 200 MHz mode, with center frequency 25071 MHz.
NGC 1194: Case of the Missing Masers; Nod Scans 68:87,93:112
We observed NGC1194 in the KFPA 2 Beam, 2 spectral band, 200 MHz bandwidth mode for the first time.
Initially we thought that the KFPA was miss-configured as the majority of the maser lines were not present.
Previous observations by Jim Braatz had shown a spectrum rich in lines. However subsequent observations
by Jim, below, showed that the lines had indeed disappeared, save for a single strong line.
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KFPA observation of a 600 second spectrum of maser emission towards NGC1194
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Time Series of NGC1194 GBT K-band (not KFPA) observations of NGC1194
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TMC Mapping test with No Cal blinking: Target/Off 120/121; Map 122:135; Target/Off 136/137
The Target/Off observations were made with the cal blinking, but the map was made without firing the cal and the samples were taken twice as fast as normal. The spectra were recorded every 0.5 seconds instead of the usual 1.0 seconds
Orion Maps with proper DecLatMap configuration
Moon Daisy maps for beam gain comparison
TMC HC7N J=22-21 Line Map, Partially completed
TMC map of
HC7N J=22-21 line in Galactic latitude, longitude orientation. Ran out of time before map was
completed. Scans 228 to 233.
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TMC map of HC7N line at 23815.878 MHz (J=22-21).
Ran out of time before map was completed.
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GlenLangston - 2010-09-30