Comparison of calibration techniques in the presence of rapidly-varying atmospheric phase
Dataset
EVLA BnA-configuration continuum dataset
Date = May 29, 2011
Frequency = 19-21 GHz (1.5 cm)
16 subbands of 128 MHz bandwidth each
beamsize~0.3", baselines 14-1400 kilolambda
similar to ALMA ES extended at Band 9
zenith opacity ~ 0.03
elevation of target ~ 20 deg, so tau ~ 0.09
phase calibrator flux density ~ 1.7 Jy
flux calibrator flux density ~ 3 Jy
rms phase on phase calibrator in 2 second integrations after calibration = 9 degrees
Raw data for spw01 RR (19.2 GHz) on a typical long baseline (ea20&ea01)
Raw phase on the calibrators
Zoom to 1 minute on phase calibrator
Comparison of corrected data (all baselines)
Plots are on identical scale!
Data
Integration-based phase calibration solution applied
Scan-based phase calibration solution applied
amplitude
vs.
time
phase
vs.
time
rms phase
8.9 degrees
20.8 degrees
amplitude
vs.
uvdist
phase
vs.
uvdist
Comparison of corrected data (baseline ea01&ea20 only)
amplitude
vs.
time
phase
vs.
time
rms phase
10.4 degrees
19.7 degrees
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calibrated amplitude vs. time (integration-based phase)
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uncalibrated amplitude vs. time (integration-based phase)
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uncalibrated phase vs. time (full track)
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