GTAC Observation Log 

1. Date : 09/7/2013
2. Observation Sr. No. : 6596
3. Observer : Subhashis Roy,David Alan Green,Sabyasachi Pal,Mayuresh Surnis,BHAL CHANDRA JOSHI
4. Observer's Email : roy@ncra.tifr.res.in,dag@mrao.cam.ac.uk,sabya@csp.res.in,msurnis@gmail.com,bcj@ncra.tifr.res.in,mpsurnis@ncra.tifr.res.in
5. Project Name : Confirming candidate supernova remnants in the Galactic fourth quadrant with GMRT
6. Project Code : 24_044
7. Operator(s) : Navanath,Pramod,Rupsingh,
8. Command File : /odisk/gtac/cmd/roy/24_044.09jul.gr1.cmd,/odisk/gtac/cmd/roy/24_044.09jul.gr2.cmd
9. LTA File : /gsbifrdata1/09jul//24_044_09jul2013_8s.lta,
10. LogFlag File : /odisk/online1/logflags/24_044.FLAGS.6,/odisk/online1/logflags/24_044.FLAGS.5,/odisk/online1/logflags/24_044.FLAGS.7,

ANTENNA SETTINGS :

11. RF Band(MHz) & Solar Attn(dB)- RF1 : 306 MHz ,RF2 : 306 MHz, SA1 : 14 dB, SA2 :  dB
12. Ist LO (MHz) & IVth LO (MHz): ILO1 : 255 MHz, ILO2 : 255 MHz , IVLO1 : 51 MHz, IVLO2 : 51 MHz 
13. IF Attn(dB) , IF BW(MHz) & IF ALC : IF-CH1 : 24+4 dB, 32 MHz,OFF, IF-CH2 : 24+4 dB, 32 MHz,OFF

GSB SETTINGS :

14. GSB Mode : Realtime 
15. GSB LTA : 8 
16. GSB CTRL : ONLINE 
17. GSB Fstop : ON 
18. GAIN EQ : OFF 
19. Stokes : TotIntensity
20. Beam - 1 : OFF
21. Beam - 2 : OFF
22. ACQ BW : 33.33 MHz
23. Final BW : 33.333333 MHz; Step # 0
24. Maximum Channels : 256 
25. Channel Numbers : 0:255:1 
26. LO5 -1  : 149.00 
27. LO5 -2  : 156.00 
28. Frequency Parameters (TPA) : 306 306 255 255 51 51.
29. Integration Time : 8.053056 Sec.
30. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) :27

31. Name of Non-Working Antennas (with reason for each) :
S01 : 130pol very low fringe.
E05 : BLDC work.
W05 : No fringe.

32. Note for Backup :

33. Start and End Time of Obs.(IST): 18:25 - 02:06

34. ONLINE Machine : 

35. Comments (During Observations) :
TEST data file :-   /gsbifrdata/09jul/24_044_09jul2013_test.lta
   Scan 0: Scan on 3c286 5min.
   scan 1: scan on 3c286 with 4 dBm attn incresed.
   scan 2: scan on 3C286 with 4+4Dbm attan increased.
   scan 3: scaon on 3C286 with gain on. 4dbm gain dcresed. 
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19:30 : Started setup.
19:35 : Started power equilisation on G9.0-0.1 @ 300counts.
19:45 : Power equilisation done.
19:45 : Restarted GSB with gaineq on.

19:53 : '/odisk/gtac/cmd/roy/24_044.09jul.gr1.cmd' command file started.
21:41 : Stopped command file.

21:43 : Started command file
       '/odisk/gtac/cmd/roy/24_044.09jul.gr2.cmd'
23:12 : Stopped command file.

23:14 : Started scan on NV1627-3953.
23:18 : Stopped scan.

23:21 : '/odisk/gtac/cmd/roy/24_044.09jul.gr1.cmd' command file started.
01:45 : Stopped command file.

01:54 : Started scan on 3C48.
02:06 : Stopped scan and observation session is over.