GTAC Observation Log

1. Date : 26/08/2023
2. Observation Sr. No. : 15794
3. Observer : Yogesh Maan, Mayuresh Surnis, Visweshwar Ram Marthi, BHAL CHANDRA JOSHI, Krishnakumar MA
4. Observer\'s Email : ymaan4@gmail.com, mayuresh.surnis@mail.wvu.edu, vrmarthi@ncra.tifr.res.in, bcj@ncra.tifr.res.in, kk.ambalappat@gmail.com
5. Project Name : Low-frequency monitoring of the Magnetar XTE 1810-197
6. Project Code : 44_013
7. Operator(s) : Navnath, Pramod
8. Command File : /data1/gtac/cmd/44_013/44_013_26Aug2023_1900_cmd.py
9. LTA File : /gwbifrdata/26aug/44_013_26aug2023_b4_gwb.lta, /gwbifrdata/26aug/44_013_26aug2023_b3_gwb.lta
10. LogFlag File :  

ANTENNA SETTINGS :

11. RF Band(MHz) & Solar Attn(dB)- RF1 : 591 MHz ,RF2 : 591 MHz, SA1 : 0 dB, SA2 : 0 dB
12. Ist LO (MHz) & IVth LO (MHz): ILO1 : 540 MHz, ILO2 : 540MHz , IVLO1 : 51 MHz, IVLO2 : 51 MHz 
13. IF Attn(dB) , IF BW(MHz) & IF ALC : IF-CH1 : 4+14 dB, 32 MHz,ON, IF-CH2 : 4+14 dB, 32 MHz,ON

GSB SETTINGS :

14. GSB Host : gsbm1_shivneri
15. GSB Mode : Realtime
16. GSB LTA : 8
17. GSB CTRL : ONLINE/TGC
18. GSB Fstop : ON
19. GAIN EQ : ON
20. Stokes : Total_Intensity
21. Beam - 1 : OFF
22. Beam - 2 : OFF
23. ACQ BW : 33.333333 MHz
24. Final BW : 0 MHz; Step # 0
25. Maximum Channels : 256
26. Channel Numbers : 0:255:1
27. LO5 -1  : 149
28. LO5 -2  : 156

29. Frequency Parameters (TPA) : 591 591 540 540 51 51
30. Integration Time : 16.1061 Sec
31. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) at the beginning :29

32. Name of Non-Working Antennas (with reason for each) :
C01 : Low self Power @ RF Ch1.

33. Note for Backup :

34. Start and End Time of Obs.(IST): 26 Aug 2023 19:00:00 - 26 Aug 2023 21:00:00

35. ONLINE Machine : TGC

36. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) at the end :29

37. RFI Status :

38. Comments (During Observations) :

------------GWB Setting---------
GPU_MODE  	: Realtime
GPU_LTA  	: 4
GPU_ACQ_BW  	: 200.0000
GPU_FINAL_BW  	: 200
GPU_EDGE_FRQ  	: 0
GPU_CHAN_MAX  	: 2048
GPU_CHAN_NUM  	: 0:2047:1
GPU_STOKES  	: Full_Stokes
GPU_SIDEBAND  	: 1 1
GPU_RF4  	: 470  470
GPU_DDCLO4  	: 0.0000  0.0000
GPU_SB4  	: 1 1
GCODE4  	: 44_013
GPU_CNTRL  	: ONLINE/TGC
GPU_FSTOP  	: ON
GPU_BEAM_1  	: PA
GPU_BEAM_2  	: 4
GPU_BEAM_3  	: OFF
GPU_BEAM_4  	: OFF
GPU_BM_INT  	: 64
GPU_GAINEQ  	: ON
GPU_TPA  	: From online/TGC tpa
GPU_BITS  	: 8 Bits
GPU_FILRFI  	: RFI Filterring OFF
GPU_BEAM_S  	: OFF
GPU_PFB  	: OFF
GPU_PFB_TAPS  	: 4
GPU_BEAM_BIT  	: 16
GPU_VLT_BIT  	: 8
GPU_WALSH  	: OFF
GPU_ENV  	: RELEASED
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# GWB GAC configuration is as follows : 
# BEAM-1:130 :: C00 C02 C03 C04 C05 C06 C08 C09 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 E02 E03 E04 S01 S02 S03 W01 W02 W03 Total=22
# BEAM-1:175 :: C00 C02 C03 C04 C05 C06 C08 C09 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 E02 E03 E04 S01 S02 S03 W01 W02 W03 Total=22
# BEAM-2:130 :: C00 C02 C03 C04 C05 C06 C08 C09 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 E02 E03 E04 S01 S02 S03 W01 W02 W03 Total=22
# BEAM-2:175 :: C00 C02 C03 C04 C05 C06 C08 C09 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 E02 E03 E04 S01 S02 S03 W01 W02 W03 Total=22
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19:05:00 : Started setup.
19:32:28 : Started scan on 3C286 for ~ 1.43165 min.
19:34:32 : Started scan on 3C286 for ~ 0.715827 min.
19:35:45 : Started scan on 3C286 for ~ 1.2527 min.
19:38:23 : Started scan on 3C286OFF for ~ 1.2527 min.
19:41:46 : Started scan on 3C286_NG for ~ 1.2527 min.
19:44:25 : Started scan on 3C286OFF_NG for ~ 1.43165 min.
19:56:28 : Started scan on 1822-096 for ~ 1.2527 min.
19:58:27 : Started scan on 1822-096 for ~ 0.715827 min.
19:59:40 : Started scan on 1822-096 for ~ 1.43165 min.
20:02:45 : Started scan on J1809-1943 for ~ 33.286 min.
20:40:28 : Started scan on B1929+10 for ~ 3.22122 min.
20:47:13 : Started scan on 1822-096 for ~ 1.61061 min.
21:00:00 : Observation session closed.
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