GTAC Observation Log

1. Date : 07/05/2017
2. Observation Sr. No. : 9358
3. Observer : Joseph Karl Swiggum, Megan DeCesar, Kevin Stovall, David Kaplan, Ingrid Stairs, Scott M. Ransom, Mallory Roberts, Joeri vanLeeuwen, Yogesh Maan, Maura Ann McLaughlin, Jason WilliamThomas Hessels, Victoria Kaspi
4. Observer's Email : swiggumj@uwm.edu, megandecesar@gmail.com, stovall.kevin@gmail.com, kaplan@uwm.edu, stairs@astro.ubc.ca, sransom@nrao.edu, malloryr@gmail.com, leeuwen@astron.nl, maan@astron.nl, maura.mclaughlin@mail.wvu.edu, hessels@astron.nl, vkaspi@physics.mcgill.ca
5. Project Name : Localization and Timing of 34 Pulsars Discovered in the GBNCC Survey
6. Project Code : 32_075
7. Operator(s) : Rupsing
8. Command File : /odisk/gtac/cmd/32_075/07may17/obs.cmd
9. LTA File : /gsbifrdata/07may/32_075_07may2017.lta
10. LogFlag File : /odisk/online1/logflags/32_035.FLAGS.8

ANTENNA SETTINGS :

11. RF Band(MHz) & Solar Attn(dB)- RF1 : 306 MHz ,RF2 : 306 MHz, SA1 : 0 dB, SA2 : 0 dB
12. Ist LO (MHz) & IVth LO (MHz): ILO1 : 255 MHz, ILO2 : 255MHz , IVLO1 : 51 MHz, IVLO2 : 51 MHz 
13. IF Attn(dB) , IF BW(MHz) & IF ALC : IF-CH1 : 20+10 dB, 32 MHz,OFF, IF-CH2 : 20+10 dB, 32 MHz,OFF

GSB SETTINGS :

14. GSB Host : gsbm1_shivneri
15. GSB Mode : Realtime
16. GSB LTA : 8
17. GSB CTRL : ONLINE
18. GSB Fstop : ON
19. GAIN EQ : OFF
20. Stokes : Total_Intensity
21. Beam - 1 : IA
22. Beam - 2 : PA
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) : 306 306 255 255 51 51
30. Integration Time : 16.1061 Sec
31. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) at the beginning :25

32. Name of Non-Working Antennas (with reason for each) :
C01 : Servo problem.
C08 : ABC time out.
C11 : EL axis Encoder checking.
C14 : Structural repair.
W05 : Strong RFI lines.

33. Note for Backup :

34. Start and End Time of Obs.(IST): 07 May 2017 00:00:00 - 07 May 2017 01:00:00

35. ONLINE Machine : Lenyadri

36. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) at the end :25

37. Comments (During Observations) :
00:20 : Power eq and phasing done
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00:21 : C08 ABC time out(Tried ABC reset )
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00:26 : GAC Antennas counts :16
        C00, C02, C03, C04, C05, C06, C09,C10, C12,C13
        S01, S02, W01, W02, E02, E03
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00:28 : Pulsar GUI disable problem
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00:29 : C01 Servo problem(Tried sevo reset).
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00:35 : Pulsar GUI Problem solved.
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00:36 : Started scan on 1154-360.
00:41 : Stopped scan.
00:45 : Started command file
00:53 : Stopped command file
00:55 : Started scan on 3C286
01:00 : Stopped scan and observation session over.
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01:00 : Observation not completed due to above problem.
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