GTAC Observation Log

1. Date : 12/06/2017
2. Observation Sr. No. : 9484
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) : Nilesh, Sachin
8. Command File : /odisk/gtac/cmd/32_075/20may/obs_20may.cmd
9. LTA File : /gsbifrdata1/12jun/32_075_12jun2017.lta.1, /gsbifrdata1/12jun/32_075_12jun2017.lta
10. LogFlag File : /odisk/online1/logflags/32_075.FLAGS.14

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
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 : 512
26. Channel Numbers : 0:511:1
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 :24

32. Name of Non-Working Antennas (with reason for each) :
C14 : Feed Jam.
C13 : 175 pol Low fringe.
E05 : Maintenance.
E04 : Servo problem.
W03 : Servo problem.
C05 : Frequently applying servo brakes.
33. Note for Backup :

34. Start and End Time of Obs.(IST): 12 Jun 2017 21:00:00 - 12 Jun 2017 22:00:00

35. ONLINE Machine : Lenyadri

36. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) at the end :24

37. Comments (During Observations) :
21:00 : GSB problem.
21:15 : Problem solved.
# GSB GAC configuration is as follows : 
# BEAM-1:130 :: C00 C01 C02 C03 C04 C06 C08 C09 C10 C11 C12 E02 E03 E06 S01 S02 S03 S04 S06 W01 W02 W04 W05 W06 Total=24
# BEAM-1:175 :: C00 C01 C02 C03 C04 C06 C08 C09 C10 C11 C12 E02 E03 E06 S01 S02 S03 S04 S06 W01 W02 W04 W05 W06 Total=24
# BEAM-2:130 :: C00 C01 C02 C03 C04 C06 C08 C09 C10 C11 C12 E02 E03 S01 S02 W01 W02 Total=17
# BEAM-2:175 :: C00 C01 C02 C03 C04 C06 C08 C09 C10 C11 C12 E02 E03 S01 S02 W01 W02 Total=17

21:27 : buffer loss, Restarted GSB.
21:34:18 : Started scan on 1154-350 for ~ 0.939523 min.
21:36:19 : Started scan on 1154-350 for ~ 0.268435 min.
21:39:57 : Started scan on J1017-15 for ~ 4.96605 min.
21:46:22 : Started scan on J1154-19 for ~ 6.8451 min.
21:56:57 : Started scan on J1354+2454 for ~ 6.97932 min.
22:07:46 : Started scan on J1400-14 for ~ 6.97932 min.
22:18:02 : Started scan on J1644-33 for ~ 6.97932 min.
22:25 : Stopped observations.