GTAC Observation Log

1. Date : 23/12/2017
2. Observation Sr. No. : 9977
3. Observer : Robert Main, Dongzi Li, FangXi Lin, Nikhil Mahajan, Ue Li Pen, Keith Vanderlinde, Marten H vanKerkwijk, I-Sheng Yang
4. Observer's Email : main@astro.utoronto.ca, dzli@cita.utoronto.ca, flin@cita.utoronto.ca, mahajan@astro.utoronto.ca, pen@cita.utoronto.ca, vanderlinde@di.utoronto.ca, mhvk@astro.utoronto.ca, iyang@perimeterinstitute.ca
5. Project Name : Understanding the Extreme Lensing Events of the Black Widow`s radio eclipse
6. Project Code : 33_012
7. Operator(s) : Rupsing, Surender
8. Command File : /odisk/gtac/cmd
9. LTA File : /gsbifrdata1/23dec/33_012_23dec2017.lta, /gwbifrdata2/23dec/33_012_23dec2017_gwb.lta
10. LogFlag File : /odisk/online1/logflags/33_077.FLAGS.1

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 : 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 : OFF
22. Beam - 2 : Volt
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 :28

32. Name of Non-Working Antennas (with reason for each) :
C12 : : Antenna Warranty period touch-up painting.
E04 : : Taken for painting.

33. Note for Backup :

34. Start and End Time of Obs.(IST): 23 Dec 2017 16:00:00 - 23 Dec 2017 19:00:00

35. ONLINE Machine : Lenyadri

36. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) at the end :28

37. Comments (During Observations) :
16:00:00 : Started set-up.
16:34:35 : Power eq and phasing on 1859+129.
16:36:35 : Started command file.
            "/odisk/gtac/cmd/33_012/23dec17.cmd"

------------GWB Setting---------
GPU_MODE  	: Realtime
GPU_LTA  	: 4
GPU_ACQ_BW  	: 200.0000
GPU_FINAL_BW  	: 200.0000
GPU_EDGE_FRQ  	: 0
GPU_CHAN_MAX  	: 2048
GPU_CHAN_NUM  	: 0:2047:1
GPU_STOKES  	: Total_Intensity
GPU_SIDEBAND  	: 1 1
GPU_RF4  	: 500  500
GPU_DDCLO4  	: 0.0000  0.0000
GPU_SB4  	: 1 1
GCODE4  	: 33_012
GPU_CNTRL  	: ONLINE
GPU_FSTOP  	: ON
GPU_BEAM_1  	: Voltage
GPU_BEAM_2  	: OFF
GPU_BEAM_3  	: OFF
GPU_BEAM_4  	: OFF
GPU_BM_INT  	: 8
GPU_GAINEQ  	: OFF
GPU_TPA  	: From GWB GUI.
GPU_BITS  	: 64 inputs.
GPU_FILRFI  	: RFI Filterring OFF
GPU_BEAM_S  	: OFF
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# GWB GAC configuration is as follows : 
# BEAM-1:130 :: C00 C01 C02 C03 C04 C05 C06 C08 C09 C10 C11 C13 C14 E02 E03 S01 S02 W01 W02 Total=19
# BEAM-1:175 :: C00 C01 C02 C03 C04 C05 C06 C08 C09 C10 C11 C13 C14 E02 E03 S01 S02 W01 W02 Total=19
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# GSB GAC configuration is as follows : 
# BEAM-1:130 :: C00 C01 C02 C03 C04 C05 C06 C08 C09 C10 C11 C13 C14 E02 E03 S01 S02 W01 W02 Total=19
# BEAM-1:175 :: C00 C01 C02 C03 C04 C05 C06 C08 C09 C10 C11 C13 C14 E02 E03 S01 S02 W01 W02 Total=19
# BEAM-2:130 :: C00 C01 C02 C03 C04 C05 C06 C08 C09 C10 C11 C13 C14 E02 E03 S01 S02 W01 W02 Total=19
# BEAM-2:175 :: C00 C01 C02 C03 C04 C05 C06 C08 C09 C10 C11 C13 C14 E02 E03 S01 S02 W01 W02 Total=19
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19:00 : Stopped command file and observing session over.