GTAC Observation Log

1. Date : 26/12/2023
2. Observation Sr. No. : 16227
3. Observer : Gabriele Bruni, Piconcelli, Francesca Panessa, Javier Moldon, Miguel Perez-Torres, Cristian Vignali, Giustina Vietri
4. Observer\'s Email : gabriele.bruni@inaf.it, enrico.piconcelli@inaf.it, francesca.panessa@iaps.inaf.it, jmoldon@iaa.es, torres@iaa.es, cristian.vignali@unibo.it, giustina.vietri@inaf.it
5. Project Name : Radio WISSH: tuning on the most luminous quasars in the Universe
6. Project Code : 45_019
7. Operator(s) : Navnath, Sachin, Shriram
8. Command File : /data1/gtac/cmd/45_019/45_019_26Dec2023_1300_cmd.py
9. LTA File : /gsbifrdata/26dec/45_019_26dec2023_b3_gsb.lta, /gwbifrdata2/26dec/45_019_26dec2023_b3_gwb.lta
10. LogFlag File :  

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/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) : 306 306 255 255 51 51
30. Integration Time : 16.1061 Sec
31. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) at the beginning :26

32. Name of Non-Working Antennas (with reason for each) :
W04 : Applied elevation brakes.
S02 : Taken for maintenance.
C00 : Taken for maintenance
W03 : Applied azimuth brakes.
33. Note for Backup :

34. Start and End Time of Obs.(IST): 26 Dec 2023 13:00:00 - 26 Dec 2023 20:00:00

35. ONLINE Machine : TGC

36. No of Antennas Working(Fringing) at the end :26

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  	: Total_Intensity
GPU_SIDEBAND  	: 1 1
GPU_RF4  	: 500  500
GPU_DDCLO4  	: 0.0000  0.0000
GPU_SB4  	: 1 1
GCODE4  	: 45_019
GPU_CNTRL  	: ONLINE/TGC
GPU_FSTOP  	: ON
GPU_BEAM_1  	: OFF
GPU_BEAM_2  	: OFF
GPU_BEAM_3  	: OFF
GPU_BEAM_4  	: OFF
GPU_BM_INT  	: 8
GPU_GAINEQ  	: ON
GPU_TPA  	: From online/TGC tpa
GPU_BITS  	: 8 Bits
GPU_FILRFI  	: RFI Filterring OFF
GPU_BEAM_S  	: OFF
GPU_PFB  	: ON
GPU_PFB_TAPS  	: 4
GPU_BEAM_BIT  	: 16
GPU_VLT_BIT  	: 8
GPU_WALSH  	: OFF
GPU_ENV  	: RELEASED
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13:00 : Started settings.
13:14 : Started command file,
    
    \'/data1/gtac/cmd/45_019/45_019_26Dec2023_1300_cmd.py\'


16:02 : C00 released for observation
16:31 : C01 released for observation
16:34 : Started scan on 1716+218 for ~ 10.2453 min.
16:44 : cmd file stopped.
      : dropped following source as it is near horizon and getting set.     

(\'1650+25\'),(\'1716+218\'),(\'1629+679\'),(\'1701+64\'),(\'1629+679\')
16:55:00 : 
16:57:41 : Started scan on 3C48 for ~ 11.2295 min.
17:14:52 : Started scan on 0010+174 for ~ 0.984262 min. --bad scan
17:23:34 : Started scan on 0010+174 for ~ 10.29 min.
17:21:00 : S02 released for observation
20:05:00 : Observation session over.